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): July 29, 2019

 

 

 

NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38186   84-2531628

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 220

Fort Wayne, Indiana

  46804
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

(800) 252-0043

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

1300 17th Street, Suite 820
Arlington, VA 22009

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)  

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   NSCO   New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   NSCO WS   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 

 

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. ☐  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introductory Note

 

On July 31, 2019, Nesco Holdings, Inc. (“ Nesco ”) (formerly known as Capitol Investment Corp. IV (prior to the Closing (as defined below), “ Capitol ”)) announced the completion of the previously announced transactions (the “ Closing ”) contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as defined below). In addition, in connection with the Mergers (as defined below), and in accordance with Section 388 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2018 Revision), Capitol domesticated as a Delaware corporation (the “ Domestication ”). In connection with the Domestication, Capitol changed its name to “Nesco Holdings, Inc.”

 

Item 1.01. Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.

 

As disclosed in the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) on June 24, 2019 (as supplemented on June 24, 2019 and July 11, 2019, the “ Proxy Statement/Prospectus ”), Nesco under the sections entitled “ The Business Combination Proposals ” and “ The Merger Agreement ” beginning at pages 48 and 69, respectively, Capitol entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 7, 2019 (as subsequently amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 10, 2019, the “ Merger Agreement ”), by and among Capitol, Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol, Capitol Investment Merger Sub 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol (“ Merger Sub ”), Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol (“ New HoldCo ”), NESCO Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Legacy Nesco Owner ”), and NESCO Holdings I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Legacy Nesco ”).

 

The Merger Agreement provided for (i) the Domestication, (ii) the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Nesco, with Legacy Nesco surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol (the “ Initial Merger ”), and (iii) immediately after the Initial Merger, the merger of Legacy Nesco with and into New HoldCo, with New HoldCo surviving as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol (the “ Subsequent Merger ”, and together with the Initial Merger, the “ Mergers ”, and together with the Domestication, the “ Transactions ”). The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement and Amendment No. 1 thereto, which are included as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “ Report ”) and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The disclosures set forth in Item 2.01 of this Report with respect to the entry into certain material definitive agreements are incorporated herein by reference. 

 

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Existing Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the entry into the Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2019, by and among Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC and certain individuals signatory thereto (collectively, the “ Capitol Sponsors ”) and Capitol, Legacy Nesco Owner and Legacy Nesco (the “ Support Agreement ”), the parties to that certain registration rights agreement (the “ Existing Registration Rights Agreement ”), dated as of August 15, 2017, by and among Capitol and the other parties named therein, agreed to terminate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement and their rights and obligations thereunder upon the consummation of the Transactions. Accordingly, in connection with the Closing, the Existing Registration Rights Agreement was automatically terminated.

 

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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

On July 16, 2019, Capitol held an extraordinary general meeting (the “ Meeting ”) at which the Capitol stockholders considered and adopted, among other matters, the Merger Agreement and the Transactions. On July 31, 2019, the parties consummated the Transactions.

 

In connection with Meeting, holders of 26,091,034 shares of Capitol Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share (“ Capitol Ordinary Shares ”) sold in its initial public offering (“public shares”) exercised their rights to convert such public shares to cash at a conversion price of approximately $10.24 per share, or an aggregate of approximately $267,239,740.

 

As consideration for its share capital, Legacy Nesco Owner and certain members of management of Legacy Nesco Owner received at Closing (i) 21,660,638 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Nesco (“ Common Stock ”) (subject to certain adjustments) and (ii) Warrants (as defined below) to purchase 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock. The amount of Common Stock and Warrants issued to Legacy Nesco Owner at the Closing reflects certain adjustments made pursuant to the Support Agreement. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Legacy Nesco Owner also has the right to receive: (1) up to an additional 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock for a period of five years following the closing of the Transactions, in increments of 900,000 shares, if (x) the trading price of the Common Stock exceeds $13.00 per share or $16.00 per share for any 20 trading days during a 30 consecutive trading day period or (y) a sale transaction of the combined company occurs in which the consideration paid per share to holders of Common Stock of the combined company exceeds $13.00 per share or $16.00 per share, and (2) an additional 1,651,798 shares of Common Stock if during the seven-year period following the closing of the Transactions, the trading price of Common Stock exceeds $19.00 per share for any 20 trading days during a 30 consecutive trading day period or if a sale transaction of the combined company occurs in which the consideration paid per share to holders of Common Stock exceeds $19.00 per share. Concurrently with the Closing, Nesco Owner and its affiliates purchased 4,500,000 newly-issued shares of Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share in exchange for a combination of cash and full repayment of certain outstanding indebtedness, and the Capitol Sponsors purchased in aggregate 1,000,000 newly-issued shares of Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share, paid in cash.

 

Each outstanding Capitol Ordinary Share was converted into one share of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, following the Domestication. The outstanding warrants entitling the holders to purchase Capitol Ordinary Shares were converted into Warrants entitling the holders to purchase Common Stock upon consummation of the Transactions (the “ Warrants ”) pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement (as defined below).

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the Support Agreement, Capitol’s officers, directors and stockholders prior to its initial public offering forfeited an aggregate of 2,348,201 Capitol Ordinary Shares and warrants to purchase 2,500,000 Capitol Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, there were 49,033,903 shares of Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 20,950,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. After the Closing, the Capitol Ordinary Shares, warrants and units ceased trading, and upon the opening of trading on August 1, 2019, Common Stock and Warrants will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“ NYSE ”), respectively, under the symbol “NSCO” and “NSCO WS”, respectively. As of the closing date, Legacy Nesco Owner owned approximately 53.4% of Nesco’s outstanding Common Stock and the Capitol Sponsors owned approximately 17.8% of Nesco’s outstanding Common Stock.

 

As noted above, the per share conversion price of approximately $10.24 for holders of public shares electing conversion was paid out of Capitol’s trust account, which had a balance immediately prior to the Closing of approximately $412.3 million. Of the remaining funds in the trust account: (i) approximately $7.1 million was used to pay Capitol’s transaction expenses, (ii) $127.8 million was used to pay down Legacy Nesco’s debt, and (iii) the balance of approximately $10.2 million was released to Nesco to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

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Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the Closing, Legacy Nesco Owner and certain of the Capitol Sponsors have been granted certain rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement entered into at the Closing. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the parties thereto are entitled to the registration of, in certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions set forth therein, the resale of their shares of Common Stock. The registration rights described in this paragraph apply to (i) any Common Stock issued in connection with the Transactions (including certain earnout shares held by each of Legacy Nesco Owner and the Capitol Sponsors), (ii) any Warrants or any Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise thereof, (iii) any capital stock of Nesco or its subsidiary issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above by way of dividend, distribution, split or combination of securities, or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization (the “registrable securities”). Each of the parties to the Registration Rights Agreement are entitled to request that Nesco register its shares on a long-form or short-form registration statement on up to six occasions in the future, which registrations may be “shelf registrations.” The parties to the Registration Rights Agreement will also be entitled to participate in certain registered offerings by Nesco, subject to certain limitations and restrictions. Nesco will pay expenses of the parties to the Registration Rights Agreement incurred in connection with the exercise of their rights under the Registration Rights Agreement. These registration rights are also for the benefit of any subsequent holder of the registrable securities; provided that any securities will cease to be registrable securities when they have been (a) sold or distributed pursuant to a “public offering,” (b) sold in compliance with Rule 144 or (c) repurchased by Nesco or its subsidiary; provided further, however, that the Sponsor Earnout Shares (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) shall not be deemed registrable securities until the restrictions set forth in the Stockholders’ Agreement (as described below) have ceased to apply in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 4.4 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement

 

On July 31, 2019, in connection with the Closing, Nesco entered into an Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), by and between Nesco and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, to reflect the Domestication. The Warrants outstanding under the Warrant Agreement have substantially the same terms as the warrants outstanding under the Existing Warrant Agreement (as defined in the Warrant Agreement).

 

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Warrant Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 4.3 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Stockholders’ Agreement

 

In connection with the Closing, Nesco, Legacy Nesco Owner, certain affiliates of Energy Capital Partners (“ ECP ”) and the Capitol Sponsors entered into the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2019, pursuant to which Legacy Nesco Owner (and its successors and assigns) have the right to designate up to four persons to be appointed or nominated for election to the board of directors of Nesco, subject to reduction based on the aggregate ownership of Legacy Nesco Owner and its successors and assigns. Legacy Nesco Owner may also request for at least one of its designated directors to be appointed as a member of each newly established committee of the Nesco board of directors. If Legacy Nesco Owner has the right to designate one or more nominees and either has not exercised such right or no such nominee has not been elected, then Legacy Nesco Owner may designate one board observer. While the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, any change in the size of the Nesco board of directors will require the prior approval of Legacy Nesco Owner.

 

Under the Stockholders’ Agreement, the Capitol Sponsors have agreed to the sale restrictions on 3,148,202 of the shares of Common Stock issued to the Capitol Sponsors in exchange for their Class B ordinary shares of Capitol upon consummation of the Transactions. In addition, Legacy Nesco Owner, certain affiliates of ECP and the Capitol Sponsors have agreed to a restriction on transfers of their respective shares of Nesco until the 180-day anniversary of the closing of the Transactions, subject to certain permitted transfers.

 

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Further, so long as Legacy Nesco Owner holds a number of Common Stock equal to or greater than 50% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, Nesco will be required to obtain the approval of Legacy Nesco Owner in order to: (i) adopt any annual budget; (ii) consummate acquisitions or dispositions for value in excess of $10,000,000; (iii) issue new equity; (iv) incur new indebtedness or grant encumbrances on any property or assets in excess of $1,000,000; (v) guarantee any indebtedness of persons other than Nesco or its subsidiaries; or (vi) hire, remove, or replace any senior executive officer or materially decrease the compensation of any executive officer.

 

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stockholders’ Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.3 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Indenture and the Notes

 

In connection with the Closing, New Holdco issued $475 million aggregate principal amount of 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”). The Notes were sold to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Fifth Third Securities, Inc. The Notes were resold to certain non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act at a purchase price equal to 100% of their principal amount. The terms of the Notes are governed by an Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2019, among New Holdco, Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association as Trustee and Second Lien Collateral Agent (the “ Indenture ”). The following summary is not a complete description of all of the terms of the Indenture or the Notes and is qualified in its entirety by the copy of the Indenture which is attached as Exhibit 4.5 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Interest and maturity. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 at a rate of 10.000% per annum, commencing on February 1, 2020. The Notes will mature on August 1, 2024.

 

Guarantees. Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC and New Holdco’s wholly owned subsidiaries – NESCO, LLC, NESCO Holdings II, Inc., NESCO Finance Corporation, NESCO Investments, LLC and NESCO International, LLC – guarantee, on a senior secured basis, New Holdco’s obligations under the Notes, including the payment of principal and interest. These guarantors also guarantee New Holdco’s ABL Facility (as defined below). One or more of New Holdco’s other subsidiaries may, in the future, be required to guarantee New Holdco’s other indebtedness, but may not be required to guarantee the Notes except as provided in the Indenture.

 

Ranking. The Notes are New Holdco’s senior secured second lien obligations. The Notes and related guarantees rank (i) equally in right of payment with all of New Holdco’s and the guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, (ii) senior in right of payment to all of New Holdco’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated obligations, (iii) effectively subordinated in right of payment to (a) all of New Holdco’s existing and future indebtedness and obligations that are secured by first priority liens on the collateral securing the Notes, including borrowings under the ABL Facility, to the extent of the value of the assets subject to such first priority liens and (b) all of New Holdco’s existing and future indebtedness and obligations that are secured by assets not constituting collateral securing the Notes, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and (iv) structurally subordinated in right of payment to all future indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of any future subsidiary that is not also a guarantor of the Notes.

 

Optional redemption for the Notes. At any time prior to August 1, 2021, New Holdco may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time and from time to time at a “make-whole” redemption price set forth in the Indenture. On and after August 1, 2021, New Holdco may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. In addition, prior to August 1, 2021, New Holdco may, on one or more occasions, redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 110.000% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

 

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Restrictive covenants. The Notes are subject to covenants that, among other things limit New Holdco’s ability and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to: incur additional indebtedness; pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions; repurchase, prepay or redeem subordinated indebtedness; make investments; create restrictions on the ability of New Holdco’s restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends to New Holdco; create liens; transfer or sell assets; consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of New Holdco’s assets; enter into certain transactions with New Holdco’s affiliates; and designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. Most of these covenants will be suspended for so long as the Notes have investment grade ratings from two or more rating agencies. Neither Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC nor Capitol are subject to these restrictive covenants.

 

Events of default. The following constitute events of default under the Notes: default in the payment of interest; default in the payment of principal; failure to comply with covenants; failure to pay other indebtedness after final maturity or acceleration of other indebtedness exceeding a specified amount; certain events of bankruptcy; a judgment for payment of money exceeding a specified aggregate amount; voidance of subsidiary guarantees; and lack of perfection of liens on collateral securing the Notes in an amount exceeding a specified aggregate amount, in each case subject to applicable grace periods.

 

Use of proceeds. New Holdco intends to use the net proceeds from the issuance of Notes, together with borrowings under the ABL Facility, amounts in Capitol Investment Corp. IV’s trust account and cash contributions to consummate the Transactions and pay fees and expenses related thereto.

 

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture, which is included as Exhibit 4.5 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Credit Facility

 

In connection with the Closing, In connection with the Closing, New Holdco entered into a secured asset based loan agreement (the “ ABL Credit Agreement ”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Island Branch, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (or Citibank N.A., Citicorp USA, Inc., Citicorp North America, Inc. and/or any of their affiliates), consisting of a $350.0 million first lien senior secured asset based revolving credit facility with a maturity of five years (the “ ABL Facility ”), which includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for borrowings on same-day notice.

 

Incremental borrowings. The ABL Facility permits New Holdco to incur additional capacity under the ABL Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (x) the greater of (i) $100.0 million and (ii) the excess of the borrowing base (excluding cash and cash equivalents) then in effect less the aggregate amount of commitments under the ABL Facility at such time, plus (y) the sum of any commitment reductions under the ABL Facility. As of the Closing Date, New Holdco will have no commitments from any lender to provide incremental commitments.

 

Borrowing base. Borrowings under the ABL Facility will be limited by a borrowing base calculation based on, other than with respect to recently acquired assets, the sum of:

 

(a) 85.0% of book value of eligible accounts receivable of New Holdco and the ABL Guarantors (as defined below); plus

 

(b) the lesser of 70.0% of cost and 85.0% of the appraised net orderly liquidation value of eligible parts inventory of New Holdco and the ABL Guarantors; plus

 

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(c) 85.0% of the appraised net orderly liquidation value of eligible fleet inventory of New Holdco and the ABL Guarantors that has been appraised;

 

(d) 95.0% of the book value of eligible fleet inventory of New Holdco and the ABL Guarantors that has not been appraised; plus

 

(e) 100.0% of the amount of qualified unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of New Holdco and the ABL Guarantors at such time; minus

 

(f) any applicable reserves maintained by the administrative agent from time to time.

 

Interest and fees. The interest rate per annum applicable to loans under the ABL Facility is, at New Holdco’s option, equal to either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-, two-, three-, or six- month interest period, or a twelve-month or period of less than one month if available from all relevant affected lenders, in each case, plus an applicable margin (such applicable margin to vary with the amount outstanding under the ABL Facility). The alternate base rate will be the greater of (i) the prime commercial lending rate published by The Wall Street Journal, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate, plus 0.50%, (iii) the adjusted LIBOR rate for an interest period of one month plus 1.00% and (iv) 1.00%. The adjusted LIBOR rate will be the London interbank offered rate for eurodollar deposits for a period equal to the applicable interest period on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 Page, as applicable, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for eurocurrency liabilities and in no event, shall the adjusted LIBOR Rate be less than 0.00%. The ability to draw under the ABL Facility or issue letters of credit thereunder will be conditioned upon, among other things, delivery of prior written notice of a borrowing or issuance, as applicable, the ability to reaffirm the representations and warranties contained in in the ABL Credit Agreement and the absence of any default or event of default under the ABL Facility.

 

New Holdco will be required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the ABL Facility in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder at a rate equal to 0.375% per annum (subject to reductions based upon the amount outstanding under the ABL Facility). New Holdco will also pay customary letter of credit and agency fees.

 

Payments and prepayments. The balance outstanding on the ABL Facility will be payable on the earlier of July 31, 2024 and, if the notes remain outstanding are outstanding on May 1, 2024, May 1, 2024. New Holdco will be required to repay outstanding loans under the ABL Facility if the outstanding loans under the ABL Facility exceed the lesser of (x) the borrowing base and (y) the commitments under the ABL Facility (the “ Line Cap ”). Additionally, New Holdco may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the ABL Facility at any time without premium or penalty other than customary “breakage” costs with respect to eurocurrency loans.

 

Guarantee and security. All obligations under the ABL Facility will be unconditionally guaranteed by each of New Holdco’s existing and future direct and indirect wholly owned domestic restricted subsidiaries (the “ ABL Guarantors ”), in each case subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens. All obligations under the ABL Facility and the guarantees of those obligations (as well as any interest-hedging or other swap agreements and cash management arrangements with the lenders and/or their affiliates under the ABL Facility) will be secured by (subject to certain exceptions): (i) a first priority pledge by New Holdco of all of the equity interests of restricted subsidiaries directly owned by New Holdco and the ABL Guarantors (limited to 65% of voting capital stock in the case of foreign subsidiaries owned directly by a U.S. subsidiary and subject to certain other exceptions) and subject to certain exceptions in the case of non-wholly owned subsidiaries and (ii) a first priority security interest in substantially all of New Holdco’s present and after-acquired assets, as well as those of each of the ABL Guarantors, all of New Holdco’s proceeds and the proceeds of the ABL Guarantors and all intercompany indebtedness owed to New Holdco and the ABL Guarantors.

 

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Financial and restrictive covenants. The ABL Facility is subject to covenants that, among other things limit New Holdco’s ability and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to: incur additional indebtedness; pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions; repurchase, prepay or redeem subordinated indebtedness; make investments; create restrictions on the ability of New Holdco’s restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends to New Holdco; create liens; transfer or sell assets; consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of New Holdco’s assets; enter into certain transactions with New Holdco’s affiliates; and designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. In addition, the ABL Facility will require New Holdco to comply with a financial maintenance covenant requiring New Holdco and its restricted subsidiaries to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.00 to 1.00; provided that this covenant shall only be tested if availability under the ABL Facility is less than the greater of (i) 10% of the Line Cap and (ii) $30 million and shall be tested until availability is no longer less than such amounts for 20 consecutive calendar days. Neither Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC nor Capitol are subject to these restrictive covenants.

 

Events of default. The following constitute events of default under the ABL Facility: default in the payment of interest; default in the payment of principal; failure to comply with covenants; failure of representations and warranties to be materially correct; failure to pay other indebtedness after final maturity or acceleration of other indebtedness exceeding a specified amount; certain events of bankruptcy; a judgment for payment of money exceeding a specified aggregate amount; voidance of subsidiary guarantees; lack of perfection of liens on collateral securing the ABL Facility, in each case subject to applicable grace periods; and a “change of control” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement

 

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the ABL Credit Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

In connection with the closing of the Transactions, Nesco entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These indemnification agreements require Nesco, among other things, to indemnify each such director or officer for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts, incurred by him or her in any action or proceeding arising out of his or her service as one of Nesco’s directors or officers. 

 

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Indemnification Agreement for Officers and Directors, which is included as Exhibit 10.2 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

FORM 10 INFORMATION

 

Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the predecessor registrant was a shell company, as Capitol was immediately before the Transactions, then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10. After the consummation of the Transactions, Nesco became a holding company whose assets primarily consist of interests in Legacy Nesco. The following information is provided about the business of Nesco and its consolidated subsidiaries following the consummation of the Transactions, by incorporating by reference the information contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, including the following sections listed below.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Some of the information contained in this Report, or incorporated herein by reference, constitutes forward-looking statements within the definition of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by forward-looking words such as “may,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” and “continue” “suggests,” “plan,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will,” “forecast,” and “continue” or similar expressions. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they:

 

discuss future expectations;

 

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contain projections of future results of operations or financial condition; or

 

state other “forward-looking” information.

 

Nesco believes it is important to communicate its expectations to its securityholders. However, there may be events in the future that Nesco is not able to predict accurately or over which it has no control. The forward-looking statements included herein are subject to and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The risk factors and cautionary language discussed in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations described by Nesco in such forward-looking statements, including among other things:

 

the risks associated with cyclical demand for Nesco’s services and vulnerability to industry downturns and regional and national downturns;

 

fluctuations in Nesco’s revenue and operating results;

 

unfavorable conditions or further disruptions in the capital and credit markets;

 

Nesco’s ability to generate cash, service indebtedness and incur additional indebtedness;

 

competition from existing and new competitors;

 

Nesco’s relationships with equipment suppliers and dependence on key suppliers to obtain adequate or timely equipment;

 

increases in the cost of new equipment and Nesco’s ability to procure such equipment in a timely fashion;

 

Nesco’s ability to pass on increased operating costs related to the aging of its fleet;

 

Nesco’s ability to integrate any businesses it acquires;

 

Nesco’s ability to recruit and retain experienced personnel;

 

the effect of disruptions in Nesco’s information technology systems, including Nesco’s customer relationship management system;

 

risks related to legal proceedings or claims, including liability claims;

 

Nesco’s dependence on third-party contractors to provide us with various services;

 

a need to recognize additional impairment charges related to goodwill, identified intangible assets and fixed assets;

 

Nesco’s ability to obtain additional capital on commercially reasonable terms;

 

laws and regulatory developments that may fail to result in increased demand for Nesco’s services;

 

safety and environmental requirements that may subject Nesco to unanticipated liabilities; and

 

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potential litigation involving Nesco;

 

general economic conditions; and

 

the result of future financing efforts.

 

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report.

 

All forward-looking statements included herein attributable to Nesco or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Except to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations, Nesco undertakes no obligations to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

Business

 

Information relating to the business of Nesco is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ Business of Nesco ” beginning on page 128 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Risk Factors

 

The risks associated with Nesco’s business are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 24 and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Financial Information

 

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth in Item 9.01 of this Report concerning the financial information of Nesco and to the disclosure contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “ Selected Historical Financial Information—Selected Historical Financial Information—Nesco ” and “ Nesco’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ” and beginning on page 20 and 141, respectively, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Properties

 

Information relating to the facilities of Nesco are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ Business of Nesco – Facilities ” on page 140 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

 

The following table sets forth information immediately following the Closing regarding the beneficial ownership of Common Stock by:

 

Each person known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Nesco’s outstanding common stock;

 

Nesco’s current executive officers and directors; and

 

All current executive officers and directors as a group.

 

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Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the Commission, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. Unless otherwise indicated, Nesco believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Common Stock beneficially owned by them.

 

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

  Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership     Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Capitol Ordinary Shares (2)  
Directors and Executive Officers: (1)            
Lee Jacobson (3)     170,538       *  
Mark D. Ein (4)     8,163,627       15.9 %
L. Dyson Dryden (5)     4,081,814       8.1 %
Doug Kimmelman (6)(10)              
Rahman D’Argenio (6)(10)              
William Plummer     48,000       *  
Jeffrey Stoops (7)     1,166,667       2.3 %
Robert Blackadar              
Bruce Heinemann     57,534       *  
Kevin Kapelke (8)     56,846       *  
All directors and executive officers post-business combination as a group (ten individuals)     13,745,026       25.5 %
                 
Five Percent Holders:                
ECP ControlCo, LLC (9)     28,131,796       54.7 %
Capitol Acquisition Management IV, LLC (10)     8,163,627       15.9 %
Capitol Acquisition Founder IV, LLC (11)     4,081,814       8.1 %
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. (12)     2,400,004       4.9 %
Brown Advisory Incorporated (13)     2,326,461       4.7 %
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. (14)     2,141,600       4.4 %

 

 

* Less than one percent.

 

(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is 6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 220, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804.

 

(2) The percentage of beneficial ownership of Nesco is calculated based on 49,033,903 shares of Nesco Common Stock outstanding. The amount of beneficial ownership for each individual or entity includes Nesco Common Stock issuable as a result of Capitol’s warrants as such warrants will become exercisable on August 30, 2019. Unless otherwise indicated, Nesco believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Capitol Common Stock beneficially owned by them upon consummation of the Transactions.

 

(3) Includes 17,226 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants.

 

(4) Represents shares held by Capitol Acquisition Management IV, LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Ein. Includes 2,457,338 shares issuable upon exercise of Private Warrants (as defined in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus).

 

(5) Represents shares held by Capitol Acquisition Founder IV, LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Dryden. Includes 1,228,670 shares issuable upon exercise of Private Warrants (as defined in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus).

 

(6) Excludes the Capitol Common Stock owned by Legacy Nesco Owner that Messrs. Kimmelman and D’Argenio may be deemed to beneficially own as managing members of ECP ControlCo (as defined below) that share power to vote and dispose of the securities beneficially owned by ECP ControlCo, which ultimately controls Legacy Nesco Owner, with the other managing members of ECP ControlCo. Messrs. Kimmelman and D’Argenio each disclaims any such beneficial ownership except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest in such shares.

 

(7) Represents an aggregate of 1,166,667 shares issuable upon exercise of Warrants held by Calculated Risk Partners, LP, a family limited partnership the general partner of which is controlled by Mr. Stoops and his wife.

 

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(8) Includes 5,742 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants.

 

(9) Includes (i) 64,450 shares held by Energy Capital Partners III, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ECP III”), (ii) 2,169,601 shares held by Energy Capital Partners III-A, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“III-A”), (iii) 262,015 shares held by Energy Capital Partners III-B, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“III-B”), (iv) 896,947 shares held by Energy Capital Partners III-C. LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“III-C”), (v) 1,106,987 shares held by Energy Capital Partners III-D, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“III-D”), (vi) 2,392,808 shares of Common Stock issuable to Legacy Nesco Owner upon exercise of the Warrants (after taking into account the sale of Warrants intended to be sold by Nesco Owner to Calculated Risk Partners, LP upon consummation of the Transactions as describe above in footnote 11), and (vii) 21,238,988 shares held by Legacy Nesco Owner. The business address of Legacy Nesco Owner is 6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 220, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804. NESCO Holdings GP, LLC is the general partner of Legacy Nesco Owner and as such may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by Nesco Owner. ECP III, III-A, III-B, III-C, III-D, LP, and Energy Capital Partners III (NESCO Co-Invest), LP, a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, the “ECP Funds”), collectively own 100% of NESCO Holdings GP, LLC and as such may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by NESCO Holdings GP, LLC. ECP ControlCo, LLC (“ECP ControlCo”) is the managing member of Energy Capital Partners III, LLC (“ECP III GP LLC”), which is (i) the general partner of Energy Capital Partners GP III, LP (“ECP III GP LP”), which is the general partner of each of the ECP III, III-A, III-B, III-C and III-D, and, (ii) the managing member of Energy Capital Partners GP III Co-Investment (NESCO), LLC, which is the general partner of Energy Capital Partners III (NESCO Co-Invest), LP, and, as such, each of ECP Control Co, ECP III GP LLC, ECP III GP LP and Energy Capital Partners GP III Co-Investment(NESCO), LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by the ECP Funds, as applicable. Douglas Kimmelman, Andrew Singer, Peter Labbat, Tyler Reeder and Rahman D’Argenio are the managing members of ECP ControlCo and share the power to vote and dispose of the securities beneficially owned by ECP Control Co. As such, Messrs. Kimmelman, Singer, Labbat, Reeder and D’Argenio disclaim any beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by ECP ControlCo except to the extent of their indirect pecuniary interest in such shares. The address for each person and entity in this footnote is 51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Suite 200, Short Hills, New Jersey 07078.

 

(10) Includes 2,457,338 shares issuable upon exercise of Warrants sold to the Capitol Sponsors in connection with Capitol’s initial public offering.

 

(11) Includes 1,228,670 shares issuable upon exercise of Warrants sold to the Capitol Sponsors in connection with Capitol’s initial public offering.

 

(12) The business address of this entity is 77 West Wacker Drive, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601. Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. is a registered investment advisor. Alyeska Fund GP, LLC is the general partner and control person of Alyeska Master Fund, L.P. Alyeska Fund 2 GP, LLC is the general partner and control person of Alyeska Master Fund 2, L.P. Anand Parekh is the chief executive officer and control person of Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Information derived from a Schedule 13G/A filed on February 14, 2019.

 

(13) The business address of this entity is 901 South Bond Street, Suite #400, Baltimore, Maryland 21231. Represents shares held by Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company and Brown Advisory LLC, two subsidiaries of Brown Advisory Incorporated. Information derived from a Schedule 13G filed on May 10, 2019.

 

(14) The business address of this entity is 401 Bay Street, Suite 1900, P.O. Box 19, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y4, Canada. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. is the investment advisor to Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (“PMSMF”) and certain managed accounts (together with PMSMF, the “Polar Vehicles”) with respect to the shares held by the Polar Vehicles. Information derived from a Schedule 13G filed on February 11, 2019.

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

Information relating to Nesco’s directors and executive officers after the Closing are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ The Director Election Proposal – Information about Executive Officers, Directors and Nominees ” beginning on page 94 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Executive Compensation

 

Information relating to the executive compensation of Nesco’s executive officers and directors is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ Executive Compensation ” beginning on page 100 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

 

ECP and their affiliates have ownership interests in a broad range of companies. Nesco has entered into commercial transactions in the ordinary course of its business and on an arms-length basis with a subsidiary of PLH Group, Inc., a company partially owned by an affiliate of ECP. Revenues derived from these transactions have totaled $409,322, $1,409,740 and $381,472, for each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Further information relating to the certain relationships and related party transactions of Nesco are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions ” beginning on page 164 and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Reference is made to the disclosure regarding legal proceedings in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “ Business of Nesco – Legal Proceedings ” beginning on page 140, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

 

Upon the opening of trading on August 1, 2019, the Common Stock will begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol “NSCO” and the Warrants will begin trading on the NYSE MKT under the symbol “NSCO WS”. Nesco has not paid any cash dividends on the Common Stock to date. It is the present intention of Nesco’s board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in Nesco’s business operations and, accordingly, Nesco’s board does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends is within the discretion of Nesco’s board of directors and will be contingent upon Nesco’s future revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition.

 

Information relating to the Common Stock and related stockholder matters are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “ Description of Capitol’s Securities After the Transaction ” and “ Information on Capitol’s Securities and Dividends ” on page 167 and 171, respectively, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Description of Registrant’s Securities

 

A description of Nesco’s securities is contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ Description of Capitol’s Securities After the Transaction ” beginning on page 167 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The information set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The section entitled “ Indemnification Agreements ” included in Item 1.01 above and the information in Part II, Item 20 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Financial Statements, Exhibits and Supplementary Data

 

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 9.01 of this Report concerning the financial statements, exhibits and supplementary data of Nesco and affiliates, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

Certain annual and quarterly financial information regarding Nesco contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ Nesco’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ” beginning on page 141 is incorporated herein by reference. The disclosure contained in Item 2.01 and Item 9.01 of this Report is also incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

The information regarding the Indenture and the Notes and the Credit Facility set forth in the section entitled “Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets” in Item 2.01 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference. On July 29, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of $550,000 of convertible promissory notes to Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, an affiliate of Mark Ein, the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and current Vice Chairman of the Board, Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC, an affiliate of L. Dyson Dryden, the former President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and current director, and Lawrence Calcano, Brooke Coburn and Richard C. Donaldson, each a former member of the board of directors of the Company (collectively, the “Lenders”), to evidence loans in such amount made by the Lenders. The loans were unsecured, non-interest bearing and were, together with convertible promissory notes of similar tenor previously issued by the Company to the Lenders in an aggregate principal amount of $950,000, payable at the Closing or, at the holders’ option, convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant (subject to compliance with the terms of the Merger Agreement). At the Closing, the Lenders converted the full aggregate principal balance of the $1,500,000 of notes into 1,000,000 warrants. The issuance of the notes and warrants to the Lenders was exempt pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

The information regarding the issuance of notes and warrants set forth in Item 2.03 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Securityholders

 

On July 30, 2019, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, Capitol was domesticated from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware. The material terms of Nesco’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the general effect upon the rights of holders of Capitol Ordinary Shares are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ Comparison of Corporate Governance and Shareholder Rights ” and “ Description of Capitol’s Securities After the Transactions ” beginning on page 87 and 167, respectively, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Nesco are included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Report, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

 

Reference is made to the disclosure described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “ The Business Combination Proposals ” beginning on page 48 and “ The Merger Agreement ” beginning on page 69, which is incorporated herein by reference. Further reference is made to the information set forth under “ Introductory Note ” and contained in Item 2.01 to this Report, which is incorporated by reference.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Effective upon the Closing, each of Mark Ein, L. Dyson Dryden and Alfheidur H. Saemundsson resigned as executive officers of Capitol. Effective upon the Closing, each of Lawrence Calcano, Brooke B. Coburn and Richard C. Donaldson resigned as directors of Capitol.

 

The information set forth in the sections entitled “Directors and Executive Officers” and “Executive Compensation” in Item 2.01 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

The disclosure set forth in the section entitled “Indemnification Agreements” in Item 1.01 of this Report is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.

 

2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

At the Meeting, the Capitol shareholders considered and approved the 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which is outlined in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “ The Incentive Plan Proposal ” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Such summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which is included as Exhibit 10.4 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

The information set forth in Item 3.03 of this Report is incorporated in this Item 5.03 by reference.

 

Item 5.06. Change in Shell Company Status.

 

As a result of the Transactions, Capitol ceased being a shell company. Reference is made to the disclosure in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “ The Business Combination Proposal ” beginning on page 48 and “ The Merger Agreement ” beginning on page 69, which is incorporated herein by reference. Further reference is made to the information contained in Item 2.01 to this Report.

 

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Item 8.01. Other Items

 

On July 31, 2019, Nesco issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Transactions, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information set forth in this Item 8.01, including the text of the press release attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.

 

(a)-(b) Financial Statements.

 

Information responsive to Item 9.01(a) and (b) of Form 8-K is incorporated by reference to the financial statements included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on Page F-26, and to Exhibit 99.3 to Capitol’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 7, by and among Capitol Investment Corp. IV, Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Capitol Investment Merger Sub 1, LLC, Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, NESCO Holdings, LP, and NESCO Holdings I, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Capitol’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2019)
2.2   Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 11, 2019, by and among Capitol Investment Corp. IV, Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Capitol Investment Merger Sub 1, LLC, Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, NESCO Holdings, LP, and NESCO Holdings I, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Capitol’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2019)
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of Nesco Holdings, Inc.*
3.2   Bylaws of Nesco Holdings, Inc.*
4.1   Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Nesco Holdings, Inc.*
4.2   Specimen Warrant Certificate of Nesco Holdings, Inc.*
4.3   Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and Nesco Holdings, Inc.*
4.4   Registration Rights Agreement between Nesco Holdings, Inc. and certain holders identified therein.*
4.5   Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2019, among Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association.*
10.1   Secured Asset Based Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2019, among Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Island Branch, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.* +
10.2   Form of Indemnification Agreement*
10.3   Stockholders’ Agreement*
10.4   2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan*
99.1   Press Release dated July 31, 2019*

 

 

* Filed herewith.
   
+ Certain schedules, annexes and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item  601 ( a )( 5 ) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Nesco Holdings, Inc.
     
Dated: August 1, 2019 By: /s/ Lee Jacobson
    Name: Lee Jacobson
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.

 

First: The name of the corporation is Nesco Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “ Corporation ”).

 

Second: The registered office of the Corporation is to be located at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

Third: The purpose of the Corporation shall be to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended and supplemented (“ DGCL ”).

 

Fourth: The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 255,000,000 of which 250,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), and 5,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”). The designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation are as follows:

 

A. Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) is expressly granted authority to issue shares of the Preferred Stock, in one or more series, and to fix for each such series such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issue of such series all to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to any other series of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law. The number of authorized shares of the Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.

 

B. Common Stock .

 

1. General . The voting, dividend, liquidation, conversion and stock split rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock of any series as may be designated by the Board of Directors upon any issuance of the Preferred Stock of any series.

 

2. Voting . Each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held by such holder. Each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation (as in effect at the time in question) (the “ Bylaws ”) and applicable law on all matters put to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

 

 

The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.

 

3. Dividends . Subject to the rights of any holders of any shares of Preferred Stock which may from time to time come into existence and be outstanding, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to the payment of dividends when and as declared by the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law and to receive other distributions from the Corporation. Any dividends declared by the Board of Directors to the holders of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be paid to the holders thereof pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder as of the record date of such dividend.

 

4. Liquidation . Subject to the rights of any holders of any shares of Preferred Stock which may from time to time come into existence and be outstanding, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the funds and assets of the Corporation that may be legally distributed to the Corporation’s stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.

 

Fifth: The name and address of the incorporator is L. Dyson Dryden, 1300 17 th Street North, Suite 820, Arlington, Virginia 22209.

 

Sixth: The provisions of this Article Sixth shall be subject to the terms of that certain Stockholders’ Agreement, by and among the Corporation, the NESCO Holders, ECP, the Sponsors (each as defined therein) and the other stockholders party thereto, as amended or supplemented (including by any joinder) from time to time (the “ Stockholders’ Agreement ”). The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes: Class A, Class B and Class C. The number of directors in each class shall be as nearly equal as possible. The directors in Class A shall be elected for a term expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the directors in Class B shall be elected for a term expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the directors in Class C shall be elected for a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Commencing at the first Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and at each annual meeting thereafter, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election. Except as the DGCL may otherwise require, in the interim between annual meetings of stockholders or special meetings of stockholders called for the election of directors and/or the removal of one or more directors and the filling of any vacancy in connection therewith, newly created directorships and any vacancies in the Board of Directors, including unfilled vacancies resulting from the removal of directors for cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, although less than a quorum (as defined in the Bylaws), or by the sole remaining director. All directors shall hold office until the expiration of their respective terms of office and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. A director elected to fill a vacancy resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a director shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the director whose death, resignation or removal shall have created such vacancy and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.

 

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Seventh: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

 

A. Election of directors need not be by ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

 

B. In furtherance and not in limitation of the rights, power, privileges and discretionary authority granted or conferred by the DGCL or other statutes or laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors shall have the power, without the assent or vote of the stockholders, to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the Bylaws as provided in the Bylaws. The Corporation may in its Bylaws confer powers upon its Board of Directors in addition to the foregoing and in addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred upon the Board of Directors by applicable law.

 

C. The directors in their discretion may submit any contract or act for approval or ratification at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any meeting of the stockholders called for the purpose of considering any such act or contract, and any contract or act that shall be approved or be ratified by the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation which is represented in person or by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote thereat ( provided that a lawful quorum of stockholders be there represented in person or by proxy) shall be as valid and binding upon the Corporation and upon all the stockholders as though it had been approved or ratified by every stockholder of the Corporation, whether or not the contract or act would otherwise be open to legal attack because of directors’ interests, or for any other reason.

 

D. In addition to the powers and authorities hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation; subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the statutes of the State of Delaware, of this Certificate of Incorporation, and to the Bylaws; provided , however , that no bylaw shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which was valid prior to such bylaw having been made.

 

E. No action that is required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be effected by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting of stockholders except where such consent is signed by the holders of all shares of stock of the Corporation then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.

 

Eighth:

 

A. The personal liability of the directors of the Corporation to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as director is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article Eighth, or the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article Eighth, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing immediately prior to such amendment, repeal or modification. If the DGCL is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article Eighth to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended.

 

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B. The Corporation, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, shall indemnify, advance expenses and hold harmless all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto. The Corporation may, by action of the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to advancement of expenses to such other employees or agents of the Corporation or its subsidiaries to such extent and to such effect as the Board of Directors shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by the DGCL. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director of the Corporation in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which such officer or director may be entitled to indemnification hereunder shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized hereby. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article Eighth shall not adversely affect any rights or protection existing hereunder immediately prior to such repeal or modification.

 

Ninth:

 

A. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery (the “ Chancery Court ”) of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (as either may be amended from time to time) or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case, subject to said Court of Chancery (or the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state court of the State of Delaware, as applicable) having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein.

 

B. If any provision or provisions of this Article Ninth shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article Ninth (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Article Ninth 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 entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring 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 Ninth.

 

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Tenth: Subject to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, from time to time any of the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation may be amended, altered, changed or repealed, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted in the manner and at the time prescribed by said laws, and all rights at any time conferred upon the stockholders of the Corporation by this Certificate of Incorporation are granted subject to the provisions of this Article Tenth.

 

Eleventh:

 

A. Corporate Opportunity - Scope . The provisions of this Article Eleventh are set forth to define, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the duties of Exempted Persons (as defined below) to the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities. “ Exempted Persons ” means (i) Energy Capital Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Energy Capital Partners II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Energy Capital Partners III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Energy Capital Partners IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Energy Capital Partners Credit Solutions II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ECP ControlCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Energy Capital Partners Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, ECP Feeder, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and ECP Management GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, “ ECP ”), and their affiliates (including, but not limited to, any entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with ECP), successors, directly or indirectly managed funds or vehicles, partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers and employees, including any of the foregoing who serve as officers or directors of the Corporation, and (ii) Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Mark Ein, L. Dyson Dryden, William Plummer and Jeff Stoops and each of their respective affiliates, successors, partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers and employees, including any of the foregoing who serve as officers or directors of the Corporation; provided , that Exempted Persons shall not include the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

B. Competition and Allocation of Corporate Opportunities . To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Exempted Persons shall not have any fiduciary duty to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation and its subsidiaries in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to the Exempted Persons, even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation or its subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so, and each such Exempted Person shall have no duty to communicate or offer such business opportunity to the Corporation and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for breach of any fiduciary or other duty, as a director or officer or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such Exempted Person pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to the Corporation or its subsidiaries; provided , that the foregoing waiver of corporate opportunities by the Corporation contained in this sentence shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity that is expressly and exclusively offered to a director or officer of the Corporation in his or her capacity as such.

 

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C. Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities . In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article Eleventh, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to belong to the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that the Corporation is not financially or legally able or contractually permitted to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.

 

D. Limitation of Director Liability . To the fullest extent permitted by law, no amendment or repeal of this Article Eleventh in accordance with the provisions hereof shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Exempted Person for or with respect to any activities or opportunities of which such Exempted Person becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal. This Article Eleventh shall not limit or eliminate any protections or defenses otherwise available to, or any rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses of, any director or officer of the Corporation under this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement between the Corporation and such officer or director, or any applicable law.

 

E. Deemed Notice . Any person or entity purchasing, holding or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article Eleventh.

 

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

 

Thirteenth: For as long as the Stockholders’ Agreement remains in effect, in the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation and those contained in the Stockholders’ Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Stockholders’ Agreement shall govern and control, except as provided otherwise by mandatory provisions of the DGCL.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by on this 30th day of July, 2019.

 

  By: /s/ L. Dyson Dryden
  Name: L. Dyson Dryden
  Title: Incorporator

 

[Signature Page to Nesco Holdings, Inc. Certificate of Incorporation]

 

 

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Exhibit 3.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bylaws of

 

Nesco Holdings, Inc.

 

(a Delaware corporation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

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Article I - Corporate Offices   1  
         
1.1 Registered Office   1  
1.2 Other Offices   1  
         
Article II - Meetings of Stockholders   1  
         
2.1 Place of Meetings   1  
2.2 Annual Meeting   1  
2.3 Special Meeting   1  
2.4 Advance Notice Procedures for Business Brought before a Meeting   2  
2.5 Advance Notice Procedures for Nominations of Directors   5  
2.6 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings   7  
2.7 Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice   7  
2.8 Quorum   7  
2.9 Adjourned Meeting; Notice   7  
2.10 Conduct of Business   8  
2.11 Voting   8  
2.12 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes   8  
2.13 Proxies   9  
2.14 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote   9  
2.15 Inspectors of Election   10  
2.16 Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of a Meeting   10  
         
Article III - Directors   10  
         
3.1 Powers   10  
3.2 Number of Directors   11  
3.3 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors   11  
3.4 Resignation and Vacancies   11  
3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone   11  
3.6 Regular Meetings   11  
3.7 Special Meetings; Notice   12  
3.8 Quorum   12  
3.9 Board Action by Written Consent without a Meeting   12  
3.10 Fees and Compensation of Directors   13  
         
Article IV - Committees   13  
         
4.1 Committees of Directors   13  
4.2 Committee Minutes   13  
4.3 Meetings and Actions of Committees   13  
         
Article V - Officers   14  
         
5.1 Officers   14  
5.2 Appointment of Officers   14  
5.3 Subordinate Officers   14  
5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers   14  

  

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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5.5 Vacancies in Offices   14  
5.6 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations   15  
5.7 Authority and Duties of Officers   15  
         
Article VI - Records   15  
         
Article VII - General Matters   15  
         
7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments   15  
7.2 Stock Certificates   16  
7.3 Lost Certificates   16  
7.4 Shares Without Certificates   16  
7.5 Construction; Definitions   16  
7.6 Dividends   16  
7.7 Fiscal Year   16  
7.8 Seal   17  
7.9 Transfer of Stock   17  
7.10 Stock Transfer Agreements   17  
7.11 Registered Stockholders   17  
7.12 Waiver of Notice   17  
         
Article VIII - Notice by Electronic Transmission   18  
         
8.1 Notice by Electronic Transmission   18  
8.2 Definition of Electronic Transmission   18  
         
Article IX - Indemnification   19  
         
9.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers   19  
9.2 Indemnification of Others   19  
9.3 Prepayment of Expenses   19  
9.4 Determination; Claim   19  
9.5 Non-Exclusivity of Rights   20  
9.6 Insurance   20  
9.7 Other Indemnification   20  
9.8 Continuation of Indemnification   20  
9.9 Amendment or Repeal; Interpretation   20  
         
Article X – Amendments   21  
         
Article XI - Definitions   21  
         
Article XII - Conflicts   21  

 

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Bylaws of

Nesco Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

Article I - Corporate Offices

 

1.1 Registered Office .

 

The address of the registered office of Nesco Holdings, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”) in the State of Delaware, and the name of its registered agent at such address, shall be as set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”).

 

1.2 Other Offices

 

The Corporation may have additional offices at any place or places, within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Corporation’s board of directors (the “ Board ”) may from time to time establish or as the business of the Corporation may require.

 

Article II - Meetings of Stockholders

 

2.1 Place of Meetings

 

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, if any, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board. The Board may, in its sole discretion, 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 General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office.

 

2.2 Annual Meeting

 

The Board shall designate the date and time of the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, directors shall be elected and other proper business properly brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4 may be transacted.

 

2.3 Special Meeting

 

Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons.

 

No business may be transacted at any special meeting of stockholders other than the business specified in the notice of such meeting. The Corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board.

 

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2.4 Advance Notice Procedures for Business Brought before a Meeting

 

(i) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (a) specified in a notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Board, (b) if not specified in a notice of meeting, otherwise brought before the meeting by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder present in Person who (A)(1) was a stockholder of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.4 and at the time of the meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) has complied with this Section 2.4 or (B) properly made such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (as so amended and inclusive of such rules and regulations, the “ Exchange Act ”), which proposal has been included in the proxy statement for the annual meeting. The foregoing clause (c) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose business to be brought before an annual meeting of the stockholders. The only matters that may be brought before a special meeting are the matters specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Person calling the meeting pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and Section 2.3 of these bylaws. For purposes of this Section 2.4 and Section 2.5 of these bylaws, “present in Person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the annual meeting of the Corporation, or, if the proposing stockholder is not an individual, a qualified representative of such proposing stockholder, appear at such annual meeting, and a “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be, if such proposing stockholder is (x) a general or limited partnership, any general partner or Person who functions as a general partner of the general or limited partnership or who controls the general or limited partnership, (y) a corporation or a limited liability company, any officer or Person who functions as an officer of the corporation or limited liability company or any officer, director, general partner or Person who functions as an officer, director or general partner of any entity ultimately in control of the corporation or limited liability company or (z) a trust, any trustee of such trust. This Section 2.4 shall apply to any business that may be brought before an annual or special meeting of stockholders other than nominations for election to the Board at an annual meeting, which shall be governed by Section 2.5 of these bylaws. Stockholders seeking to nominate Persons for election to the Board must comply with Section 2.5 of these bylaws, and this Section 2.4 shall not be applicable to nominations for election to the Board except as expressly provided in Section 2.5 of these bylaws.

 

(ii) Without qualification, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must (a) provide Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation and (b) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.4. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however , that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the 90 day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made (such notice within such time periods, “ Timely Notice ”). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of Timely Notice as described above.

 

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(iii) To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.4, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:

 

(a) As to each Proposing Person (as defined below), (1) the name and address of such Proposing Person (including, if applicable, the name and address that appear on the Corporation’s books and records) and (2) the number of shares of each class or series of stock of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned of record or beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Proposing Person, except that such Proposing Person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) are referred to as “ Stockholder Information ”);

 

(b) As to each Proposing Person, (1) the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any “derivative security” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a “call equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) (“ Synthetic Equity Position ”) and that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by such Proposing Person with respect to any shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation; provided that, for the purposes of the definition of “Synthetic Equity Position,” the term “derivative security” shall also include any security or instrument that would not otherwise constitute a “derivative security” as a result of any feature that would make any conversion, exercise or similar right or privilege of such security or instrument becoming determinable only at some future date or upon the happening of a future occurrence, in which case the determination of the amount of securities into which such security or instrument would be convertible or exercisable shall be made assuming that such security or instrument is immediately convertible or exercisable at the time of such determination; and, provided , further , that any Proposing Person satisfying the requirements of Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (other than a Proposing Person that so satisfies Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act solely by reason of Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)) shall not be deemed to hold or maintain the notional amount of any securities that underlie a Synthetic Equity Position held by such Proposing Person as a hedge with respect to a bona fide derivatives trade or position of such Proposing Person arising in the ordinary course of such Proposing Person's business as a derivatives dealer, (2) any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Proposing Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (3) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proposing Person is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Corporation, (4) any other material relationship between such Proposing Person, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation, on the other hand, (5) any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement of such Proposing Person with the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement) and (6) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) through (6) are referred to as “ Disclosable Interests ”); provided , however , that Disclosable Interests shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner; and

 

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(c) As to each item of business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting and any material interest in such business of each Proposing Person, (2) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration), (3) a reasonably detailed description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings (x) between or among any of the Proposing Persons or (y) between or among any Proposing Person and any other Person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and (4) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

(iv) For purposes of this Section 2.4, the term “ Proposing Person ” shall mean (a) the stockholder providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, (b) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting is made or (c) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such stockholder in such solicitation.

 

(v) A Proposing Person shall update and supplement its notice to the Corporation of its intent to propose business at an annual meeting, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be true and correct as of the record date for notice of the meeting and as of the date that is ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for notice of the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof).

 

(vi) Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting that is not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4. The presiding officer of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that the business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

 

(vii) In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.4 with respect to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such business. Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to affect the rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

 

(viii) For purposes of these bylaws, “ public disclosure ” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

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2.5 Advance Notice Procedures for Nominations of Directors .

 

(i) Nominations of any Person for election to the Board at an annual meeting may be made at such meeting only (a) by or at the direction of the Board, including by any committee or Persons authorized to do so by the Board or these bylaws, or (b) by a stockholder present in Person (as defined in Section 2.4) (1) who was a beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) has complied with this Section 2.5 as to such notice and nomination. The foregoing clause (b) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make any nomination of a Person or Persons for election to the Board at any annual meeting of stockholders.

 

(ii) Without qualification, for a stockholder to make any nomination of a Person or Persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting, the stockholder must (a) provide Timely Notice (as defined in Section 2.4(ii) of these bylaws) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation, (b) provide the information, agreements and questionnaires with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required to be set forth by this Section 2.5, and (c) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

(iii) To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.5, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:

 

(a) As to each Nominating Person (as defined below), the Stockholder Information (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(a) of these bylaws), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(a);

 

(b) As to each Nominating Person, any Disclosable Interests (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(b), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(b) and the disclosure with respect to the business to be brought before the meeting in Section 2.4(iii)(c) shall be made with respect to nomination of each Person for election as a director at the meeting); and

 

(c) As to each candidate whom a Nominating Person proposes to nominate for election as a director, (1) all information with respect to such candidate for nomination that would be required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 if such candidate for nomination were a Nominating Person, (2) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is 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 a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected), (3) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) through (3) are referred to as “ Nominee Information ”), and (4) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as provided in Section 2.5(vi).

 

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(iv) For purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “ Nominating Person ” shall mean (a) the stockholder providing the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting, (b) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting is made, (c) any other participant in such solicitation.

 

(v) A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be true and correct as of the record date for notice of the meeting and as of the date that is ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for notice of the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof).

 

(vi) To be eligible to be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation at an annual meeting, a candidate must be nominated in the manner prescribed in this Section 2.5 and the candidate for nomination, whether nominated by the Board or by a stockholder of record, must have previously delivered (in accordance with the time period prescribed for delivery in a notice to such candidate given by or on behalf of the Board), to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, a completed written questionnaire (in the form provided by the Corporation) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such candidate for nomination.

 

(vii) The Board may also require any proposed candidate for nomination as a director to furnish such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Board in writing prior to the meeting of stockholders at which such candidate’s nomination is to be acted upon in order for the Board to determine the eligibility of such candidate for nomination to be an independent director of the Corporation in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

 

(viii) In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.5 with respect to any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such nominations.

 

(ix) No candidate shall be eligible for nomination as a director of the Corporation unless such candidate for nomination and the Nominating Person seeking to place such candidate’s name in nomination has complied with this Section 2.5, as applicable. The presiding officer at the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not properly made in accordance with this Section 2.5, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare such determination to the meeting, the defective nomination shall be disregarded and any ballots cast for the candidate in question (but in the case of any form of ballot listing other qualified nominees, only the ballots case for the nominee in question) shall be void and of no force or effect.

 

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(x) Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no candidate for nomination shall be eligible to be seated as a director of the Corporation unless nominated and elected in accordance with this Section 2.5.

 

2.6 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings .

 

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with either Section 2.7 or Section 8.1 of these bylaws not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communication, 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.

 

2.7 Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice

 

Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be deemed given:

 

(i) if mailed, when deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the Corporation’s records; or

 

(ii) if electronically transmitted as provided in Section 8.1 of these bylaws.

 

An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation or of the transfer agent or any other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by mail or by a form of electronic transmission, as applicable, shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

2.8 Quorum

 

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in Person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders. If, however, a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the chairperson of the meeting or (ii) a majority in voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in Person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.9 of these bylaws until a quorum is present or represented.

 

2.9 Adjourned Meeting; Notice

 

When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and 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 adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At any adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and 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.

 

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2.10 Conduct of Business

 

The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the Person presiding over the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairperson, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other Persons as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

2.11 Voting .

 

Except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws or the DGCL, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.

 

Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, at all duly called or convened meetings of stockholders at which a quorum is present, for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect a director. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, each other matter presented to the stockholders at a duly called or convened meeting at which a quorum is present shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) on such matter.

 

2.12 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes .

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall not be more than 60 days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board 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, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is first given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. 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 may fix a new record date for 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 herewith at the adjourned meeting.

 

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In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

2.13 Proxies .

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another Person or Persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but, no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL. A proxy may be in the form of a telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission which sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder.

 

2.14 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote .

 

The Corporation shall prepare, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth 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. The Corporation shall not be required 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 days prior to the meeting: (i) 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, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation’s principal executive office. 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 the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 2.14 or to vote in Person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

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2.15 Inspectors of Election .

 

Before any meeting of stockholders, the Corporation shall appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more Persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If any Person appointed as inspector or any alternate fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint a Person to fill that vacancy.

 

Such inspectors shall:

 

(i) determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting and the validity of any proxies and ballots;

 

(ii) count all votes or ballots;

 

(iii) count and tabulate all votes;

 

(iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspector(s); and

 

(v) certify its or their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and its or their count of all votes and ballots.

 

Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspection with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The inspectors of election may appoint such Persons to assist them in performing their duties as they determine.

 

2.16 Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of a Meeting .

 

Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote only to the extent permitted by and in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and in accordance with applicable law.

 

Article III - Directors

 

3.1 Powers

 

Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.

 

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3.2 Number of Directors

 

Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, the total number of directors constituting the Board shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.

 

3.3 Election, 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 or newly created directorship, shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the class, if any, for which elected 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. The Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors.

 

3.4 Resignation and Vacancies

 

Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or upon the happening of an event specified therein, and if no time or event is specified, at the time of its receipt. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date or upon the happening of an event to occur on a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this section in the filling of other vacancies.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director appointed in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the class, if any, to which the director is appointed and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified. A vacancy on the Board shall be deemed to exist under these bylaws in the case of the death, removal or resignation of any director.

 

3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone

 

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

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any committee, 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 pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in Person at the meeting.

 

3.6 Regular Meetings

 

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

 

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3.7 Special Meetings; Notice

 

Special meetings of the Board for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairperson of the Board, the chief executive officer, the president, the secretary or any two members of the Board.

 

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

 

(i) delivered Personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;

 

(ii) sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid;

 

(iii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail; or

 

(iv) sent by other means of electronic transmission,

 

directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, or other address for electronic transmission, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records.

 

If the notice is (a) delivered Personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, (b) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, or (c) sent by other means of electronic transmission, it shall be delivered or sent at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be deposited in the U.S. mail at least four days before the time of the holding of the meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting.

 

3.8 Quorum

 

At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

 

A meeting at 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.

 

3.9 Board Action by Written Consent without a Meeting

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

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3.10 Fees and Compensation of Directors

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity.

 

Article IV - Committees

 

4.1 Committees of Directors

 

The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, 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 to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board 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 (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Corporation.

 

4.2 Committee Minutes

 

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

 

4.3 Meetings and Actions of Committees

 

Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:

 

(i) Section 3.5 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone);

 

(ii) Section 3.6 (regular meetings);

 

(iii) Section 3.7 (special meetings and notice);

 

(iv) Section 3.9 (action without a meeting); and

 

(v) Section 7.12 (waiver of notice),

 

with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board and its members. However :

 

(i) the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board or by resolution of the committee;

 

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(ii) special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board or the chairperson of the applicable committee; and

 

(iii) the Board may adopt rules for the governance of any committee to override the provisions that would otherwise apply to the committee pursuant to this Section 4.3, provided that such rules do not violate the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law.

 

Article V - Officers

 

5.1 Officers

 

The officers of the Corporation shall include a president and a secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a chairperson of the Board, a vice chairperson of the Board, a chief executive officer, a chief financial officer, a treasurer, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more assistant treasurers, one or more assistant secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same Person.

 

5.2 Appointment of Officers

 

The Board shall appoint the officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws.

 

5.3 Subordinate Officers

 

The Board may appoint, or empower the chief executive officer or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the Board may from time to time determine.

 

5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers

 

Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board.

 

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

 

5.5 Vacancies in Offices

 

Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board or as provided in Section 5.2.

 

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5.6 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations

 

The chairperson of the Board, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, the treasurer, the secretary or assistant secretary of this Corporation, or any other Person authorized by the Board, the chief executive officer, the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such Person directly or by any other Person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such Person having the authority.

 

5.7 Authority and Duties of Officers

 

All officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be provided herein or designated from time to time by the Board and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board.

 

Article VI - Records

 

A stock ledger consisting of one or more records in which the names of all of the Corporation’s stockholders of record, the address and number of shares registered in the name of each such stockholder, and all issuances and transfers of stock of the corporation are recorded in accordance with Section 224 of the DGCL shall be administered by or on behalf of the Corporation. Any records administered by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, or method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time and, with respect to the stock ledger, that the records so kept (i) can be used to prepare the list of stockholders specified in Sections 219 and 220 of the DGCL, (ii) record the information specified in Sections 156, 159, 217(a) and 218 of the DGCL, and (iii) record transfers of stock as governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

 

Article VII - General Matters

 

7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments

 

The Board, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the Board or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

 

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7.2 Stock Certificates

 

The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board may provide that some or all of the shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated. Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, any two officers authorized to sign stock certificates representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. The chairperson or vice chairperson of the Board, the president, vice president, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, the secretary or any assistant secretary of the Corporation shall be specifically authorized to sign stock certificates. 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 he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

7.3 Lost Certificates

 

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 such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

 

7.4 Shares Without Certificates

 

The Corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.

 

7.5 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, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.

 

7.6 Dividends

 

The Board, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) the DGCL or (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.

 

The Board may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.

 

7.7 Fiscal Year

 

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

 

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7.8 Seal

 

The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the Board. The Corporation may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

 

7.9 Transfer of Stock

 

Shares of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these bylaws. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate Person or Persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect to uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing the names of the Persons from and to whom it was transferred.

 

7.10 Stock Transfer Agreements

 

The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

 

7.11 Registered Stockholders

 

The Corporation:

 

(i) 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; and

 

(ii) 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 laws of the State of Delaware.

 

7.12 Waiver of Notice

 

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the Person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the Person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. 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 regular 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 the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws.

 

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Article VIII - Notice by Electronic Transmission

 

8.1 Notice by Electronic Transmission

 

Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders pursuant to the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if:

 

(i) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent; and

 

(ii) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other Person responsible for the giving of notice.

 

However, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.

 

Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:

 

(i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;

 

(ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;

 

(iii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and

 

(iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.

 

An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

8.2 Definition of Electronic Transmission .

 

An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

 

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Article IX - Indemnification

 

9.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers .

 

The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any director or officer of the Corporation who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ Proceeding ”) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a Person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while serving as 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 or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with any such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.4, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a Person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such Person only if the Proceeding was authorized in the specific case by the Board.

 

9.2 Indemnification of Others .

 

The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any employee or agent of the Corporation who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, or a Person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with any such Proceeding.

 

9.3 Prepayment of Expenses .

 

The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any officer or director of the Corporation, and may pay the expenses incurred by any employee or agent of the Corporation, in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however , that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article IX or otherwise.

 

9.4 Determination ; Claim .

 

If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such Proceeding) under this Article IX is not paid in full within 60 days, or a claim for advancement of expenses under this Article IX is not paid in full within 30 days, after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation the claimant may thereafter (but not before) file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

 

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9.5 Non-Exclusivity of Rights .

 

The rights conferred on any Person by this Article IX shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

9.6 Insurance .

 

The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust enterprise or non-profit entity against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.

 

9.7 Other Indemnification .

 

The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or advance expenses to any Person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity shall be reduced by any amount such Person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.

 

9.8 Continuation of Indemnification .

 

The rights to indemnification and to prepayment of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall continue notwithstanding that the Person has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors, administrators, legatees and distributees of such Person.

 

9.9 Amendment or Repeal; Interpretation .

 

The provisions of this Article IX shall constitute a contract between the Corporation, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, each individual who serves or has served as a director or officer of the Corporation (whether before or after the adoption of these bylaws), in consideration of such Person’s performance of such services, and pursuant to this Article IX the Corporation intends to be legally bound to each such current or former director or officer of the Corporation. With respect to current and former directors and officers of the Corporation, the rights conferred under this Article IX are present contractual rights and such rights are fully vested, and shall be deemed to have vested fully, immediately upon adoption of theses bylaws. With respect to any directors or officers of the Corporation who commence service following adoption of these bylaws, the rights conferred under this provision shall be present contractual rights and such rights shall fully vest, and be deemed to have vested fully, immediately upon such director or officer commencing service as a director or officer of the Corporation. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article IX shall not adversely affect any right or protection (i) hereunder of any Person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification or (ii) under any agreement providing for indemnification or advancement of expenses to an officer or director of the Corporation in effect prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

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Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in this Article IX shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the chairperson of the Board, a vice chairperson of the Board, a chief executive officer, a chief financial officer, a treasurer appointed pursuant to Article V of these bylaws, and to any vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, or other officer of the Corporation appointed by (x) the Board pursuant to Article V of these Bylaws or (y) an officer to whom the Board has delegated the power to appoint officers pursuant to Article V of these bylaws, and any reference to an officer of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of such other entity pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. The fact that any Person who is or was an employee of the Corporation or an employee of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise has been given or has used the title of “vice president” or any other title that could be construed to suggest or imply that such Person is or may be an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not result in such Person being constituted as, or being deemed to be, an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for purposes of this Article IX.

 

Article X - Amendments

 

The Board is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. The stockholders also shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation.

 

Article XI - Definitions

 

As used in these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee (or the power to appoint a trustee), Personal representative or executor, by contract, credit arrangement or otherwise and “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Person ” means any individual, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, business trust, joint stock company, joint venture, unincorporated association, cooperative or association or any other legal entity or organization of whatever nature, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

 

Article XII - Conflicts

 

For as long as that certain Stockholders’ Agreement, by and among the Corporation, the NESCO Holders, ECP, the Sponsors (each as defined therein) and the other stockholders party thereto, as amended or supplemented (including by any joinder) from time to time (the “ Stockholders’   Agreement ”), remains in effect, in the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of these bylaws and those contained in the Stockholders’ Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Stockholders’ Agreement shall govern and control, except as provided otherwise by mandatory provisions of the DGCL.

 

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Nesco Holdings, Inc.

 

Certification of of Bylaws

 

 

 

The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the duly elected, qualified, and acting Secretary of Nesco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and that the foregoing bylaws were approved on March 31, 2019, effective as of July 30, 2019 by the Corporation’s board of directors.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 31st day of July, 2019.

 

  /s/ Bruce Heinemann
  Bruce Heinemann
  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

NUMBER SHARES
   
______C  

 

NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.

 

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

 

COMMON STOCK

 

SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

This Certifies that CUSIP
   
is the owner of  

 

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.0001 EACH OF THE COMMON STOCK OF

 

NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.

 

transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this  certificate properly endorsed.

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

Dated:    
     
     
CHAIRMAN   SECRETARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

 

TEN COM as tenants in common   UNIF GIFT
MIN ACT
  Custodian  
          (Cust)   (Minor)
TEN ENT as tenants by the entireties       under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
             
             
JT TEN as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common       (State)

 

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

 

Nesco Holdings, Inc .

 

The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of shares of preferred stock (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Corporation), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents.

 

For value received, ___________________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

 

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

   

   
   
   

 

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

 

of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

 

      Attorney
to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation will full power of substitution in the premises.
 
Dated   ______________

 

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

 

Signature(s) Guaranteed:

 

 
   
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION
(BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH
MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM,
PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15).

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

NUMBER ________-

(SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR LEGEND)

THIS WARRANT WILL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED
PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE (DEFINED BELOW)

WARRANTS

 

NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.

 

CUSIP [______]

 

WARRANT

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received

 

is the registered holder of a warrant or warrants (the “Warrant(s)”) to purchase one fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Nesco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), expiring at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the earlier to occur of (i) the five year anniversary (the “Expiration Date”) of the date of the Company’s Amended & Restated Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2019 (the “Warrant Agreement”) and (ii) the Redemption Date (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) as provided in Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase from the Company, commencing on the date that is thirty days from the date of the Company’s Warrant Agreement and terminating on the Expiration Date, such number of shares of Common Stock of the Company at the price of $11.50 per share, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, but only subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrant exercise. The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the Warrant Price and the number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder, set forth on the face hereof, may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. The term Warrant Price as used in this Warrant Certificate refers to the price per share at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased at the time the Warrant is exercised.

 

No fraction of a share will be issued upon any exercise of a Warrant. If the holder of a Warrant would be entitled to receive a fraction of a share upon any exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such holder.

 

Upon any exercise of the Warrant for less than the total number of full shares of Common Stock provided for herein, there shall be issued to the registered holder hereof or the registered holder’s assignee a new Warrant Certificate covering the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Warrant has not been exercised.

 

Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent by the registered holder hereof in person or by attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.

 

Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of the Warrant Certificate at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent, a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any applicable tax or other governmental charge.

 

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder as the absolute owner of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the registered holder, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

This Warrant does not entitle the registered holder to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company.

 

The Company reserves the right to call the Warrant at any time prior to its exercise, with a notice of call in writing to the holders of record of the Warrant, giving 30 days’ notice of such call at any time after the Warrant becomes exercisable if the last sale price of the Common Stock has been at least $18.00 per share on each of 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which notice of such call is given, if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrant. The call price of the Warrants is to be $.01 per Warrant. Any Warrant either not exercised or tendered back to the Company by the end of the date specified in the notice of call shall be canceled on the books of the Company and have no further value except for the $0.01 call price.

 

By           
  Secretary   Chairman of the Board
 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSCRIPTION FORM

To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Exercise Warrants

 

The undersigned Registered Holder irrevocably elects to exercise ______________ Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and to purchase the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants, and requests that Certificates for such shares shall be issued in the name of

 

(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
 

(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

and be delivered to ________________________________________________________________________________________________

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)

 

and, if such number of Warrants shall not be all the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, that a new Warrant Certificate for the balance of such Warrants be registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder at the address stated below:

 

Dated:    
    (SIGNATURE)
       
      (ADDRESS)
       
       
      (TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

 

ASSIGNMENT

To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Assign Warrants

 

For Value Received, _______________________ hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto

 

(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS)
 
 

(SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

and be delivered to ________________________________________________________________________________________________

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS)

 

______________________ of the Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer this Warrant Certificate on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:      
      (SIGNATURE)

 

The signature to the assignment of the Subscription Form must correspond to the name written upon the face of this Warrant Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or a member firm of the American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, Pacific Stock Exchange or Chicago Stock Exchange.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.3

 

Execution Version

 


AMENDED & RESTATED WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED & RESTATED WARRANT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) dated as of July 31, 2019 is between Nesco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“ Company ”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (“ Warrant Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS, Capitol Investment Corp. IV, a Cayman Islands exempted company and the predecessor of Nesco Holdings, Inc. prior to the Domestication (as defined below) (“ Capitol ”), and the Warrant Agent are parties to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2017 (the “ Existing Warrant Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, certain of the warrants issued by Capitol were purchased by sponsors, officers and directors of Capitol (the “ Sponsor Warrants ”);

 

WHEREAS, Capitol and the other parties named therein entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 7, 2019 (the “ Merger Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Capitol has deregistered as a Cayman Islands exempted company and continued and domesticated as Nesco Holdings, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware, in accordance with Section 388 of the Delaware General Corporation law and the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2018 Revision) (the “ Domestication ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Domestication, (i) Capitol Investment Merger Sub 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol, merged with and into the NESCO Holdings I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with NESCO Holdings I, Inc. surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol, (ii) immediately following such merger, NESCO Holdings I, Inc. merged with and into Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol, with Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC surviving as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Capitol (the “ Merger ” and, together with the Domestication, the “ Business Combination ”);

 

WHEREAS, upon consummation of the Domestication, as provided in Section 4.5 of the Existing Warrant Agreement, the warrants issued thereunder will no longer be exercisable for Class A Ordinary Shares of Capitol but instead will be exercisable (subject to the terms and conditions of the Existing Warrant Agreement as amended hereby) for a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company equal to the number of Class A Ordinary Shares of Capitol for which such warrants were exercisable immediately prior to the Domestication (subject to the terms and conditions of the Existing Warrant Agreement as amended hereby) (such warrants as so adjusted and amended, the “ Warrants ”);

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,500,000 Warrants (such Warrants, together with the Sponsor Warrants, the “ Non-Public Warrants ”) to NESCO Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Appointment of Warrant Agent . The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

2. Warrants .

 

2.1 Form of Warrant . Each Warrant shall be issued in registered form only, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company and shall bear a facsimile of the Company’s seal. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

 

2.2 Uncertificated Warrants . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Warrant may be issued in uncertificated or book-entry form through the Warrant Agent and/or the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (the “ Depositary ”) or other book-entry depositary system, in each case as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or by an authorized committee thereof. Any Warrant so issued shall have the same terms, force and effect as a certificated Warrant that has been duly countersigned by the Warrant Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.3 Effect of Countersignature . Except with respect to uncertificated Warrants as described above, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.

 

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2.4 Registration .

 

2.4.1 Warrant Register . The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“ Warrant Register ”) for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.

 

2.4.2 Registered Holder . Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon the Warrant Register (“ registered holder ”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on the Warrant certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

2.5 Non-Public Warrant Attributes . The Non-Public Warrants have been issued in the same form as the other Warrants but they (i) will not be redeemable by the Company and (ii) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis at the holder’s option, in either case as long as the Non-Public Warrants are held by the holders as of the date hereof, their affiliates and Permitted Transferees. Once a Non-Public Warrant is transferred to a holder other than an affiliate or Permitted Transferee, it shall no longer be deemed a Non-Public Warrant.

 

3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants

 

3.1 Warrant Price . Each whole Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $11.50 per share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1 . The term “ Warrant Price ” as used in this Warrant Agreement refers to the price per share at which the shares of Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than twenty (20) Business Days; provided, that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of such reduction to registered holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be applied consistently to all of the Warrants. For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Business Day ” shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.

 

3.2 Duration of Warrants . A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“ Exercise Period ”) commencing on the date that is 30 days after the date hereof and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is five years after the date hereof and (ii) the Redemption Date as provided in Section 6.2 (“ Expiration Date ”). Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as set forth in Section 6 hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, however, that the Company will provide at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of any such extension to registered holders.

 

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3.3 Exercise of Warrants.

 

3.3.1 Payment . Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Warrant Agreement, a Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, may be exercised by the registered holder thereof by surrendering it, at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, with the subscription form, as set forth in the Warrant, duly executed, and by paying in full the Warrant Price for each share of Common Stock as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, as follows:

 

(a)   by good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Company (or as otherwise agreed to by the Company); or

 

(b)   in the event of redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof in which the Company’s management has elected to force all holders of Warrants to exercise such Warrants on a “ cashless basis, ” by surrendering the Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the Warrant Price and the “Fair Market Value” (defined below) by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.3.1(b) , the “ Fair Market Value ” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the shares of Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to holders of Warrant pursuant to Section 6 hereof; or

 

(c)   with respect to any Non-Public Warrants, so long as such Non-Public Warrants are held by the initial holders of the Non-Public Warrants, their affiliates or their Permitted Transferees, by surrendering such Non-Public Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the Warrants and the “Fair Market Value” by (y) the Fair Market Value; provided, however, that no cashless exercise shall be permitted unless the Fair Market Value is equal to or higher than the exercise price. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.3.1(c) , the “ Fair Market Value ” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the shares of Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date of exercise; or

 

(d)   in the event the registration statement required by Section 7.4 hereof is not effective and current within sixty (60) days after the closing of a Business Combination, by surrendering such Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the Warrants and the “Fair Market Value” by (y) the Fair Market Value; provided, however, that no cashless exercise shall be permitted unless the Fair Market Value is equal to or higher than the exercise price. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.3.1(d) , the “ Fair Market Value ” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the shares of Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the day prior to the date of exercise.

 

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3.3.2 Issuance of Certificates . As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price (if any), the Company shall issue to the registered holder of such Warrant a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which he is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new countersigned Warrant for the number of shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Warrant exercise. No Warrant shall be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise of a Warrant unless the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the Warrants. In the event that the condition in the immediately preceding sentence is not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder of such Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful.

 

3.3.3 Valid Issuance . All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

3.3.4 Date of Issuance . Each person in whose name any such certificate for shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books are open.

 

3.3.5 Maximum Percentage . A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this subsection 3.3.5 ; however, no holder of a Warrant shall be subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% or 9.8% (as specified by the Holder) (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrant beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”). For purposes of the Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, current report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the holder of the Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the holder of a Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.

 

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4. Adjustments .

 

4.1 Share Dividends - Split Ups . If after the date hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a share dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split up of Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share dividend, split up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.2 Aggregation of Shares . If after the date hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share split or reclassification of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.3 Extraordinary Dividends . If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a cash dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of the shares of Common Stock or other shares of the Company’s capital stock into which the Warrants are convertible (an “ Extraordinary Dividend ”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and the fair market value (as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Common Stock in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed an Extraordinary Dividend for purposes of this provision: (a) any adjustment described in subsection 4.1 above or (b) any cash dividends or cash distributions which, when combined on a per share basis with all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the shares of Common Stock during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution does not exceed $0.50 (as adjusted to appropriately reflect any of the events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4 and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment to the Warrant Price or to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant) but only with respect to the amount of the aggregate cash dividends or cash distributions equal to or less than $0.50. Solely for purposes of illustration, if the Company, at a time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pays a cash dividend of $0.35 and previously paid an aggregate of $0.40 of cash dividends and cash distributions on the Common Stock during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such $0.35 dividend, then the Warrant Price will be decreased, effectively immediately after the effective date of such $0.35 dividend, by $0.25 (the absolute value of the difference between $0.75 (the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and cash distributions paid or made in such 365-day period, including such $0.35 dividend) and $0.50 (the greater of (x) $0.50 and (y) the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and cash distributions paid or made in such 365-day period prior to such $0.35 dividend)).

 

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4.4 Adjustments in Exercise Price . Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

 

4.5 Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc . In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change covered by Section 4.1 , 4.2 or 4.3 hereof or that solely affects the par value of the shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in the shares of Common Stock covered by Section 4.1 , 4.2 or 4.3 , then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 , 4.4 and this Section 4.5 . The provisions of this Section 4.5 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

 

4.6 Notices of Changes in Warrant . Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 , 4.4 or 4.5 , then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

 

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4.7 No Fractional Warrants or Shares . No fractional Warrants will be issued hereunder. Additionally, notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4 , the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.

 

4.8 Form of Warrant . The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4 , and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. However, the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

 

4.9 Other Events . In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of preceding subsections of this Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 , then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment. The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion.

 

5. Transfer and Exchange of Warrants .

 

5.1 Registration of Transfer . The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. The Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.

 

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5.2 Procedure for Surrender of Warrants . Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the registered holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.

 

5.3 Fractional Warrants . The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance of a warrant certificate for a fraction of a warrant.

 

5.4 Service Charges . No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.

 

5.5 Warrant Execution and Countersignature . The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5 , and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

 

5.6 Non-Public Warrants . The Warrant Agent shall not register any transfer of Non-Public Warrants until the date that is 30 days after the date hereof, except for transfers (i) to the Company’s sponsors, officers, directors, employees, consultants or their affiliates, (ii) to a holder’s officers, directors, employees or members upon the holder’s liquidation, in each case if the holder is an entity, (iii) by bona fide gift to a member of the holder’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is the holder or a member of the holder’s immediate family for estate planning purposes, (iv) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (v) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (any person receiving Non-Public Warrants pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) through (v), a “ Permitted Transferee ”), in each case on the condition that prior to such registration for transfer, the Warrant Agent shall be presented with written documentation pursuant to which each Permitted Transferee or the trustee or legal guardian for such Permitted Transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

 

6. Redemption .

 

6.1 Redemption . Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration (so long as there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants), at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2 , at the price of $0.01 per Warrant (“ Redemption Price ”), provided that the last sales price of the shares of Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 4 hereof), on each of twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given.

 

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6.2 Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption . In the event the Company shall elect to redeem all of the Warrants, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption (the “ Redemption Date ”). Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date to the registered holders of the Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the registered holder received such notice.

 

6.3 Exercise After Notice of Redemption . The Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. In the event the Company determines to require all holders of Warrants to exercise their Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Section 3.3.1(b) , the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the Warrants, including the “Fair Market Value” in such case. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the Redemption Price.

 

6.4 Exclusion of Non-Public Warrants . The Company agrees that the redemption rights provided in this Section 6 shall not apply to the Non-Public Warrants if at the time of the redemption such Non-Public Warrants continue to be held by the holders as of the date hereof or their affiliates or Permitted Transferees. However, once such Non-Public Warrants are transferred (other than to an affiliate or Permitted Transferee), the Company may redeem the Non-Public Warrants in the same manner as all other Warrants.

 

7. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants .

 

7.1 No Rights as Shareholder . A Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.

 

7.2 Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants . If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

 

7.3 Reservation of Common Stock . The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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7.4 Registration of Common Stock . The Company agrees that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date hereof, it shall use its best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement for the registration, under the Act, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and it shall use its best efforts to take such action as is necessary to register or qualify for sale, in those states in which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to the extent an exemption is not available. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, the Company agrees to use its best efforts to register such securities under the blue sky laws of the states of residence of the exercising warrant holders to the extent an exemption is not available. If any such registration statement has not been declared effective by the 60th day following the closing of the Business Combination, holders of the Warrants shall have the right, during the period beginning on the 61st day after the closing of the Business Combination and ending upon such registration statement being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and during any other period when the Company shall fail to have maintained an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis” as determined in accordance with Section 3.3.1(d) . The Company shall provide the Warrant Agent with an opinion of counsel for the Company (which shall be an outside law firm with securities law experience) stating that (i) the exercise of the Warrants on a cashless basis in accordance with this Section 7.4 is not required to be registered under the Act and (ii) the shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise will be freely tradable under U.S. federal securities laws by anyone who is not an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Act) of the Company and, accordingly, will not be required to bear a restrictive legend. For the avoidance of any doubt, unless and until all of the Warrants have been exercised on a cashless basis, the Company shall continue to be obligated to comply with its registration obligations under the first three sentences of this Section 7.4 .

 

8. Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters .

 

8.1 Payment of Taxes . The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.

 

8.2 Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent .

 

8.2.1 Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent . The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

 

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8.2.2 Notice of Successor Warrant Agent . In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the shares of Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

 

8.2.3 Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent . Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.

 

8.3 Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent .

 

8.3.1 Remuneration . The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.

 

8.3.2 Further Assurances . The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.4 Liability of Warrant Agent .

 

8.4.1 Reliance on Company Statement . Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.4.2 Indemnity . The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith.

 

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8.4.3 Exclusions . The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will, when issued, be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.

 

8.5 Acceptance of Agency . The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants.

 

9. Miscellaneous Provisions .

 

9.1 Successors . All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

9.2 Notices . Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:

 

Nesco Holdings, Inc.
6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 220
Fort Wayne, Indiana 45894
Attn: Lee Jacobson, Chief Executive Officer

 

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Compliance Department

 

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9.3 Applicable Law . The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.

 

9.4 Persons Having Rights under this Agreement . Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered holders of the Warrants any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Warrant Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the registered holders of the Warrants.

 

9.5 Examination of the Warrant Agreement . A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.

 

9.6 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

9.7 Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

9.8 Amendments . This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any registered holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered holders. All other modifications or amendments, including any amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall require the written consent or vote of the registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants (excluding the holders of the Non-Public Warrants). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2 , respectively, without the consent of the registered holders.

 

9.9 Severability . This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Warrant Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

[Signature page follows] 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

  NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Lee Jacobson
  Name: Lee Jacobson
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
   
  By: /s/ Henry Farrell
  Name: Henry Farrell
  Title: Vice President

   

 

[Signature Page to Amended & Restated Warrant Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit 4.4

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreemen t”) is made as of July 31, 2019, among (i) Nesco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), (ii) NESCO Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (together with its Affiliates, “ NESCO ”), (iii) each Person listed in the definition of “Sponsor” below and (iv) each other Person that acquires shares of Common Stock from the Company after the date hereof and becomes a party to this Agreement by the execution and delivery of a Joinder (collectively, the “ Other Holders ”). Except as otherwise specified herein, all capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 1 .

 

The Company and NESCO are parties to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 7, 2019 (as amended or modified, the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which NESCO received Common Stock from the Company in exchange for all of its equity interests in NESCO Holdings I, Inc., a Delaware corporation. In order to induce NESCO to enter into the Merger Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the consummation of the transactions under the Merger Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1.   Definitions. Unless otherwise set forth below or elsewhere in this Agreement, other capitalized terms contained herein have the meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

Acquired Common ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9 .

 

Affiliate ” of any Person means any other Person controlled by, controlling or under common control with such Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise). For purposes of this definition, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed Affiliates of any party hereto and the NESCO Holders, on the one hand, and the Sponsors, on the other hand, shall not be deemed Affiliates of each other.

 

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

 

Capital Stock ” means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests or equivalents in capital stock of such corporation (whether voting or nonvoting and whether common or preferred) and (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, individual or governmental entity, any and all partnership, membership, limited liability company or other equity interests of such Person that confer on the holder thereof the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or the distribution of assets of, the issuing Person, including in each case any and all warrants, rights (including conversion and exchange rights) and options to purchase any of the foregoing.

 

 

 

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Demand Registrations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

 

End of Suspension Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(iii) .

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

Free-Writing Prospectus ” means a free-writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.

 

Holdback Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) .

 

Holder ” means a holder of Registrable Securities.

 

Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) .

 

Joinder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9 .

 

Long-Form Registrations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

 

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

 

NESCO ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

NESCO Registrable Securities ” means the Registrable Securities held by NESCO and any Affiliate of NESCO to whom NESCO transfers or assigns its rights hereunder in accordance with Section 12(e) .

 

Other Holders ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Piggyback Registrations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) .

 

Public Offering ” means any sale or distribution by the Company and/or Holders to the public of shares of Common Stock pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act.

 

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Registrable Securities ” means (i) any shares of Common Stock held by NESCO, any Sponsor or any Other Holder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Earnout Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and Sponsor Earnout Shares (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement)), in each case, upon the issuance thereof or lapse of transfer restrictions applicable thereto), (ii) any Warrants issued to or held by NESCO, any Sponsor or any Other Holder or any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise thereof, and (iii) any common Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) or ( ii ) above by way of dividend, distribution, split or combination of securities, or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when they have been (a) sold or distributed pursuant to a Public Offering, (b) sold in compliance with Rule 144 or (c) repurchased by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to be a Holder and the Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be in existence, in each case, whenever such Person has the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, such Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected, and such Person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of a Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Sponsor Earnout Shares shall not be deemed Registrable Securities unless and until the restrictions set forth in the Stockholders’ Agreement shall have ceased to apply in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) .

 

Rule 144 ,” “ Rule 158 ,” “ Rule 405 ,” “ Rule 415 ” and “ Rule 430B ” mean, in each case, such rule promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision) by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the same shall be amended from time to time, or any successor rule then in force.

 

Sale Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) .

 

Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) .

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Shelf Offering ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) .

 

Shelf Offering Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) .

 

Shelf Registrable Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) .

 

Shelf Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

 

Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i) .

 

Short-Form Registrations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

 

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Sponsors ” means (i) Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (ii) Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iii) Lawrence Calcano, (iv) Brooke Coburn and (v) Richard Donaldson.

 

Sponsor Registrable Securities ” means the Registrable Securities held by a Sponsor, its Affiliates and any Person to whom it transfers or assigns its rights hereunder in accordance with Section 12(e) .

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to the Company, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of the Company or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the limited liability company, partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.

 

Suspension Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(iii) .

 

Suspension Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(iii) .

 

Suspension Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(ii) .

 

Warrants ” means the Company’s warrants, each exercisable for one share of Common Stock.

 

WKSI ” means a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined under Rule 405.

 

Section 2.   Demand Registrations.

 

(a)  Requests for Registration. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at any time after the Closing under the Merger Agreement, (i) the holders of at least a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities, on the one hand, or (ii) the holders of at least a majority of the Sponsor Registrable Securities, on the other hand, may, in each case, request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration (“ Long-Form Registrations ”), or on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration (“ Short-Form Registrations ”) if available; provided that the holders of NESCO Registrable Securities, on the one hand, and Sponsor Registrable Securities, on the other hand, may only make six such requests each. All registrations requested pursuant to this Section 2(a) are referred to herein as “ Demand Registrations ”. The holders of a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities or Sponsor Registrable Securities, as applicable, making a Demand Registration may request that the registration be made pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (a “ Shelf Registration ”) and, if the Company is a WKSI at the time any request for a Demand Registration is submitted to the Company, that such Shelf Registration be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (an “ Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ”). Each request for a Demand Registration shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities requested to be registered and the intended method of distribution. Within ten days after receipt of any such request, the Company shall give written notice of the Demand Registration to all other Holders and, subject to the terms of Section 2(e) , shall include in such Demand Registration (and in all related registrations and qualifications under state blue sky laws and in any related underwriting) all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within ten days after the Company issues such notice. Each Holder agrees that such Holder shall treat as confidential the receipt of the notice of Demand Registration and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such notice of Demand Registration without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(b)  Long-Form Registrations. The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any Long-Form Registration. The aggregate offering value of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered in any Long-Form Registration must equal at least $10,000,000. All Long-Form Registrations shall be underwritten registrations unless otherwise approved by the holders of a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities or Sponsor Registrable Securities, as applicable, requesting registration.

 

(c)  Short-Form Registrations. The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any Short-Form Registration. Demand Registrations shall be Short-Form Registrations whenever the Company is permitted to use any applicable short form and if the managing underwriters (if any) agree to the use of a Short-Form Registration.

 

(d)  Shelf Registrations.

 

(i)  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare a registration statement under the Securities Act for the Shelf Registration (the “ Shelf Registration Statement ”) with respect to all of the Registrable Securities (or such other number of Registrable Securities specified in writing by the Holder thereof) to enable such Shelf Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC within six months following the Closing under the Merger Agreement. The Company will notify each Holder within five Business Days of the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement.

 

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(ii)  In the event that a Shelf Registration Statement is effective, the holders of a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities and the holders of a majority of the Sponsor Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement shall each have the right at any time or from time to time to elect to sell pursuant to an offering (including an underwritten offering) Registrable Securities available for sale pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement (“ Shelf Registrable Securities ”), so long as the Shelf Registration Statement remains in effect, and the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection therewith. The holders of a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities or a majority of the Sponsor Registrable Securities, as applicable, shall make such election by delivering to the Company a written notice (a “ Shelf Offering Notice ”) with respect to such offering specifying the number of Shelf Registrable Securities that the holders desire to sell pursuant to such offering (the “ Shelf Offering ”). As promptly as practicable, but no later than two Business Days after receipt of a Shelf Offering Notice, the Company shall give written notice of such Shelf Offering Notice to all other holders of Shelf Registrable Securities. The Company, subject to Sections 2(e) and 8 hereof, shall include in such Shelf Offering the Shelf Registrable Securities of any other holder of Shelf Registrable Securities that shall have made a written request to the Company for inclusion in such Shelf Offering (which request shall specify the maximum number of Shelf Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such holder) within five Business Days after the receipt of the Shelf Offering Notice. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible (and in any event within 20 days after the receipt of a Shelf Offering Notice), but subject to Section 2(f) hereof, use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate such Shelf Offering. Each Holder agrees that such Holder shall treat as confidential the receipt of the Shelf Offering Notice and shall not disclose or use the information contained in the Company’s notice regarding the Shelf Offering Notice without the prior written consent of the Company and the Holders delivering such Shelf Offering Notice until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by the Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement.

 

(iii)  If the holders of a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities or the holders of a majority of the Sponsor Registrable Securities, as applicable, wish to engage in an underwritten block trade, variable price reoffer or overnight underwritten offering, in each case, off of a Shelf Registration Statement (either through filing an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement or through a take-down from an already existing Shelf Registration Statement), then, notwithstanding the time periods set forth in Section 2(d)(ii) , such holders shall notify the Company not less than two Business Days prior to the day such offering is to commence. The Company shall promptly notify other Holders of such offering, and such other Holders must elect whether or not to participate by the next Business Day ( i.e. , one Business Day prior to the day such offering is to commence) (unless a longer period is agreed to by the holders of a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities or a majority of the Sponsor Registrable Securities, as applicable) wishing to engage in the underwritten block trade), and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate such offering (which may close as early as two Business Days after the date it commences); provided that the holders of a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities or a majority of the Sponsor Registrable Securities, as applicable, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and the underwriters prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the transaction.

 

(iv)  Subject to Section 2(f)(ii) , the Company shall, at the request of the holders of a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities or a majority of the Sponsor Registrable Securities, as applicable, covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, file any prospectus supplement or any post-effective amendments and otherwise take any action necessary to include therein all disclosures and language deemed necessary or advisable by such holders to effect such Shelf Offering.

 

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(e)  Priority on Demand Registrations and Shelf Offerings. The Company shall not include in any Demand Registration or Shelf Offering any securities which are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Holders holding at least a majority of the Registrable Securities initially requesting such registration. If a Demand Registration or a Shelf Offering is an underwritten offering and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of Registrable Securities and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering exceeds the number of Registrable Securities and other securities, if any, which can be sold therein without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company shall include in such offering prior to the inclusion of any securities which are not Registrable Securities the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect, pro rata among the respective holders thereof on the basis of the amount of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder; provided that, solely with respect to the first two Demand Registrations requested by the holders of a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities, the Company shall first include in such offering the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included by the NESCO Holders.

 

(f)  Restrictions on Demand Registration and Shelf Offerings.

 

(i)  The Company shall not be obligated to effect any Demand Registration or underwritten Shelf Offering within 90 days after the effective date of a previous Demand Registration or a previous registration in which Registrable Securities were included pursuant to Section 3 and in which there was no reduction in the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included.

 

(ii)  The Company may postpone for up to 90 days from the date of the request (the “ Suspension Period ”), the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement for a Demand Registration or suspend the use of a prospectus that is part of a Shelf Registration Statement (and therefore suspend sales of the Shelf Registrable Securities) by providing written notice to the Holders if (A) the Company’s board of directors determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that the offer or sale of Registrable Securities would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Company or any Subsidiary to engage in any material acquisition of assets or stock (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any material merger, consolidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization or other financially material transaction involving the Company, (B) the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement would require disclosure of non-public material information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable law, and (C) (x) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of such transaction, (y) disclosure would have a material adverse effect on the Company or the Company’s ability to consummate such transaction or (z) such transaction renders the Company unable to comply with requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in each case under circumstances that would make it impractical or inadvisable to cause the Shelf Registration Statement (or such filings) to become effective or to promptly amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement on a post effective basis, as applicable; provided that, in such event, the Holders initially requesting such Demand Registration shall be entitled to withdraw such request, and if such request is withdrawn, such Demand Registration shall not count as one of the permitted Demand Registrations hereunder and the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with such registration. The Company may delay or suspend the effectiveness of a Demand Registration or Shelf Offering pursuant to this Section 2(f)(ii) only once in any consecutive twelve-month period; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company may in any event delay or suspend the effectiveness of Demand Registration or Shelf Offering in the case of an event described under Section 5(a)(vi) to enable it to comply with its obligations set forth in Section 5(a)(vi) . The Company may extend the Suspension Period for an additional consecutive 60 days with the consent of the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities initially requesting such registration.

 

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(iii)  In the case of an event that causes the Company to suspend the use of a Shelf Registration Statement as set forth in paragraph  (f)(i) above or pursuant to Section 5(a)(vi) (a “ Suspension Event ”), the Company shall give a notice to the Holders registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Suspension Notice ”) to suspend sales of the Registrable Securities, and such notice shall state generally the basis for the notice and that such suspension shall continue only for so long as the Suspension Event or its effect is continuing. A Holder shall not effect any sales of its Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement (or such filings) at any time after it has received a Suspension Notice from the Company and prior to receipt of an End of Suspension Notice (as defined below). Each Holder agrees that it shall treat as confidential the receipt of the Suspension Notice and shall not disclose or use the information contained in such Suspension Notice without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally, other than as a result of disclosure by such Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement. A Holder may recommence effecting sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (or such filings) following further written notice to such effect (an “ End of Suspension Notice ”) from the Company, which End of Suspension Notice shall be given by the Company to the holders and to the holders’ counsel, if any, promptly following the conclusion of any Suspension Event.

 

(iv)  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the Company shall give a Suspension Notice with respect to any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2(f) , the Company agrees that it shall extend the period of time during which such Shelf Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from the date of receipt by the holders of the Suspension Notice to and including the date of receipt by the holders of the End of Suspension Notice and provide copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus necessary to resume sales with respect to each Suspension Event; provided that such period of time shall not be extended beyond the date that shares of Common Stock covered by such Shelf Registration Statement are no longer Registrable Securities.

 

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(g)  Selection of Underwriters. The Holders requesting any Demand Registration shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering. If any Shelf Offering is an underwritten offering, the Holders requesting such underwritten offering shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering relating to such Shelf Offering. The Company represents and warrants that no investment bankers are entitled to any rights that would conflict with the rights of the Holders under this Section 2 .

 

(h)  Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that it is not a party to, or otherwise subject to, any other agreement granting registration rights to any other Person with respect to any securities of the Company. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall not grant to any Persons the right to request the Company or any Subsidiary to register any Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such securities, without the prior written consent of the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities; provided that the Company may grant rights to other Persons to participate in Piggyback Registrations so long as such rights are subordinate to the rights of the Holders with respect to such Piggyback Registrations as set forth in Section 3(c) and Section 3(d) .

 

(i)  Revocation of Demand Notice or Shelf Offering Notice. At any time prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to a Demand Registration or the “pricing” of any offering relating to a Shelf Offering Notice, the Holders that provided such Demand Registration or Shelf Offering Notice may revoke such Demand Registration or Shelf Offering Notice on behalf of all Holders participating in such Demand Registration or Shelf Offering without liability to such Holders, in each case by providing written notice to the Company.

 

Section 3.   Piggyback Registrations.

 

(a)  Right to Piggyback. Whenever the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act (other than (i) pursuant to a Demand Registration in which the Holders are offered the right to participate pro rata or (ii) in connection with registrations on Form S-4 or S-8 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or similar forms in which NESCO Registrable Securities are not included) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities (a “ Piggyback Registration ”), the Company shall give written notice at least five Business Days prior to the filing of the registration statement relating to the Piggyback Registration to all Holders of its intention to effect such Piggyback Registration and, subject to the terms of Section 3(c) and Section 3(d) , shall include in such Piggyback Registration (and in all related registrations or qualifications under blue sky laws and in any related underwriting) all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 20 days after delivery of the Company’s notice.

 

(b)  Piggyback Expenses. The Registration Expenses of the Holders shall be paid by the Company in all Piggyback Registrations, whether or not any such registration became effective.

 

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(c)  Priority on Primary Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their sole opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect, pro rata among the holders of such Registrable Securities on the basis of the number of shares owned by each such holder, and (iii) third, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the sole opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.

 

(d)  Priority on Secondary Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of holders of the Company’s securities, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration (i) first, the securities requested to be included therein by the holders initially requesting such registration and the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect, pro rata among the holders of such securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder, and (ii) second, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.

 

(e)  Selection of Underwriters. If any Piggyback Registration is an underwritten offering, the investment banker(s) and manager(s) for the offering shall be selected by the Company.

 

(f)  Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it as a primary offering under this Section 3 whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such registration. The Registration Expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 6 .

 

Section 4.   Holdback Agreements.

 

(a)  Holders. Each and every Holder shall enter into lock-up agreements with the managing underwriter(s) of an underwritten Public Offering providing that, unless the underwriters managing such underwritten Public Offering otherwise agree in writing, subject to customary exceptions such Holder shall not (i) offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (including sales pursuant to Rule 144), directly or indirectly, any Capital Stock of the Company (including Capital Stock of the Company that may be deemed to be owned beneficially by such holder in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission) (collectively, “ Securities ”), (ii) enter into a transaction which would have the same effect as described in clause (i) above, (iii) enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences or ownership of any Securities, whether such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such Securities, in cash or otherwise (each of (i) , (ii) and (iii) above, a “ Sale Transaction ”), or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to enter into any Sale Transaction, commencing on the earlier of the date on which the Company gives notice to the Holders that a preliminary prospectus has been circulated for such Public Offering or the “pricing” of such offering and continuing to the date that is 90 days following the date of the final prospectus for such Public Offering (or such shorter period that is required by the managing underwriter(s)) (the “ Holdback Period ”).

 

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(b)  The Company. The Company (i) shall not file any registration statement for a Public Offering or cause any such registration statement to become effective, or effect any public sale or distribution of its equity securities, or any securities, options or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities during any Holdback Period and (ii) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause (A) each holder of at least 5% (on a fully-diluted basis) of its shares of Common Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, and (B) each of its directors and executive officers to agree not to effect any Sale Transaction during any Holdback Period, except as part of such underwritten registration, if otherwise permitted, unless the underwriters managing the Public Offering otherwise agree in writing.

 

Section 5.   Registration Procedures.

 

(a)  Whenever the Holders have requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement or have initiated a Shelf Offering, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:

 

(i)  in accordance with the Securities Act and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto and related prospectuses, with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective ( provided that, before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to the counsel selected by the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and comment of such counsel);

 

(ii)  notify each Holder of (A) the issuance by the Securities and Exchange Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (B) the receipt by the Company or its counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (C) the effectiveness of each registration statement filed hereunder;

 

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(iii)  prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for a period ending when all of the securities covered by such registration statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement (but not in any event before the expiration of any longer period required under the Securities Act or, if such registration statement relates to an underwritten Public Offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sale of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer) and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement;

 

(iv)  furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities thereunder such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus), each Free-Writing Prospectus and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;

 

(v)  use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller ( provided that the Company shall not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 5(a)(v) , (B) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or (C) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be subject to taxation);

 

(vi)  notify each seller of such Registrable Securities (A) promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the date and time when such registration statement and each post-effective amendment thereto has become effective or a prospectus or supplement to any prospectus relating to a registration statement has been filed and when any registration or qualification has become effective under a state securities or blue sky law or any exemption thereunder has been obtained, (B) promptly after receipt thereof, of any request by the Securities and Exchange Commission for the amendment or supplementing of such registration statement or prospectus or for additional information, and (C) at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, subject to Section 2(f) , at the request of any such seller, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;

 

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(vii)  use reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and, if not so listed, to be listed on a securities exchange and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two market makers to register as such with respect to such Registrable Securities with FINRA;

 

(viii)  use reasonable best efforts to provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

 

(ix)  enter into and perform such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other actions as the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, without limitation, effecting a stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or reorganization);

 

(x)  make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate and business documents and properties of the Company as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement;

 

(xi)  take all reasonable actions to ensure that any Free-Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration hereunder complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and, when taken together with the related prospectus, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(xii)  otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least 12 months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158;

 

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(xiii)  permit any Holder which holder, in its sole and exclusive judgment, might be deemed to be an underwriter or a controlling person of the Company to participate in the preparation of such registration or comparable statement and to allow such holder to provide language for insertion therein, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, which in the reasonable judgment of such holder and its counsel should be included;

 

(xiv)  in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement or the issuance of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any shares of Common Stock included in such registration statement for sale in any jurisdiction, use reasonable best efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order;

 

(xv)  use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

(xvi)  cooperate with the Holders covered by the registration statement and the managing underwriter or agent, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legends) representing securities to be sold under the registration statement and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriter, or agent, if any, or such holders may request;

 

(xvii)  cooperate with each Holder covered by the registration statement and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;

 

(xviii)  use its reasonable best efforts to make available the executive officers of the Company to participate with the Holders and any underwriters in any “road shows” or other selling efforts that may be reasonably requested by the holders in connection with the methods of distribution for the Registrable Securities;

 

(xix)  in the case of any underwritten offering, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain one or more comfort letters from the Company’s independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters;

 

(xx)  in the case of an underwritten offering, use its reasonable best efforts to provide a legal opinion of the Company’s outside counsel, dated the effective date of such registration statement (and, if such registration includes an underwritten Public Offering, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), the registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included therein (including the preliminary prospectus) and such other documents relating thereto in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature, which opinion shall be addressed to the underwriters;

 

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(xxi)  if the Company files an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering any Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to remain a WKSI (and not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)) during the period during which such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is required to remain effective and, if WKSI status is lost, to file an amendment to the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to convert it into a Shelf Registration Statement as promptly as practicable;

 

(xxii)  if the Company does not pay the filing fee covering the Registrable Securities at the time an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is filed, pay such fee at such time or times as the Registrable Securities are to be sold; and

 

(xxiii)  if the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement has been outstanding for at least three years, at the end of the third year, refile a new Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities, and, if at any time when the Company is required to re-evaluate its WKSI status the Company determines that it is not a WKSI, use its reasonable best efforts to refile the Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 and, if such form is not available, Form S-1 and keep such registration statement effective during the period during which such registration statement is required to be kept effective.

 

(b)  If the Company files any Automatic Shelf Registration Statement for the benefit of the holders of any of its securities other than the Holders, and the Holders do not request that their Registrable Securities be included in such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company agrees that, once it is eligible to rely on Rule 430B, at the request of the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities, it shall include in such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement such disclosures as may be required by Rule 430B in order to ensure that the Holders may be added to such Shelf Registration Statement at a later time through the filing of a prospectus supplement rather than a post-effective amendment.

 

(c)  The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish the Company such information required by law to be included in such registration regarding such seller and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing.

 

(d)  If NESCO, Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any of their respective Affiliates seek to effectuate an in-kind distribution of all or part of their respective Registrable Securities to their respective direct or indirect equityholders, the Company shall, subject to any applicable lock-ups, use reasonable best efforts to facilitate such in-kind distribution in the manner reasonably requested.

 

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Section 6.   Registration Expenses.

 

(a)  The Company’s Obligation. All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, all registration, qualification and filing fees, including FINRA filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, printing expenses, transfer agent fees and expenses, travel expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified public accountants, underwriters, including, if necessary, a “qualified independent underwriter” (as such term is defined by FINRA) (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions), and other Persons retained by the Company) (all such expenses being herein called “ Registration Expenses ”), shall be borne by the Company, and the Company shall, in any event, pay its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed. Each Person that sells securities pursuant to a Demand Registration, Shelf Offering or Piggyback Registration hereunder shall bear and pay all underwriting discounts and commissions applicable to the securities sold for such Person’s account ( provided that such underwriting discounts and commissions applicable to Registrable Securities will be the same per share as those applicable to NESCO Registrable Securities and/or Sponsor Registrable Securities included in such Demand Registration, Shelf Offering or Piggyback Registration).

 

(b)  Counsel Fees and Disbursements. In connection with each Demand Registration, each Piggyback Registration and each Shelf Offering that is an underwritten offering, the Company shall reimburse the Holders participating in such registration (i) for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel chosen by the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration or participating in such Shelf Offering and (ii) for the reasonable fees and disbursements of each additional counsel retained by any holder for the purpose of rendering a legal opinion on behalf of any such holder in connection with any underwritten Demand Registration, Piggyback Registration or Shelf Offering.

 

(c)  Security Holders. To the extent any expenses are not required to be paid by the Company, each holder of securities included in any registration hereunder shall pay those expenses allocable to the registration of such holder’s securities so included in proportion to the aggregate selling price of the securities to be so registered.

 

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Section 7.   Indemnification and Contribution.

 

(a)  By the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder, such Holder’s officers, directors employees, agents and representatives, and each Person who controls such holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) (the “ Indemnified Parties ”) against all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including with respect to actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, and including reasonable attorney fees and expenses) caused by, resulting from, arising out of, based upon or related to any of the following statements, omissions or violations by the Company: (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in (A) any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free-Writing Prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or (B) any application or other document or communication (in this Section 7 , collectively called an “ application ”) executed by or on behalf of the Company or based upon written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company filed in any jurisdiction in order to qualify any securities covered by such registration under the securities laws thereof, (ii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any other similar federal or state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance. In addition, the Company will reimburse such Indemnified Party for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such losses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such losses result from, arise out of, are based upon, or relate to an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, made in such registration statement, any such prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free-Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information prepared and furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Party expressly for use therein or by such Indemnified Party’s failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished such Indemnified Party with a sufficient number of copies of the same. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company shall indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors, and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Indemnified Parties.

 

(b)  By Each Security Holder. In connection with any registration statement in which a Holder is participating, each such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such registration statement or prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use in such registration statement; provided that the obligation to indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for each Holder and shall be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement.

 

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(c)  Claim Procedure. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification ( provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall impair any Person’s right to indemnification hereunder only to the extent such failure has prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. In such instance, the conflicted indemnified parties shall have a right to retain one separate counsel, chosen by the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the registration if such Holders are indemnified parties, at the expense of the indemnifying party.

 

(d)  Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to, or is insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party or is otherwise unenforceable with respect to any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that the maximum amount of liability in respect of such contribution shall be limited, in the case of each seller of Registrable Securities, to an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to such registration. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if the contribution pursuant to this Section 7(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account such equitable considerations. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to herein shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending against any action or claim which is the subject hereof. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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(e)  Release. No indemnifying party shall, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

(f)  Non-exclusive Remedy; Survival. The indemnification and contribution provided for under this Agreement shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any indemnified party may have pursuant to law or contract and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of Registrable Securities and the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

Section 8.   Underwritten Offerings. No Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person: (a) agrees to sell the same class and type of securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements (including, without limitation, pursuant to any over-allotment or “green shoe” option requested by the underwriters; provided that no Holder shall be required to sell more than the number of Registrable Securities such Holder has requested to include); (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required of all holders of securities being included in such registration under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; and (c) completes and executes all powers of attorney and custody agreements as reasonably requested by the managing underwriters; provided that no Holder included in any underwritten registration shall be required to make any representations or warranties to the Company or the underwriters (other than representations and warranties regarding such holder and such holder’s intended method of distribution) or to undertake any indemnification obligations to the Company or the underwriters with respect thereto that are materially more burdensome than those provided in Section 7 or those provided by the other Holders participating in such underwritten registration. For the avoidance of doubt, each Holder shall execute such customary powers of attorney or custody agreements as are requested by the managing underwriters, appointing as power of attorney or custodian such persons as reasonably requested by the Holders holding the majority of the Registrable Securities. Each Holder shall execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company and the lead managing underwriter(s) that are consistent with such Holder’s obligations under Section 4 , Section 5 and this Section 8 or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. To the extent that any such agreement is entered into pursuant to, and consistent with, Section 4 and this Section 8 , the respective rights and obligations created under such agreement shall supersede the respective rights and obligations of the Holders, the Company and the underwriters created pursuant to this Section 8 . In the case of any registration hereunder that is underwritten which is requested by the Holders of NESCO Registrable Securities or Sponsor Registrable Securities, as applicable, the price, underwriting discount and other financial terms of the related underwriting agreement for such securities shall be determined by the Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities or Sponsor Registrable Securities, as applicable, requesting such underwritten offering, provided , that such price, underwriting discount and other financial terms shall be applicable pari passu among all Registrable Securities included in such registration on a pro rata basis.

 

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Section 9.   Additional Parties; Joinder. Other than assignments pursuant to Section 12(e) to Affiliates of Holders (which shall not require prior written consent), subject to the prior written consent of the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities, the Company may permit any Person who acquires shares of Common Stock or rights to acquire shares of Common Stock from the Company after the date hereof to become a party to this Agreement and to succeed to all of the rights and obligations of a “Holder” under this Agreement by obtaining an executed joinder to this Agreement from such Person in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “ Joinder ”). Upon the execution and delivery of a Joinder by such Person, the shares of Common Stock acquired by such Person (the “ Acquired Common ”) shall be Registrable Securities hereunder, such Person shall be a “Holder” under this Agreement with respect to the Acquired Common, and the Company shall add such Person’s name and address to the appropriate schedule hereto and circulate such information to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 10 Current Public Information . The Company shall file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as any holder or Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required to enable such Holders to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144. Upon request, the Company shall deliver to any Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

Section 11 Subsidiary Public Offering . If, after an initial Public Offering of the Capital Stock of one of its Subsidiaries, the Company distributes securities of such Subsidiary to its equity holders, then the rights and obligations of the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to such Subsidiary, and the Company shall cause such Subsidiary to comply with such Subsidiary’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 12 General Provisions.

 

(a)  Amendments and Waivers . Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified or waived only with the prior written consent of the Company and the Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Registrable Securities (so long as any NESCO Registrable Securities remain) and the Holders holding a majority of the Sponsor Registrable Securities (so long as any Sponsor Registrable Securities remain); provided that no such amendment, modification or waiver that would materially and adversely affect a Holder or group of Holders in a manner different than any other Holder or group of Holders (other than amendments and modifications required to implement the Joinder provisions of Section 9 ), shall be effective against such Holder or group of Holders without the consent of the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities that are held by the group of Holders that is materially and adversely affected thereby; and for the avoidance of doubt, any amendment or waiver reducing, impairing or limiting the rights of an Other Holder under Section 2 or Section 3 will require the written consent of such Other Holder. The failure or delay of any Person to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such Person thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. A waiver or consent to or of any breach or default by any Person in the performance by that Person of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by that Person of the same or any other obligations of that Person under this Agreement.

 

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(b)  Remedies . The parties to this Agreement and their successors and assigns shall be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically (without posting a bond or other security) to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The parties hereto and their successors and assigns agree and acknowledge that a breach of this Agreement would cause irreparable harm and money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any such breach and that, in addition to any other rights and remedies existing hereunder, any party shall be entitled to specific performance and/or other injunctive relief from any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(c)  Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or regulation in any jurisdiction, such prohibition, invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or in any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such prohibited, invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

(d)  Entire Agreement . Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement contains the complete agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.

 

(e)  Successors and Assigns . The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities under this Agreement may be transferred or assigned by each Holder to one or more transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities; provided , that any such transferee or assignee is an Affiliate of, and after such transfer or assignment continues to be an Affiliate of, such Holder and that each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of such transferring Holder under this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns and the Holders and their respective successors and permitted assigns (whether so expressed or not). In addition, whether or not any express assignment has been made, except as otherwise determined by the transferor in its sole discretion, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of purchasers or Holders are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent Holder.

 

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(f)  Notices . Any notice, demand or other communication to be given under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail if sent during normal business hours of the recipient but, if not, then on the next Business Day, (iii) one Business Day after it is sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or (iv) three Business Days after it is mailed to the recipient by first class mail, return receipt requested. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the Company, to NESCO or to the Sponsors at the addresses specified below and to any Other Holder at its address specified in its joinder to this Agreement or at such address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Any party may change such party’s address for receipt of notice by giving prior written notice of the change to the sending party as provided herein.

 

The Company’s address is:

 

Nesco, LLC
6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 220
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804
Attention: Lee Jacobson
  Bruce Heinemann
E-mail: lee.jacobson@nescorentals.com
  bruce.heinemann@nescorentals.com
   
with a copy to:
   
Latham & Watkins LLP
555 Eleventh Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Attention: Paul Sheridan
E-mail: paul.sheridan@lw.com
   
NESCO’s Address is:
 
Energy Capital Partners III, LLC
12680 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400
San Diego, California 92130
Attention: Rahman D’Argenio
  Chris Leininger
Email: rdargenio@ecpartners.com
  cleininger@ecpartners.com

 

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with a copy to:
 
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
609 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Sean T. Wheeler, P.C.
  Brooks W. Antweil
E-mail: sean.wheeler@kirkland.com
  brooks.antweil@kirkland.com
   
The Sponsors’ address is:
 
Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17 th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Attention: Mark D. Ein
  Dyson Dryden
E-mail: mark@capinvestment.com
  dyson@capinvestment.com
   
with a copy to:
 
Latham & Watkins LLP
555 Eleventh Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Attention: Paul Sheridan
E-mail: paul.sheridan@lw.com

 

 

or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

 

(g)  Business Days . If any time period for giving notice or taking action hereunder expires on a day that is not a Business Day, the time period shall automatically be extended to the Business Day immediately following such Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

 

(h)  Governing Law . The corporate law of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues and questions concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. In furtherance of the foregoing, the internal law of the State of Delaware shall control the interpretation and construction of this Agreement (and all schedules and exhibits hereto), even though under that jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive law of some other jurisdiction would ordinarily apply.

 

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(i)  MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL), EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(j)  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO, AND EACH OF THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE OR ANY DELAWARE STATE COURT, FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO, AND EACH OF THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FURTHER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ANY PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR DOCUMENT BY U.S. REGISTERED MAIL TO SUCH PARTY’S RESPECTIVE ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTERS TO WHICH IT HAS SUBMITTED TO JURISDICTION IN THIS PARAGRAPH. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO, AND EACH OF THEIR SUCCESSOR AND ASSIGNS, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE, AND HEREBY AND THEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

 

(k)  No Recourse . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company and each Holder agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement, shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Holder or any current or future member of any Holder or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such for any obligation of any Holder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.

 

(l)  Descriptive Headings; Interpretation . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.

 

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(m)  No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.

 

(n)  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signature of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

(o)  Electronic Delivery . This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent executed and delivered by means of a photographic, photostatic, facsimile or similar reproduction of such signed writing using a facsimile machine or electronic mail shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

 

(p)  Further Assurances . In connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, upon the written request by the Company, each Holder shall execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments and perform any additional acts that may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and perform the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(q)  No Inconsistent Agreements . The Company shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or violates the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement.

 

(r)  Dilution . If, from time to time, there is any change in the capital structure of the Company by way of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through a merger, consolidation, reorganization or recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions hereof so that the rights and privileges granted hereby shall continue.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  THE COMPANY :
     
  NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ L. Dyson Dryden
  Name:

L. Dyson Dryden

  Title:

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

  NESCO :
     
  NESCO HOLDINGS, LP
     
  By: NESCO Holdings GP, LLC
  Its: General Partner
   
  By: /s/ Rahman D’Argenio
  Name: Rahman D’Argenio
  Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

  THE SPONSORS :
     
  CAPITOL ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT IV LLC
   
  By: /s/ Mark Ein
  Name:

Mark Ein

  Title:

Managing Member

     
  CAPITOL ACQUISITION FOUNDER IV LLC
   
  By: /s/ L. Dyson Dryden
  Name: L. Dyson Dryden
  Title: Member
     
  /s/ Lawrence Calcano
  Name:  Lawrence Calcano
     
  /s/ Brooke Coburn
  Name:  Brooke Coburn
     
  /s/ Richard Donaldson
  Name:  Richard Donaldson

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

Joinder

 

The undersigned is executing and delivering this Joinder pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 31, 2019 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), among Nesco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the other person named as parties therein.

 

By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Company, the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement as a Holder in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to the Registration Rights Agreement, and the undersigned’s ________________ number of shares of Common Stock shall be included as Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the ___ day of ____________, ____.

 

       
      Signature of Stockholder
         
       
      Print Name of Stockholder
         
      Address:            
       
       
       
Agreed and Accepted as of    
_________________________________.      
       
NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.      
         
By:                        
Its:        

 

[Exhibit A to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.5

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of July 31, 2019

Among
CAPITOL INVESTMENT MERGER SUB 2, LLC,

as Issuer

CAPITOL INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC,
as a Guarantor,

the other Guarantors from time to time party hereto,

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee and Second Lien Collateral Agent

10.000% SENIOR SECURED SECOND LIEN NOTES DUE 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE 1
 
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
     
SECTION 1.01. Definitions 1
SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions 48
SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act 49
SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction 49
SECTION 1.05. Acts of Holders 50
     
ARTICLE 2
 
THE NOTES
     
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating; Terms 51
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication 52
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent 53
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust 53
SECTION 2.05. Holder Lists 53
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange 54
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Notes 64
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Notes 64
SECTION 2.09. Treasury Notes 64
SECTION 2.10. Temporary Notes 65
SECTION 2.11. Cancellation 65
SECTION 2.12. Defaulted Interest 65
SECTION 2.13. CUSIP Numbers 65
     
ARTICLE 3
 
REDEMPTION
     
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee 66
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased 66
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption 66
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption or Purchase 67
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price 67
SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part 68
SECTION 3.07. Optional Redemption 68
SECTION 3.08. Mandatory Redemption 69
SECTION 3.09. Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds 70

 

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    Page
     
ARTICLE 4
 
COVENANTS
     
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes 71
SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency 72
SECTION 4.03. Reports and Other Information 72
SECTION 4.04. Compliance Certificate 74
SECTION 4.05. Taxes 74
SECTION 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws 75
SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Restricted Payments 75
SECTION 4.08. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries 82
SECTION 4.09. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock 84
SECTION 4.10. Asset Sales 91
SECTION 4.11. Transactions with Affiliates 95
SECTION 4.12. Liens 97
SECTION 4.13. Corporate Existence 97
SECTION 4.14. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control 98
SECTION 4.15. Additional Note Guarantees 100
SECTION 4.16. Discharge and Suspension of Covenants 101
SECTION 4.17. [Reserved] 101
SECTION 4.18. [Reserved] 101
SECTION 4.19. [Reserved] 101
SECTION 4.20. After-Acquired Collateral; Post-Closing Collateral 102
SECTION 4.21. Measuring Compliance 103
     
ARTICLE 5
 
SUCCESSORS
     
SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation, Amalgamation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets 105
SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted 107
     
ARTICLE 6
 
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
     
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default 107
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration 110
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies 110
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults 111
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority 111
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits 111
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment 112
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee 112
SECTION 6.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies 112
SECTION 6.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative 112
SECTION 6.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver 112
SECTION 6.12. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim 113
SECTION 6.13. Priorities 113
SECTION 6.14. Undertaking for Costs 113

 

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    Page
     
ARTICLE 7
 
TRUSTEE
     
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee 114
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee 115
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee 116
SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer 116
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults 116
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders 116
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity 117
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee 118
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. 118
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification 118
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer 119
SECTION 7.12. [Reserved] 119
SECTION 7.13. Security Documents; Intercreditor Agreement 119
     
ARTICLE 8
 
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
     
SECTION 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance 119
SECTION 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge 120
SECTION 8.03. Covenant Defeasance 120
SECTION 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance 121
SECTION 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions 121
SECTION 8.06. Repayment to Issuer 122
SECTION 8.07. Reinstatement 122
     
ARTICLE 9
 
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
     
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders 123
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders 125
SECTION 9.03. [Reserved] 126
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents 126
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes 127
SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. 127
     
ARTICLE 10
 
GUARANTEES
     
SECTION 10.01. Guarantee 127
SECTION 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability 129
SECTION 10.03. Execution and Delivery 129
SECTION 10.04. Subrogation 130
SECTION 10.05. Benefits Acknowledged 130
SECTION 10.06. Release of Guarantees 130

 

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    Page
     
ARTICLE 11
 
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
     
SECTION 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge 131
SECTION 11.02. Application of Trust Money 132
     
ARTICLE 12
 
COLLATERAL
     
SECTION 12.01. Security Documents 132
SECTION 12.02. Release of Collateral 133
SECTION 12.03. Suits to Protect the Collateral 134
SECTION 12.04. Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents 134
SECTION 12.05. Purchaser Protected 134
SECTION 12.06. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee 135
SECTION 12.07. Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations 135
SECTION 12.08. Second Lien Collateral Agent 135
     
ARTICLE 13
 
MISCELLANEOUS
     
SECTION 13.01. [Reserved] 143
SECTION 13.02. Notices 143
SECTION 13.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders 144
SECTION 13.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent 144
SECTION 13.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion 145
SECTION 13.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents 145
SECTION 13.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Managers, Officers, Employees and Stockholders 145
SECTION 13.08. Governing Law 145
SECTION 13.09. Waiver of Jury Trial 145
SECTION 13.10. Force Majeure 146
SECTION 13.11. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements 146
SECTION 13.12. Successors 146
SECTION 13.13. Severability 146
SECTION 13.14. Intercreditor Agreement 146
SECTION 13.15. Counterpart Originals 147
SECTION 13.16. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. 147

 

EXHIBITS  
   
Exhibit A Form of Note
Exhibit B Form of Certificate of Transfer
Exhibit C Form of Certificate of Exchange
Exhibit D Form of Supplemental Indenture to be Delivered by Subsequent Guarantors

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of July 31, 2019, among Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Issuer ” or the “ Company ”), Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined herein) from time to time party hereto (together with Holdings, the “ Guarantors ”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Second Lien Collateral Agent ”).

 

W I T N E S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of $475,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 (the “ Initial Notes ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions (as defined herein), (i) Capitol Investment Merger Sub 1, LLC (“ Merger Sub 1 ”) will merge with and into NESCO Holdings I, Inc. (the “ Target ”), with the Target being the surviving entity and (ii) the Target will merge with and into the Issuer, with Issuer being the surviving entity, after which the obligations of Issuer with respect to the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Notes and the performance and observation of each covenant and agreement under this Indenture on the part of Issuer to be performed or observed will become unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Guarantors; and

 

WHEREAS, each of Issuer, Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders.

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

SECTION 1.01. Definitions.

 

144A Global Note ” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

Acquired Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any specified Person,

 

(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and

 

(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

 

Additional Assets ” means (1) any property or other assets used or useful in a Similar Business, (2) the Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or (3) Capital Stock constituting a minority interest in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that any Restricted Subsidiary described in clause (2) or (3) above is engaged in a Similar Business.

 

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Additional First Lien Obligations means any Indebtedness, permitted to be incurred under the then extant First Lien Documents and the Indenture, that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral permitted by clause (10) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” that is senior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes and Additional Second Lien Obligations, if any, and having a Pari Passu Lien Priority or a Junior Lien Priority with respect to the Collateral relative to the Senior Credit Facility and/or the other First Lien Obligations and that is not secured by any other assets; provided , that unless already a party thereto, the holders of such Indebtedness or their agent, trustee or authorized representative shall become party to the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to the provisions thereof.

 

Additional Notes ” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.01, 4.09 and 4.12, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes.

 

Additional Second Lien Obligations ” means any Indebtedness, permitted to be incurred under this Indenture, having Pari Passu Lien Priority relative to the Notes with respect to the Collateral and that is not secured by any other assets; provided , that (i) the holders of such Indebtedness or their agent, trustee or authorized representative shall become party to the Security Documents pursuant to the provisions thereof and (ii) the Liens securing such Additional Second Lien Obligations shall be the Liens created under the Security Documents in favor of the Second Lien Collateral Agent to secure the Notes (and related Guarantees) and such Additional Second Lien Obligations.

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

 

Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

 

Applicable Calculation Date ” means the applicable date of calculation for (i) the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio, (ii) the Consolidated Total Debt Ratio, (iii) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or (iv) EBITDA.

 

Applicable Measurement Period ” means the most recently ended four fiscal quarters immediately preceding the Applicable Calculation Date for which internal financial statements are available.

 

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Note on any Redemption Date, the greater of:

 

(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and

 

(2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the redemption price of such Note at August 1, 2021 (such redemption price being set forth in Section 3.07(b)), plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Note through August 1, 2021 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of such Note.

 

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Calculation of the Applicable Premium will be made by the Company or on behalf of the Company by such Person as the Company shall designate; provided that such calculation or the correctness thereof shall not be a duty or obligation of the Trustee.

 

Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and/or Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.

 

Asset Sale ” means:

 

(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition including any disposition of property by a Dividing Person pursuant to a Division, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of property or assets (including by way of a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”); or

 

(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary to any entity other than the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 4.09), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;

 

in each case, other than:

 

(a) any disposition of obsolete, damaged, unnecessary, unsuitable or worn out equipment or other assets (including Vehicles, Fleet Inventory and parts inventory) in the ordinary course of business or any disposition of inventory or goods (or other assets, including Vehicles, Fleet Inventory and parts inventory) held for sale or no longer used or useful in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries in a manner permitted pursuant to the provisions described under Section 5.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to this Indenture;

 

(c) any disposition in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.07;

 

(d) any disposition of property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, in any transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $10.0 million;

 

(e) any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(f) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, or any comparable or successor provision, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

 

(g) the lease, assignment, sublease, license or sublicense of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(h) any issuance, sale or pledge of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(i) foreclosures, Events of Loss or any similar action on assets or the granting of Liens not prohibited by this Indenture;

 

(j) sales of receivables and related assets pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Facility;

 

(k) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date, including Sale and Lease-Back Transactions and asset securitizations permitted by this Indenture;

 

(l) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contractual rights or other litigation claims in the ordinary course of business;

 

(m) the sale, lease, assignment, license, sublease or discount of products, services, inventory, equipment, accounts receivable, notes receivable or other current assets in the ordinary course of business (including sales of Vehicles, Fleet Inventory, parts inventory or other inventory) or the conversion of accounts receivable for notes receivable or other dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;

 

(n) any trade-in or other disposition of equipment, including Vehicles, in exchange for other equipment in the ordinary course of business; provided that in the good faith judgment of the Company, the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary receives equipment having a Fair Market Value equal to or greater than the equipment being traded for or disposed;

 

(o) leases or subleases in the ordinary course of business to third persons not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

(p) the licensing or sub-licensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business, other than the licensing of intellectual property on a long-term basis;

 

(q) the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;

 

(r) sales, transfers and other 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;

 

(s) the abandonment or lapse of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business, which in the reasonable good faith determination of the Company are not material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(t) the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals or other third parties as required by applicable law; and

 

(u) the sale or other disposition of cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities.

 

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In the event that a transaction (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of a permitted Asset Sale and would also be a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment, the Company, in its sole discretion, will be entitled to divide and classify such transaction (or a portion thereof) as an Asset Sale and/or one or more of the types of permitted Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.

 

Bankruptcy Law ” means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

 

Board ” means, for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person does not have such a board of directors or other governing body and is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors or other governing body of such entity, or, in either case (other than for purposes of the definition of “Voting Stock”), any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board of directors or other governing body. Unless otherwise provided, “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Board Resolution ” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Borrowing Base ” means, as of any date of determination, the result of: (i) with respect to Fleet Inventory, the sum of (x) 85% of inventory (including Fleet Inventory) that has been appraised, of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (valued at its net orderly liquidation value on a consolidated basis) plus (y) 95% of Fleet Inventory that has not been appraised of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (determined by its book value on a consolidated basis), plus (ii) 85% of the value of accounts receivables of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (determined by its book value on a consolidated basis), plus (iii) the lesser of (x) 70% of cost and (y) 85% of parts inventory of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (with respect to clause (y), valued at its net orderly liquidation value on a consolidated basis) (in each case, determined as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Company are available).

 

Business Day ” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

 

Capital Stock ” means:

 

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

 

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

 

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

 

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions or assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock prior to such conversion, whether or not such securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2018.

 

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Cash Equivalents ” means:

 

(1) United States dollars or Canadian dollars;

 

(2) (a) euro, pounds sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU; or

 

(b) other currencies held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

 

(3) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any country that is a member state of the EMU or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $100.0 million in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and $100.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions;

 

(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

 

(6) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P and in each case maturing within 36 months after the date of creation thereof;

 

(7) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency) and in each case maturing within 36 months after the date of creation thereof;

 

(8) investment funds investing 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above and (9) through (13) below;

 

(9) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 36 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition;

 

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(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case (other than in the case of such securities issued or guaranteed by any participating member state of the EMU) having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency) with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(11) Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(12) Investments with average maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s; and

 

(13) in the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary of the Company, Investments for short-term cash management purposes of comparable tenor and credit quality to those described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (12) customarily utilized in countries in which such Foreign Subsidiary operates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

 

Cash Management Obligations ” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of cash management or related services (including treasury, depository, return item, overdraft, controlled disbursement, credit, merchant store value or debit card, purchase card, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the ACH processing of electronic funds transfers through the Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other cash management arrangements) provided by any bank, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection therewith.

 

Cash Receipts ” has the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Facility.

 

CFC ” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

 

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following after the Issue Date:

 

(1) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than a Permitted Holder; or

 

(2) any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than one or more Permitted Holders, acquires beneficial ownership of Voting Stock of the Issuer representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the Issuer (determined on a fully diluted basis).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a conversion of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary from a limited liability company, corporation, limited partnership or other form of entity to another limited liability company, corporation, limited partnership or other form of entity or an exchange of all of the outstanding Capital Stock in one form of entity for Capital Stock for another form of entity shall not constitute a Change of Control, so long as immediately following such conversion or exchange the “persons” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) who beneficially owned the Capital Stock of such entity immediately prior to such transactions continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such entity, or continue to Beneficially Own sufficient Equity Interests in such entity to elect a majority of its directors, managers, trustees or other persons serving in a similar capacity for such entity, and in either case no “person” Beneficially Owns more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such entity. Furthermore, (i) the transfer of assets between or among the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not itself constitute a Change of Control and (ii) a Person or group shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

 

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto.

 

Collateral ” means all of the assets and property of the Issuer or any Guarantor, whether real, personal or mixed securing any First Lien Obligations or Second Lien Obligations.

 

Common Stock ” means with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interest or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or nonvoting) of such Person’s Common Stock, whether or not outstanding on the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such Common Stock.

 

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, capitalized expenditures, customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs and contract acquisition costs, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(1) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of original issue discount or premium resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than or greater than par, as applicable, other than with respect to Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and (e) net payments, if any, pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding:

 

(i) any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, including, without limitation, any Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions;

 

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(ii) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates;

 

(iii) penalties and interest relating to taxes;

 

(iv) non-cash interest expense attributable to movement in mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivatives (in each case, permitted hereunder and under GAAP);

 

(v) accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness;

 

(vi) interest expense attributable to a Parent Entity resulting from push-down accounting;

 

(vii) any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting;

 

(viii) any “additional interest” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to other securities;

 

(ix) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, and original issue discount with respect to Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions or any intercompany Indebtedness;

 

(x) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees; and

 

(xi) commissions, discounts, yield, make whole premium and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Permitted Receivables Facility); plus

 

(2) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less

 

(3) interest income for such period.

 

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income, attributable to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that, without duplication,

 

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(1) any after-tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains, losses or charges (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including relating to the Transactions), severance, relocation costs, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefits plans, start-up, facilities opening, transition, integration and other restructuring and business optimization costs, charges, reserves or expenses (including related to acquisitions after the Issue Date and to the start-up, closure and/or consolidation of facilities), in each case, not incurred in the ordinary course of business, new product introductions and signing, retention or completion bonuses and similar one-time compensation payments shall be excluded;

 

(2) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period shall be excluded;

 

(3) any net after-tax effect of income (loss) from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;

 

(4) any after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Company, shall be excluded;

 

(5) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Company shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;

 

(6) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under 4.07(a)(3)(a), the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, is otherwise restricted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Company will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) or Cash Equivalents to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;

 

(7) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting, including in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof (including in connection with deferred rent payments and tenant allowance amortization and adjustments), net of taxes, shall be excluded;

 

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(8) (i) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid), (ii) any non-cash income (or loss) related to currency gains or losses related to Indebtedness, intercompany balances and other balance sheet items and to Hedging Obligations and (iii) any non-cash expense, income or loss attributable to the remeasurement or movement in mark-to-market valuation of foreign currencies, Indebtedness or derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP, shall be excluded;

 

(9) any impairment charge, asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in the law or regulation, the amortization of intangibles, and the effects of adjustments to accruals and reserves during a prior period relating to any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks (including government program rebates), in each case, pursuant to GAAP (excluding any non-cash item to the extent it represents an accrual or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period except to the extent such item is subsequently reversed) shall be excluded;

 

(10) any (i) non-cash compensation charge or expense related to the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock, units or other rights and (ii) non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, shall be excluded;

 

(11) any fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, disposition, recapitalization, Investment, Asset Sale, issuance or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Issue Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction shall be excluded;

 

(12) accruals and reserves, contingent liabilities and any gains or losses on the settlement of any pre-existing contractual or non-contractual relationships that are established or adjusted within twelve months after the Issue Date that are so required to be established as a result of the Transactions in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded;

 

(13) losses and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events shall be excluded to the extent covered by insurance or indemnification and actually reimbursed or, other than for purposes of Section 4.07, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 180 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days); and

 

(14) to the extent the consolidated depreciation expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (determined in accordance with GAAP) exceeds the aggregate amount of capital expenditures of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, such excess amount of depreciation expense shall be excluded.

 

In addition, to the extent not already accounted for in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include (without duplication) (i) the amount of proceeds received during such period from business interruption insurance in respect of insured claims for such period, (ii) other than for purposes of Section 4.07, the amount of proceeds as to which the Company has determined there is reasonable evidence it will be reimbursed by the insurer in respect of such period from business interruption insurance (with a deduction for any amounts so added back to the extent denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days or not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (iii) reimbursements received of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Permitted Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.07 only (other than clause (3)(d) of Section 4.07(a)), there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.07(a)(3)(d).

 

Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness (excluding Capitalized Lease Obligations) minus unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the Applicable Calculation Date to (2) EBITDA of the Company for the Applicable Measurement Period, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis and to give effect to all incurrences, issuances, redemptions, repurchases or repayments of Indebtedness and Capital Stock and Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and consolidations and the transactions giving rise to the calculation occurring on such date.

 

Consolidated Total Debt Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Total Indebtedness minus unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the Applicable Calculation Date to (2) EBITDA of the Company for the Applicable Measurement Period, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis and to give effect to all incurrences, issuances, redemptions, repurchases or repayments of Indebtedness and Capital Stock and Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and consolidations and the transactions giving rise to the calculation occurring on such date.

 

Consolidated Total Indebtedness ” means, as at any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (1) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (but excluding the effects of any discounting of indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition or Investments similar to those made for acquisitions) consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Obligations in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) Hedging Obligations, (B) performance bonds or any similar instruments and (C) all Obligations relating to a Permitted Receivables Facility) and (2) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock of the Company and all Preferred Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences and their Maximum Fixed Repurchase Prices, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

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For purposes of this definition, (i) the “ Maximum Fixed Repurchase Price ” of any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock means the price at which such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock could be redeemed or repurchased by the issuer thereof in accordance with its terms or, if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock cannot be so redeemed or repurchased, the Fair Market Value of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case, determined on any date on which Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall be required to be determined and (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness outstanding under a revolving credit facility on any date shall be deemed to be the average daily amount of such Indebtedness thereunder for the most recent twelve month period ending immediately prior to the Applicable Calculation Date (or, prior to the one year anniversary of the Issue Date, during the period from the Issue Date to such date).

 

Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness ” means, as at any date of determination, the amount of Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness as of such date.

 

Contingent Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other monetary obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“ primary obligations ”) of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:

 

(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,

 

(2) to advance or supply funds:

 

(a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation, or

 

(b) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, or

 

(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

 

Controlled Investment Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person, other than any Investor, which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the Company and/or other Persons.

 

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Issuer.

 

Credit Facilities ” means, with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities, including the Senior Credit Facility, or other financing arrangements (including, without limitation, commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors or indentures) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other indebtedness, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors, including facilities that Refinance any part of the loans, notes or other securities, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such Refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity thereof ( provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 4.09) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.

 

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Custodian ” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

 

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

 

Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06(c), substantially in the form of Exhibit A except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

 

Deposit Accounts ” means all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC and all accounts with a deposit function maintained at a financial institution, now or hereafter held in the name of the Issuer or any Guarantor.

 

Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

 

Designated Account ” has the meaning set forth in the Senior Credit Facility.

 

Designated Non-cash Consideration ” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-cash Consideration.

 

Designated Preferred Stock ” means Preferred Stock of the Company or any Parent Entity (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Company or the applicable Parent Entity, as the case may be, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (3) of Section 4.07(a).

 

Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided , however , that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations; provided , further , that any Capital Stock held by any future, current or former employee, director, manager, service provider or consultant (or their respective trusts, estates, investment funds, investment vehicles or immediate family members) of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or its Subsidiaries upon the termination of employment or death of such person pursuant to any stockholders’ agreement, management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement.

 

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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.

 

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

 

DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company.

 

EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period:

 

(1) increased (without duplication) by the following in each case (other than clause (j)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income:

 

(a) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, including, without limitation, foreign, federal, state, provincial, franchise, excise, value added and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and any payments to any Parent Entity in respect of such taxes; plus

 

(b) Fixed Charges of such Person for such period (including (x) net losses on Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (y) bank fees and (z) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, in each case, to the extent included in Fixed Charges), together with (A) items excluded from the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” pursuant to clauses (1)(i) through (1)(xi) thereof, (B) amortization of original issue discount or premium resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness in connection with the Transactions and (C) any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP; plus

 

(c) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period; plus

 

(d) any fees, expenses, charges or losses (other than depreciation or amortization expense) related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Indenture (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transaction including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, and (ii) any amendment or other modification of the Notes, the Senior Credit Facility or other Indebtedness; plus

 

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(e) the amount of any systems development and establishment costs, conversion costs, excess pension charges, curtailments and modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plan costs or charges and contract termination costs, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Issue Date; plus

 

(f) any other non-cash charges, including any write offs, write downs, expenses, losses or items for such period ( provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period); plus

 

(g) the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in such period; plus

 

(h) payments made or accrued in such period pursuant to clause (3) or (12) under Section 4.11(b); plus

 

(i) costs of surety bonds incurred in such period in connection with financing activities; plus

 

(j) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other synergies (in each case, other than the “run rate” effect in connection with the acquisition of any equipment (other than in connection with the acquisition of a business or line of business), except as set forth in (i) clause (34) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” and (ii) in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”), projected by the Company in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken (which cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies do not exceed 20% of EBITDA for such period (before giving effect to any adjustment as a result of this clause (j)), and (C) such actions have been taken, such actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or such actions are expected to be taken within 24 months after the date of determination to take such action; provided , further , that the adjustments pursuant to this clause (j) may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) pro forma adjustments made pursuant to the second paragraph of the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”; plus

 

(k) any costs or expense incurred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Company or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation set forth in Section 4.07(a)(3); plus

 

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(l) the amount of loss or discount on sales of receivables and related assets to any Receivables Subsidiary in connection with any Permitted Receivables Facility; plus

 

(m) the amount of expenses relating to payments made to option holders of the Company or any Parent Entity in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to shareholders of the Company or any Parent Entity, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were shareholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted under this Indenture; plus

 

(n) all adjustments of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are described in footnote (1) under the section entitled “Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information” in the Offering Memorandum, to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to such period; plus

 

(o) any portion of the cost of Fleet Inventory sold during such period that represents the purchase price adjustment to the net book value of Fleet Inventory as of the Issue Date after giving effect to the Transactions;

 

(2) decreased by (without duplication) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced EBITDA in any prior period and excluding non-cash income; provided that, to the extent non-cash gains are deducted pursuant to this clause (2) for any previous period and not otherwise added back to EBITDA, EBITDA shall be increased by the amount of any cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) in respect of such non-cash gains received in subsequent periods to the extent not already included therein; and

 

(3) increased or decreased by (without duplication):

 

(a) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness, intercompany balances and other balance sheet items, plus or minus, as the case may be; and

 

(b) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations, and the application of International Financial Reporting Standards 9—Financial Instruments, and its related pronouncements and interpretations (or any successor provision).

 

EMU ” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

 

Enforcement Notice ” means a written notice delivered, at a time when an event of default has occurred and is continuing, by the Second Lien Collateral Agent to the First Lien Collateral Agents specifying the relevant event of default.

 

Equity Interests ” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock.

 

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Equity Offering ” means any public or private sale of common equity or Preferred Stock of the Company or any Parent Entity (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than:

 

(1) (i) public offerings with respect to the Company’s or any Parent Entity’s Common Stock registered on Form S-8 (or comparable form) or (ii) any sale or issuance pursuant to employee benefit plans or otherwise in compensation to officers, directors or employees;

 

(2) issuances to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; and

 

(3) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

 

euro ” means the single currency of participating member states of the EMU.

 

Euroclear ” means Euroclear S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.

 

Event of Loss ” means, with respect to any property or asset (tangible or intangible, real or personal), any of the following:

 

(1) any loss, destruction or damage of such property or asset;

 

(2) any institution of any proceeding for the condemnation or seizure of such property or asset or for the exercise of any right of eminent domain;

 

(3) any actual condemnation, seizure or taking by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise of such property or asset, or confiscation of such property or asset or the requisition of the use of such property or asset; or

 

(4) any settlement in lieu of clause (2) or (3) above.

 

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

 

Excluded Accounts ” means all Deposit Accounts into which solely Excluded Funds are deposited, other than any Designated Account.

 

Excluded Assets ” means the following:

 

(1) any fee-owned Real Estate unless included at the Issuer’s discretion and any leasehold interests in Real Estate;

 

(2) assets and personal property for which a pledge thereof or a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable laws, rules or regulations (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority);

 

(3) Excluded Stock (other than Stock that is Excluded Stock solely as a result of having been issued by Immaterial Subsidiaries);

 

(4) assets and personal property to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse Tax consequences as reasonably determined by the Company;

 

(5) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto;

 

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(6) any lease, license, contract or other agreements or any property (including personal property) subject to a purchase money security interest, Capitalized Lease Obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under this Indenture to the extent that a pledge thereof or a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, contract, agreement, purchase money, Capitalized Lease Obligation or similar arrangement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment laws of the UCC and applicable laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable laws notwithstanding such prohibition;

 

(7) receivables and related assets (or interests therein) (A) sold to any Receivables Subsidiary or (B) otherwise pledged, factored, transferred or sold in connection with any Permitted Receivables Facility;

 

(8) any and all assets and personal property owned or held by any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a Guarantor; and

 

(9) any asset or personal property that the Senior Credit Facility Administrative Agent and the Company have agreed, in writing, constitutes “Excluded Assets” under the Senior Credit Facility;

 

provided , that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Excluded Assets shall not include any proceeds, replacements or substitutions of Collateral (unless such proceeds, replacements or substitutions otherwise constitute Excluded Assets).

 

Excluded Contribution ” means net proceeds received in cash, Cash Equivalents or marketable securities (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof in the case of Cash Equivalents and marketable securities) or Qualified Proceeds received by the Company from:

 

(1) contributions to its common equity capital, and

 

(2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Company) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Company,

 

in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Company on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (3) of Section 4.07(a).

 

Excluded Funds ” means all amounts (i) solely for the purpose of payroll, employee wages and benefits and payment of taxes, (ii) consisting of only the proceeds of Indebtedness and (iii) other amounts, not to exceed $4.0 million in the aggregate.

 

Excluded Stock ” means:

 

(1) any Stock with respect to which the First Lien Collateral Agents and the Company agree, in writing (each acting reasonably), that the cost of pledging such Stock shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the lenders and other parties holding obligations under the Senior Credit Facility therefrom, and confirmed in writing by the Company to the Trustee;

 

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(2) solely in the case of any pledge of Stock of any CFC or FSHCO to secure the Obligations, any Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO in excess of 65% of the outstanding Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO;

 

(3) any Stock to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any applicable law (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been obtained);

 

(4) any “margin stock” and Stock of any Person (other than any wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge of such Stock would be prohibited, or create an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings, the Company or any wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) under the terms of any organization document, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement applicable to such Person;

 

(5) the Stock of any Immaterial Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

 

(6) any Stock of any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Stock would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary as reasonably determined by the Company in consultation with the First Lien Collateral Agents, and confirmed in writing by the Company to the Trustee.

 

Excluded Subsidiary ” means:

 

(1) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Person or is a joint venture (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-Wholly-Owned Person);

 

(2) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by (x) subject to clause (10) below, applicable law, rule or regulation or (y) contractual obligation from guaranteeing the Obligations under the Notes and this Indenture (and for so long as such restriction is in effect); provided that in the case of clause (y), such contractual obligation existed on the Issue Date or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date (and so long as such contractual obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired;

 

(3) (i) any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary that is (A) a FSHCO or (B) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a CFC, or (iii) any other Subsidiary for which the provision of a Guarantee would result in a material adverse Tax consequence to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or a Tax Group including the Company or one of its Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Company);

 

(4) any Immaterial Subsidiary ( provided that the Company shall not be permitted to exclude Immaterial Subsidiaries from guaranteeing the Obligations under the Notes and this Indenture to the extent that (i) the aggregate amount of gross revenue for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (4) exceeds 10.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (4) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination or (ii) the aggregate amount of total assets for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (4) exceeds 10.0% of the aggregate amount of Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (4) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination);

 

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(5) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Senior Credit Facility Administrative Agent and the Company, the cost of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in relation to the value to be obtained by the lenders under the Senior Credit Facility therefrom, as confirmed in writing by the Company to the Trustee;

 

(6) each Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(7) not-for-profit Subsidiaries;

 

(8) Subsidiaries that are special-purpose entities (including special purpose securitization vehicles);

 

(9) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or Permitted Investment that has assumed secured Debt not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or Permitted Investment and any Restricted Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such secured Debt, in each case to the extent such secured Debt prohibits such Restricted Subsidiary from providing a Guaranty;

 

(10) any Subsidiary that would require any consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority to provide a Guarantee unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received; and

 

(11) any Subsidiary that is a domestic captive insurance company.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Subsidiary shall cease to be an “Excluded Subsidiary” to the extent that it guarantees any Indebtedness of Holdings, the Issuer or a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Existing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Issue Date, plus interest accruing (or the accretion of discount) thereon.

 

Fair Market Value ” means the value (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will take into account any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, associated with related assets) that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in an arm’s-length transaction, determined in good faith by the Issuer (unless otherwise provided herein).

 

First Lien Collateral Agent ” means (i) in the case of Obligations under the Senior Credit Facility, any Cash Management Obligations and Hedging Obligations secured pursuant thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and any successor, in its capacity as collateral agent for the lenders and other secured parties under the Senior Credit Facility (together with its successors and permitted assigns under the Senior Credit Facility) and (ii) in the case of additional First Lien Obligations, the collateral agent, administrative agent, trustee or similar agent under the applicable First Lien Documents, in each case, together with its successors in such capacity.

 

First Lien Documents ” means (1) the Senior Credit Facility and all related credit, guarantee and security documents and (2) the credit, guarantee and security documents governing the First Lien Obligations.

 

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First Lien Obligations ” means the Obligations under the Senior Credit Facility and any Cash Management Obligations and any Hedging Obligations secured pursuant to the First Lien Documents, or any other Credit Facilities and any Additional First Lien Obligations.

 

First Lien Secured Parties ” means the holders of First Lien Obligations.

 

Fitch ” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person as of any Applicable Calculation Date, the ratio of (1) EBITDA of such Person for the Applicable Measurement Period to (2) the Fixed Charges of such Person for such Applicable Measurement Period. In the event that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) or issues, redeems or repurchases Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the Applicable Measurement Period but on or prior to the Applicable Calculation Date, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided , however , that cash proceeds funded to the balance sheet in connection with the incurrence of any Indebtedness or issuances of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock shall be disregarded for any “netting” purposes.

 

If since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, discontinued operation or operational change (in each case, other than the acquisition of any equipment (other than (x) in connection with the acquisition of a business or line of business, (y) with respect to equipment units acquired during the twelve months ended June 30, 2019 and (z) with respect to equipment units acquired in a single purchase with an aggregate fair market value of at least $10.0 million and financed with the incurrence of Indebtedness (it being understood that the “run rate” basis for calculating the EBITDA with respect to such equipment units shall be calculated based on the Company’s average utilization and average EBITDA margin with respect to the Company’s comparable equipment for the twelve month period ended prior to such purchase)), that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, giving pro forma effect thereto for such Applicable Measurement Period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, discontinued operation or operational change had occurred at the beginning of the Applicable Measurement Period; provided that, notwithstanding any classification under GAAP of any Person or business in respect of which a definitive agreement for the disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, such transaction shall not be treated as a disposition or a discontinued operation for purposes of the calculation of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio until such transaction shall have been consummated.

 

Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

 

(1) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period;

 

(2) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock (including any Designated Preferred Stock) of such Person and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period;

 

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(3) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; and

 

(4) without duplication of clause (1) above, all interest expense (including (a) amortization of original issue discount or premium resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than or greater than par, as applicable, and (b) non-cash interest payments) for such period with respect to any Indebtedness of any Parent Entity which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Fleet Inventory ” means utility trucks, specialty equipment and similar goods owned by any Grantor that are held for sale or that comprise such Grantor’s leased and rental equipment fleet.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary.

 

FSHCO ” means any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of the Company that has no material assets other than Equity Interests (or Equity Interests and indebtedness) in one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to time; provided that all terms of an accounting or financial nature used in this Indenture shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to in this Indenture shall be made (a) without giving effect to any election under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825— Financial Instruments , or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value,” as defined therein and (b) the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations shall be determined in accordance with the definition of Capitalized Lease Obligations (it being understood that all leases and obligations under any leases of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP on December 31, 2018 (whether or not such operating leases and/or operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations (and not as Capitalized Lease Obligations) for purposes of this Indenture regardless of any change in GAAP following the date that would otherwise require such leases and/or lease obligations to be recognized as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet). At any time after the Issue Date, the Company may elect to apply IFRS accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided herein); provided , any calculation or determination herein that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Company’s election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

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Global Notes ” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A , issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b) or 2.06(d).

 

Government Securities ” means securities that are:

 

(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged; or

 

(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America,

 

which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state, territorial or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof and any governmental entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Grantors ” means the Issuer and the Guarantors.

 

guarantee ” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

 

Guarantee ” means the guarantee by any Guarantor of the Issuer’s Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

 

Guarantor ” means Holdings and, following the consummation of the Transactions, each Subsidiary of the Company that executes this Indenture as a Guarantor on the Issue Date and each other Subsidiary of the Company that thereafter guarantees the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, until, in each case, such Person is released from the guarantee of the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

 

Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

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Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

 

holder ” means, with reference to any Indebtedness or other Obligations, any holder or lender of, or trustee or collateral agent or other authorized representative with respect to, such Indebtedness or Obligations, and, in the case of Hedging Obligations, any counter-party to such Hedging Obligations.

 

Holdings ” means Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and its permitted successors and assigns.

 

IFRS ” means the international accounting standards as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (a) whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such determination date were an amount equal to or less than 5.0% of Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date and (b) whose gross revenues (when combined with the revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were an amount equal to or less than 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Applicable Measurement Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:

 

(1) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent:

 

(a) in respect of borrowed money;

 

(b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

 

(c) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), except (i) any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligations until, after 120 days of becoming due and payable, such obligation remains unpaid and is reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP; or

 

(d) representing any net Hedging Obligations;

 

if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness in clauses (a) through (d) (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any Parent Entity appearing on the balance sheet of the Company solely by reason of pushdown accounting under GAAP shall be excluded;

 

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(2) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of a third Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of the such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(3) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of a third Person secured by a Lien on any assets owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such first Person; provided , however , that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a) the Fair Market Value of such assets at such date of determination and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person;

 

provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (a) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (b) accrued expenses, royalties and trade payables and (c) asset retirement obligations and obligations in respect of reclamation and workers’ compensation (including pensions and retiree medical care) that are not overdue by more than 90 days.

 

Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Independent Financial Advisor ” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Company, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

 

Indirect Participant ” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

 

Initial Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ” means the intercreditor agreement to be entered into as of the Issue Date by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors, the First Lien Collateral Agent and the Second Lien Collateral Agent.

 

Interest Payment Date ” means August 1 and February 1 of each year to stated maturity.

 

Investment Grade Rating ” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.

 

Investment Grade Securities ” means:

 

(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);

 

(2) debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

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(3) investments in any fund that invests at least 90% of its assets in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and

 

(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments.

 

Investments ” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of (i) loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts or loans receivable, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees, in each case made in the ordinary course of business), (ii) purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and (iii) investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of the Company in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.07:

 

(1) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s direct or indirect equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:

 

(a) the Company’s direct or indirect “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; less

 

(b) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s direct or indirect equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

 

(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined by the Company.

 

The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Investment.

 

Investors ” means each of (i) Energy Capital Partners III, LP and any parallel and co-investment funds managed by or affiliated with Energy Capital Partners III, LLC, but not including, however, any operating portfolio companies of any of the foregoing and (ii) Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and their affiliates (excluding portfolio companies).

 

Issue Date ” means July 31, 2019.

 

Issuer ” means Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC.

 

Issuer Order ” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee.

 

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Junior Lien Obligations ” means Obligations with respect to Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture having Junior Lien Priority.

 

Junior Lien Priority ” means Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes; provided that the Junior Lien Representative shall have executed and delivered an intercreditor agreement with the Second Lien Collateral Agent (which each Holder hereby authorizes the Second Lien Collateral Agent to enter into without their consent) in form and substance substantially similar to the Intercreditor Agreement, but with such changes thereto as are necessary to reflect the Notes as being the Senior Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Junior Lien Representative ” means any duly authorized representative of any holders of Junior Lien Obligations, which representative is party to the intercreditor agreement described in the definition of Junior Lien Priority.

 

Legal Holiday ” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York, or solely with respect to payments, at the place of payment. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at the place of payment, payment shall be made at that place on the next succeeding date that is not a Legal Holiday and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.

 

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded, registered, published or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) attributable to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

 

Net Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale, including any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-cash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, payments made in order to obtain a necessary consent or required by applicable law, and brokerage and sales commissions, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, other fees and expenses, Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be actually payable as a result thereof (including withholding taxes imposed on the repatriation of any such Net Proceeds and taking into account any Tax sharing arrangements), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Senior Indebtedness (other than Junior Lien Obligations) required (other than required by Section 4.10(b)) to be paid as a result of such transaction, any costs associated with unwinding any related Hedging Obligations in connection with such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction.

 

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Non-Recourse Debt ” means Indebtedness (a) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) (i) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) other than a pledge of the equity interests of any Non-Recourse Subsidiary, (ii) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise) other than by virtue of a pledge of the equity interests of any Non-Recourse Subsidiary, or (iii) constitutes the lender; (b) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against any Non-Recourse Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Senior Credit Facility or the Notes) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity; and (c) as to which the lenders thereunder will not have any recourse to the Equity Interests or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Non-Recourse Subsidiaries).

 

Non-Recourse Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company created for the purpose of obtaining stand-alone financing for the acquisition and lease of rental equipment to customers, and all of whose Indebtedness is Non-Recourse Debt.

 

Non-U.S. Person ” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

 

Notes ” means the Initial Notes and more particularly means any Note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term “Notes” shall also include any Additional Notes that may be issued under a supplemental indenture; provided that Additional Notes will not be issued with the same CUSIP, if any, as any Notes then existing unless such Additional Notes are fungible with such Notes then existing for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Obligations ” means any principal, interest (including any interest, fees, expenses and other amounts accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest, fees, expenses and other amounts are an allowed or allowable claim under applicable Bankruptcy Law), premium, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, premium, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

 

Offering Memorandum ” means the Offering Memorandum, dated July 26, 2019 relating to the offering of the Notes.

 

Officer ” means the Chairman of the Board, any Manager or Director, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer, the Controller or the Secretary of the Company or any other Person, as the case may be.

 

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer or on behalf of any other Person, as the case may be, who must be a Manager or Director, the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer (or of a Subsidiary of the Issuer acting in such capacity for the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, as determined by the Issuer) or such other Person, that meets the requirements set forth in this Indenture.

 

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Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee (which may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions). The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer.

 

Parent Entity ” means any Person that is a direct or indirect parent of the Company.

 

Pari Passu Lien Priority ” means, relative to specified Indebtedness, having equal Lien priority on specified Collateral.

 

Participant ” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

 

Permitted Asset Swap ” means the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 4.10.

 

Permitted Holders ” means each of (i)(a)(x) the Investors and (y) members of management of the Company (or any Parent Entity) who are holders of Equity Interests of the Company (or any Parent Entity) on the Issue Date and (b) any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that in the case of such group, without giving effect to such group, Persons specified in clause (i)(a) must collectively beneficially own more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or any Parent Entity and (ii) any Parent Entity. Any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) whose acquisition of beneficial ownership constitutes a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture will thereafter, together with its Affiliates, constitute an additional Permitted Holder.

 

Permitted Investments ” means:

 

(1) any Investment in the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including guarantees of obligations of its Restricted Subsidiaries);

 

(2) any Investment in cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;

 

(3) any Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person that is engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment:

 

(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or

 

(b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary,

 

and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, transfer or conveyance;

 

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(4) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.10 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

 

(5) any Investment existing on the Issue Date or made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Issue Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification, replacement, reinvestment or renewal of any such Investment existing on the Issue Date or binding commitment in effect on the Issue Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased in such extension, modification, replacement, reinvestment or renewal only (a) as required by the terms of such Investment or binding commitment as in existence on the Issue Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

 

(6) any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries:

 

(a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable;

 

(b) in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons;

 

(c) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; or

 

(d) received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer, or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;

 

(7) Hedging Obligations permitted under clause (10) of Section 4.09(b);

 

(8) any Investment in a Similar Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (8) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $35.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided , however , that any Investment pursuant to this clause (8) shall not be made in an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(9) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (exclusive of Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any Parent Entity; provided , however , that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (3) of Section 4.07(a);

 

(10) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.09;

 

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(11) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.11(b) (except transactions described in clauses (2), (5), (9), (15) and (19) of Section 4.11(b));

 

(12) any Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory (including Vehicles, Fleet Inventory and parts inventory), supplies, material or equipment or other similar assets or the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

 

(13) additional Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at that time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities), not to exceed the greater of (x) $25.0 million and (y) 3.75% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided , however , that any Investment pursuant to this clause (13) shall not be made in an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(14) Investments relating to a Receivables Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the Company, are necessary or advisable to effect any Permitted Receivables Facility or any repurchase obligation in connection therewith;

 

(15) loans and advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, officers, directors and employees not in excess of $10.0 million outstanding at any one time, in the aggregate;

 

(16) loans and advances to officers, directors, managers and employees for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses or payroll expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Company or any Parent Entity;

 

(17) advances, loans or extensions of trade credit or prepayments to suppliers or loans or advances made to distributors, in each case in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(18) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services in the ordinary course of business;

 

(19) repurchases of the Notes;

 

(20) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices, in each case under the UCC;

 

(21) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (21) that are at the time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash, Cash Equivalents or marketable securities, not to exceed the greater of (x) $25.0 million and (y) 3.75% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided , however , that any Investment pursuant to this clause (21) made in any Person that is a Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (21) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , further , that such Investment pursuant to this clause (21) shall not be permitted to the extent that it is used for the purpose of making a Restricted Payment;

 

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(22) Investments as part of the Transactions;

 

(23) Investments of assets relating to non-qualified deferred payment plans in the ordinary course of business;

 

(24) intercompany current liabilities owed by Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with cash management operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and

 

(25) Investments in Permitted Joint Ventures, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (25) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed $10.0 million.

 

Permitted Joint Venture ” means, with respect to any Person at any time, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity (1) of which at least 20%, but not more than 50% of the Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) of that Person and (2) whose primary business constitutes or is reasonably expected to constitute at such time a Similar Business.

 

Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to any Person:

 

(1) Liens for Taxes that (i) are not delinquent or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles);

 

(2) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or construction contractors’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or, if more than 30 days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or other Lien arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceeding for review, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

(3) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business (a) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (b) securing reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to such Person or otherwise supporting the payment of items set forth in the foregoing clause (a);

 

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(4) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases, statutory obligations, surety, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements, completion guarantees, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers acceptance facilities, work in process relating to progress payment contracts for the construction of Vehicles or servicing contracts and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations), deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(5) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not in any case materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(6) Liens securing, or otherwise arising from, judgments not constituting an Event of Default under clause (5) of Section 6.01(a);

 

(7) Liens on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or Liens on bills of lading, drafts or other documents of title arising by operation of law or pursuant to the standard terms of agreements relating to letters of credit, bank guarantees and other similar instruments, provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit to the extent such obligations are permitted under Section 4.09; and specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s accounts payable or similar trade obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or trade letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

(8) rights of set-off, banker’s liens, netting agreements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by of the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance of administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts, cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;

 

(9) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, including precautionary financing statements, or any similar filings made in respect of operating leases entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(10) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Credit Facilities, including any letter of credit facility relating thereto, that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred pursuant to clause (1) of Section 4.09(b); provided that (i) if any such Indebtedness constitutes First Lien Obligations or has Pari Passu Lien Priority relative to the Notes with respect to the Collateral then it shall not be secured by any other assets that do not constitute Collateral and (ii) shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(11) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens incurred in connection with the Senior Credit Facility and the Notes);

 

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(12) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (4) and (18) of Section 4.09(b); provided that (a) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (4) extend only to the assets purchased with the proceeds of such Indebtedness, accessions to such assets and the proceeds and products thereof and customary security deposits, and any lease of such assets (including accessions thereto) and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits; provided , further , that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender and (b) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (18) extend only to the assets of Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors or the Issuer;

 

(13) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others that do not (a) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) secure any Indebtedness;

 

(14) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(15) Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (b) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry, (c) attaching to pooling, deposit, sweep, commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (d) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(16) Liens (a) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted under this Indenture to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, and (b) consisting of an agreement to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any property in a transaction permitted under Section 4.10, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or sale, disposition, transfer or lease, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

 

(17) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition (by a merger, consolidation or amalgamation or otherwise) or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the Issue Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (a) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition (by a merger, consolidation or amalgamation or otherwise) or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property that is (A) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or (B) subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted under this Indenture that require or include, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (c) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 4.09;

 

(18) any interest or title of a lessor under leases (other than leases constituting Capitalized Lease Obligations) entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(19) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale or purchase of goods by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(20) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under clause (5) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents”;

 

(21) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

 

(22) [Reserved];

 

(23) ground leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are located;

 

(24) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

 

(25) Liens on cash and Permitted Investments used to satisfy, discharge or defease Indebtedness; provided such satisfaction or discharge is permitted under this Indenture;

 

(26) Liens on receivables and related assets incurred in connection with a Permitted Receivables Facility;

 

(27) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;

 

(28) Liens securing Hedging Obligations; provided that with respect to Hedging Obligations relating to Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is permitted under this Indenture;

 

(29) Liens securing Obligations relating to any Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Issuer or a Guarantor permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 4.09;

 

(30) Liens in favor of the Issuer or any Guarantor;

 

(31) [Reserved];

 

(32) Liens to secure any modification or Refinancing (or successive Refinancing) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (11), (12), (16), (17), (34) and (41); provided , however , that (a) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus accessions, additions and improvements on such property, including after-acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, (ii) after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof), (b) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (11), (12), (16), (17), (34) and (41) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture, and (y) an amount necessary to pay any premium (including tender premiums), defeasance costs, underwriting discounts and any reasonable fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such modification or Refinancing and (c) any Liens to secure any Refinancing of Indebtedness described under clause (34) or (41) shall constitute Additional Second Lien Obligations;

 

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(33) other Liens securing Indebtedness then outstanding and secured pursuant to this clause (33) measured at the time of securing such Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $60.0 million and (y) 8.75% of Total Assets at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness and Liens; provided that to the extent any such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on Collateral, such Indebtedness shall have Pari Passu Lien Priority relative to the Notes;

 

(34) Liens incurred to secure Additional Second Lien Obligations in respect of any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.09; provided that, with respect to Liens securing Additional Notes or Additional Second Lien Obligations permitted under this clause (34), at the time of incurrence of such Obligations, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio would be no greater than 4.5 to 1.0; provided, however , the EBITDA used to calculate the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio in this clause (34) shall be calculated on a “run-rate” basis with respect to (x) equipment units acquired during the twelve months ended June 30, 2019 and (y) equipment units acquired in a single purchase with an aggregate fair market value of at least $10.0 million and financed with the incurrence of Indebtedness (it being understood that the “run rate” basis for calculating the EBITDA with respect to such equipment units shall be calculated based on the Company’s average utilization and average EBITDA margin with respect to the Company’s comparable equipment for the twelve month period ended prior to such purchase);

 

(35) [Reserved];

 

(36) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to capital stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

 

(37) Liens on Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(38) agreements to subordinate any interest of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any accounts receivable or other proceeds arising from inventory consigned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(39) [Reserved];

 

(40) Liens in connection with deposits taken by a Restricted Subsidiary that constitutes a regulated bank;

 

(41) Liens securing the Notes (other than any Additional Notes) and the related Guarantees;

 

(42) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted under this Indenture;

 

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(43) the rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

 

(44) security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(45) any Lien granted pursuant to a security agreement between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and a licensee of their intellectual property to secure the damages, if any, of such licensee resulting from the rejection by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of such licensee in a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens do not cover any assets other than the intellectual property subject to such license

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, (A) a Lien need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens described in this definition but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof and of any other available exemption, (B) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Permitted Liens, the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this definition and (C) in the event that a portion of Indebtedness secured by a Lien could be classified as secured in part pursuant to clause (34) above (giving effect only to the incurrence of such portion of such Indebtedness), the Company, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Indebtedness (and any Obligations in respect thereof) as having been secured pursuant to clause (34) above and thereafter the remainder of the Indebtedness as having been secured pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this definition.

 

Permitted Receivables Facility ” means any of one or more receivables financing facilities, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated or refunded from time to time, the Obligations of which are non-recourse (except for customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such facilities) to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells its accounts receivable to either (a) a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or (b) a Receivables Subsidiary that in turn funds such purchase by purporting to sell its accounts receivable to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or by borrowing from such a Person or from another Receivables Subsidiary that in turn funds itself by borrowing from such a Person.

 

Person ” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

 

Preferred Stock ” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

 

Private Placement Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture, except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

 

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Pro Forma Basis ” means, with respect to the calculation of any test, financial ratio, basket or covenant under this Indenture, including the Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio, the Consolidated Total Debt Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and the calculation of EBITDA and Total Assets, of any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of any date, that pro forma effect will be given to the Transactions, any acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division, consolidation, Investment (other than the acquisition of any equipment (other than in connection with the acquisition of a business or line of business), except as set forth (i) in clause (34) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” and (ii) in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”), any issuance, incurrence, assumption or repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed or repaid or redeemed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transaction and for which any such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant is being calculated), any issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock, all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any Subsidiary, line of business, division, segment or operating unit, any operational change (including the entry into any material contract or arrangement) or any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have occurred during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of such Person being used to calculate such test, financial ratio, basket or covenant (the “Reference Period”), or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period but prior to such date or prior to or simultaneously with the event for which a determination under this definition is made (including any such event occurring at a Person who became a Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person or was merged or consolidated with or into the subject Person or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the subject Person after the commencement of the Reference Period), as if each such event occurred on the first day of the Reference Period.

 

For purposes of making any computation referred to above:

 

(1) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date for which a determination under this definition is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligations have a remaining term in excess of 12 months);

 

(2) interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer, in his or her capacity as such and not in his or her personal capacity, of the Company or any Parent Entity to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP (as in effect on December 31, 2018);

 

(3) interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, an eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Company may designate;

 

(4) interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility or a Permitted Receivables Facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period; and

 

(5) to the extent not already covered above, any such calculation may include adjustments calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

 

Any pro forma calculation may include, without limitation, (1) adjustments calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and (2) adjustments calculated to give effect to any pro forma cost savings; provided that any such adjustments that consist of reductions in costs and other operating improvements or synergies shall be subject to the limitations set forth in clause (j) of the definition of “EBITDA” hereunder.

 

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Public Company ” means any Person with a class or series of Voting Stock that is traded on a stock exchange or in the over-the-counter market.

 

Public Company Costs ” means, as to any Person, costs relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable to companies with equity securities held by the public, costs associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, the rules of national securities exchange companies with listed equity, directors’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, costs relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees, and listing fees, in each case to the extent arising solely by virtue of listing of such Person’s equity securities on a national securities exchange.

 

Purchase Money Obligations ” means any Indebtedness incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets (other than Capital Stock), and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets, or otherwise.

 

QIB ” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

 

Qualified Proceeds ” means assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business; provided that the Fair Market Value of any such assets or Capital Stock shall be determined in good faith by the Company.

 

Ratings Agency ” means (1) each of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P and (2) if Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3 under the Exchange Act selected by the Issuer or any Parent Entity as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be.

 

Real Estate ” means all of each Grantor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased estates in real property, including, without limitation, all fees, leaseholds and future interests, together with all of each Grantor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased interests in the improvements thereon, the fixtures attached thereto and the easements appurtenant thereto.

 

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

 

Receivables Subsidiary ” means any Special Purpose Entity established in connection with a Permitted Receivables Facility.

 

Record Date ” for the interest, if any, payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means January 15 or July 15 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

 

Refinance ” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, to modify, amend, supplement, restructure, refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock in exchange or replacement for (including by entering into alternative financing arrangements in respect of such exchange or replacement (in whole or in part), by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, the Issuer and/or Guarantors, or, after the original instrument giving rise to such Indebtedness has been terminated, by entering into any credit agreement, loan agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other agreement), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in whole or in part. “ Refinanced ” and “ Refinancing ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

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Regulation S ” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Regulation S Global Note ” means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or Regulation S Permanent Global Note, as applicable.

 

Regulation S Permanent Global Note ” means a permanent Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon expiration of the Restricted Period.

 

Regulation S Temporary Global Note ” means a temporary Global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend and the Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903.

 

Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(iii).

 

Related Business Assets ” means assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business, provided that any assets received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, any officer of the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent within its respective corporate trust departments, as applicable, including any trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who, in each case, shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

Restricted Definitive Note ” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

 

Restricted Global Note ” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

 

Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

 

Restricted Period ” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.”

 

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Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 903 ” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 904 ” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

S&P ” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc. and its successors and assigns, or absent a successor, or if such entity ceases to rate the Notes, such other nationally recognized statistical rating organization as the Company may designate.

 

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction ” means any arrangement providing for the leasing by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any real property or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to a third Person in contemplation of such leasing.

 

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

 

Second Lien Collateral Agent ” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as the collateral agent for the Notes and any other Additional Second Lien Obligations, together with its successors and permitted assigns under this Indenture.

 

Second Lien Obligations ” means, collectively, (1) the Obligations under the Notes, this Indenture and the Guarantees and (2) each Series of Additional Second Lien Obligations.

 

Second Lien Representative ” means (1) in the case of any Obligations under this Indenture, the Trustee and (2) any duly authorized representative of any holders of Second Lien Obligations, which representative is named as such in a joinder agreement to the Security Documents.

 

Second Lien Secured Parties ” means (1) Holders (including the holders of any “Additional Notes” subsequently issued under and in compliance with the terms of this Indenture) of the Notes, (2) the Second Lien Collateral Agent, (3) the Trustee and (4) the holders from time to time of any Additional Second Lien Obligations and any trustee, authorized representative or agent of the holders of such Additional Second Lien Obligations.

 

Secured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by a Lien (including capital leases and purchase money).

 

Secured Parties ” means the Second Lien Secured Parties and the First Lien Secured Parties.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Security Agreement ” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Second Lien Collateral Agent.

 

Security Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, other security agreements relating to the Collateral, Deposit Account Control Agreements and the mortgages and instruments filed and recorded in appropriate jurisdictions to preserve and protect the Liens on the Collateral (including, without limitation, financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant states) applicable to the Collateral, each for the benefit of the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as amended, amended and restated, modified, renewed or replaced from time to time.

 

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Senior Credit Facility ” means (i) the revolving credit facility entered into as of the Issue Date by and among, Holdings, the Company, the several lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and co-collateral agent, Fifth Third Bank, as co-collateral agent and the other agents party thereto as the same may be in effect from time to time and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings, exchanges or refinancings thereof and (ii) whether or not the credit agreement referred to in clause (i) remains outstanding, any other financing arrangements (including, without limitation, commercial paper facilities or indentures) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other indebtedness, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that Refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any Refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof ( provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 4.09) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.

 

Senior Credit Facility Administrative Agent ” means the administrative agent under the Senior Credit Facility, which, on the Issue Date, will be JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

Senior Indebtedness ” means:

 

(1) all Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor outstanding under the Senior Credit Facility or Notes and related Guarantees (including interest, fees and expenses accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or similar proceeding or for reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor (at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, regardless of whether or not a claim for post-filing interest, fees and expenses is allowed or allowable under applicable Bankruptcy Law in such proceedings)), and any and all other fees, expense reimbursement obligations, indemnification amounts, penalties, and other amounts (whether existing on the Issue Date or thereafter created or incurred) and all obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under letters of credit, acceptances or other similar instruments;

 

(2) all Cash Management Obligations and Hedging Obligations (and guarantees thereof) owing to a Lender (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) or any of its Affiliates (or any Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender at the time the applicable agreement giving rise to such Hedging Obligation was entered into); provided that such Cash Management Obligations and Hedging Obligations are permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Indenture;

 

(3) any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any related Guarantee; and

 

(4) all Obligations with respect to the items listed in the preceding clauses (1), (2) and (3);

 

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provided , however , that Senior Indebtedness shall not include:

 

(a) any obligation of such Person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(b) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Person;

 

(c) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d) any Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person which is subordinate or junior in any respect to any other Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person; or

 

(e) that portion of any Indebtedness which at the time of incurrence is incurred in violation of this Indenture.

 

Series ” means (a) with respect to the Second Lien Secured Parties, (i) the holders of the Second Lien Notes, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent and (ii) the holders from time to time of any other Second Lien Obligations represented by a common Second Lien Representative and each Second Lien Representative of such Indebtedness, (b) with respect to any Second Lien Obligations, each of (i) the Obligations under the Second Lien Notes Indenture and (ii) any other Obligations with respect to other Indebtedness represented by a common Second Lien Representative, which is by its terms intended to be secured equally and ratably with the Notes; provided , that the holders of such Indebtedness or their Second Lien Representative shall become party to the Security Documents, (c) with respect to the First Lien Secured Parties, (i) the holders of the Obligations under the Senior Credit Facility, the Cash Management Obligations and Hedging Obligations secured pursuant thereto, or any other Credit Facilities and (ii) the holders from time to time of any other First Lien Obligations represented by a common First Lien Collateral Agent and (d) with respect to any First Lien Obligations, each (i) of the Obligations under the Senior Credit Facility, the Cash Management Obligations and Hedging Obligations secured pursuant thereto, or any other Credit Facilities and (ii) any other First Lien Obligations with respect to other Indebtedness represented by a common First Lien Collateral Agent.

 

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.

 

Similar Business ” means any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto.

 

Special Purpose Entity ” means a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, whose organizational documents contain restrictions on its purpose and activities and impose requirements intended to preserve its separateness from the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company.

 

Stock ” means all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, Preferred Stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

 

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Subordinated Indebtedness ” means, with respect to the Notes,

 

(1) any Indebtedness of the Issuer which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, and

 

(2) any Indebtedness of any Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of such entity of the Notes.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person:

 

(1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; and

 

(2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which

 

(x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise, and

 

(y) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor ” means a Guarantor that is a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

Target ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings and all liabilities (including interest, penalties and additions to tax) with respect thereto imposed by any Governmental Authority.

 

Test Period ” means, as of any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ending on or prior to such date for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date of determination; provided that prior to the first date financial statements have been furnished pursuant to such covenant the Test Period in effect will be the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ended June 30, 2019.

 

Titled Goods ” means vehicles and similar items that are (a) subject to certificate-of-title statutes or regulations under which a security interest in such items are perfected by an indication on the certificates of title of such items (in lieu of filing of financing statements under the UCC) or (b) evidenced by certificates of ownership or other registration certificates issued or required to be issued under the laws of any jurisdiction.

 

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Total Assets ” means, at any time, the total assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter prior to the applicable date of determination for which financial statements are available; provided that, for purposes of calculating “Total Assets” for purposes of testing the covenants under this Indenture in connection with any transaction, the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

Transaction Agreement ” means the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of April 7, 2019, as amended to the date of the Offering Memorandum, by and among Capitol Investment Corp. IV, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares, Holdings, the Issuer, Capitol Investment Merger Sub 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Nesco Holdings I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and NESCO Holdings, LP.

 

Transactions ” has the meaning provided in the Offering Memorandum under “Summary—The Transactions.”

 

Treasury Rate ” means, as obtained by the Company, as of any Redemption Date, the average yield to maturity as of such Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 for each Business Day during the most recent week ending at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such Redemption Date to  August 1, 2021; provided , however , that if the period from such Redemption Date to August 1, 2021 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

 

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

Trustee ” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

 

Uniform Commercial Code ” or “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction from time to time.

 

Unrestricted Definitive Note ” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

Unrestricted Global Note ” means a permanent Global Note, substantially in the form of Exhibit A that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means:

 

(1) any Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Company, as provided below); and

 

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

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The Company may designate any Subsidiary (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on, any property of, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than solely any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); provided that

 

(1) any Unrestricted Subsidiary must be an entity of which the Equity Interests entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that may be cast by all Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or Persons performing a similar function are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

 

(2) such designation complies with Section 4.07; and

 

(3) each of:

 

(a) the Subsidiary to be so designated; and

 

(b) its Subsidiaries have not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a pledge of the Equity Interests in the Unrestricted Subsidiary).

 

The Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Any such designation by the Company shall be notified by the Company to the Trustee by promptly delivering to the Trustee a copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

U.S. Person ” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act.

 

Vehicle ” means utility trucks, specialty equipment and similar goods, which are otherwise engaged, used or useful in any business activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and which are owned by and registered (or to be owned by and registered) in the name of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or operated (or to be operated) by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case together with all related spares, equipment and any additions or improvements.

 

Voting Stock ” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of such Person.

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:

 

(1) the sum of the products of the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment; by

 

(2) the sum of all such payments.

 

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Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable law) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

SECTION 1.02. Other Definitions.

 

Term   Defined in Section
“Acceptable Commitment”   4.10
“Action”   12.08
“Advance Offer”   4.10
“Advance Portion”   4.10
“Affiliate Transaction”   4.11
“Applicable Proceeds”   4.10
“Asset Sale Offer”   4.10
“Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period   4.10
“Authentication Order”   2.02
“CERCLA”   12.08
“Change of Control Offer”   4.14
“Change of Control Payment”   4.14
“Change of Control Payment Date”   4.14
“Covenant Defeasance”   8.03
“Deposit Account Control Agreement”   4.20
“DTC”   2.03
“Event of Default”   6.01
“Excess Proceeds”   4.10
“Excess Proceeds Offer Amount”   4.10
“incur”   4.09
“Legal Defeasance”   8.02
“Note Register”   2.03
“Offer Amount”   3.09
“Offer Period”   3.09
“Paying Agent”   2.03
“Prospective Purchaser   4.03
“Purchase Date”   3.09
“Ratio Debt”   4.09
“Redemption Date”   3.07
“Refinancing Indebtedness”   4.09
“Registrar”   2.03
“Related Person”   12.08
“Restricted Payments”   4.07
“Retained Declined Proceeds”   4.10
“Reversion Date”   4.16
“Second Commitment”   4.10
“Successor Company”   5.01
“Successor Person”   5.01
“Suspended Covenants”   4.16
“Suspension Period”   4.16
“Testing Party”   4.21
“Transactions Agreement Date”   4.21

 

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SECTION 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

 

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

 

The following Trust Indenture Act term used in this Indenture has the following meaning:

 

“obligor” on the Notes and the Guarantees means the Issuer and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Guarantees, respectively.

 

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the Trust Indenture Act have the meanings so assigned to them.

 

SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

 

(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

(c) “or” is not exclusive;

 

(d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

 

(e) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

 

(f) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

 

(g) references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time;

 

(h) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article,” “Section,” “clause” or “Exhibit” refers to an Article, Section, clause or Exhibit, as the case may be, of this Indenture;

 

(i) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause, other subdivision or Exhibit; and

 

(j) unless otherwise specifically indicated, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person refers to such Person on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person.

 

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SECTION 1.05. Acts of Holders.

 

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.05.

 

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.

 

(c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.

 

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

 

(e) The Issuer may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other act, or to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Issuer prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation.

 

(f) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this Section 1.05(f) shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

 

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(g) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including DTC that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and DTC that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.

 

(h) The Issuer may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by DTC entitled under the procedures of such depositary to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such record date.

 

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

 

SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating; Terms.

 

(a) General . The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A . The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereof.

 

(b) Global Notes . Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06.

 

(c) Temporary Global Notes . Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.

 

Following the termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note shall be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent Global Note pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with the authentication of the Regulation S Permanent Global Note, the Trustee shall cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.

 

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(d) Terms . The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

 

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Issuer pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer as provided in Section 4.10 or a Change of Control Offer as provided in Section 4.14. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3.

 

Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Issuer without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Initial Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Initial Notes; provided that the Issuer’s ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Issuer’s compliance with Sections 4.09 and 4.12. Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture.

 

(e) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable . The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.

 

SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.

 

At least one Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

 

A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibit A by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

 

On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Issuer Order (an “ Authentication Order ”), authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time, from time to time, the Trustee shall upon an Authentication Order authenticate and deliver any Additional Notes for an aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order for such Additional Notes issued hereunder.

 

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Issuer.

 

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SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.

 

The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“ Note Register ”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuer may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Issuer fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. Holdings, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

 

The Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

 

The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

 

SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

 

The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders and the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuer in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Issuer, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

 

SECTION 2.05. Holder Lists.

 

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders and the Issuer shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a).

 

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SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.

 

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes . Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.06, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note unless (i) the Depositary (x) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 120 days or (ii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes. Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except for Definitive Notes issued subsequent to any of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above and pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(ii)(B) and Section 2.06(c). A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a); provided , however , beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f).

 

(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

 

(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note . Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided , however , that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).

 

(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes . In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i), the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above; provided that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h).

 

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(iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note . A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) and the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (1) thereof; or

 

(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (2) thereof.

 

(iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) and the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C , including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

 

(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case set forth in this clause (iv), if the Issuer so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an opinion of counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

If any such transfer is effected pursuant to this clause (iv) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to clause (iv) above.

 

Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

 

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(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes .

 

(i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes . If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in paragraph (i) or (ii) of Section 2.06(a) and receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C , including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

 

(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

 

(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

 

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

 

(ii) Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Temporary Global Note to Definitive Notes . Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(i)(A) and (C), a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) of the Securities Act, except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or Rule 904.

 

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(iii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes . A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i) or (ii) of Section 2.06(a) and if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C , including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or

 

(2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case set forth in this clause (iii), if the Issuer so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an opinion of counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

(iv) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes . If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (i) or (ii) of Section 2.06(a) and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the applicable principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall mail such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iv) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

(d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests .

 

(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes . If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C , including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;

 

(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

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(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

 

(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

 

the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the applicable Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the applicable 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, the applicable Regulation S Global Note.

 

(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C , including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or

 

(2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case set forth in this clause (ii), if the Issuer so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an opinion of counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

 

(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes . A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

 

If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Issuer shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

 

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(e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes . Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e):

 

(i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes . Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904 then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or

 

(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (other than Rule 144), then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

 

(ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes . Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit C , including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or

 

(2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit B , including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case set forth in this clause (ii), if the Issuer so requests, an opinion of counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

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(iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes . A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

 

(f) [ Reserved ].

 

(g) Legends . The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture:

 

(i) Private Placement Legend .

 

(A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER OR ANOTHER EXEMPTION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN “INSTITUTIONAL” ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”) AND (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN [ONE YEAR—FOR NOTES ISSUED PURSUANT TO RULE 144A][40 DAYS—FOR NOTES ISSUED IN OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S] AFTER THE LATER OF THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE AND THE DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OWNED THIS NOTE, OFFER, RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE EXCEPT (A) (I) TO THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (II) FOR SO LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (III) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT IS ACQUIRING THE NOTES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE NOTES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR THE OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, AND THAT PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS NOTE), (IV) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (V) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (OTHER THAN RULE 144) (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE ISSUER SO REQUESTS), OR (VI) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS. BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FURTHER AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS NOTE IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE PURSUANT TO SUBCLAUSES (III) TO (V) OF CLAUSE (A) ABOVE, AND THAT, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE ISSUER SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”

 

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(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraph (b)(iv), (c)(iii), (c)(iv), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), or (e)(iii) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

(ii) Global Note Legend . Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(h) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

 

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(iii) Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend . The Regulation S Temporary Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED HEREIN).”

 

(h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes . At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

 

(i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges .

 

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 or at the Registrar’s request.

 

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(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.14 and 9.05).

 

(iii) Neither the Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

 

(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

(v) The Issuer and Registrar shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption or tendered (and not withdrawn) for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer, an Asset Sale Offer or other tender offer, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

 

(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent, the Second Lien Collateral Agent and the Issuer may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent, the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Issuer shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

(vii) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Issuer designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.

 

(viii) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.

 

(ix) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.

 

(x) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

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(xi) None of the Trustee, the Second Lien Collateral Agent nor any Agent shall have any responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary, in its capacity as such.

 

SECTION 2.07. Replacement Notes.

 

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, the Registrar or the Issuer and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of (i) the Trustee to protect the Trustee and (ii) the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuer may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.

 

Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Issuer and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

 

SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Notes.

 

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 and Section 9.02, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer holds the Note.

 

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

 

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

 

If the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.

 

SECTION 2.09. Treasury Notes.

 

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuer, or by any Affiliate of the Issuer, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Issuer or of such other obligor.

 

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SECTION 2.10. Temporary Notes.

 

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

 

Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture.

 

SECTION 2.11. Cancellation.

 

The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of cancelled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act and the Trustee). Certification of the cancellation of all cancelled Notes shall be delivered to the Issuer upon its written request. The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that have been paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

SECTION 2.12. Defaulted Interest.

 

If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.12. The Trustee shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such special record date. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuer (or, upon the written request of the Issuer, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer) shall send or cause to be sent to each Holder a notice at his or her address as it appears in the Note Register that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

 

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.

 

SECTION 2.13. CUSIP Numbers.

 

The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer will as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

 

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ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION

 

SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee.

 

If the Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 5 Business Days (or such shorter time period as the Trustee may agree) before notice of redemption is required to be sent or caused to be sent to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 but not more than 60 days before a redemption date (except that a notice may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 11), an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (i) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.

 

SECTION 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.

 

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, such Notes shall be selected for redemption or repurchase by lot or such other method in accordance with the procedures of DTC. Such Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase.

 

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; no Notes of $2,000 or less can be redeemed or repurchased in part, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.

 

SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption.

 

The Issuer shall deliver electronically, mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, notices of redemption at least 10 days but except as set forth in Section 3.07(e) and (f), not more than 60 days before the purchase or redemption date to each Holder at such Holder’s registered address or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 11. Notices of redemption may be conditional.

 

The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:

 

(a) the redemption date;

 

(b) the redemption price;

 

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(c) if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, any notice of redemption that relates to such Note shall state the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed or purchased and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the original Note in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note;

 

(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

 

(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

 

(f) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

 

(g) the paragraph or subparagraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed;

 

(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes; and

 

(i) if in connection with a redemption pursuant to Section 3.07, any condition to such redemption.

 

At the Issuer’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at its expense; provided that the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 5 Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be sent or caused to be sent to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (or such shorter time period as the Trustee may agree), an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

 

SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption or Purchase.

 

Once notice of redemption is sent in accordance with Section 3.03, Notes called for redemption or purchase become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date or purchase date, as applicable, at the redemption price or purchase price, as applicable, unless such redemption or purchase is conditioned on the happening of a future event. The notice, if sent in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption or purchase in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption or purchase of any other Note. Subject to Section 3.05, on and after the redemption date or purchase date, as applicable, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the redemption price or such redemption or purchase is conditioned on the happening of a future event.

 

SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.

 

Prior to noon (New York City time) on the redemption or purchase date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Issuer any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Issuer in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

 

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If the Issuer complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption or purchase date shall be paid on the redemption or purchase date to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Issuer to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.

 

SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

 

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Issuer a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Note will be issued in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note.

 

SECTION 3.07. Optional Redemption.

 

Except as set forth below, the Issuer will not be entitled to redeem the Notes at its option prior to August 1, 2021:

 

(a) At any time prior to August 1, 2021, the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon notice as described in Section 3.03, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption (such applicable date of redemption hereunder, the “ Redemption Date ”), subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to the Redemption Date.

 

(b) On and after August 1, 2021, the Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon notice as described under Section 3.03, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth in this Section 3.07(b), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to the Redemption Date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on August 1 of each of the years indicated below:

 

Year

  Percentage  
2021     105.000 %
2022     102.500 %
2023 and thereafter     100.000 %

 

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(c) At any time prior to August 1, 2021, the Issuer may, at its option, upon notice as described in Section 3.03 on one or more occasions redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes (including Additional Notes) issued under this Indenture at a redemption price equal to 110.000% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to the Redemption Date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings to the extent such net cash proceeds are received by or contributed to the Issuer; provided that (a) at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture on the Issue Date remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption and (b) the redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering.

 

(d) The Notes may be redeemed under the circumstances and in accordance with Section 4.14(e).

 

(e) Notice of any redemption of the Notes in connection with a transaction or an event (including an Equity Offering, an incurrence of Indebtedness or a Change of Control) may, at the Issuer’s discretion, be given prior to the completion or the occurrence thereof and any such redemption or notice may, at the Issuer’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion or occurrence of the related transaction or event.

 

(f) If such redemption or purchase is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall describe each such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Issuer’s discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the date the notice of redemption was delivered) as any or all conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption or purchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed. In addition, the Issuer may provide in such notice that payment of the Redemption Price and performance of the Issuer’s obligations with respect to such redemption may be performed by another Person. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible for monitoring, or charged with knowledge of, the maximum aggregate amount of the Notes eligible under this Indenture to be redeemed.

 

(g) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06.

 

(h) The Issuer and its affiliates may acquire Notes by means other than a redemption, whether by a tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 3.08. Mandatory Redemption.

 

The Issuer shall not be required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

 

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SECTION 3.09. Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.

 

(a) In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10, the Issuer shall be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer, it shall follow the procedures specified below.

 

(b) The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “ Offer Period ”). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the “ Purchase Date ”), the Issuer shall apply all Excess Proceeds (the “ Offer Amount ”) to the purchase of Notes and, if required, other Second Lien Obligations (in the case of an Asset Sale of Collateral) or other Senior Indebtedness (in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute Collateral) (on a pro rata basis, if applicable), or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and other Second Lien Obligations (in the case of an Asset Sale of Collateral) or other Senior Indebtedness (in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute Collateral) tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.

 

(c) If the Purchase Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the Purchase Date, shall be paid on the Purchase Date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.

 

(d) Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Issuer shall send, electronically or by first-class mail, a notice to each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders and holders of other Second Lien Obligations (in the case of an Asset Sale of Collateral) or other Senior Indebtedness (in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute Collateral). The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:

 

(i) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.10 and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall remain open;

 

(ii) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;

 

(iii) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;

 

(iv) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;

 

(v) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof only;

 

(vi) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Issuer, the Depositary, if appointed by the Issuer, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;

 

(vii) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Issuer, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;

 

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(viii) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other Second Lien Obligations (in the case of an Asset Sale of Collateral) or other Senior Indebtedness (in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute Collateral) surrendered by the holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Issuer shall select the Notes, such other Second Lien Obligations (in the case of an Asset Sale of Collateral) and other Senior Indebtedness (in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute Collateral) to be purchased on a pro   rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes or such other Second Lien Obligations (in the case of an Asset Sale of Collateral) or other Senior Indebtedness (in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute Collateral) tendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Issuer so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000, or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be purchased; provided that no Notes of $2,000 or less can be purchased in part, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes of such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be purchased); and

 

(ix) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased.

 

(e) On or before the Purchase Date, the Issuer shall, to the extent lawful, (1) accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof validly tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered and (2) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof so tendered.

 

(f) The Issuer, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes properly tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Issuer for purchase, and the Issuer shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) such new Note to such Holder (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note) in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased; provided , that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Issuer to the Holder thereof. The Issuer shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date.

 

Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09 or Section 4.10, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the applicable provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06.

 

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

 

SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes.

 

The Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary, holds as of noon (New York City time) on the due date money deposited by the Issuer in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

 

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The Issuer shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.

 

Payments on the Notes will be made without any deduction or withholding for Taxes, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

 

SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

 

The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

 

The Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

The Issuer hereby designate the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03; provided , however , no service of legal process may be made on the Issuer at any office of the Trustee.

 

SECTION 4.03. Reports and Other Information.

 

(a) So long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish: (1) within 90 days of the end of each fiscal year (or such longer period as may be permitted by the SEC if the Company were then subject to SEC reporting requirements as a non-accelerated filer, including under Rule 12b-25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), annual audited financial statements for such fiscal year and (2) within 45 days of the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of every fiscal year (or such longer period as may be permitted by the SEC if the Company were then subject to SEC reporting requirements as a non-accelerated filer, including under Rule 12b-25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), unaudited financial statements for the interim period as of, and for the period ending on, the end of such fiscal quarter; in each case, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosures with respect to the periods presented and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (all of the foregoing financial information to be prepared (i) on a basis substantially consistent with and subject to exceptions substantially consistent with, the corresponding financial information included in the Offering Memorandum or (ii) on a basis substantially consistent with the then applicable SEC requirements); and information substantially similar to the information that would be required to be included in a current report on Form 8-K (as in effect on the Issue Date) filed with the SEC by the Company (if the Company were required to prepare and file such form) pursuant to Sections 1, 2 and 4, Items 5.01, 5.02 (other than compensation information) and 5.03(b) of such form, within 15 days after the date of filing that would have been required for a current report on Form 8-K; provided , however , that no report shall be required to include (1) any exhibits or (2) a summary of the terms of, any employment or compensatory arrangement, agreement, plan or understanding between the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) and any director, manager or executive officer of the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries); provided , however , that (1) in no event shall such reports be required to contain separate financial statements for Guarantors or Subsidiaries the shares of which are pledged to secure the Notes or any Guarantee that would be required under (a) Section 3-09 of Regulation S-X to the extent that the Company determines in its good faith judgment that such information would not be material to the Holders or the business, assets, operations, financial positions or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) Section 3-10 of Regulation S-X or (c) Section 3-16 of Regulation S-X, (2) in no event shall such reports be required to comply with Regulation G under the Exchange Act or Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC with respect to any non-GAAP financial measures contained therein, (3) in no event shall the Issuer be required to furnish any information consisting of trade secrets and other proprietary information and (4) no information required to be furnished pursuant to this paragraph will be required to include any segment reporting.

 

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(b) The Company will (1) distribute such reports and information electronically to the Trustee (such delivery obligation satisfied by the filing of reports with the SEC) and (2) make available such reports and information to any Holder, any bona fide prospective purchaser of the Notes (a “ Prospective Purchaser ”), any bona fide security analyst or any bona fide market maker by posting such reports and information on Intralinks or any comparable password protected online data system or on a public website; provided that the Company shall only be required to make readily available any password or other login information to any such Holder, Prospective Purchaser, security analyst or market maker; provided , further that such Holders, Prospective Purchasers, security analysts and market makers shall agree to (i) treat all such reports (and the information contained therein) and information as confidential, (ii) not use such reports and the information contained therein for any purpose other than their investment or potential investment in the Notes and (iii) not publicly disclose any such reports (and the information contained therein) and information.

 

(c) So long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall also:

 

(1) as promptly as reasonably practicable after furnishing to the Trustee the annual and quarterly reports required by Section 4.03(a) or such earlier time after the completion of such reporting period, hold a conference call to discuss the results of operations for the relevant reporting period (which may be combined with any conference call for the holders of the Issuer’s or any Parent Entity’s other securities); and

 

(2) issue a press release to the appropriate nationally recognized wire services prior to the date of the conference call required to be held in accordance with clause (1) of this Section 4.03(c), announcing the time and date of such conference call and either including all information necessary to access the call or informing Holders, Prospective Purchasers, securities analysts and market makers how they can obtain such information.

 

(d) In addition, to the extent not satisfied by the foregoing, the Company shall furnish to prospective investors, upon their request, any information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the financial statements, information and other documents required to be provided as described above, may be those of (i) the Company or (ii) any Parent Entity rather than those of the Company; provided that the same is accompanied by consolidating information, which may be unaudited, that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Parent Entity, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand.

 

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The Trustee shall have no duty to review or analyze reports delivered to it. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the information and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Issuer’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

 

The Company will be deemed to have furnished the reports referred to in Section 4.03(a) if the Company or any Parent Entity has filed reports containing such information with the SEC.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company will not be deemed to have failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Section 4.03 for purposes of Section 6.01(a)(3) until 180 days after the date any report under this Section 4.03 is due. To the extent any information is not provided within the time periods specified in this covenant and such information is subsequently provided, the Issuer will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations with respect thereto at such time and any Default with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been cured.

 

SECTION 4.04. Compliance Certificate.

 

(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Issue Date, a certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Issuer has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Issuer has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every condition and covenant contained in this Indenture and are not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Issuer are taking or propose to take with respect thereto).

 

(b) When any Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, or if the Trustee or the holder of any other evidence of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Subsidiary gives any notice or takes any other action with respect to a claimed Default, the Company shall promptly (which shall be no more than thirty (30) days) deliver to the Trustee by registered or certified mail or by facsimile transmission an Officer’s Certificate specifying such event and what action the Issuer propose to take with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 4.05. Taxes .

 

The Issuer shall pay, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate negotiations or proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

 

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SECTION 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws .

 

The Issuer and each of the Guarantors covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that they shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

 

SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Restricted Payments .

 

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(I) declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of the Company’s, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests, including any dividend, payment or distribution payable in connection with any merger or consolidation other than:

 

(i) dividends, payments or distributions by the Company payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests; or

 

(ii) dividends, payments or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend, payment or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend, payment or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities;

 

(II) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company or any Parent Entity, including in connection with any merger or consolidation, in each case held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(III) 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 Subordinated Indebtedness, other than:

 

(a) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (7) and (8) of Section 4.09(b); or

 

(b) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase or acquisition; or

 

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(IV) make any Restricted Investment

 

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (I) through (IV) above (other than any exception thereto) being collectively referred to as “ Restricted Payments ”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:

 

(1) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

 

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a Pro Forma Basis, the Company could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness as Ratio Debt; and

 

(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (including Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (1) and (8) of Section 4.07(b), but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07(b), is less than the sum of (without duplication):

 

(a) (i) the sum of $20.0 million and (ii) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) beginning on July 1, 2019 to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment, or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit; plus

 

(b) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries since immediately after the Issue Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to clause (12)(a) of Section 4.09(b) from the issue or sale of:

 

(i) (A) Equity Interests of the Company or any Parent Entity (to the extent the proceeds of the sale of Equity Interests of a Parent Entity are actually contributed to the Company, but excluding cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received from the sale of:

 

(x) Equity Interests to any future, present or former employees, directors, managers, service providers or consultants of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity after the Issue Date to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with clause (2) or (4) of Section 4.07(b); and

 

(y) Designated Preferred Stock; and

 

(B) to the extent such net cash proceeds are actually contributed to the Company, Equity Interests of the Parent Entities other than to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with clauses (2) or (4) of Section 4.07(b); or

 

(ii) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or a Parent Entity;

 

provided , however , that this clause (b) shall not include the proceeds from, (X) Equity Interests (or Indebtedness that has been converted or exchanged for Equity Interests) of the Company sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, (Y) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted or exchanged into Disqualified Stock or (Z) Excluded Contributions; plus

 

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(c) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property contributed to the capital of the Company, or that becomes part of the capital of the Company through consolidation or merger, following the Issue Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds (i) have been used to incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to clause (12)(a) of Section 4.09(b), (ii) are contributed by a Restricted Subsidiary or (iii) constitute Excluded Contributions); plus

 

(d) 100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Company by means of:

 

(i) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repurchases and redemptions of, or cash distributions or cash interest received in respect thereof, such Restricted Investments from the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees, which constitute Restricted Investments made by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case after the Issue Date (other than in each case to the extent such Restricted Investment was made pursuant to Section 4.07(b)(10)); or

 

(ii) the sale (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than in each case to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment or was made pursuant to Section 4.07(b)(10)) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date; plus

 

(e) in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the Fair Market Value of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary, at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary other than to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment.

 

(b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.07(a) shall not prohibit:

 

(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or the giving of such irrevocable notice, as applicable, if, at the date of declaration or the giving of such notice, such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

(2) (a) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Equity Interests of the Company for purposes of Section 4.07(a)(3)(b)(i);

 

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(3) the prepayment, redemption, defeasance, repurchase, exchange or other acquisition or retirement of (i) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor made in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of a sale made within 120 days of incurrence of, new Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor or (ii) Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Guarantor made in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of a sale made within 120 days of incurrence of, Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Guarantor, that, in each case is incurred in compliance with Section 4.09 so long as:

 

(a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness or the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Subordinated Indebtedness or the liquidation preference of, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends on, the Disqualified Stock being so prepaid, redeemed, defeased, repurchased, acquired, retired for value or exchanged, plus the amount of any premium (including tender premiums), defeasance costs, underwriting discounts and any fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock and such prepayment, redemption, defeasance, repurchase, acquisition, retirement or exchange;

 

(b) such new Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes or the applicable Guarantee at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so prepaid, redeemed, defeased, repurchased, acquired, retired for value or exchanged;

 

(c) such new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock has a final scheduled maturity date or mandatory redemption date, as applicable, equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date or mandatory redemption date of the Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock being so prepaid, redeemed, defeased, repurchased, acquired, retired for value or exchanged; and

 

(d) such new Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock being so prepaid, redeemed, defeased, repurchased, acquired, retired or exchanged;

 

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(4) a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any Parent Entity held by any future, present or former employee, director, manager, service provider or consultant (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates) of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity pursuant to any management equity plan or equity option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any equity subscription or equityholder agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any Indebtedness issued by the Company or any Parent Entity in connection with such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), including any Equity Interests rolled over by management of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in connection with the Transactions; provided , however , that the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause (4) do not exceed in any calendar year $25.0 million (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years up to a maximum of $30.0 million in the aggregate in any calendar year); provided , further , that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

 

(a) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and, to the extent contributed to the Company, the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any Parent Entity, in each case to any future, present or former employees, directors, managers, service providers or consultants (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members) of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity that occurs after the Issue Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (3) of Section 4.07(a); plus

 

(b) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; less

 

(c) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (a) and (b) of this clause (4);

 

and provided further that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any future, present or former employees, directors, managers, service providers or consultants (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates) of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Company or any Parent Entity will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Indenture;

 

(5) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any class or series of Preferred Stock of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case issued in accordance with Section 4.09 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Fixed Charges”;

 

(6) (a) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued by the Company after the Issue Date; or

 

(b) the declaration and payment of dividends to a Parent Entity, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of such Parent Entity issued after the Issue Date; provided that the amount of dividends paid pursuant to this clause (b) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock;

 

provided , however , in the case of clause (a) of this clause (6), that for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance or declaration on a Pro Forma Basis, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis would have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;

 

(7) payments made or expected to be made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable in connection with the exercise or vesting of Equity Interests or any other equity award by any future, present or former employee, director, manager, service provider or consultant (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates) of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity and repurchases or withholdings in respect of Equity Interests of such entities in connection with the exercise of any stock or other equity options or warrants or the vesting of equity awards if such Equity Interests represent all or a portion of the exercise price of, or withholding obligation with respect to, such options or warrants or other Equity Interests or equity awards;

 

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(8) [Reserved];

 

(9) Restricted Payments in an amount that does not exceed the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions received since the Issue Date;

 

(10) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (10) not to exceed the greater of (x) $30.0 million and (y) 4.5% of Total Assets at the time of such Restricted Payment; provided that if this clause (10) is utilized to make a Restricted Investment, the amount counted against the basket shall be the amount of such Restricted Investment at any time outstanding (with the Fair Market Value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

 

(11) Restricted Payments made to consummate the Transactions as described in the Offering Memorandum (including fees and expenses related thereto);

 

(12) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness in accordance with the provisions similar to those described under Section 4.10 and Section 4.14; provided that at or prior to such repurchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement, all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed, defeased, acquired or retired for value;

 

(13) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions by the Company to, or the making of loans to, any Parent Entity in amounts required for any Parent Entity to pay or cause to be paid, in each case without duplication,

 

(a) franchise and excise Taxes and other fees, Taxes and expenses required to maintain their (or any of their direct or indirect parents’) corporate or legal existence;

 

(b) for any taxable period for which the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries are members of or otherwise included in a consolidated, combined or unitary tax group for U.S. federal and/or applicable state, local or foreign income or similar tax purposes of which a Parent Entity is the common parent (a “ Tax Group ”), the portion of any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income or similar Taxes (as applicable), of such Tax Group for such taxable period that are attributable to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that payments made pursuant to this clause (b) shall not exceed the amount of liability that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) would have incurred were such taxes determined as if such entity(ies) were a stand-alone taxpayer or a stand-alone group; provided , further , that payments under this clause (b) in respect of any Taxes attributable to the income of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company may be made only to the extent that such Unrestricted Subsidiaries have made cash payments for such purpose to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(c) customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, employees, directors, managers, service providers and consultants of any Parent Entity to the extent such salaries, bonuses, other benefits and indemnities are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the Company’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ proportionate share of such amount relating to such Parent Entity being a Public Company;

 

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(d) general corporate or other operating (including, without limitation, expenses related to the maintenance of corporate or other existence and auditing or other accounting matters) and overhead costs and expenses of any Parent Entity to the extent such costs and expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of any Parent Entity, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the Company’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ proportionate share of such amount relating to such Parent Entity being a Public Company;

 

(e) amounts required for any Parent Entity to pay fees and expenses incurred by any Parent Entity (x) related to transactions for the benefit of the Company of the type described in clause (11) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” or (y) in connection with any equity or debt offering (whether or not successful) of such Parent Entity;

 

(f) amounts that would otherwise be permitted to be paid directly by the Company pursuant to Section 4.11 (except transactions described in clause (2) of Section 4.11(b)); and

 

(g) cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Company or any Parent Entity;

 

(14) the repurchase, redemption, or other acquisition for value of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries deemed to occur in connection with paying cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests in connection with a share dividend, distribution, share split, reverse share split, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, Division or other business combination of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, permitted under this Indenture;

 

(15) [Reserved];

 

(16) any Restricted Payment; provided that on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Total Debt Ratio would be equal to or less than 3.50 to 1.00;

 

(17) distributions or payments of Receivables Fees;

 

(18) any payment that is intended to prevent any Indebtedness from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code; and

 

(19) payments or distributions to satisfy dissenters’ rights, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets that complies with Section 5.01;

 

provided , however , that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (4), (5), (6), (9), (10) and (16) of this Section 4.07(b), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.07, in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment (or a portion thereof) meets the criteria of clauses (1) through (19) above or is entitled to be made pursuant to Section 4.07(a) and/or one or more of the clauses contained in the definition of “Permitted Investments,” the Issuer will be entitled to classify or later reclassify (based on circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification) such Restricted Payment or Investment (or portion thereof) between such clauses (1) through (19) and Section 4.07(a) and/or one or more of the clauses contained in the definition of “Permitted Investments,” in a manner that otherwise complies with this covenant. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

 

(c) The Company shall not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated shall be deemed to be Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments in an amount determined as set forth in the last sentence of the definition of “Investments.” Such designation shall be permitted only if a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment in such amount would be permitted at such time and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

SECTION 4.08. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries .

 

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to:

 

(1) (A) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits or (B) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(2) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or

 

(3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

(b) The restrictions in Section 4.08(a) shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

 

(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Issue Date, including pursuant to the Senior Credit Facility and the related documentation and related Hedging Obligations and related documentation;

 

(2) this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees;

 

(3) Purchase Money Obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions of the nature described in clause (3) of Section 4.08(a) on the property so acquired;

 

(4) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

 

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(5) any agreement or other instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness or capital stock of a Person, which Person is acquired by or merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, in existence at the time of such acquisition or at the time it merges, consolidates or amalgamates with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person (but, in each case, not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;

 

(6) contracts for the sale or disposition of assets, including customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary of (i) the Company or (ii) any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;

 

(7) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 and Section 4.12 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

(8) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(9) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.09;

 

(10) customary provisions in joint venture agreements or arrangements and other similar agreements or arrangements relating solely to such joint venture;

 

(11) customary provisions contained in leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses or similar agreements, including with respect to intellectual property and other agreements;

 

(12) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject to such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(13) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Subsidiary which was previously an Unrestricted Subsidiary which encumbrance or restriction exists pursuant to or by reason of an agreement that such Subsidiary is a party to or entered into before the date on which such Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in anticipation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and any such encumbrance or restriction does not extend to any assets or property of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets and property of such Subsidiary;

 

(14) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.09; provided that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, such incurrence will not materially impair the Issuer’s ability to make payments under the Notes when due;

 

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(15) restrictions contained in any documentation relating to any Permitted Receivables Facility, and

 

(16) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Section 4.08(a) imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or Refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (15) of this Section 4.08(b); provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or Refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Issuer, not materially more restrictive with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions taken as a whole than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or Refinancing.

 

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08, (1) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common equity shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (2) the subordination of loans and advances made to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to other Indebtedness incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.

 

SECTION 4.09. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock .

 

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, “ incur ” and collectively, an “ incurrence ”) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) and the Company will not issue any shares of Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; provided , however , that the Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock and issue shares of Preferred Stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued would have been at least 2.00 to 1.00, determined on a Pro Forma Basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred, or the Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock had been issued, as the case may be, and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period (such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, “ Ratio Debt ”); provided , further , that the amount of Ratio Debt that may be incurred pursuant to the foregoing, together with any amounts incurred and outstanding under clauses (14) and (19) of Section 4.09(b) by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors shall not at any one time outstanding exceed the greater of (x) $30.0 million and (y) 4.5% of Total Assets at the time of any incurrence pursuant to this paragraph.

 

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(b) The provisions of Section 4.09(a) shall not apply to:

 

(1) the incurrence of Indebtedness under Credit Facilities by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the issuance and creation of letters of credit, indemnities, guarantees, exposure transmittal memoranda, bankers’ acceptances and similar forms of credit support issued or created thereunder (with letters of credit, indemnities, guarantees, exposure transmittal memoranda, bankers’ acceptances and similar forms of credit support being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof), up to an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed the greater of (A) $350 million or (B) the amount equal to the Borrowing Base, at the time additional commitments under the Credit Facilities are entered into;

 

(2) the incurrence by the Issuer and any Guarantor of Indebtedness represented by the Notes (including any Guarantee thereof, but excluding Indebtedness represented by Additional Notes, if any, or guarantees with respect thereto);

 

(3) Existing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 4.09(b));

 

(4) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Obligations), Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to finance the purchase, lease, construction, installation, replacement, repair or improvement of property (real or personal), equipment or any other asset that is used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets, which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (4), and all Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock incurred pursuant to this clause (4), does not at any one time outstanding exceed the greater of (x) $15.0 million and (y) 2.25% of Total Assets at the time of any incurrence pursuant to this clause (4);

 

(5) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar facilities entered into, or relating to obligations or liabilities incurred, in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, performance, completion or surety bonds, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, performance, completion or surety bonds, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance; provided , however , that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;

 

(6) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn out or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

 

(7) Indebtedness of the Company to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, excluding any Indebtedness in respect of accounts payable incurred in connection with goods and services rendered in the ordinary course of business (and not in connection with the borrowing of money), is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; provided , further , that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien (but not foreclosure thereon)) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (7);

 

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(8) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if a Guarantor incurs such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, excluding any Indebtedness in respect of accounts payable incurred in connection with goods and services rendered in the ordinary course of business (and not in connection with the borrowing of money), such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantee of the Notes of such Guarantor; provided , further , that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary to which such Indebtedness is owed ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien (but not foreclosure thereon)) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (8);

 

(9) shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary issued to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary, provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary that holds such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (except to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien (but not foreclosure thereon)) shall be deemed in each case to be an issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock, as applicable, not permitted by this clause (9);

 

(10) Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes);

 

(11) obligations in respect of self-insurance and obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance, bankers acceptance facilities and completion guarantees, customs, VAT or other tax guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(12) (a) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference up to 100.0% of the net cash proceeds received by the Company since immediately after the Issue Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company or cash contributed to the capital of the Company or any Parent Entity (to the extent the net cash proceeds are contributed to the Company) (in each case, other than Excluded Contributions or proceeds of Disqualified Stock or proceeds of Designated Preferred Stock or sales of Equity Interests to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) as determined in accordance with clauses (3)(b) and (3)(c) of Section 4.07(a) to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments or to make other Investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to Section 4.07(b) or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of the definition thereof) and (b) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, which when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (12)(b) together with the amount of Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof incurred pursuant to clause (13), does not at any one time outstanding exceed the greater of (x) $60.0 million and (y) 8.75% of Total Assets at the time of any incurrence pursuant to this clause (12)(b), (it being understood that any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred pursuant to this clause (12) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (12) but shall be deemed incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock under Section 4.09(a) without reliance on this clause (12));

 

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(13) the incurrence or issuance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock which serves to Refinance any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred as permitted under Section 4.09(a) and clauses (2), (3), (4) and (12)(a) of this Section 4.09(b), this clause (13), clauses (14), (19) and (29) below, and subclause (y) of clauses (12)(b) and (18) of this Section 4.09(b) or any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued to so Refinance such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, including additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay accrued and unpaid interest and dividends and premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and fees and expenses in connection with such Refinancing (the “ Refinancing Indebtedness ”) on or prior to its respective maturity; provided , however , that such Refinancing Indebtedness:

 

(A) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred which is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being Refinanced,

 

(B) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (i) Indebtedness subordinated or pari passu to the Notes or any Guarantee thereof, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated or pari passu to the Notes or the Guarantee at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being Refinanced or (ii) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, respectively, and

 

(C) shall not include:

 

(i) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor or that Refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer;

 

(ii) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor that Refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Guarantor; or

 

(iii) shall not include Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

and provided further that subclause (A) of this clause (13) will not apply to any Refinancing of any First Lien Obligations outstanding;

 

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(14) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of (x) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary incurred or issued to finance an acquisition or (y) Persons that are acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or merged into, amalgamated with or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (including designating an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that after giving Pro Forma effect to such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation, the Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness as Ratio Debt, provided , however , that on a Pro Forma Basis, the amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that may be incurred pursuant to this clause (14), together with any amounts incurred and outstanding as Ratio Debt and under clause (19) by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors shall not at any one time outstanding exceed the greater of (x) $30 million and (y) 4.5% of Total Assets at the time of any incurrence pursuant to this clause (14);

 

(15) Cash Management Obligations and Indebtedness in respect of cash management and related activities, including netting services, automatic clearing house arrangements, employees’ credit or purchase cards, overdraft protections, other bank products and similar arrangements and other Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;

 

(16) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries supported by a letter of credit issued pursuant to any Credit Facility, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit;

 

(17) (a) any guarantee by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Indenture, or (b) any co-issuance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted under the terms of this Indenture;

 

(18) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (18) together with the amount of Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof incurred pursuant to clause (13) shall not exceed at any one time outstanding the greater of (x) $15.0 million and (y) 2.25% of Total Assets (it being understood that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (18) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (18) but shall be deemed incurred for the purposes of Section 4.09(a) from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness under Section 4.09(a) without reliance on this clause (18));

 

(19) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred to finance or assumed in connection with an acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of fixed or capital assets in a principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $10.0 million and (y) 1.5% of Total Assets in the aggregate at any one time outstanding, together with all other outstanding Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock issued under this clause (19) and any outstanding Indebtedness under clause (13) incurred to Refinance Indebtedness initially incurred in reliance on this clause (19) (it being understood that any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and/or Preferred Stock incurred pursuant to this clause (19) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (19) but shall be deemed incurred for the purposes of Section 4.09(a) from and after the first date on which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock under Section 4.09(a) without reliance on this clause (19)); provided , however , that on a Pro Forma Basis, the amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that may be incurred pursuant to this clause (19), together with any amounts incurred and outstanding as Ratio Debt and under clause (14) by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors shall not at any one time outstanding exceed the greater of (x) $30.0 million and (y) 4.5% of Total Assets at the time of any incurrence pursuant to this clause (19);

 

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(20) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of (a) the financing of insurance premiums or (b) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(21) Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness issued by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to future, current or former officers, directors, employees, managers, service providers or consultants thereof (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates) of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Entity to the extent described in clause (4) of Section 4.07(b);

 

(22) Indebtedness of a Receivables Subsidiary under a Permitted Receivables Facility;

 

(23) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods purchased in the ordinary course of business;

 

(24) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent that the net proceeds thereof are promptly deposited with the Trustee to satisfy and discharge the Notes in accordance with this Indenture;

 

(25) Indebtedness arising from the taking of deposits by a Restricted Subsidiary that constitutes a regulated bank;

 

(26) Indebtedness attributable to (but not incurred to finance) the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto, in each case with respect to the Transactions or any other acquisition (by merger, consolidation, Division or amalgamation or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

 

(27) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of any Parent Entity, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(28) Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or any other similar arrangements incurred in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Investment or any acquisition (by merger, consolidation, Division or amalgamation or otherwise) permitted under this Indenture;

 

(29) (A) Non-Recourse Debt of any Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (29) together with the amount of Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof incurred pursuant to clause (13) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $20.0 million and (y) 3.0% of Total Assets in the aggregate at the time of incurrence; and

 

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(30) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (1) through (29) of this Section 4.09(b).

 

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09:

 

(1) in the event that an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock described in clauses (1) through (30) of Section 4.09(b) or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a), the Company, in its sole discretion, will allocate, classify and may later reclassify such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and shall only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or portion thereof) in one of the above clauses or subsections; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Credit Facility on the Issue Date shall be treated as incurred on the Issue Date under clause (1) of Section 4.09(b);

 

(2) at the time of incurrence, the Company shall be entitled to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Sections 4.09(a) and 4.09(b); and

 

(3) the principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under any clause of this covenant shall be determined after giving effect to the application of proceeds of any such Indebtedness to refinance any such other Indebtedness.

 

Accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 4.09. Any Refinancing Indebtedness and any Indebtedness incurred to refinance Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (1), (4) and (12) of Section 4.09(b) shall be permitted to include additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay accrued but unpaid interest and dividends and premiums (including tender premiums), defeasance costs and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to Refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such Refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such Refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness being Refinanced plus (ii) the aggregate amount of fees, defeasance costs, underwriting discounts, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such Refinancing.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company may Incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to Refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being Refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such Refinancing.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) that is subordinated or junior in right of payment to any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Guarantee to the extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to other Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be.

 

For the purposes of this Indenture, Indebtedness that is unsecured is not deemed to be subordinated or junior to Secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured, and Indebtedness is not deemed to be subordinated or junior to any other Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral.

 

SECTION 4.10. Asset Sales .

 

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate, directly or indirectly, an Asset Sale unless:

 

(1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of; and

 

(2) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75% of the consideration from such Asset Sale received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents.

 

(b) Within 455 days after the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ receipt of any Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale (the “ Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period ”), the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may apply an amount equal to the Net Proceeds (“ Applicable Proceeds ”) from such Asset Sale,

 

(1) to the extent such Net Proceeds are from an Asset Sale of Collateral, to repay either (i) the First Lien Obligations, (ii) Obligations under the Notes or (iii) Second Lien Obligations (other than the Notes), and in the case of revolving obligations, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto; provided that if the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall so repay any Second Lien Obligations other than the Notes, the Company will either reduce Obligations under the Notes on a pro rata basis by, at its option, (A) redeeming the Notes as described under Section 3.07 or (B) purchasing Notes through open-market purchases, at a price equal to or higher than 100% of the principal amount thereof, or making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes on a ratable basis with such other Second Lien Obligations for no less than 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased;

 

(2) if the assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale do not constitute Collateral, to repay either (i) the First Lien Obligations, (ii) Obligations under the Notes or (iii) Obligations under any other Senior Indebtedness, and in the case of revolving obligations, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto; provided that if the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall so repay any Senior Indebtedness other than the Notes, the Company will either reduce Obligations under the Notes on a pro rata basis by, at its option, (A) redeeming Notes as described under Section 3.07 or (B) purchasing Notes through open-market purchases, at a price equal to or higher than 100% of the principal amount thereof, or making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes on a ratable basis with such other Senior Indebtedness for no less than 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased;

 

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(3) if the Net Proceeds are received by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, to permanently reduce Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(4) to make (a) an Investment in any one or more businesses; provided that such Investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock and results in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, owning an amount of the Capital Stock of such business such that it constitutes or continues to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) capital expenditures or (c) acquisitions of other property or assets (other than Capital Stock), in the case of each of clause (a), (b) and (c), either (x) that are used or useful in a Similar Business or (y) that replace the businesses, properties and/or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale;

 

(5) to make an Investment in Additional Assets; or

 

(6) any combination of the foregoing;

 

provided that, in the case of clause (4) or (5) above, a binding commitment to consummate any such investment described in such clauses shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such commitment (an “ Acceptable Commitment ”) and, in the event any Acceptable Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before the Net Proceeds are applied in connection therewith, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds to the extent the Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period has expired unless the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Commitment within 180 days of such cancellation or termination (a “ Second Commitment ”); provided further that if any Second Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are applied, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds to the extent the Asset Sale Proceeds Application has expired; provided that, in the case of clauses (4) or (5), above, to the extent the Asset Sale consisted of the sale of Collateral, any new assets replacing the businesses, properties and/or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale shall constitute Collateral.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a distribution of any or all of the Applicable Proceeds of any Asset Sales by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary (x) is prohibited or delayed by (i) applicable local law, (ii) restricted by applicable organizational documents of a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or (iii) any agreement which existed on the date such Restricted Subsidiary became a Subsidiary and was not created in contemplation thereof (y) would have a material adverse Tax consequence, as reasonably determined by the Issuer, the portion of such Applicable Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied in compliance with this covenant; provided that if at any time within one year following the date on which such affected Applicable Proceeds would otherwise have been required to be applied pursuant to this covenant, distribution of any of such affected Applicable Proceeds is no longer prohibited or delayed by applicable local law, restricted by such applicable organizational document or agreement (and is not expected to have any material adverse Tax consequence), an amount equal to such amount of Applicable Proceeds so permitted to be repatriated will be promptly applied (net of any Taxes, costs or expenses that would be payable or reserved against if such amounts were actually repatriated, whether or not they are repatriated) in compliance with this covenant. The non-application of any prepayment amounts as a consequence of the foregoing provisions will not, for the avoidance of doubt, constitute a Default or an Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Indenture shall be construed to require the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to repatriate cash or to apply any Net Proceeds described in clause (x) above in compliance with this covenant in the event that such repatriation is not permitted under applicable local law, or such applicable organizational documents or agreements within one year following the date on which the respective payment would otherwise have been required.

 

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(d) Pending the final application of any such amount of Applicable Proceeds, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility, if any, or otherwise invest or utilize such Applicable Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture. Any Applicable Proceeds that are not applied or invested as provided Section 4.10(b) (but excluding for the avoidance of doubt any such proceeds not required to be applied or invested as a result of Section 4.10(c)) will constitute “ Excess Proceeds ”; provided that any amount of proceeds offered to holders in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the second paragraph of this covenant at a price at or above par or pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer (as defined below) made at any time after the Asset Sale shall be deemed to have been applied as required and shall not be deemed to be Excess Proceeds without regard to the extent to which such offer is accepted by the holders.

 

(e) When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0 million (the “ Excess Proceeds Offer Amount ”), the Issuer shall make an offer to all Holders and, if required or permitted by the terms of other Second Lien Obligations (in the case of an Asset Sale of Collateral) or other Senior Indebtedness (in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that do not constitute Collateral), to the holders of such other Second Lien Obligations or Senior Indebtedness, as applicable (an “ Asset Sale Offer ”), to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes and such other Second Lien Obligations or Senior Indebtedness (solely with respect to such other Second Lien Obligations or Senior Indebtedness, the accreted value thereof, if not inconsistent with the definitive documents governing such Obligations or Indebtedness), with respect to the Notes only, that is equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price, with respect to the Notes only, in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture and, if applicable, the other documents governing the other Second Lien Obligations or Senior Indebtedness, as the case may be. The Issuer will commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within 20 Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds exceed the Excess Proceeds Offer Amount by transmitting electronically or by mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee. The Issuer may satisfy the foregoing obligations with respect to any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale by making an Asset Sale Offer with respect to any Net Proceeds (the “ Advance Portion ”) prior to the expiration of the Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period with respect to all or a part of the available Net Proceeds in advance of being required to do so by this Indenture (the “ Advance Offer ”) .

 

(f) To the extent that the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) of Notes and such other Second Lien Obligations or Senior Indebtedness, as applicable, tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds (or, in the case of an Advance Offer, the Advance Portion), the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds (such amount, “ Retained Declined Proceeds ”) (or, in the case of an Advance Offer, the Advance Portion) in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) of Notes or the other Second Lien Obligations or Senior Indebtedness, as applicable, surrendered in an Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds (or, in the case of an Advance Offer, the Advance Portion), the Trustee shall select the Notes and the Company or the representative of such other Second Lien Obligations or Senior Indebtedness shall select such other Second Lien Obligations or Senior Indebtedness to be purchased or repaid on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes or such other Second Lien Obligations or Senior Indebtedness, as applicable, tendered; provided that no Notes of $2,000 or less shall be repurchased in part. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero, and in the case of an Advance Offer, the amount of Net Proceeds the Issuer is offering to apply in such Advance Offer shall be excluded in subsequent calculations of Excess Proceeds.

 

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(g) [Reserved].

 

(h) For purposes of this Section 4.10 (and no other provision), the amount of the following shall be deemed to be cash or Cash Equivalents:

 

(1) any liabilities (as reflected on the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet or in the notes thereto, or if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet, as determined in good faith by the Company) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes, that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets (or are otherwise extinguished in connection with the transactions relating to such Asset Sale) and for which the Company and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing;

 

(2) any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale; and

 

(3) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (3) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $25.0 million and (y) 3.75% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

 

(i) The notice, if sent in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. If (a) the notice is sent in a manner herein provided and (b) any Holder fails to receive such notice or a Holder receives such notice but it is defective, such Holder’s failure to receive such notice or such defect shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes as to all other Holders that properly received such notice without defect. The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

 

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SECTION 4.11. Transactions with Affiliates .

 

(a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each of the foregoing, an “ Affiliate Transaction ”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $15.0 million, unless:

 

(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s-length basis; and

 

(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $25.0 million, a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of the Company approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) of this Section 4.11(a).

 

(b) The provisions of Section 4.11(a) shall not apply to the following:

 

(1) (a) transactions between or among the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between or among Restricted Subsidiaries or, in any case, any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction and (b) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Company into any Parent Entity; provided that such Parent Entity shall have no material liabilities and no material assets other than cash, Cash Equivalents and the Capital Stock of the Company and such merger, amalgamation or consolidation is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture;

 

(2) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07 (other than pursuant to clause (13)(f) of Section 4.07(b)) and the definition of “Permitted Investments”;

 

(3) [Reserved];

 

(4) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and compensation paid to, and indemnities and reimbursements and employment and severance arrangements provided on behalf of, or for the benefit of, former, current or future officers, directors, managers, employees, service providers or consultants (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates) of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity;

 

(5) transactions in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms are not materially less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arm’s length basis;

 

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(6) any agreement or arrangement as in effect or contemplated as of the Issue Date, or any amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable agreement or arrangement as in effect on the Issue Date);

 

(7) the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any stockholders agreement or the equivalent (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Issue Date and any amendment thereto or any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided , however , that the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations under any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (7) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable stockholder agreement or the equivalent thereof as in effect on the Issue Date;

 

(8) the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Transactions, in each case, as contemplated in the Offering Memorandum;

 

(9) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services that are Affiliates, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture which are fair to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of the Company or the senior management thereof, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

 

(10) the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and the granting and performing of reasonable and customary registration rights;

 

(11) transactions in connection with a Permitted Receivables Facility;

 

(12) payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any of the Investors made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions or divestitures which payments are approved by a majority of the Board of the Company in good faith;

 

(13) payments, loans, advances or guarantees (or cancellation of loans, advances or guarantees) to employees, directors, managers, service providers or consultants (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates) of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity and employment agreements, stock option plans and other similar arrangements with such employees, directors, managers, service providers or consultants which, in each case, are approved by the Company in good faith;

 

(14) investments by any of the Investors in securities of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and any payment of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Investors in connection therewith) so long as the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms;

 

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(15) transactions with a Person that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;

 

(16) to the extent not prohibited under clause (13)(a) or (13)(b) of Section 4.07(b), payments by the Company (and any Parent Entity) and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Tax sharing agreements among the Company (and any Parent Entity) and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(17) any lease entered into between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as lessee and any Affiliate of the Company, as lessor, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(18) intellectual property licenses in the ordinary course of business;

 

(19) transactions between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because a director of which is also a director of the Company or any Parent Entity; provided , however , that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company or such Parent Entity, as the case may be, on any matter including such other Person;

 

(20) pledges of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(21) transactions with joint ventures entered into in the ordinary course of business (including any cash management activities related thereto).

 

SECTION 4.12. Liens .

 

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (except Permitted Liens) (each, a “ Subject Lien ”) that secures obligations under any Indebtedness or any related Guarantee on any asset or property of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, unless:

 

(1) in the case of Subject Liens on any Collateral, (i) such Subject Lien expressly has Junior Lien Priority on the Collateral relative to the Notes and the Guarantees or (ii) such Subject Lien is a Permitted Lien; and

 

(2) in the case of any Subject Lien on any asset or property that is not Collateral, (i) the Notes (or a Guarantee in the case of Liens on assets of a Subsidiary Guarantor) are equally and ratably secured, with (or on a senior basis to, in the case such Subject Lien secures any Subordinated Indebtedness) the obligations secured by such Subject Lien until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by a Lien or (ii) such Subject Lien is a Permitted Lien.

 

Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to this Section 4.12 shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Subject Lien that gave rise to the obligation to secure the Notes and the Guarantees.

 

SECTION 4.13. Corporate Existence .

 

Subject to Article 5, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Company in good faith shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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SECTION 4.14. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control .

 

(a) If a Change of Control occurs after the Issue Date, unless, the Issuer has prior to or concurrently with the time the Issuer are required to make a Change of Control Offer (as defined below), delivered electronically or mailed a redemption notice with respect to all the outstanding Notes as described under Section 3.07 or Section 11.01, the Issuer shall make an offer to purchase all of the Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “ Change of Control Offer ”) at a price in cash (the “ Change of Control Payment ”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Issuer shall send notice of such Change of Control Offer by electronic delivery or first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder to the address of such Holder appearing in the security register or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, with the following information:

 

(1) that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.14 and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for payment by the Issuer;

 

(2) the purchase price and the purchase date, which will be no earlier than 20 Business Days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”);

 

(3) that any Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest;

 

(4) that, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of such Notes completed, to the Paying Agent specified in the notice at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(6) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Issuer to purchase such Notes, provided that the Paying Agent receives, not later than the expiration time of the Change of Control Offer, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;

 

(7) that if the Issuer is purchasing less than all of the Notes, the Holders of the remaining Notes will be issued new Notes and such new Notes will be equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (the unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof);

 

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(8) if such notice is sent prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, stating that the Change of Control Offer is conditional on the occurrence of such Change of Control and shall describe each such condition, and, if applicable, shall state that, in the Issuer’s discretion, the Change of Control Payment Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or that such purchase may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Change of Control Payment Date, or by the Change of Control Payment Date as so delayed; and

 

(9) the other instructions, as determined by the Issuer, consistent with this Section 4.14, that a Holder must follow.

 

While the Notes are in global form and the Issuer makes an offer to purchase all of the Notes pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, a Holder may exercise its option to elect for the purchase of the Notes through the facilities of DTC, subject to its rules and regulations.

 

The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.14 or the provisions of Sections 3.07 or 11.01, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.14 or the provisions of Sections 3.07 or 11.01 by virtue thereof.

 

(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer shall, to the extent permitted by law,

 

(1) accept for payment all Notes issued by it or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer,

 

(2) deposit by noon (New York City time) on the Change of Control Payment Date with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered, and

 

(3) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating that such Notes or portions thereof have been tendered to and purchased by the Issuer.

 

(c) The Issuer shall publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(d) The Issuer shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.14 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of the Change of Control Offer.

 

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(e) At any time, in connection with any offer to purchase the Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, if Holders of at least 90% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding tender such Notes in such offer, the Issuer or such other Person, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to such offer, may redeem all of the remaining Notes of such Series at a price in cash equal to the price offered to each Holder in such prior offer, plus, to the extent not included in the prior offer payment, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to (but not including) the date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on a relevant Record Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date occurring on or prior to such Redemption Date. In determining whether the Holders of at least 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes have validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Notes in an offer, Notes owned by an Affiliate of the Issuer or by funds controlled or managed by any Affiliate of the Issuer, or any successor thereof, shall be deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of such offer.

 

(f) Other than as specifically provided in this Section 4.14, any purchase pursuant to this Section 4.14 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.05 and 3.06.

 

SECTION 4.15. Additional Note Guarantees .

 

The Company will cause (x) each of its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than any Receivables Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary) that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) any Domestic Subsidiary that guarantees other Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor, other than the Subsidiary Guarantors, to:

 

(1) within 30 days execute and deliver a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D , providing for a Guarantee by such Domestic Subsidiary and joinders to the Security Documents or new Security Documents together with any other filings and agreements required by the Security Documents to create or perfect the security interests for the benefit of the Holders in the Collateral of such Subsidiary, except that with respect to a guarantee of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor:

 

(a) if the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee is subordinated in right of payment to such Indebtedness, the Guarantee under the supplemental indenture shall be subordinated to such Domestic Subsidiary’s guarantee with respect to such Indebtedness substantially to the same extent as the Notes are subordinated to such Indebtedness; and

 

(b) if such Indebtedness is by its express terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, any such guarantee by such Domestic Subsidiary with respect to such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Guarantee substantially to the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes; and

 

(2) waive and not in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any other rights against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of any payment by such Restricted Subsidiary under its Guarantee;

 

provided that this Section 4.15 shall not be applicable to any guarantee of any Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

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SECTION 4.16. Discharge and Suspension of Covenants .

 

(a) If on any date after the Issue Date (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from two of the Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, then, beginning on that date, Section 4.07, Section 4.08, Section 4.09, Section 4.10, Section 4.11 and clause (4) of Section 5.01(a) (collectively, the “ Suspended Covenants ”) shall no longer be applicable to the Notes. In addition, the amount of Excess Proceeds from Net Proceeds shall be reset at zero.

 

(b) In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants under this Indenture for any period of time (such period, the “ Suspension Period ”) as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “ Reversion Date ”) the Notes no longer have an Investment Grade Rating from two of the Rating Agencies, then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants under this Indenture with respect to future events.

 

(c) In the event of any such reinstatement, no action taken or omitted to be taken by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to such reinstatement will give rise to a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture with respect to the Notes; provided that (i) with respect to Restricted Payments made on or after any such Reversion Date, the amount of Restricted Payments made will be calculated as though Section 4.07 had been in effect prior to, but not during the Suspension Period, (ii) all Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09(b), (iii) no Subsidiaries shall be designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries during any Suspension Period, (iv) any Affiliate Transaction entered into after the Reversion Date pursuant to an agreement entered into during any Suspension Period shall be deemed to be permitted pursuant to clause (6) of Section 4.11(b) and (v) any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to take any action described in clauses (1) through (3) of Section 4.08(a) that becomes effective during any Suspension Period shall be deemed to be permitted pursuant to Section 4.08(a).

 

(d) Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated after the Reversion Date, (1) no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to exist or have occurred as a result of any failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the Suspended Covenants during any Suspension Period (or, upon termination of the Suspension Period, as a result of any action taken or event that occurred during the Suspension Period), and (2) following a Reversion Date the Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted, without causing a Default or Event of Default, to honor, comply with or otherwise perform any contractual commitments or obligations arising on or prior to such Reversion Date and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

(e) The Company shall deliver promptly to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate notifying it of any such occurrence under this Section 4.16. The Trustee will have no obligation to (i) monitor the ratings of the Notes, (ii) independently determine or verify if a Suspension Period has begun or ended, (iii) make any determination regarding the impact of actions taken during the Suspension Period on the Issuer’s future compliance with its covenants or (iv) inform the Holders of the occurrence of the commencement of a Suspension Period or Reversion Date.

 

SECTION 4.17. [Reserved] .

 

SECTION 4.18. [Reserved] .

 

SECTION 4.19. [Reserved] .

 

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SECTION 4.20. After-Acquired Collateral; Post-Closing Collateral .

 

(a) Subject to the applicable limitations and exceptions set forth in the Security Documents and this Indenture (including with respect to Excluded Assets) from and after the Issue Date, if the Issuer or any Guarantor creates any additional security interest upon any property or asset that would constitute Collateral to secure any First Lien Obligations, it must concurrently grant a second priority perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) upon any such property or asset in favor of the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as security for the Notes and the Additional Second Lien Obligations (if any).

 

(b) Subject to clause (a) above, the Issuer and Guarantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into, as soon as possible after the Issue Date (and in any event within 120 days or such later date as the Senior Credit Facility Administrative Agent may agree in respect of the Senior Credit Facility, which shall apply to this Indenture), an effective account control agreement (a “ Deposit Account Control Agreement ”) with each account bank, in each case in substantially the form and substance of the account control agreement entered into with the Senior Credit Facility Administrative Agent, with respect to (i) each U.S. domestic Deposit Account in which funds of any of the Obligors from any Cash Receipts of the Obligors are deposited (including those existing as of the Issue Date), and (ii) the Designated Account into which the proceeds of the loans under the Senior Credit Facility are deposited (but in any event, excluding all Excluded Accounts) and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to any such Deposit Account, or any new Designated Account, which is established after the Issue Date, substantially concurrently with such establishment (or within such longer period as the Senior Credit Facility Collateral Agent may agree in its discretion in respect of the Senior Credit Facility, which shall apply to this Indenture) but in any event prior to a deposit of any funds in such account; it being understood that the failure to obtain such Deposit Account Control Agreements, in each case after the Company’s use of commercially reasonable efforts, as described above, shall not constitute a breach of this clause (b). Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 4.20(b) shall not apply to any Deposit Account acquired by the Issuer or a Guarantor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) (or similar Investment) prior to the date that is one hundred and twenty (120) days (or such later date as the Senior Credit Facility Administrative Agent may agree in respect of the Senior Credit Facility, which shall apply to this Indenture) following the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment).

 

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or any Security Document to the contrary, (i) with respect to leases of Real Estate entered into by the Issuer or Guarantor, the Issuer or Guarantor shall not be required to take any action with respect to creation or perfection of security interests with respect to such leases (including requirements to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppel and collateral access letters), (ii) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant this Indenture shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents, (iii) control agreements shall not be required with respect to any deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodities accounts except to the extent set forth in clause (b) above, (iv) [reserved], (v) no perfection actions shall be required with respect to (x) motor vehicles and other Titled Goods and letter of credit rights, except to the extent perfection is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a UCC financing statement) and (y) commercial tort claims with an individual value of less than $7.5 million and (vi) no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no Security Document (or other security agreements or pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non U.S. jurisdiction).

 

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SECTION 4.21. Measuring Compliance .

 

(a) With respect to any (x) Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction and (y) repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock with respect to which a notice of repayment (or similar notice), which may be conditional, has been delivered, in each case for purposes of determining:

 

(i) whether any Indebtedness that is being incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being issued in connection with such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be incurred in compliance with Section 4.09;

 

(ii) whether any Lien being incurred in connection with such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or to secure any such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 4.12;

 

(iii) whether any other transaction undertaken or proposed to be undertaken in connection with such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock complies with the covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or the Notes;

 

(iv) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Debt Ratio, Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings and, whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and

 

(v) whether any condition precedent to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, or issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case that is being incurred in connection with such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is satisfied;

 

at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any Parent Entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “ Testing Party ”), the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment, the date that the definitive agreement for such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction is entered into, the date a public announcement of such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction or the date of such notice, which may be conditional, of such repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is given to the holders of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (any such date, the “ Transaction Agreement Date ”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis” or “EBITDA.”

 

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(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Agreement Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing, (a) any fluctuation or change in the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Debt Ratio, Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company from the Transaction Agreement Date to the date of consummation of such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any Indebtedness or Lien that is being incurred in connection with such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes, whether any other transaction undertaken in connection with such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be incurred, (b) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Agreement Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics, (c) until such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is consummated or such definitive agreements are terminated, such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the incurrence of Indebtedness, issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions (including the incurrence of Indebtedness, issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and Liens unrelated to such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock) that are consummated after the Transaction Agreement Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and any such transactions (including any incurrence of Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof) will be deemed to have occurred on the Transaction Agreement Date and deemed to be outstanding thereafter for purposes of calculating any baskets, ratios or financial metrics under this Indenture after the Transaction Agreement Date and before the date of consummation of such Restricted Payment, Investment, acquisition, merger, amalgamation, Division or similar transaction, or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and (d) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Agreement Date (including any new Transaction Agreement Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE 5

 

SUCCESSORS

 

SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation, Amalgamation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets .

 

(a) The Issuer shall not merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Issuer is the surviving Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any Person (including in each case, pursuant to a Division) unless:

 

(1) the Issuer is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, consolidation, Division or amalgamation (if other than the Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of the Issuer or the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “ Successor Company ”);

 

(2) the Successor Company, if other than the Issuer, expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents, in each case, pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments;

 

(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default exists;

 

(4) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions, as if such transactions had occurred at the beginning of the Applicable Measurement Period,

 

(i) the Successor Company or the Issuer would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness as Ratio Debt, or

 

(ii) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be equal to or greater than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction;

 

(5) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, in which case Section 5.01(c)(1)(B) shall apply, shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to such Person’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes;

 

(6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, Division, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with this Indenture;

 

(7) to the extent any assets of the Person which is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Successor Company are assets of the type which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, the Successor Company will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or any of the Security Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the Security Documents; and

 

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(8) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Company shall: (a) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (b) be subject to the Lien in favor of the Second Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, and (c) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

 

(b) The Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for the Issuer under this Indenture, the Guarantees and the Notes, as applicable, and the Issuer will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations hereunder, the Guarantees and the Notes, as applicable. The foregoing shall not apply to the Transactions. Notwithstanding clauses (3) and (4) of Section 5.01(a),

 

(1) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or part of its properties and assets to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, and

 

(2) the Issuer may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into an Affiliate of the Issuer solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer in the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.

 

(c) Subject to certain limitations described in this Indenture governing release of a Guarantee upon the sale, disposition or transfer of a Guarantor, no Guarantor shall, and the Company will not permit a Guarantor to, merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Issuer or a Guarantor is the surviving Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person (including, in each case, pursuant to a Division) unless:

 

(1) (A) such Guarantor is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or Division (if other than such Guarantor) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such Guarantor, as the case may be, or the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (such Guarantor or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “ Successor Person ”);

 

(B) the Successor Person, if other than such Guarantor, expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture and such Guarantor’s related Guarantee pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments;

 

(C) immediately after such transaction, no Default exists;

 

(D) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, Division, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with this Indenture;

 

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(E) to the extent any assets of the Guarantor which is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Successor Person are assets of the type which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, the Successor Person will take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien of the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or any of the Security Documents and shall take all reasonably necessary action so that such Lien is perfected to the extent required by the Security Documents; and

 

(F) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Person shall: (i) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (ii) be subject to the Lien in favor of the Second Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, and (iii) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens; or

 

(2) the transaction is an Asset Sale that is made in compliance with Section 4.10.

 

(d) Subject to certain limitations described in this Indenture, the Successor Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor under this Indenture and such Guarantor’s Guarantee and such Guarantor shall automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and such Guarantor’s Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor may (i) merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to another Subsidiary Guarantor or the Issuer, (ii) merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into an Affiliate of the Issuer solely for the purpose of reincorporating or reorganizing the Guarantor in the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby, or (iii) convert into a Person organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such Guarantor or a jurisdiction in the United States.

 

SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted .

 

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in accordance with Section 5.01, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Issuer is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the Issuer shall refer instead to the successor corporation and not to the Issuer), and may exercise every right and power of the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Issuer herein; provided that the predecessor Issuer shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest, if any, on the Notes except in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all of the Issuer’s assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.01.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

SECTION 6.01. Events of Default .

 

(a) An “ Event of Default ” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(1) default in payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes;

 

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(2) default for 30 days or more in the payment when due of interest on or with respect to the Notes;

 

(3) failure by the Issuer or any Guarantor for 60 days after receipt of written notice given by the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 30% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to comply with any of its obligations, covenants or agreements (other than a default referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above) contained in this Indenture or the Notes;

 

(4) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Permitted Receivables Facility), whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is created after the issuance of the Notes, if both:

 

(i) such default either results from the failure to pay any principal of such Indebtedness at its stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods) or relates to an obligation other than the obligation to pay principal of any such Indebtedness at its stated final maturity and results in the holder or holders of such Indebtedness causing such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods); and

 

(ii) the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at its stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods), or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregate $30.0 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) or more at any one time outstanding;

 

(5) failure by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as determined as of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company for a fiscal quarter end provided as required under Section 4.03), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $30.0 million (net of amounts covered by insurance policies issued by reputable insurance companies), which final judgments remain unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a period of more than 60 days after such judgment becomes final, and, in the event such judgment is covered by insurance, an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree which is not promptly stayed;

 

(6) the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as determined as of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company for a fiscal quarter end provided as required under Section 4.03), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

(i) commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

 

(ii) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under applicable Bankruptcy Law;

 

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(iii) consents to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

 

(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

 

(v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;

 

(7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

 

(i) is for relief against the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as determined as of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company for a fiscal quarter end provided as required under Section 4.03), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), in a proceeding in which the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary (or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as determined as of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company for a fiscal quarter end provided as required under Section 4.03), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), is to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

 

(ii) appoints a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as determined as of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company for a fiscal quarter end provided as required under Section 4.03), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), or for all or substantially all of the property of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as determined as of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company for a fiscal quarter end provided as required under Section 4.03), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary); or

 

(iii) orders the liquidation of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as determined as of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company for a fiscal quarter end provided as required under Section 4.03), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary);

 

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;

 

(8) the Guarantee of any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary (or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that together (as determined as of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company for a fiscal quarter end provided as required under Section 4.03) would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms of this Indenture) or be declared null and void or any responsible officer of the Issuer or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary (or the responsible officers of any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as determined as of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company for a fiscal quarter end provided as required under Section 4.03), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), as the case may be, denies that it has any further liability under its Guarantee or gives notice to such effect, other than by reason of the termination of this Indenture or the release of any such Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture; or

 

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(9) (a) the Liens created by the Security Documents shall at any time not constitute a valid and perfected Lien (subject to certain Permitted Liens) on any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $15.0 million (to the extent perfection by filing, registration, recordation or possession is required by this Indenture or the Security Documents) other than (i) in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document, this Indenture or the Senior Credit Facility, as applicable, (ii) the satisfaction in full of all Obligations under this Indenture or the Senior Credit Facility, as applicable or (iii) any loss of perfection that results from the failure of the Trustee, the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the First Lien Collateral Agents to maintain possession of certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it representing securities or other assets pledged under the Security Documents and (b) such default continues for 30 days after notice of such default shall have been given to the Issuer by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% of the principal amount of the then outstanding Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

(b) In the event of any Event of Default specified in clause (4) of Section 6.01(a), such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding any resulting payment default, other than as a result of acceleration of the Notes) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the Holders, if within 30 days after such Event of Default arose:

 

(1) the Indebtedness or guarantee that is the basis for such Event of Default has been discharged; or

 

(2) holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default; or

 

(3) the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured.

 

SECTION 6.02. Acceleration .

 

If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) with respect to the Issuer) occurs and is continuing under this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes issued under this Indenture may declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Notes issued under this Indenture to be due and payable immediately. Upon the effectiveness of such declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising under clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) with respect to the Issuer, all outstanding Notes shall be due and payable immediately without further action or notice.

 

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all of the Holders rescind an acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.

 

SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies .

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

 

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The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults .

 

Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any or interest on, any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (including in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer); provided , subject to Section 6.02, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority .

 

Subject to the Security Documents and Section 7.01(e), Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then total outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent and the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent may act at the direction of the Holders without liability. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability (it being understood that the Trustee has no duty to determine whether any direction is unduly prejudicial to any Holder of a Note).

 

SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits .

 

Subject to Section 6.07, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

 

(1) such Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

(2) Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the total outstanding Notes have, in writing, requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

(3) the Holders have offered and, if requested, provided to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

 

(4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the offer of security or indemnity; and

 

(5) Holders of a majority in principal amount of the total outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a written direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

 

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A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.

 

SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment .

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee .

 

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, the Second Lien Collateral Agent and each of their respective agents and counsel.

 

SECTION 6.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies .

 

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.

 

SECTION 6.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative .

 

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

SECTION 6.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver .

 

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

 

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SECTION 6.12. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .

 

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, the Second Lien Collateral Agent, and each of their agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company or the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes including the Guarantors), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent any amount due to each of them for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent and their agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent under Section 7.07. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent and each of their agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent under Section 7.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

SECTION 6.13. Priorities .

 

Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

 

(i) to the Trustee, the Second Lien Collateral Agent, their agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07 or 12.08, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee or Second Lien Collateral Agent and the costs and expenses of collection;

 

(ii) to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and

 

(iii) to the Company, the Issuer or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct, including a Guarantor, if applicable.

 

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.13.

 

SECTION 6.14. Undertaking for Costs .

 

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

 

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ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

 

SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee .

 

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

 

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

 

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

(i) this Section 7.01(c) does not limit the effect of Section 7.01(b);

 

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.

 

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01 and Section 7.02(f).

 

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(e) Neither the Trustee nor the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be under any obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture or the Security Documents, as applicable, at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless the Holders have offered, and if requested, provided to the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as the case may be, indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as the case may be, against any loss, liability or expense.

 

(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee .

 

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

 

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

 

(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.

 

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

 

(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Issuer shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Issuer.

 

(f) None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if an indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

 

(g) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

 

(h) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

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(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder, including the Second Lien Collateral Agent and the Agents.

 

(j) The Trustee may request that the Issuer and any Guarantor deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of the individuals and/or titles of Officers (with specimen signatures) authorized at such times to take specific actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any person specified as so authorized in any certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

 

(k) The permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty unless so specified herein.

 

SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee .

 

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign as Trustee. Any Agent and the Second Lien Collateral Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

 

SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer .

 

The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuer or upon the Issuer’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

 

SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults .

 

If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall send to Holders a notice of the Default within the later of 90 days after it occurs or 30 days after it becomes known to the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders. The Trustee shall not be deemed to know of any Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

 

SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders .

 

Within 60 days after each August 1, beginning with August 1, 2020, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall send to the Holders a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also send all reports as required by Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c).

 

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A copy of each report at the time it is sent to the Holders shall be sent to the Issuer and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(d). The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.

 

SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity .

 

The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuer shall reimburse the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s and the Second Lien Collateral Agent’s agents and counsel.

 

The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent for, and hold the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Issuer or any of the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) or defending itself against any claim whether asserted by any Holder, the Issuer or any Guarantor or any Person, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder). The Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, to so notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer of its obligations hereunder. The Issuer shall defend the claim and the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent may have separate counsel and the Issuer shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. The Issuer need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense determined to have been caused by the Trustee’s or the Second Lien Collateral Agent’s own willful misconduct or gross negligence as determined by a final nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

The obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors, if any, under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable.

 

To secure the payment obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

When the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(6) or (7) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

 

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SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee .

 

A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Issuer. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Issuer in writing. The Issuer may remove the Trustee if:

 

(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

 

(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

 

(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

 

(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer.

 

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the Issuer’s expense), the Issuer or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall send a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuer’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc .

 

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

 

SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification .

 

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

 

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This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b).

 

SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer .

 

The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

 

SECTION 7.12. [Reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.13. Security Documents; Intercreditor Agreement .

 

By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby authorize and direct the Trustee and Second Lien Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and any other Security Documents in which the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, is named as a party, including any Security Documents executed after the Issue Date. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent are not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under, the Intercreditor Agreement or any other Security Documents, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent each shall have all of the rights, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to it under this Indenture (in addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreement or agreements).

 

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

SECTION 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .

 

The Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

 

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SECTION 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge .

 

Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes issued under this Indenture and Guarantees issued under this Indenture on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes issued under this Indenture, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents including the obligations of the Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute such instruments reasonably requested by the Issuer acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

 

(a) the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due solely out of the trust created pursuant to this Indenture referred to in Section 8.04;

 

(b) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to Notes issued under this Indenture concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of such Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

 

(c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Issuer’s obligations in connection therewith; and

 

(d) this Section 8.02.

 

Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Issuer may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of their option under Section 8.03.

 

SECTION 8.03. Covenant Defeasance .

 

Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15 and 4.20 and clauses (4), (5), (7) and (8) of Section 5.01(a), Section 5.01(c) and Section 5.01(d) with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (“ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Issuer may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, Sections 6.01(a)(3), 6.01(a)(4), 6.01(a)(5), 6.01(a)(6) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries and any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), 6.01(a)(7) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries and any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary), 6.01(a)(8) and 6.019(a)(9) shall not constitute Events of Default.

 

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SECTION 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance .

 

The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or 8.03 to the outstanding Notes:

 

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the Notes issued under this Indenture:

 

(1) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient (without consideration of reinvestment of interest), in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the Notes issued under this Indenture on the stated maturity date or on the redemption date, as the case may be, of such principal, premium, if any, or interest on such Notes and the Issuer must specify whether such Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

 

(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions,

 

(a) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or

 

(b) since the issuance of the Notes, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,

 

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall state that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as applicable, as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to such tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(4) no Default or Event of Default (other than that resulting from any borrowing of funds to be applied to make the deposit required to effect such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit; and

 

(5) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with.

 

SECTION 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .

 

Subject to Section 8.06, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “ Trustee ”) pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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The Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

 

Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer from time to time upon the request of the Issuer any money or Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of an Independent Financial Advisor expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

SECTION 8.06. Repayment to Issuer .

 

Subject to applicable unclaimed property laws, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuer, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuer on their request or (if then held by the Issuer) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.

 

SECTION 8.07. Reinstatement .

 

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be; provided that, if the Issuer make any payment of principal of, premium or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of their obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders .

 

Notwithstanding Section 9.02, the Issuer, any Guarantor (with respect to a Guarantee or this Indenture) and the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Guarantee or Notes without the consent of any Holder:

 

(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency;

 

(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes of such series in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

 

(3) to comply with Section 5.01;

 

(4) to provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or any Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders;

 

(5) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder;

 

(6) to add covenants for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer or any Guarantor;

 

(7) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

 

(8) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if applicable;

 

(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee or a successor Second Lien Collateral Agent thereunder pursuant to the requirements thereof;

 

(10) to add a Guarantor or a co-obligor of the Notes under this Indenture or to release any such Guarantor or Guarantee if at the time of such release such Guarantor is not otherwise required to be a Guarantor;

 

(11) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, Guarantees or the Notes to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in the “Description of Notes” section was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, Guarantee or Notes, as certified in an Officer’s Certificate;

 

(12) to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant any other Lien in favor of the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, as additional security for the payment and performance of all or any portion of the Obligations, in any property or assets, including any which are required to be mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, or in which a Lien is required to be granted to or for the benefit of the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, any of the Security Documents or otherwise;

 

(13) in the case of the Intercreditor Agreement, in order to subject the security interests in the Collateral in respect of any First Lien Obligations or Second Lien Obligations to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case to the extent the incurrence of such Indebtedness, and the grant of all Liens on the Collateral held for the benefit of such Indebtedness, were permitted under this Indenture;

 

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(14) to permit the creation, intended priority and registration of Liens on the Collateral to secure any First Lien Obligations or Second Lien Obligations in accordance with this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement (including, without limitation, the appointment of the Second Lien Collateral Agent or any other collateral agent to hold the Collateral on behalf of the Holders and the holders of First Lien Obligations or Second Lien Obligations);

 

(15) to amend the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes as permitted by this Indenture, including, without limitation to facilitate the issuance and administration of the Notes; provided , however , that (i) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (ii) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes;

 

(16) in the case of any deposit account control agreement, securities account control agreement, bailee agreement or other similar agreement providing for “control” over the Collateral, in each case (a) providing for control and perfection of Collateral and (b) to which both the First Lien Collateral Agents and the Second Lien Collateral Agent are a party, at the request and sole expense of the Issuer, and without the consent of the Second Lien Collateral Agent, to amend any such agreement to substitute a Successor First Lien Collateral Agent for any First Lien Collateral Agent as the controlling secured party thereunder;

 

(17) in connection with any permitted Refinancing or replacement of the Senior Credit Facility, at the request and sole expense of the Company, and without the consent of the Second Lien Collateral Agent to amend the Intercreditor Agreement (i) to add parties (or any authorized agent or trustee therefor) providing any such Refinancing or replacement Indebtedness and (ii) to establish that Liens on any Collateral securing such Refinancing or replacement Indebtedness will have the same priority as the Liens on any Collateral securing the Indebtedness being Refinanced or replaced, all on the terms provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement immediately prior to such Refinancing or replacement;

 

(18) to release Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted or required by the Security Documents or this Indenture; or

 

(19) to add replacement First Lien Obligations or Additional Second Lien Obligations to the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Upon the request of the Issuer accompanied by a resolution of its board of directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall join with the Issuer and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture or security documents or intercreditor agreement authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture or security documents or intercreditor agreement that affect its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the execution and delivery of any Supplemental Indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit D solely for the purpose of adding Guarantors.

 

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SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders .

 

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuer, or by any Affiliate of the Issuer, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Section 2.08, Section 2.09 and this Section 9.02 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 9.02.

 

Upon the request of the Issuer accompanied by a resolution of its board of directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall join with the Issuer in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture or security documents or intercreditor agreement unless such amended or supplemental indenture or security documents or intercreditor agreement directly affect the Trustee’s or the Second Lien Collateral Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture or security documents or intercreditor agreement.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

 

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall deliver to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuer to deliver such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.

 

Without the consent of each affected Holder, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

 

(1) reduce the principal amount of such Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed final maturity of any such Note or reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of such Notes or change the time at which such Notes may be redeemed as described under Section 3.07;

 

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(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note;

 

(4) waive a Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration, or in respect of a covenant or provision contained in this Indenture or any Guarantee which cannot be amended or modified without the consent of all Holders;

 

(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated therein;

 

(6) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders to receive payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes;

 

(7) make any change in these amendment and waiver provisions;

 

(8) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or interest on, such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes;

 

(9) make any change to or modify the ranking of the Notes that would adversely affect the Holders; or

 

(10) except as expressly permitted by this Indenture, modify the Guarantees of any Significant Subsidiary in any manner materially adverse to the Holders.

 

For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary in the immediately preceding paragraph, (1) Section 4.10 in respect of the Issuer’s obligation to make an Asset Sale Offer and (2) Section 4.14 and the definition of “Change of Control,” each may be waived, modified or terminated with the written consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Notes) prior to the date by which the Issuer is required to make such Asset Sale Offer.

 

In addition, without the consent of the Holders of at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of Notes then outstanding, the Second Lien Collateral Agent may not consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver the effect of which would modify any Security Document, the Intercreditor Agreement or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with the Collateral or the Security Documents that would (1) have the impact of releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents (except as permitted by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement) or change or alter the priority of the security interests in the Collateral or (2) make any change in any Security Document, any Intercreditor Agreement or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with the Collateral or the Security Documents or the application of trust proceeds of the Collateral that would adversely affect the Holders in any material respect.

 

SECTION 9.03. [Reserved] .

 

SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents .

 

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

 

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The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement, or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date unless the consent of the requisite number of Holders has been obtained.

 

SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes .

 

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Issuer in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc.

 

The Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable. The Issuer may not sign an amendment, supplement or waiver until its board of directors approves it. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.04, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture or security document or intercreditor agreement is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and any Guarantors party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 9.03). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the execution and delivery of any Supplemental Indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit D solely for the purpose of adding Guarantors.

 

ARTICLE 10

GUARANTEES

 

SECTION 10.01. Guarantee .

 

Subject to this Article 10, Holdings and each of the other Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent and each of their successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the Obligations of the Issuer hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of, interest and premium on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other Obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent hereunder or thereunder shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other Obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

 

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The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.

 

Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Second Lien Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.

 

If any Holder, the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Issuer or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the Trustee, the Second Lien Collateral Agent or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.

 

Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, the Holders, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guarantees.

 

Each Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuer for liquidation or reorganization, should the Issuer become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuer’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

 

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In case any provision of any Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

The Guarantee issued by any Guarantor shall be a general senior obligation of such Guarantor and shall be pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor (including its guarantee of all Obligations under the Senior Credit Facility).

 

Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

 

SECTION 10.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability .

 

Each Subsidiary Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Second Lien Collateral Agent, the Holders and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance (as a legal matter or otherwise) or fraudulent transfer under applicable law.

 

SECTION 10.03. Execution and Delivery .

 

To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by its President, one of its Vice Presidents or one of its Assistant Vice Presidents.

 

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.

 

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

 

If required by Section 4.15, the Issuer shall cause any newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary (other than any future Foreign Subsidiaries, Receivables Subsidiaries or Excluded Subsidiaries) to comply with the provisions of Section 4.15 and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.

 

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SECTION 10.04. Subrogation .

 

Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.01; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuer under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

 

SECTION 10.05. Benefits Acknowledged .

 

Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

SECTION 10.06. Release of Guarantees .

 

A Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Issuer or the Trustee is required for the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee, upon:

 

(1) (A) in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, any sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition (by merger, consolidation, amalgamation, Division or otherwise) of (i) the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including any sale, exchange or transfer), after which the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, if such sale, exchange, transfer, Division or other disposition is made in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture (including any amendments thereof) ;

 

( B ) in the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor, the release or discharge of the guarantee or direct obligation by such Guarantor of the Senior Credit Facility or the guarantee which resulted in the creation of such Guarantee, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee (it being understood that a release subsequent to a contingent reinstatement is still a release); provided, however, that, so long as such Subsidiary Guarantor continues to guarantee any Indebtedness of Holdings, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor, then such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Guarantee shall not be released pursuant to this sub-clause (B);

 

(C) in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, the designation of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;

 

(D) in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Subsidiary Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;

 

(E) the Issuer exercising the Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 or the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

 

(F) the merger, consolidation, Division or amalgamation of any Guarantor with and into the Issuer or another Guarantor that is the surviving Person in such merger, consolidation, Division or amalgamation, or upon the liquidation of such Guarantor following the transfer of all of its assets to the Issuer or another Guarantor; or

 

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(G) as described under Article 9 of this Indenture; and

 

(2) such Guarantor delivering to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

 

ARTICLE 11

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

SECTION 11.01. Satisfaction and Discharge .

 

This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect as to all Notes (except for certain surviving rights of the Trustee and the Issuer’s obligations with respect thereto), when either:

 

(1) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

(2) (A) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the making of a notice of redemption or otherwise, shall become due and payable within one year or may be called for redemption within one year under arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer and the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

 

(B) no Default (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit or the grant of any Lien securing such borrowing or any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) with respect to this Indenture or the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or material instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith);

 

(C) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and

 

(D) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.

 

In addition, the Issuer must deliver an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

 

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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the provisions of Section 7.07 shall survive and if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (A) of clause (2) of this Section 11.01, the provisions of Section 11.02 and Section 8.06 shall survive.

 

SECTION 11.02. Application of Trust Money .

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01; provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of principal of, premium or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

ARTICLE 12

COLLATERAL

 

SECTION 12.01. Security Documents .

 

The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and interest on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and interest on the Notes and performance of all other Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, shall be secured as provided in the Security Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Obligations, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. The Trustee, the Issuer and the Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that the Second Lien Collateral Agent holds the Collateral as security for the benefit of the Holders, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent and pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreement as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and directs the Second Lien Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. The Issuer shall deliver to the Second Lien Collateral Agent copies of all documents required to be filed pursuant to the Security Documents, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next sentence of this Section 12.01, to assure and confirm to the Second Lien Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Security Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. The Issuer shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Issuer to, take any and all actions and make all filings (including the filing of UCC financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto) required to cause the Security Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the secured parties under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, a valid and enforceable perfected Lien and security interest in and on all of the Collateral (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents), in favor of the Second Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

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SECTION 12.02. Release of Collateral .

 

(a) Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security Documents at any time and from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and this Indenture, the Issuer and the Guarantors will be entitled to the release of property and other assets constituting Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes under any one or more of the following circumstances:

 

(i) to consummate the sale, transfer or other disposition of such property or assets to a Person that is not the Issuer or a Guarantor to the extent not prohibited under Section 4.10;

 

(ii) in the case of a Guarantor that is released from its Guarantee with respect to the Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the release of the property and assets of such Guarantor;

 

(iii) to the extent any Collateral is comprised of property leased to the Issuer or a Guarantor, upon termination or expiration of such lease;

 

(iv) with respect to Collateral that is Capital Stock, upon the dissolution or liquidation of the issuer of that Capital Stock that is not prohibited by this Indenture;

 

(v) with respect to any Collateral that becomes an “Excluded Asset,” upon it becoming an Excluded Asset; or

 

(vi) as described under Article 9.

 

(b) The Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes and the Guarantees also will be terminated and released

 

(i) upon payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture, the Guarantees and the Security Documents that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, is paid;

 

(ii) upon a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under this Indenture as described under Section 8.02 or 8.03 or a discharge of this Indenture as described under Section 11.01; or

 

(iii) pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(c) With respect to any release of Collateral, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, to such release have been met and that it is permitted for the Trustee or Second Lien Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the documents requested by the Issuer in connection with such release and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall, execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Issuer’s expense) such instruments or releases to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in reliance upon any such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Security Document or in the Intercreditor Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction or termination, unless and until it receives such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.

 

SECTION 12.03. Suits to Protect the Collateral .

 

Subject to the provisions of Article 7, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee may or may direct the Second Lien Collateral Agent to take all actions it determines in order to:

 

(a) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

(b) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations hereunder.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall have the power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent may determine to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent may determine to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral. Nothing in this Section 12.03 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 12.04. Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents .

 

Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Security Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 12.05. Purchaser Protected .

 

In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article 12 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer.

 

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SECTION 12.06. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee .

 

In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 12 upon the Issuer or a Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of any Officer or Officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 12; and if the Trustee shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee.

 

SECTION 12.07. Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations .

 

In the event that the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying that (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and the Security Documents that were due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, were paid or (ii) the Issuer shall have exercised its Legal Defeasance option or its Covenant Defeasance option, in each case in compliance with the provisions of Article 8, and in each case, an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such notice by the Trustee have been satisfied, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall deliver to the Issuer a release of Lien in the Collateral without recourse, representations or warranties and shall do or cause to be done (at the expense of the Issuer) all acts reasonably requested of them to release such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable.

 

SECTION 12.08. Second Lien Collateral Agent .

 

(a) The Issuer and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Second Lien Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and the Issuer and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Second Lien Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Second Lien Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Second Lien Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 12.08. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Second Lien Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Second Lien Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement to which the Second Lien Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Second Lien Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or any Grantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against the Second Lien Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Second Lien Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

 

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(b) The Second Lien Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “ Related Person ”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith and with due care.

 

(c) None of the Second Lien Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Issuer or any other Grantor or Affiliate of any Grantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Second Lien Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, or for any failure of any Grantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Second Lien Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of any Grantor or any Grantor’s Affiliates.

 

(d) The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Second Lien Collateral Agent. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders.

 

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(e) The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 12.08 and the Security Documents).

 

(f) The Second Lien Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Second Lien Collateral Agent. If the Second Lien Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Issuer shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Second Lien Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Trustee, at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may appoint a successor collateral agent, subject to the consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default). If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation) the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Second Lien Collateral Agent, and the term “Second Lien Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor collateral agent, and the retiring Second Lien Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Second Lien Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 12.08 (and Section 7.07) shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Second Lien Collateral Agent under this Indenture.

 

(g) Wilmington Trust, National Association shall initially act as Second Lien Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint co-Second Lien Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Second Lien Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Second Lien Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(h) The Second Lien Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Security Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) make the representations of the Holders set forth in the Security Documents and Intercreditor Agreement, (iv) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and (v) perform and observe its obligations under the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(i) If at any time or times the Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Indenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Trustee from the Second Lien Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, or (ii) payments from the Second Lien Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to Article 6, the Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Second Lien Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Second Lien Collateral Agent such proceeds to be applied by the Second Lien Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(j) The Second Lien Collateral Agent is each Holder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Issuer, the Trustee shall notify the Second Lien Collateral Agent thereof and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the Second Lien Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Second Lien Collateral Agent’s instructions.

 

(k) The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Second Lien Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Grantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Second Lien Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or as otherwise provided in the Security Documents.

 

(l) If the Issuer or any Guarantor (i) incurs any obligations in respect of First Lien Obligations at any time when no intercreditor agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and (ii) delivers to the Second Lien Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting the Second Lien Collateral Agent to enter into an intercreditor agreement (on substantially the same terms as the Intercreditor Agreement) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the First Lien Obligations so incurred, together with an Opinion of Counsel, the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Issuer, including legal fees and expenses of the Second Lien Collateral Agent), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder; provided that neither an Officer’s Certificate nor an Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the Intercreditor Agreement to be entered into by the Second Lien Collateral Agent on the Issue Date.

 

(m) No provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document shall require the Second Lien Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders (or the Trustee in the case of the Second Lien Collateral Agent) if it shall have received indemnity satisfactory to the Second Lien Collateral Agent and the Trustee against potential costs and liabilities incurred by the Second Lien Collateral Agent relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents, in the event the Second Lien Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if the Second Lien Collateral Agent has determined that the Second Lien Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this clause if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Issuer or the Holders to be sufficient.

 

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(n) The Second Lien Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents or instrument referred to herein or therein, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Second Lien Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Issuer (and money held in trust by the Second Lien Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law) and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act.

 

(o) Neither the Second Lien Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Second Lien Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

 

(p) The Second Lien Collateral Agent does not assume any responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any breach by the Issuer or any other Grantor under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Second Lien Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreement and any Security Documents of any other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the validity, enforceability or collectability of any Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor; or for any failure of any obligor to perform its Obligations under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or Event of Default, the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Security Documents. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents unless expressly set forth hereunder or thereunder. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time to seek instructions from the Trustee or Holders with respect to the administration of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(q) The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that neither the Second Lien Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, the Second Lien Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Second Lien Collateral Agent in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral. In the event that the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any fiduciary or trust obligation for the benefit of another, which in the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee’s sole discretion may cause the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee to be considered an “owner or operator” under the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“ CERCLA ”), 42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq., or otherwise cause the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee to incur liability under CERCLA or any other federal, state or local law, the Second Lien Collateral Agent and the Trustee reserves the right, instead of taking such action, to either resign as the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee or arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court-appointed receiver. Neither the Second Lien Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable to the Issuer, the Company, the Guarantors or any other Person for any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to the discharge, release or threatened release of hazardous materials into the environment. If at any time it is necessary or advisable for property to be possessed, owned, operated or managed by any Person (including the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee) other than the Issuer, the Company or the Guarantors, a majority in interest of Holders shall direct the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee to appoint an appropriately qualified Person (excluding the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee) who they shall designate to possess, own, operate or manage, as the case may be, the property.

 

(r) Upon the receipt by the Second Lien Collateral Agent of a written request of the Issuer signed by an Officer (a “ Security Document Order ”), the Second Lien Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Security Document to be executed after the Issue Date. Such Security Document Order shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Second Lien Collateral Agent pursuant to, and is a Security Document Order referred to in, this Section 12.08(r), and (ii) instruct the Second Lien Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Security Document. Any such execution of a Security Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Issuer, upon delivery to the Second Lien Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Security Document have been satisfied. The Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, hereby authorize and direct the Second Lien Collateral Agent to execute such Security Documents.

 

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(s) Subject to the provisions of the applicable Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, agrees that the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee or as otherwise provided in the Security Documents, as applicable.

 

(t) After the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and subject to the terms of the Security Documents, the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may direct the Second Lien Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(u) The Second Lien Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement and to the extent not prohibited under the Intercreditor Agreement, and subject to the terms of the Security Documents, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.13 and the other provisions of this Indenture.

 

(v) In each case that the Second Lien Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement to take any action (an “ Action ”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement, the Second Lien Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or other required secured parties pursuant to the Security Documents. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or other required secured parties pursuant to the Security Documents. If the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or other required secured parties pursuant to the Security Documents with respect to any Action, the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such Action unless and until the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.

 

(w) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or in any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement, in no event shall the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments), nor shall the Second Lien Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and neither the Second Lien Collateral Agent nor the Trustee makes any representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of any of the Security Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby.

 

(x) Before the Second Lien Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting in each case at the request or direction of the Issuer or the Guarantors, it may require an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of this Section 12.08. The Second Lien Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.

 

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(y) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and the Trustee or other required secured parties pursuant to the Security Documents, solely with respect to the Security Documents and the Collateral.

 

(z) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to compensation and to be indemnified pursuant to Section 7.07, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Second Lien Collateral Agent as if the Second Lien Collateral Agent were named as the Trustee herein and the Security Documents were named as this Indenture herein.

 

(aa) The Issuer and the Guarantors shall furnish to the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Issue Date, an Officer’s Certificate (which may be the same certificate required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 4.04) either (i) (x) stating that such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording, and refiling of this Indenture or the Security Documents, as applicable, as are necessary to maintain the perfected Liens of the applicable Security Documents securing the Obligations under applicable law to the extent required by the Security Documents other than any action as described therein to be taken, and (y) stating that on the date of such Officer’s Certificate, all financing statements, financing statement amendments and continuation statements have been or will be executed and filed that are necessary, as of such date or promptly thereafter and during the succeeding 12 months, fully to maintain the perfection (to the extent required by the Security Documents) of the security interests of the Collateral Agent securing the Obligations thereunder and under the Security Documents with respect to the Collateral; provided that if there is a required filing of a continuation statement or other instrument within such 12-month period and such continuation statement or amendment is not effective if filed at the time of the Officer’s Certificate, such Officer’s Certificate may so state and in that case the Issuer and the Guarantors shall cause a continuation statement or amendment to be timely filed so as to maintain such Liens and security interests securing Obligations or (ii) stating that no such action is necessary to maintain such Liens or security interests.

 

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ARTICLE 13

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 13.01. [Reserved] .

 

SECTION 13.02. Notices .

 

Any notice or communication by the Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (postage prepaid), fax or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address, or given electronically:

 

If to the Issuer or any Guarantor:

 

Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, VA 22209
Attention: Dyson Dryden

with a copy to

Latham & Watkins LLP
555 11th Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 10017
Attention: Rachel Sheridan
Email: rachel.sheridan@lw.com

 

If to the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association,
as Trustee
246 Goose Lane, Suite 105
Guilford, CT 06437
Facsimile: (203) 453-1183
Attention: Capitol Investment Notes Administrator

 

If to the Second Lien Collateral Agent:

Wilmington Trust, National Association,
as Second Lien Collateral Agent
246 Goose Lane, Suite 105
Guilford, CT 06437
Facsimile: (203) 453-1183
Attention: Capitol Investment Notes Administrator

 

The Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; when receipt acknowledged, if faxed; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery at the time sent, if given electronically; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof.

 

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

 

Where this Indenture provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption) to any Holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee), according to the applicable procedures of such Depositary, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

 

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If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

If the Issuer sends a notice or communication to Holders, it shall send a copy to the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent at the same time.

 

Each of the Trustee and Second Lien Collateral Agent agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods. If the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Holder elects to give the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee or Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s and Second Lien Collateral Agent’s, as applicable, understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. Neither the Trustee nor the Second Lien Collateral Agent shall be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s or Second Lien Collateral Agent’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding if such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

 

SECTION 13.03. Communication by Holders with Other Holders .

 

Holders may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).

 

SECTION 13.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent .

 

Upon any request or application by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee or, if such action relates to a Security Document or an Intercreditor Agreement, the Second Lien Collateral Agent:

 

(a) An Officer’s Certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.05) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; provided that an Officer’s Certificate shall not be required in connection with the entering into of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement on the Issue Date; and

 

(b) An Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.05) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied; provided , that an Opinion of Counsel shall not be required in connection with the entering into of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement on the Issue Date.

 

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SECTION 13.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion .

 

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.04) and shall include:

 

(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

 

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officer’s Certificate as to matters of fact); and

 

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

 

SECTION 13.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents .

 

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

 

SECTION 13.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Managers, Officers, Employees and Stockholders .

 

No director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder, member, or limited partner of the Issuer or any Guarantor or any of their parent companies shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Guarantees, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

SECTION 13.08. Governing Law .

 

THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

SECTION 13.09. Waiver of Jury Trial .

 

EACH OF THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTORS, THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECOND LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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SECTION 13.10. Consent to Jurisdiction .

 

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 13.02 hereof shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent may bring an action against the Issuer in any other jurisdiction of its choosing.

 

SECTION 13.11. Force Majeure .

 

In no event shall the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services.

 

SECTION 13.12. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .

 

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

SECTION 13.13. Successors .

 

All agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05.

 

SECTION 13.14. Severability .

 

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

SECTION 13.15. Intercreditor Agreement .

 

Reference is made to the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note, (a) consents to the subordination of Liens on the Collateral securing this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (c) authorizes and instructs the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement as Trustee and as Second Lien Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and on behalf of such Holder, including without limitation, making the representations of the Holders contained therein. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the lenders under the Senior Credit Facility to extend credit and such lenders are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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SECTION 13.16. Counterpart Originals .

 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

SECTION 13.17. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc ..

 

The Table of Contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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  CAPITOL INVESTMENT MERGER SUB 2, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Bruce Heinemann
    Name: Bruce Heinemann
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
       
  CAPITOL INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Bruce Heinemann
    Name: Bruce Heinemann
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
       
  NESCO, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Bruce Heinemann
    Name: Bruce Heinemann
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
       
  NESCO FINANCE CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Bruce Heinemann
    Name: Bruce Heinemann
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
       
  NESCO HOLDINGS II, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Bruce Heinemann
    Name: Bruce Heinemann
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
       
  NESCO INVESTMENTS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Bruce Heinemann
    Name:  Bruce Heinemann
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as Trustee
   
  By: /s/ Joseph P. O’Donnell
    Name:  Joseph P. O’Donnell
    Title: Vice President
       
  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as Second Lien Collateral Agent
   
  By: /s/ Joseph P. O’Donnell
    Name: Joseph P. O’Donnell
    Title: Vice President

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

[Face of Note]

 

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

[Insert the Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

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CUSIP [          ]

ISIN [            ] 1

 

[[RULE 144A][REGULATION S] GLOBAL NOTE
10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024

 

 

No. ___   [$______________]

 

CAPITOL INVESTMENT MERGER SUB 2, LLC

 

promise to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] [of ________________________ United States Dollars] on August 1, 2024

 

Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1

 

Record Dates: January 15 and July 15

 

 

 

 

1 Rule 144A Note CUSIP: 14065H AA3

Rule 144A Note ISIN: US14065HAA32

Regulation S Note CUSIP: U1358H AA3

Regulation S Note ISIN: USU1358HAA33

 

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

Dated:

 

  CAPITOL INVESTMENT MERGER SUB 2, LLC
   
  By:         
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

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This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

  Wilmington Trust, National Association,
  as Trustee
   
  By:          
    Authorized Signatory

 

Dated:

 

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[Back of Note]

 

10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024

 

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

 

1. INTEREST. Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 10.000% per annum from July 31, 2019 until maturity. The Issuer will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be February 1, 2020. The Issuer will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuer will pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the January 15 or July 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium, if any, on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuer or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments on the Notes will be made without any deduction or withholding for Taxes, except as otherwise required by applicable law. If a payment date is not a Business Day at the place of payment, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If a regular record date is not a Business Day, the record date shall not be affected.

 

3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Wilmington Trust, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. Holdings, the Issuer or any of the Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

 

4. INDENTURE. The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2019 (the “ Indenture ”), among Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Issuer designated as its 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024. The Issuer shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Sections 2.01, 4.09 and 4.12 of the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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5. REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE.

 

The Notes are subject to optional redemption, and may be the subject of a Change of Control Offer and an Asset Sale Offer, as further described in the Indenture. Except as provided in the Indenture, the Issuer shall not be required to make any mandatory or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

 

6. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuer may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption or tendered (and not withdrawn) for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer, an Asset Sale Offer or other tender offer, in whole or in part, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuer need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.

 

7. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

 

8. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

 

9. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture.

 

10. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.

 

11. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES.

 

12. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

 

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The Issuer will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuer at the following address:

 

Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC

6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 220

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

Attention:  Bruce Heinemann

 

with a copy to

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

555 11th Street NW, Suite 1000

Washington, DC 10017

Attention: Rachel Sheridan

Email: rachel.sheridan@lw.com

 

13. SECURITY. The Notes and the Guarantees will be secured by the Collateral on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture and the Security Documents. The Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as the case may be, hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Holders, in each case pursuant to the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Holder, by accepting this Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for the foreclosure and release of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreement as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and the Indenture and authorizes and directs the Trustee or the Second Lien Collateral Agent, as applicable, to enter into the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement on the Issue Date, and at any time after Issue Date, if applicable, and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:  
(Insert assignee’s legal name)
   
 
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
 
 
 
 
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
 
and irrevocably appoint  
to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer.  The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:          
      Your Signature:  
        (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

Signature Guarantee:*    

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

 

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

 

☐ Section 4.10           ☐ Section 4.14

 

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

 

$_______________

 

Date: _____________________

 

  Your Signature:  
    (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
       
  Tax Identification No.:  
       
Signature Guarantee:*    

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

 

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $__________. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange   Amount of decrease
in Principal Amount
  Amount of increase
in Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
  Principal Amount of
this Global Note
following such
decrease or increase
  Signature of
authorized officer
of Trustee or
Note Custodian
                 
                 
                 

 

 

 

* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, VA 22209
Attention: Dyson Dryden

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association
246 Goose Lane, Suite 105
Guilford, CT 06437

Attention: Capitol Investment Notes Administrator

 

Re: 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2019 (the “ Indenture ”), among Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

_______________ (the “ Transferor ”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $___________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “ Transfer ”), to _______________ (the “ Transferee ”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

 

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

 

1. ☐ CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE 144A GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

2. ☐ CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR A DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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3. ☐ CHECK AND COMPLETE IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE DEFINITIVE NOTE PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144, RULE 144A OR REGULATION S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

 

(a) ☐ such Transfer is being effected to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof;

 

or

 

(b) ☐ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and, if applicable, in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

4. ☐ CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE OR OF AN UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE.

 

(a) ☐ CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

(b) ☐ CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
   
  By:             
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Dated: _______________________

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

 

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

 

(a) ☐ a beneficial interest in the:

 

(i) ☐ 144A Global Note (CUSIP 14065H AA3), or

 

(ii) ☐ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP U1358H AA3), or

 

(b) ☐ a Restricted Definitive Note.

 

2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

 

[CHECK ONE]

 

(a) ☐ a beneficial interest in the:

 

(i) ☐ 144A Global Note (CUSIP 14065H AA3), or

 

(ii) ☐ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP U1358H AA3), or

 

(iii) ☐ Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP [              ]); or

 

(b) ☐ a Restricted Definitive Note; or

 

(c) ☐ an Unrestricted Definitive Note, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

 

Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, VA 22209
Attention: Dyson Dryden

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association
246 Goose Lane, Suite 105
Guilford, CT 06437

Attention: Capitol Investment Notes Administrator

 

Re: 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2019 (the “ Indenture ”), among Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

___________ (the “ Owner ”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $__________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “ Exchange ”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

 

1) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE FOR UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE

 

a) ☐ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

b) ☐ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

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c) ☐ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

d) ☐ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

2) EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES FOR RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTES OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTES

 

a) ☐ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

b) ☐ CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] ☐ 144A Global Note ☐ Regulation S Global Note, with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Issuer.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
   
  By:             
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Dated: _______________________

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]

 

[           ] Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of [__________], among [__________________] (the “ Guaranteeing Subsidiary ”), a subsidiary of Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

 

W I T N E S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Company, Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC and certain other guarantors party thereto have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee and the Second Lien Collateral Agent an indenture, dated as of July 31, 2019 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $475,000,000 of 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuer’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “ Guarantee ”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to amend or supplement the Indenture without the consent of any Holder.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

 

(1) Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

(2) Agreement to Guarantee . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to a Guarantor, including Article 10 thereof.

 

(3) Execution and Delivery . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.

 

(4) Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(5) Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

(6) Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

(7) The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

  [GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
   
  By:            
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
  Wilmington Trust, National Association , as Trustee
   
  By:             
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

 

D-2

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of July 31, 2019

 

among

 

Capitol Intermediate Holdings, LLC ,
as Holdings,

 

Capitol Investment MERGER SUB 2, LLC ,
as the Borrower,

 

THE SEVERAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as the Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender,

 

and

 

Fifth Third Bank ,
as the Additional Collateral Agent and a Letter of Credit Issuer

 

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
FIFTH THIRD BANK,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
and

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. ,
as the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE I
 
DEFINITIONS
     
1.1 Defined Terms 2
1.2 Accounting Terms 68
1.3 Interpretive Provisions 69
1.4 Classification of Loans and Borrowings 70
1.5 Effectuation of Transactions 70
1.6 Rounding 70
1.7 Times of Day 70
1.8 Timing of Payment or Performance 70
1.9 Currency Equivalents Generally 70
1.10 Limited Condition Acquisitions. 71
1.11 Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification 72
     
ARTICLE II
 
LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
     
2.1 Credit Facilities 72
2.2 Revolving Loans 73
2.3 Letters of Credit 73
2.4 Loan Administration 76
2.5 Reserves 78
2.6 Incremental Credit Extension 79
2.7 Extensions of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments 81
2.8 Defaulting Lenders 83
     
ARTICLE III
 
INTEREST AND FEES
     
3.1 Interest 84
3.2 Continuation and Conversion Elections 85
3.3 Maximum Interest Rate 86
3.4 Closing Fees and Other Fees 86
3.5 Unused Line Fee 86
3.6 Letter of Credit Fees 86
     
ARTICLE IV
 
PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS
     
4.1 Payments and Prepayments 87
4.2 Out-of-Formula Condition 87
4.3 Mandatory Prepayments 87
4.4 Termination or Reductions of Facilities 88
4.5 LIBOR Loan Prepayments 88
4.6 Payments by the Borrower 88
4.7 Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments 88

 

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4.8 Indemnity for Returned Payments 89
4.9 Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records 89
     
ARTICLE V
 
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
     
5.1 Taxes 89
5.2 Illegality 92
5.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return 92
5.4 Funding Losses 93
5.5 Inability to Determine Rates 93
5.6 Certificates of Agent 94
5.7 Survival 94
5.8 Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances 95
     
ARTICLE VI
 
BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES
     
6.1 Books and Records 95
6.2 Financial Information 95
6.3 Notices to the Agent 97
6.4 Collateral Reporting 98
     
ARTICLE VII
 
GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS
     
7.1 Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents 99
7.2 Validity and Priority of Security Interest 99
7.3 Organization and Qualification 100
7.4 Subsidiaries 100
7.5 Financial Statements and Borrowing Base Certificate 100
7.6 Solvency 100
7.7 Property 100
7.8 Intellectual Property 101
7.9 Litigation 101
7.10 Labor Disputes 101
7.11 Environmental Laws 101
7.12 No Violation of Law 101
7.13 No Default 101
7.14 ERISA Compliance 102
7.15 Taxes 102
7.16 Investment Company Act 102
7.17 Use of Proceeds 102
7.18 Margin Regulations 102
7.19 No Material Adverse Change 102
7.20 Full Disclosure 102
7.21 Government Authorization 103
7.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws 103
7.23 FCPA 103
7.24 Sanctioned Persons 103
7.25 Designation of Senior Debt 103
7.26 Beneficial Ownership Certification 103

 

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ARTICLE VIII
 
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS
     
8.1 Taxes 104
8.2 Legal Existence and Good Standing 104
8.3 Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses 104
8.4 Maintenance of Property, Inspection; Appraisals and Field Examinations 104
8.5 Insurance 106
8.6 Environmental Laws 106
8.7 Compliance with ERISA 106
8.8 Dispositions 106
8.9 Mergers, Consolidations, etc. 107
8.10 Distributions 108
8.11 Investments 111
8.12 Debt 111
8.13 Prepayments of Junior Debt 114
8.14 Transactions with Affiliates 114
8.15 Business Conducted 116
8.16 Liens 116
8.17 Restrictive Agreements 116
8.18 Sale and Leaseback Transactions 117
8.19 Fiscal Year 118
8.20 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio 118
8.21 [Reserved] 118
8.22 Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security 118
8.23 Cash Management; Cash Dominion 119
8.24 Use of Proceeds 120
8.25 Further Assurances 120
8.26 Designation of Subsidiaries 120
8.27 Passive Holding Company; Etc. 121
8.28 Amendments to Certain Documents 122
8.29 Certain Post-Closing Obligations 122
     
ARTICLE IX
 
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
     
9.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date 122
9.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan after the Closing Date 124
     
ARTICLE X
 
DEFAULT; REMEDIES
     
10.1 Events of Default 124
10.2 Remedies 126
10.3 Application of Funds 127
10.4 Permitted Holders’ Right to Cure 128
     
ARTICLE XI
 
TERM AND TERMINATION
     
11.1 Term and Termination 129

 

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ARTICLE XII
 
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS
     
12.1 Amendments and Waivers 129
12.2 Assignments; Participations 131
     
ARTICLE XIII
 
THE APPOINTED AGENTS
     
13.1 Appointment and Authorization 133
13.2 Delegation of Duties 133
13.3 Liability of Appointed Agents 133
13.4 Reliance by Appointed Agent 133
13.5 Notice of Default 134
13.6 Credit Decision 134
13.7 Indemnification 134
13.8 Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity 135
13.9 Successor Agents 135
13.10 Collateral Matters 136
13.11 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments 137
13.12 Agency for Perfection 137
13.13 Payments by Agent to Lenders 138
13.14 Settlement 138
13.15 Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues 140
13.16 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents 141
13.17 Field Examination and Appraisal; Disclaimer by Lenders 142
13.18 Relation Among Lenders 142
13.19 Arrangers 142
13.20 The Register 142
13.21 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements 143
13.22 Certain ERISA Matters. 143
     
ARTICLE XIV
 
MISCELLANEOUS
     
14.1 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies 144
14.2 Severability 144
14.3 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process 144
14.4 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 145
14.5 Survival of Representations and Warranties 145
14.6 Other Security and Guarantees 145
14.7 Fees and Expenses 146
14.8 Notices 146
14.9 Binding Effect 146
14.10 Indemnity of the Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and the Lenders 147
14.11 Limitation of Liability 147
14.12 Final Agreement 147
14.13 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures 147
14.14 Captions 148
14.15 Right of Setoff 148
14.16 Confidentiality 148
14.17 Conflicts with Other Loan Documents 149
14.18 No Fiduciary Relationship 149

 

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14.19 Judgment Currency 149
14.20 USA PATRIOT Act 149
14.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions 150
14.22 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 150
     
ARTICLE XV
 
THE BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE
     
15.1 Appointment; Nature of Relationship 150
15.2 Powers 151
15.3 Employment of Agents 151
15.4 Successor Borrower Representative 151
15.5 Execution of Loan Documents; Borrowing Base Certificate 151

 

EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

EXHIBIT A FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT B FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
EXHIBIT C FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION
EXHIBIT D FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT E FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT F PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT G FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT H [Reserved]
EXHIBIT I FORM OF INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATED NOTE
EXHIBIT J-1 FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-2 FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-3 FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-4 FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT K FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE
   
SCHEDULE 1.1 LENDERS’ COMMITMENTS
SCHEDULE 1.2 GUARANTORS
SCHEDULE 1.3 THIRD PARTY LOCATIONS OF INVENTORY
SCHEDULE 1.4 UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 1.5 CLOSING DATE SECURITY DOCUMENTS
SCHEDULE 6.4 COLLATERAL REPORTING
SCHEDULE 7.4 SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 7.9 LITIGATION
SCHEDULE 7.15 TAXES
SCHEDULE 8.11 PERMITTED INVESTMENTS
SCHEDULE 8.12 DEBT
SCHEDULE 8.14 AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
SCHEDULE 8.16 LIENS
SCHEDULE 8.23 DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE 8.29 CERTAIN POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS

  

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT , dated as of July 31, 2019, among CAPITOL INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”; as hereinafter further defined), CAPITOL INVESTMENT MERGER SUB 2, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”; as hereinafter further defined), the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) from time to time party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , as the Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender, and FIFTH THIRD BANK , as the Additional Collateral Agent and a Letter of Credit Issuer.

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used and not defined in the preamble and these recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.1 hereof;

 

WHEREAS, (a) pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into NESCO Holdings I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Target ”, such merger the “ Initial Merger ”), with the Target being the surviving entity of the Initial Merger (such survivor of the Initial Merger, the “ Interim Corporation ”) and (b) immediately after giving effect to the Initial Merger, the Interim Corporation will merge with and into the Borrower, with the Borrower surviving (such survivor of the Subsequent Merger, the “ Surviving Corporation ”) (such Merger the “ Subsequent Merger ” and together with the Initial Merger, the “ Mergers ”);

 

WHEREAS, the equity holders of the Target will generally receive cash as part of the consideration they receive in exchange for their Stock in the Target (collectively, the “ Merger Consideration ”);

 

WHEREAS, following the closing of the Offer and the PIPE Investments (each as defined in the Merger Agreement), the cash and Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its Subsidiaries will be at least $198,000,000 (the “ Contribution Amount ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, the Borrower has requested that, immediately upon the satisfaction in full of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 9.1 below, the Lenders and Letter of Credit Issuers extend credit to the Borrower in the form of an asset-based revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $350,000,000 of Revolving Credit Commitments (the “ Revolving Credit Facility ”);

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Initial Revolving Credit Borrowing Amount, together with (a) the Target’s and its Subsidiaries’ cash on hand, (b) the proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes and (c) the Contribution Amount, will be used to pay the Merger Consideration, the Existing Debt Refinancing, and the Transaction Expenses;

 

WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to extend such credit and the Letter of Credit Issuers have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, the Borrower has agreed to secure all of its Obligations by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder) on substantially all of its assets (except as otherwise set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or in the Loan Documents), including a pledge of all of the Stock of each of its Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Stock); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, each Guarantor has agreed to guarantee all of its Obligations and to secure its guarantees by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder) on substantially all of its assets (except as otherwise set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or in the Loan Documents), including a pledge of all of the Stock of each of their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Stock).

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below unless the context otherwise requires:

 

Account Debtor ” means each Person obligated in any way on or in connection with an Account.

 

Accounts ” means, with respect to each Obligor, all of such Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired or arising accounts, as defined in the UCC, including any rights to payment of a monetary obligation for the sale or lease of goods or rendition of services, whether or not they have been earned by performance.

 

Acquired EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries that will become Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP.

 

Acquired Entity or Business ” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.

 

Acquired Borrowing Base ” means with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business, from the date of such acquisition until the earlier of (x) 120 days and (y) the date the Collateral Agent has received all field examinations and appraisals required hereunder, an amount in Dollars equal to:

 

(a) the sum of

 

(i) 75% of the Book Value of all Eligible Accounts of such Acquired Entity or Business; plus

 

(ii) 60% of the Net Book Value of the Eligible Parts Inventory of such Acquired Entity or Business; plus

 

(iii) 60% of the Net Book Value of the Eligible Fleet Inventory of such Acquired Entity or Business.

 

Additional Collateral Agent ” means Wells Fargo, in its capacity as the additional collateral agent for the Secured Parties, or any successor additional collateral agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Additional Lenders ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(d) .

 

Adjustment Date ” means the first day of each April, July, October, and January, as applicable.

 

Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. The terms “ controlling ” and “ controlled ” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

 

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Agent ” means JPMorgan, in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement, or any successor agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Agent Advances ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(g) .

 

Agent-Related Persons ” means the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents, together with their respective Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents and their respective Affiliates.

 

Aggregate Revolver Outstandings ” means, at any date of determination and without duplication, the sum of (a) the unpaid principal balance of Revolving Loans, (b) one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, and (c) the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit.

 

Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement.

 

Agreement Date ” means the date of this Agreement.

 

Annualized Factor ” means, with respect to the Consolidated Newly Acquired Inventory EBITDA for any period, (a) 12, if such period is one fiscal month, (b) 6, if such period is two fiscal months, (c) 4, if such period is three fiscal months, (d) 3, if such period is four fiscal months, (e) 2.4, if such period is five fiscal months, (f) 2, if such period is six fiscal months, (g) 1.714, if such period is seven fiscal months, (i) 1.5, if such period is eight fiscal months, (j) 1.33, if such period is nine fiscal months, (k) 1.2, if such period is ten fiscal months, (l) 1.09, if such period is eleven fiscal months and (m) 1.0, if such period is twelve fiscal months.

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws ” means the USA PATRIOT Act and any Executive Order administered by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC).

 

Applicable Entities ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.18 .

 

Applicable Lender Facility Percentage ” means with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (x) such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then outstanding by (y) the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments then outstanding.

 

Applicable Margin ” means a percentage per annum equal to (a) until the end of the first full Fiscal Quarter completed after the Closing Date, (i) for LIBOR Rate Loans, 1.75%, and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 0.75% and (b) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon Average Historical Availability as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

Average Historical Availability   Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans   Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans
˃ 66.7%   1.50%   0.50%
≤  66.7% but > 33.3%   1.75%   0.75%
< 33.3%   2.00%   1.00%

 

The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted quarterly in accordance with the applicable table above on each Adjustment Date for the period beginning on such Adjustment Date based upon the Average Historical Availability as the Agent shall determine in good faith. Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Average Historical Availability shall become effective as of the most recent Adjustment Date.

 

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Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin ” means, for any day, a percentage per annum equal to with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, (a) initially, 0.250% per annum and (b) following the end of the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date, the following percentages per annum, based upon Average Revolving Loan Utilization as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

Average Revolving Loan Utilization   Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin
< 50%   0.375%
≥ 50%   0.250%

 

Appointed Agents ” has the meaning specified in Section 13.1 .

 

Appraisal ” means an appraisal, prepared on a basis reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent, setting forth the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of any Inventory, which appraisal shall be prepared in accordance with Section 8.4(c) .

 

Approved Account Bank ” means a financial institution at which any Obligor maintains an Approved Deposit Account.

 

Approved Deposit Account ” means each Deposit Account in respect of which an Obligor shall have entered into a Deposit Account Control Agreement, other than with respect to any Designated Account.

 

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

 

Approved Securities Account ” means each Securities Account in respect of which any Obligor shall have entered into a Securities Account Control Agreement.

 

Approved Securities Intermediary ” means a securities intermediary at which any Obligor maintains an Approved Securities Account.

 

Arrangers ” means JPMorgan, Fifth Third Bank, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners of the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Assignee ” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(a) .

 

Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by one or more Lenders and Eligible Assignees (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.2(a) ), and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Agent.

 

Attorney Costs ” means and includes all reasonable and documented fees, expenses and other charges of Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp and, if necessary, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction or otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

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Available Equity Amount ” means, at any time (the “ Available Equity Amount Reference Time ”), an amount equal to, without duplication, (a) the amount of any capital contributions or other equity issuances (or issuances of Debt that have been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Stock) received as cash equity by the Borrower and applied for usage no later than 270 days after receipt of such amounts, but excluding all proceeds from the issuance of Disqualified Stock and Cure Amounts plus (b) the aggregate amount of all dividends, returns, interests, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts (in each case, to the extent made in cash or Cash Equivalents) received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on Investments made using the Available Equity Amount during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Available Equity Amount Reference Time minus (c) the sum, without duplication, and, without taking into account the proposed portion of the Available Equity Amount calculated above to be used at the applicable Available Equity Amount Reference Time, of:

 

(i) the aggregate amount of any Investments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time;

 

(ii) the aggregate amount of any Distributions made by the Borrower using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time; and

 

(iii) the aggregate amount expended on prepayments, purchases, redemptions, defeasements and satisfaction in respect of Junior Debt made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time;

 

provided that during a Cash Dominion Period (A) the Available Equity Amount shall not be available to be used and (B) the period of time for use set forth in clause (a) above shall be tolled until after such Cash Dominion Period.

 

Available Equity Amount Reference Time ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Available Equity Amount”.

 

Average Revolving Loan Utilization ” means, at any Adjustment Date, the average daily Aggregate Revolver Outstandings (including any Aggregate Revolver Outstandings resulting from any outstanding Swingline Loans) for the three-month period immediately preceding such Adjustment Date (or, if less, the period from the Closing Date to such Adjustment Date), divided by the Maximum Revolver Amount at such time.

 

Average Historical Availability ” means, at any Adjustment Date, the average daily Excess Availability for the three-month period immediately preceding such Adjustment Date, divided by the Maximum Credit at such time.

 

Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

 

Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

Bank Product Reserve ” means a reserve equal to the aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of any Noticed Cash Management Obligation or Noticed Hedge (in the case of a Noticed Hedge, up to the Swap Termination Value thereunder), as specified by the applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank in writing to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents and acknowledged by the Borrower, which amount may be increased with respect to any existing Secured Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Bank at any time by further written notice from such Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents and acknowledged by the Borrower (which shall at all times include a reserve for the aggregate Swap Termination Values for all Noticed Hedges outstanding at that time).

 

Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United State Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

Basel III ” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, leverage ratios and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring,” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer,” each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time), and as implemented by a Lender’s primary U.S. federal banking regulatory authority or primary non-U.S. financial regulatory authority, as applicable.

 

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Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the LIBOR Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, for the purpose of this definition, the LIBOR Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the LIBOR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the LIBOR Rate, respectively. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 5.5, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Base Rate Loan ” means any Loan during any period for which it bears interest based on the Base Rate, and all Agent Advances and Swingline Loans.

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification ” shall mean a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

 

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 and subject to 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 ” 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.

 

Book Value ” means book value as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Borrowers ” means, each of, and collectively, the Borrower, any Successor Borrower, if applicable, and any other Person that joins this Agreement as a “Borrower” in accordance with the terms hereof, and “Borrower” means any of them.

 

Borrower Representative ” has the meaning specified in Section 15.1 .

 

Borrowing ” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans of one Type and Class made on the same day by Lenders to the Borrower (or by the Swingline Lender, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Swingline Loans, or by the Agent, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of an Agent Advance, by a Letter of Credit Issuer, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder).

 

Borrowing Base ” means, at any time, an amount in Dollars equal to:

 

(a) the sum of:

 

(i) 85% of the Book Value of all Eligible Accounts of the Obligors; plus

 

(ii) the lesser of (A) 70% of Cost and (B) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Eligible Parts Inventory of the Obligors; plus

 

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(iii) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Eligible Fleet Inventory (including Eligible Fleet Inventory held for sale) of the Obligors that has been appraised by an Appraisal; plus

 

(iv) 95% of the Net Book Value of the Eligible Fleet Inventory (including Eligible Fleet Inventory held for sale) of the Obligors that has not been appraised by an Appraisal; plus

 

(v) 100% of the amount of Eligible Borrowing Base Cash of the Obligors at such time; plus

 

(b) the Acquired Borrowing Base; minus

 

(c) the amount of all other Reserves from time to time established by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 2.5 .

 

The Borrowing Base at any time shall be determined by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents pursuant to Section 6.4 , as adjusted to give effect to Reserves following such delivery established pursuant to Section 2.5 ; provided that, in the event that an appraisal of Inventory, an appraisal of Equipment and a Field Examination (in each case, to the extent required hereunder) cannot be completed and delivered prior to the Closing Date after the use of commercially reasonable efforts, for the period from the Closing Date until the earlier of (i) the 120th calendar day after the Closing Date and (ii) the date on which the Borrower delivers such appraisal of Inventory, appraisal of Equipment or Field Examination (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Agent), the Borrowing Base shall be deemed to be an amount equal to $275,000,000 (the “ Deemed Borrowing Base ”) plus the Acquired Borrowing Base, if any; provided , further , that if the Borrower does not deliver any such appraisal of Inventory, appraisal of Equipment and Field Examination, by the 120th calendar day following the Closing Date, the Borrowing Base shall be deemed to be the amount set forth on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate based on any such appraisals of Inventory, appraisals of Equipment and Field Examinations that have been delivered prior to such date (or, if no such appraisals of Inventory, appraisals of Equipment or Field Examinations have been delivered prior to such date, $0); provided further , that there shall be no Default or Event of Default solely as a result of a failure to complete and deliver such appraisals or Field Examination, as applicable, within the applicable time period.

 

Borrowing Base Certificate ” means a certificate by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 (or another form reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents) setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base, including a calculation of each component thereof, all in such detail as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents, as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.5 of this Agreement. All calculations of the Borrowing Base in connection with the preparation of any Borrowing Base Certificate shall originally be made by the Borrower and certified to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents; provided , that the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent shall have the right to review and adjust, in the exercise of its Reasonable Credit Judgment, any such calculation to the extent that such calculation is not in accordance with this Agreement, provided , further , that the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent shall provide the Borrower prior written notice of any such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until delivery to the Agent of a Borrowing Base Certificate which calculates the Borrowing Base using the appraisal and field examination referred to in the last paragraph of the definition of Borrowing Base, “Borrowing Base Certificate” shall mean a certificate by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower which states the Deemed Borrowing Base, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

 

Business Activity Report ” means (a) a Notice of Business Activities Report from the State of Minnesota, Department of Revenue or (b) any similar report required by any other State relating to the ability of the Borrower to enforce its accounts receivable claims against account debtors located in any such state.

 

Business Day ” means (a) any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banks in New York, New York are required or permitted to be closed, and (b) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the LIBOR Rate or LIBOR Loans, any day that is a Business Day pursuant to clause (a) above and that is also a day on which trading in Dollars is carried on by and between banks in the London interbank market.

 

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Canadian Dollars ” means the lawful currency of Canada.

 

Capital Adequacy Regulation ” means any guideline, request or directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other Law, whether or not having the force of law, in each case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation controlling a bank.

 

Capital Expenditures ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (a) the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period for purchases of property, plant and equipment (including Fleet Inventory) or similar items which, in accordance with GAAP (other than repairs in the ordinary course), are or should be included in the statement of cash flows of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period, net of (b) proceeds received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries from dispositions of property, plant and equipment (including Fleet Inventory) or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period; provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include:

 

(i) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed from insurance proceeds or compensation awards paid on account of a Casualty Event,

 

(ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time,

 

(iii) the purchase of property, plant or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of dispositions of assets outside the ordinary course of business,

 

(iv) expenditures that constitute any part of consolidated lease expense to the extent relating to operating leases, or

 

(v) any expenditures made as payments of the consideration for a Permitted Acquisition (or Investments similar to those made for a Permitted Acquisition) and expenditures made in connection with the Transactions.

 

Capital Lease ” means, as applied to any Person, all leases of property that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases on the balance sheet of such Person.

 

Capital Lease Obligation ” means, with respect to any Capital Lease of any Person, the amount of the obligation of the lessee thereunder that, in accordance with GAAP, would appear on a balance sheet of such lessee in respect of such Capital Lease.

 

Cash Dominion Period ” means (a) any period commencing from the date that Specified Excess Availability shall have been less than the greater of (i) 10.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $30,000,000, for five (5) consecutive Business Days and ending on the date that Specified Excess Availability shall have been at least the greater of (i) 10.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $30,000,000 for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or (b) upon the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default, the period that such Specified Event of Default shall be continuing.

 

Cash Equivalents ” means:

 

(1) United States dollars or Canadian dollars;

 

(2) (a) euro, pounds sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU or (b) other currencies held by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(3) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. federal government or any country that is a member state of the EMU or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $100.0 million in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and $100.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions;

 

(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

 

(6) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

 

(7) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

 

(8) investment funds investing 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above and (9) through (12) below;

 

(9) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition;

 

(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case (other than in the case of such securities issued or guaranteed by any participating member state of the EMU) having a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(11) Debt or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(12) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s; and

 

(13) in the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, Investments for short-term cash management purposes of comparable tenor and credit quality to those described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (12) customarily utilized in countries in which such Foreign Subsidiary operates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

 

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Cash Management Bank ” means any Person that was a Lender, the Agent, any Co-Collateral Agent, any Arranger or any Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations or any Person that shall have become a Lender, the Agent, a Co-Collateral Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender, the Agent, any Co-Collateral Agent at any time after it has provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations.

 

Cash Management Document ” means any certificate, agreement or other document executed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the Cash Management Obligations of any such Person.

 

Cash Management Obligation ” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of cash management or related services (including treasury, depository, return item, overdraft, controlled disbursement, credit, merchant store value or debit card, purchase card, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the ACH processing of electronic funds transfers through the Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other cash management arrangements) provided by any Cash Management Bank, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection therewith.

 

Cash Receipt ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(c) .

 

Casualty Event ” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or Real Estate (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or Real Estate.

 

CFC ” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

 

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration or interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) Basel III and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

Change of Control ” means and will be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(a) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than a Permitted Holder;

 

(b) any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than one or more Permitted Holders, acquires beneficial ownership of Voting Stock of the Borrower representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the Borrower (determined on a fully diluted basis); and/or

 

(c) a “Change of Control” (or similar term) occurs under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a conversion of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from a limited liability company, corporation, limited partnership or other form of entity to another limited liability company, corporation, limited partnership or other form of entity or an exchange of all of the outstanding Stock in one form of entity for Stock for another form of entity shall not constitute a Change of Control, so long as immediately following such conversion or exchange the “persons” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) who beneficially owned the Stock of such entity immediately prior to such transactions continue to beneficially own in the aggregate more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such entity, or continue to beneficially own sufficient Stock in such entity to elect a majority of its directors, managers, trustees or other persons serving in a similar capacity for such entity, and in either case no “person” beneficially owns more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such entity. Furthermore, (i) the transfer of assets between or among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not itself constitute a Change of Control and (ii) a Person or group shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

 

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Charter Documents ” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, memoranda of association, by-laws or operating agreement, and other organizational or governing documents of such Person.

 

Chattel Paper ” means all of the Obligors’ now owned or hereafter acquired chattel paper, as defined in the UCC, including electronic chattel paper.

 

Class ” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Extended Revolving Loans (of the same Extension Series and any related swing line loans thereunder), or Swingline Loans, and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is the Revolving Credit Commitment, an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment (of the same Extension Series and any related swing line commitment thereunder), or a Swingline Commitment and when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of such Class.

 

Closing Date ” means the later of the Agreement Date and the first date on which all of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 9.1 have been fulfilled (or waived in writing by the Agent and the Arrangers).

 

Co-Collateral Agents ” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent and the Additional Collateral Agent.

 

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

 

Collateral ” means all of the Obligors’ personal property and all other assets of any Person, in each case from time to time subject to the Collateral Agent’s Liens securing payment or performance of any Obligations; provided , however , that at no time shall the term “Collateral” include any Excluded Assets.

 

Collateral Access Agreements ” means any landlord waiver, mortgagee waiver, bailee letter, or any similar acknowledgment or agreement of any lessor, warehouseman, processor, consignee or other Person that owns or is in possession of property where Inventory is stored or located, in each case in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Co-Collateral Agents.

 

Collateral Agent ” means JPMorgan, in its capacity as the collateral agent for the Secured Parties, or any successor collateral agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Collateral Agent’s Liens ” means the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Documents and securing the Obligations.

 

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement ” means, at any time, the requirement that:

 

(a) the Collateral Agent shall have received each Security Document required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii) or, after the Closing Date, pursuant to Sections 8.22 , 8.23 and 8.29 at such time required by such Security Documents or such section to be delivered in each case, duly executed by each Obligor thereto;

 

(b) all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) including as of the Closing Date those that are listed on Schedule 1.2 ;

 

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(c) the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured pursuant to the Security Agreement by a security interest in (i) all the Stock of the Borrower and (ii) all Stock (other than Excluded Stock) held directly by the Borrower or any Guarantor in any Wholly Owned Subsidiary (and, in each case, the Collateral Agent shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Stock (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, if applicable);

 

(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Security Document, the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured by a perfected security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by (w) delivering certificated securities or instruments, (x) filing personal property financing statements, (y) making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office and (z) control (to the extent required by Section 8.23) in Accounts) in substantially all tangible and intangible assets of Holdings, the Borrower, and each Guarantor, in each case, with the priority required by the Security Documents and any such security interests in the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(e) none of the Collateral shall be subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens;

 

(f) [reserved]; and

 

(g) (i) except with respect to intercompany Debt, if any, Debt for Borrowed Money in a principal amount in excess of $10,000,000 (individually) is owing to any Obligor and such Debt is evidenced by a promissory note, the Collateral Agent shall have received such promissory note, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank and (ii) with respect to intercompany Debt, all Debt of the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is owing to any Obligor (or Person required to become an Obligor) shall be evidenced by the Subordinated Intercompany Note, and the Collateral Agent shall have received such Subordinated Intercompany Note duly executed by the Borrower, each such Restricted Subsidiary and each such other Obligor, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank.

 

The foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance or surveys with respect to, particular assets if and for so long as the Agent and the Borrower agree in writing that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance or surveys in respect of such assets shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom.

 

The Agent may grant extensions of time for the provision or perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Obligors on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that provision or perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) with respect to leases of Real Estate entered into by any Obligor, such Obligor shall not be required to take any action with respect to creation or perfection of security interests with respect to such leases (including requirements to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppel and collateral access letters without limiting the provisions set forth in the definition of “Eligible Inventory”), (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents, (c) the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall not apply to any of the following assets: (i) any fee-owned Real Estate and any leasehold interests in Real Estate, (ii) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such licenses, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (iii) assets and personal property for which a pledge thereof or a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Laws (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been obtained), (iv) Excluded Stock (other than Stock that are Excluded Stock solely as a result of having been issued by Immaterial Subsidiaries), (v) assets and personal property to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined, in writing, by the Borrower in consultation with the Agent and notified in writing by the Borrower to the Agent, (vi) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal Law, (vii) any lease, license, contract, or other agreement or any property (including personal property) subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a pledge thereof or a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, contract or agreement, purchase money, Capital Lease or similar arrangement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable Laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (viii) letter of credit rights other than to the extent perfection of the security interest therein is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement or automatically without a filing, and (ix) commercial tort claims (the assets excluded pursuant to this clause (c) , collectively, the “ Excluded Assets ”; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Excluded Assets shall not include any assets included in the Borrowing Base and any Proceeds, replacements or substitutions of Collateral (unless such Proceeds, replacements or substitutions otherwise constitute Excluded Assets)), (d) control agreements shall not be required with respect to any deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodities accounts except to the extent set forth in Section 8.23 , (e) share certificates of Immaterial Subsidiaries shall not be required to be delivered, (f) no perfection actions shall be required with respect to motor vehicles, other Titled Goods (except to the extent such motor vehicles or Titled Goods are to be included in the Borrowing Base), and letter of credit rights that are not Excluded Assets, in each case, except to the extent perfection is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement, and (g) except with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary that was designated as a Guarantor hereunder, no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no Security Document (or other security agreements or pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

 

Commitment ” means, (a) with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, or a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or any combination thereof (as the context requires) and (b) with respect to the applicable Swingline Lender, or swingline lender under any Revolving Credit Commitments, its Swingline Commitment, or swingline commitment, as applicable.

 

Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D or in such other form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

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.

 

Concentration Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(c) .

 

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

 

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, capitalized expenditures, customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs and contract acquisition costs, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

 

(a) the following in each case (other than clause (10)) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income, but without duplication:

 

(1) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, including, without limitation, foreign, federal, state, provincial, franchise, excise, value added and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and any payments to any Parent Entity in respect of such taxes; plus

 

(2) EBITDA Fixed Charges of such Person for such period (including (x) net losses on Hedge Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (y) bank fees and (z) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, in each case, to the extent included in EBITDA Fixed Charges), together with (A) items excluded from the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” pursuant to clauses (1)(i) through (1)(xi) thereof, (B) amortization of original issue discount or premium resulting from the issuance of Debt in connection with the Transactions and (C) any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of Hedge Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP; plus

 

(3) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period; plus

 

(4) any fees, expenses, charges or losses (other than depreciation or amortization expense) related to any Stock offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, Disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Debt permitted to be incurred hereunder (including a Refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), and any amendment or modification to the terms of any such transaction including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, and (ii) any amendment or other modification of the Senior Secured Notes Indenture, this Agreement or any other instrument governing any other Debt; plus

 

(5) the amount of any systems development and establishment costs, conversion costs, excess pension charges, curtailments and modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plan costs or charges and contract termination costs, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Closing Date; plus

 

(6) any other non-cash charges, including any write offs, write downs, expenses, losses or items for such period ( provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period); plus

 

(7) the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in such period;

 

(8) payments made or accrued in such period pursuant to Sections 8.14(c) or (i) ; plus

 

(9) costs of surety bonds incurred in such period in connection with financing activities; plus

 

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(10) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken (which cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies do not exceed, when combined with the amount of any Pro Forma Adjustment made pursuant to clause (d) below, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (10) or clause (d) below) and (C) such actions have been taken, such actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or such actions are expected to be taken within 24 months after the date of determination to take such action; provided , further , that the adjustments pursuant to this clause (10) may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below; plus

 

(11) any costs or expense incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Stock of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock) solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation of the Available Equity Amount; plus

 

(12) the amount of loss or discount on sales of receivables and related assets to any Receivables Subsidiary (as defined in the Senior Secured Notes) in connection with any Permitted Receivables Facility (as defined in the Senior Secured Notes); plus

 

(13) the amount of expenses relating to payments made to option holders of the Borrower or any Parent Entity in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to shareholders of the Borrower or any Parent Entity, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were shareholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted under this Agreement; plus

 

(14) all adjustments of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are described in footnote (1) under the section entitled “Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information” in the Senior Secured Notes Offering Memorandum, to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to such period; plus

 

(15) any portion of the cost of Fleet Inventory sold during such period that represents the purchase price adjustment to the net book value of Fleet Inventory as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions; minus

 

(b) without duplication, non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period and excluding non-cash income; provided that, to the extent non-cash gains are deducted pursuant to this clause (b) for any previous period and not otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased by the amount of any cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) in respect of such non-cash gains received in subsequent periods to the extent not already included therein; plus or minus , as applicable, without duplication

 

(c) (1) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Debt, intercompany balances and other balance sheet items, plus or minus , as the case may be; and

 

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(2) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedge Obligations, and the application of International Financial Reporting Standards 9—Financial Instruments, and its related pronouncements and interpretations (or any successor provision); plus

 

(d) in accordance with the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an adjustment equal to the amount, without duplication of any amount otherwise included in any other clause of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” of the Pro Forma Adjustment shall be added to (or subtracted from) Consolidated EBITDA (including the portion thereof occurring prior to the relevant Specified Transaction and/or Specified Restructuring) as specified in a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent (for further delivery to the Lenders),

 

in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided that,

 

(i) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of during such period (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to the Transactions or pursuant to a transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date, and not subsequently so Disposed of, an “ Acquired Entity or Business ”), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “ Converted Restricted Subsidiary ”), in each case based on the Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis;

 

(ii) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, any Newly Acquired Inventory EBITDA to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of during such period; and

 

(iii) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not subsequently reacquired, reclassified or continued, in each case, during such period (each such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary), property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified, a “ Sold Entity or Business ”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “ Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary ”), in each case based on the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closure, classification or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and subject to adjustment as provided in clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) of the immediately preceding proviso with respect to acquisitions and dispositions occurring prior to, on and following the Closing Date and other adjustments as contemplated in the definitions of “Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect,” including as provided under clause (a)(10) above or clause (d) above or in the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment,” Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be $30,500,000, $37,800,000, and $32,100,000 respectively, for the Fiscal Quarters ended September 30, 2018, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019.

 

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Consolidated Interest Expense ” means cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases), net of cash interest income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Debt of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs (less net cash payments) under Hedge Agreements, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt:

 

(a) capitalized interest whether paid or accrued and the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Debt at less than par;

 

(b) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses;

 

(c) any expenses resulting from discounting of Debt in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting;

 

(d) penalties or interest related to taxes and any other amounts of non-cash interest resulting from the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting;

 

(e) the accretion or accrual of, or accrued interest on, discounted liabilities during such period;

 

(f) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging;

 

(g) any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Debt, including, without limitation, any Debt issued in connection with the Transactions;

 

(h) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of Hedge Agreements for interest rates;

 

(i) all non-recurring interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations;

 

(j) expensing of bridge, arrangement, structuring, commitment or other financing fees; and

 

(k) any other non-cash interest expense whether paid or accrued,

 

all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income, attributable to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that, without duplication:

 

(1) any after-tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains, losses or charges (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including relating to the Transactions), severance, relocation costs, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefits plans, start-up, facilities opening, transition, integration and other restructuring and business optimization costs, charges, reserves or expenses (including related to acquisitions after the Closing Date and to the start-up, closure and/or consolidation of facilities), in each case, not incurred in the ordinary course of business, new product introductions and signing, retention or completion bonuses and similar one-time compensation payments shall be excluded;

 

(2) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period shall be excluded;

 

(3) any net after-tax effect of income (loss) from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;

 

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(4) any after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Stock of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, shall be excluded;

 

(5) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;

 

(6) [reserved];

 

(7) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting, including in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof (including in connection with deferred rent payments and tenant allowance amortization and adjustments), net of taxes, shall be excluded;

 

(8) (i) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Debt or Hedge Obligations or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid), (ii) any non-cash income (or loss) related to currency gains or losses related to Debt, intercompany balances and other balance sheet items and to Hedge Obligations and (iii) any non-cash expense, income or loss attributable to the remeasurement or movement in mark-to-market valuation of foreign currencies, Debt or derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP, shall be excluded;

 

(9) any impairment charge, asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in the law or regulation, the amortization of intangibles, and the effects of adjustments to accruals and reserves during a prior period relating to any change in the methodology of calculating reserves for returns, rebates and other chargebacks (including government program rebates), in each case, pursuant to GAAP (excluding any non-cash item to the extent it represents an accrual or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period except to the extent such item is subsequently reversed) shall be excluded;

 

(10) any (i) non-cash compensation charge or expense related to the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock, units or other rights and (ii) non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, shall be excluded;

 

(11) any fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, disposition, recapitalization, Investment, Disposition, issuance or repayment of Debt, issuance of Stock, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction shall be excluded;

 

(12) accruals and reserves, contingent liabilities and any gains or losses on the settlement of any pre-existing contractual or non-contractual relationships that are established or adjusted within twelve months after the Closing Date that are so required to be established as a result of the Transactions in accordance with GAAP shall be excluded;

 

(13) losses and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events shall be excluded to the extent covered by insurance or indemnification and actually reimbursed or so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 180 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days); and

 

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(14) to the extent the consolidated depreciation expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (determined in accordance with GAAP) exceeds the aggregate amount of capital expenditures of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, such excess amount of depreciation expense shall be excluded.

 

In addition, to the extent not already accounted for in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include (without duplication) (i) the amount of proceeds received during such period from business interruption insurance in respect of insured claims for such period, (ii) the amount of proceeds as to which the Borrower has determined there is reasonable evidence it will be reimbursed by the insurer in respect of such period from business interruption insurance (with a deduction for any amounts so added back to the extent denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days or not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (iii) reimbursements received of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Permitted Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

 

Consolidated Newly Acquired Inventory EBITDA ” means, as to any Person, with respect to any period of at least 1 month, an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period attributable solely to the Newly Acquired Inventory of such Person.

 

Consolidated Parties ” means Parent and each of its Subsidiaries whose financial statements are consolidated with the Borrower’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Total Assets ” means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of all assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date.

 

Consolidated Total Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money, Unpaid Drawings, Capital Lease Obligations and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents that are listed as “restricted” on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date. It is understood that to the extent the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs any Debt and receives the proceeds of such Debt, for purposes of determining any incurrence test under this Agreement and whether the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with any such test, the proceeds of such incurrence shall not be considered cash or Cash Equivalents for purposes of any “netting” pursuant to clause (b) of this definition.

 

Contaminant ” means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (“ PCBs ”), or any other substance or material regulated under Environmental Law.

 

Continuation/Conversion Date ” means the date on which a Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan.

 

Contribution Amount ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Converted Restricted Subsidiary ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

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Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

Corrective Extension Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(e) .

 

Cost ” means the cost of purchase of Inventory determined according to the accounting policies used in the preparation of the Borrower’s audited financial statements.

 

Covenant Trigger Period ” means any period (a) commencing on the date upon which Specified Excess Availability is less than the greater of (i) 10.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $30,000,000 and (b) ending on the date upon which Specified Excess Availability shall have been at least equal to the greater of (i) 10.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $30,000,000 for a period of twenty (20) consecutive calendar days.

 

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).

 

Covered Party ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.21.

 

Cure Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a) .

 

Cure Deadline ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a) .

 

Cure Right ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a) .

 

Debt ” means, without duplication, all

 

(a) indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding any obligations arising from warranties as to inventory in the ordinary course of business) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

 

(b) the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable, liabilities or accrued expenses in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earnout obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid after becoming due and payable);

 

(c) all obligations and liabilities of any Person secured by any Lien on an Obligor’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ property, even if such Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary shall not have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; provided , however , that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

 

(d) all obligations or liabilities created or arising under any Capital Lease or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property used or acquired by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, even if the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller or lender thereunder are limited to repossession of such property; provided , however , that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

 

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(e) the present value (discounted at the Base Rate) of lease payments due under synthetic leases;

 

(f) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker’s acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

 

(g) all net obligations of any Person in respect of Hedge Agreements;

 

(h) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Stock; and

 

(i) all obligations and liabilities under Guaranties in respect of obligations of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (g) above;

 

provided that Debt shall not include (i) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of Permitted Acquisitions (or Investments similar to Permitted Acquisitions) arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset or (iii) earn out obligations in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or an Investment similar to a Permitted Acquisition) unless such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and are not paid after becoming due and payable and (iv) Guaranties incurred (other than with respect to Debt) in the ordinary course of business.

 

For all purposes hereof, the Debt of any Person shall (A) include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Debt is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Debt would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt and (B) in the case of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Debt having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedging Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

 

Debt for Borrowed Money ” of any Person at any time means, on a consolidated basis, the sum of all debt for borrowed money of such Person at such time.

 

Default ” means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured, waived, or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate ” means a fluctuating per annum interest rate at all times equal to the sum of (a) the otherwise applicable Interest Rate plus (b) two percent (2.00%) per annum. Each Default Rate shall be adjusted simultaneously with any change in the applicable Interest Rate.

 

Defaulting Lender ” means any Revolving Credit Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default.”

 

Deposit Accounts ” means all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC and all accounts with a deposit function maintained at a financial institution, now or hereafter held in the name of the Borrower or any Guarantor.

 

Deposit Account Control Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(a) .

 

Designated Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(b) .

 

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Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition pursuant to clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” that is designated as “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by (i) the Fair Market Value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition and (ii) the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration).

 

Dilution Reserve ” shall mean, at any date, a reserve established by the Agent with respect to deductions, credit memos, returns, adjustments, allowances, bad debt write-offs and other non-cash credits with respect to Eligible Accounts (based on the ratio of the aggregate amount of non-cash reductions in Eligible Accounts of the Obligors for any period to the aggregate dollar amount of Eligible Accounts of the Obligors for such period) calculated by the Agent; provided that no Dilution Reserves shall be imposed with respect to the first five percent (5%) of dilution and no Dilution Reserve shall exceed one percent (1%) for each incremental whole percentage in dilution over five percent (5%).

 

Disposed EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or to such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” means the sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposition (including any transaction contemplated by Section 8.18 and any sale of Stock and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) of any property by any Person; provided that “Disposition” and “Dispose” shall not be deemed to include any Casualty Event or any issuance by Holdings (or any Parent Entity) or the Borrower of any of its Stock to another Person.

 

Disqualified Lenders ” mean (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Agent and the Arrangers on or prior to April 7, 2019 as being “Disqualified Lenders,” (b) those Persons who are competitors of the Target and its Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time to the Agent by email to JPMDQ_Contact@jpmorgan.com and (c) in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b) , any of their Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any bona fide debt investment funds that are affiliates of the Persons referenced in clause (b) above) that are either (i) identified in writing to the Agent by the Borrower from time to time by e-mail to JPMDQ_Contact@jpmorgan.com or (ii) readily identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any such additional designation shall not apply retroactively to any prior assignment to any Revolving Lender permitted hereunder at the time of such assignment. The list of Disqualified Lenders shall be specified on a schedule held with the Agent and such schedule may be communicated to any Lender upon request, but shall not be otherwise posted to the Lenders; provided that the Agent or any Lender may inform a prospective assignee or participant whether it is a Disqualified Lender

 

Disqualified Stock ” means that portion of any Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event), matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event) on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Stated Termination Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that, if such Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

 

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Distressed Person ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Lender-Related Distress Event.”

 

Distribution ” means (a) the payment or making of any dividend or other distribution of property in respect of Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for, or other rights with respect to, such stock or other Stock) of any Person, other than distributions in Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of any class other than Disqualified Stock, or (b) the direct or indirect redemption or other acquisition by any Person of any Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of such Person or any direct or indirect shareholder or other equity holder of such Person.

 

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.

 

Division Successor ” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.

 

Documents ” means all “documents” as such term is defined in the UCC, including bills of lading, warehouse receipts or other documents of title, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

 

DOL ” means the United States Department of Labor or any successor department or agency.

 

Dollar ” and “ $ ” means dollars in the lawful currency of the United States. Unless otherwise specified, all payments under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

 

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

EBITDA Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

 

(1) Interest Expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period;

 

(2) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period;

 

(3) all cash dividends or other distributions paid (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; and

 

(4) without duplication of clause (i) above, all interest expense (including (a) amortization of original issue discount or premium resulting from the issuance of Debt at less than or greater than par, as applicable, and (b) non-cash interest payments) for such period with respect to any Debt of any Parent Entity which is guaranteed by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

Eligible Accounts ” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Accounts created by the Obligors in the ordinary course of the Obligors’ business, and in any event including rights to payment, that arise out of each Obligor’s sale of goods or rendition of services or the lease or rental of goods by such Obligor, that comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits, finance charges, and unapplied cash. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:

 

(a) Accounts that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within 120 days of original invoice date or Accounts with payment terms of more than 120 days,

 

(b) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 35% or more of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above,

 

(c) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate of an Obligor or an employee or agent of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower; provided that (i) such Account is on arm’s-length terms and arises in the ordinary course of business of such Obligor and such Affiliate and is administered in accordance with the customary collection and credit policies of Borrower and (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Accounts included in the calculation of Eligible Accounts shall not exceed 10% of the Eligible Accounts,

 

(d) Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold, or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional,

 

(e) Accounts that are not payable in Dollars or Canadian Dollars; provided that, as to any Accounts payable in Canadian Dollars, the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent shall, at its option, establish such reserves as it may determine in its Reasonable Credit Judgment in respect of such Accounts,

 

(f) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor either (i) does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States or Canada, or (ii) is not organized under the laws of the United States, Canada or any state, territory or province thereof, or (iii) is the government of any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality thereof, unless (A) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been delivered to the Agent and is directly drawable by the Agent, or (B) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, reasonably satisfactory to the Agent,

 

(g) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is (i) the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which the Obligors have complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC § 3727) or (ii) any State (or political subdivision) of the United States,

 

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(h) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of Borrower, has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent of such claim, right of setoff, or dispute,

 

(i) Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor whose total obligations owing to Borrower exceed 15% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage; provided , that, (i) total obligations owing to Borrower by an Account Debtor in excess of such percentage may from time to time be Eligible Accounts for up to sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, but in any event shall not be Eligible Accounts to the extent of the obligations of such Account Debtor that exceed 30% of all Eligible Accounts at any time and (ii) in each case, the amount of Eligible Accounts of an Account Debtor that are excluded because such Eligible Accounts exceed the then applicable percentage shall be determined by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the then applicable concentration limit,

 

(j) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, is not Solvent, has gone out of business, or as to which Borrower has received notice of an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition of such Account Debtor,

 

(k) Accounts, the collection of which, the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent, in its Reasonable Credit Judgment, believes to be doubtful by reason of the Account Debtor’s financial condition,

 

(l) Accounts that are not subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent,

 

(m) Accounts that are subject to a Lien other than the Lien of the Collateral Agent (except for Permitted Liens that do not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent),

 

(n) Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (ii) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor,

 

(o) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity,

 

(p) Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by Borrower of the subject contract for goods or services,

 

(q) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in Minnesota (or any other jurisdiction which adopts a statute or other requirement with respect to which any Person that obtains business from within such jurisdiction or is otherwise subject to such jurisdiction’s tax Law requiring such Person to file a Business Activity Report or make any other required filings in a timely manner in order to enforce its claims in such jurisdiction’s courts or arising under such jurisdiction’s laws); provided , that, such receivables shall nonetheless be eligible if the Borrower has filed a Business Activity Report (or other applicable report or filing) with the applicable state office by the time required or is qualified to do business in such jurisdiction and, at the time the receivable was created, was qualified to do business in such jurisdiction or had on file with the applicable state office a current Business Activity Report (or other applicable report or filing), and

 

(r) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor’s obligation does not constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Accounts owned or generated by any Person or business which is acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment) may not be included in the Borrowing Base until such time as the Agent has received a satisfactory field examination in respect of such Accounts except to extent and for so long as set forth under the definition of “Acquired Borrowing Base”.

 

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a commercial bank, commercial finance company or other asset based lender, having total assets in excess of $2,000,000,000 and that extends credit or buys commercial loans in the ordinary course of business; (b) any Lender listed on the signature page of this Agreement; (c) any Affiliate of any Lender and (d) any Approved Fund; provided , that, in any event, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) any natural Person, (ii) Holdings or the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, or (iii) any Disqualified Lender (other than any Disqualified Lender otherwise agreed to by the Borrower in a writing delivered to the Agent).

 

Eligible Borrowing Base Cash ” means the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents held in any Qualified Account of an Obligor at such time that is either (a) held in a Deposit Account or Securities Account in the name of, or subject to the control of, the Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent or (b) subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement or a Securities Account Control Agreement; provided that, to the extent Eligible Borrowing Base Cash is held in a Deposit Account or Securities Account that is not held by the Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent, the applicable depository bank shall be required by the terms of such Deposit Account Control Agreement or Securities Account Control Agreement, as applicable, to provide to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent daily reports setting forth the balance in each such Deposit Account or Securities Account.

 

Eligible Fleet Inventory ” means Fleet Inventory to the extent such Fleet Inventory meets the qualifications of “Eligible Inventory” (other than with respect to clauses (b) , (c) and (l) of such definition) and to the extent such Fleet Inventory also meets each of the following requirements:

 

(a) the Obligors have the right to subject such Fleet Inventory to a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent;

 

(b) such Fleet Inventory is subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and such Fleet Inventory is free and clear of all other Liens of any nature whatsoever (except for Permitted Liens that do not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent); provided that with respect to vehicles or other Titled Goods otherwise constituting Eligible Fleet Inventory (x) that are owned by an Obligor on the Closing Date, during the period from the Closing Date until the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date, or (y) acquired at any time after the Closing Date, so long as the Specified Conditions applicable to a Specified Payment described in clause (a) or (c) of the definition thereof are then met, during the period from the date of acquisition of such vehicles or other Titled Goods until the date that is the later of (A) 30 days after such date of acquisition and (B) 120 days after the Closing Date, in each case, such vehicles and other Titled Goods shall be deemed to have met the requirements of this clause (b) regardless of whether such vehicles or Titled Goods are actually subject to a perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent at such time;

 

(c) the purchase price for such Fleet Inventory has been paid by the applicable Obligor in full;

 

(d) such Fleet Inventory is in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted);

 

(e) subject to the rights of the lessee of such Fleet Inventory in possession of such Fleet Inventory in accordance with terms of the lease with respect thereto, such Fleet Inventory is not subject to any agreement which restricts the ability of the Obligors to use, sell, transport or dispose of such Fleet Inventory or which restricts the Collateral Agent’s ability to take possession of, or dispose of such Fleet Inventory;

 

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(f) such Fleet Inventory does not constitute “fixtures” under the applicable Laws of the jurisdiction in which such Fleet Inventory is located;

 

(g) such Fleet Inventory is (i) located at one of the locations in the continental United States or Canada set forth on Schedule 1.3 , (ii) located on Real Estate owned or leased by an Obligor, in a contract warehouse, or with bailees or other third parties in the United States or Canada, and which Fleet Inventory is segregated or otherwise separately identifiable from goods of others, if any, stored on the premises (or in-transit from one such location to another such location), (iii) being leased by a customer of an Obligor and used by such customer or the lessee of such customer at a location of such customer or the lessee of such customer in the United States or Canada pursuant to the terms of a Lease or other rental agreement entered into between such customer and such Obligor or such customer and its lessee, as applicable, and as reflected in the records of such Obligor or the Borrower or in transit to or from such location in the ordinary course of business, or (iv) located at third party locations for repair or maintenance in the ordinary course of business consistent with the current practices of such Obligor or in transit to or from such location in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h) such Fleet Inventory is not at the location of the seller of such Fleet Inventory to such Obligor or in transit to such Obligor or to the location of the lessee of such Fleet Inventory from such location of the seller, and which Fleet Inventory is segregated or otherwise separately identifiable from goods of others, if any, stored on the premises;

 

(i) such Fleet Inventory is available to rent to customers of the applicable Obligors in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(j) such Fleet Inventory is covered by casualty insurance (subject to customary deductibles).

 

Eligible Inventory ” means Inventory consisting of goods held by an Obligor or any party contractually obligated to store or handle the Inventory for sale or lease in the ordinary course of the Obligors’ business or furnished under any contract of service by an Obligor, that complies with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Inventory made in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below. An item of Inventory shall not be included in Eligible Inventory if:

 

(a) an Obligor does not have good, valid, and marketable title thereto;

 

(b) an Obligor does not have actual and exclusive possession thereof (either directly or through a bailee or agent of such Obligor);

 

(c) it is not located (i) at one of the locations in the continental United States or Canada set forth on Schedule 1.3 , or (ii) on Real Estate owned or leased by an Obligor, in a contract warehouse, or with bailees or other third parties in the United States or Canada, which Inventory is segregated or otherwise separately identifiable from goods of others, if any, stored on the premises (or in-transit from one such location to another such location);

 

(d) it is in-transit and has been sold to a dealer or distributor of an Obligor and is in the process of being delivered to that dealer or distributor;

 

(e) it is the subject of a bill of lading or other document of title (other than the same delivered to the Collateral Agent as to goods in transit as provided in clauses (c) and (d) above);

 

(f) it is not subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent; provided that with respect to vehicles or other Titled Goods otherwise constituting Eligible Fleet Inventory (x) that are owned by an Obligor on the Closing Date, during the period from the Closing Date until the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date, or (y) acquired at any time after the Closing Date, so long as the Specified Conditions applicable to a Specified Payment described in clause (a) or (c) of the definition thereof are then met, during the period from the date of acquisition of such vehicles or other Titled Goods until the date that is the later of (A) 30 days after such date of acquisition and (B) 120 days after the Closing Date, in each case, such vehicles and other Titled Goods shall be deemed to have met the requirements of this clause (f) regardless of whether such vehicles or Titled Goods are actually subject to a perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent at such time;

 

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(g) it is subject to a Lien other than the Lien of the Collateral Agent (except for Permitted Liens that do not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent);

 

(h) it consists of goods returned or rejected by an Obligor’s customers (except to the extent that such goods may thereafter be included in Inventory and held for sale or lease in the ordinary course of business);

 

(i) it consists of goods that are obsolete or slow moving, not in good condition, not either currently usable or currently saleable in the ordinary course of the Obligors’ business or does not meet all material standards imposed by any governmental authority having regulatory authority over such item of Inventory, its use or its sale, work-in-process, raw materials, or packaging and shipping materials, supplies used or consumed in the Obligors’ business, bill and hold goods, defective goods, “seconds,” Inventory consigned to a third party for sale or Inventory acquired on consignment;

 

(j) it is subject to third party trademark, licensing or other proprietary rights, unless the Co-Collateral Agents are satisfied that such Inventory can be freely sold by the Collateral Agent on and after the occurrence of an Event of a Default despite such third-party rights;

 

(k) it is Inventory for which an Obligor (i) is acting as a bailee or (ii) has received progress payments; or

 

(l) it is leased by an Obligor, as lessor, to a third party.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Inventory acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment) may not be included in the Borrowing Base until such time as the Agent has received a satisfactory Appraisal in respect of such Inventory except to extent and for so long as set forth under the definition of “Acquired Borrowing Base”.

 

Eligible Leased Parts Inventory ” means Leased Parts Inventory to the extent such Leased Parts Inventory meets the qualifications of “Eligible Inventory” (other than with respect to clauses (b) , (c) and (l) of such definition) and to the extent such Leased Parts Inventory also meets each of the following requirements:

 

(a) an Obligor has the right to subject such Leased Parts Inventory to a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent;

 

(b) such Leased Parts Inventory is subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and such Leased Parts Inventory is free and clear of all other Liens of any nature whatsoever (except for Permitted Liens that do not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent);

 

(c) the purchase price for such Leased Parts Inventory has been paid by an Obligor in full;

 

(d) such Leased Parts Inventory is in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted);

 

(e) subject to the rights of the lessee of such Leased Parts Inventory in possession of such Leased Parts Inventory in accordance with terms of the lease with respect thereto, such Leased Parts Inventory is not subject to any agreement which restricts the ability of an Obligor to use, sell, transport or dispose of such Leased Parts Inventory or which restricts the Collateral Agent’s ability to take possession of, sell or otherwise dispose of such Leased Parts Inventory;

 

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(f) such Leased Parts Inventory does not constitute “fixtures” under the applicable Laws of the jurisdiction in which such Leased Parts Inventory is located;

 

(g) such Leased Parts Inventory is (i) located at one of the locations in the continental United States or Canada set forth on Schedule 1.3 , (ii) located on Real Estate owned or leased by an Obligor, in a contract warehouse, or with bailees or other third parties in the United States or Canada, and which Inventory is segregated or otherwise separately identifiable from goods of others, if any, stored on the premises (or in-transit from one such location to another such location), (iii) being leased by a customer of an Obligor and used by such customer or the lessee of such customer at a location of such customer or the lessee of such customer in the United States or Canada pursuant to the terms of a Lease or other rental agreement entered into between such customer and such Obligor or such customer and its lessee, as applicable, and as reflected in the records of such Obligor or the Borrower or in transit to or from such location in the ordinary course of business, (iv) located at third-party locations for repair or maintenance in the ordinary course of business consistent with its current practices or in transit to or from such location in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h) such Leased Parts Inventory is not at the location of the seller of such Leased Parts Inventory to such Obligor or in transit to such Obligor or to the location of the lessee of such Leased Parts Inventory from such location of the seller, and which Leased Parts Inventory is segregated or otherwise separately identifiable from goods of others, if any, stored on the premises;

 

(i) such Leased Parts Inventory is available to rent to customers of an Obligor in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(j) such Leased Parts Inventory is covered by casualty insurance (subject to customary deductibles).

 

Eligible New Parts Inventory ” means New Parts Inventory that is Eligible Inventory.

 

Eligible Parts Inventory ” means all Eligible Leased Parts Inventory and all Eligible New Parts Inventory.

 

EMU ” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

 

Environmental Laws ” means all applicable Laws in connection with environmental protection or of human health or safety (to the extent related to exposure to Hazardous Materials), including those relating to the manufacture, generation, handling, transport, storage, treatment, Release of or exposure to Contaminants.

 

Equipment ” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and other tangible personal property (except Inventory), including embedded software, service and delivery vehicles with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued, aircraft, dies, tools, jigs, molds and office equipment, as well as all of such types of property leased by any Obligor, and all of each Obligor’s rights and interests with respect thereto under such leases (including, without limitation, options to purchase); together with all present and future additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, component and auxiliary parts and supplies used or to be used in connection therewith, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing, and all manuals, drawings, instructions, warranties and rights with respect thereto; wherever any of the foregoing is located.

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time and any final regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code (or any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code of which the Borrower is a member).

 

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ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) any failure by a Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, in each case whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to a Pension Plan; (d) a determination that a Pension Plan is in “ at-risk ” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (f) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multi-employer Plan or notification that a Multi-employer Plan is insolvent or in reorganization (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA) or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (g) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan; (h) the occurrence of an event or condition which would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan; (i) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries engages in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” with respect to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code), or with respect to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable; or (j) the imposition of any Lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to Section 303(k) or Section 4068 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan, or any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1 .

 

Excess Availability ” means, at any time (a) the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount and (ii) the Borrowing Base, minus (b) the sum of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings.

 

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

 

Excluded Accounts ” means (i) all Deposit Accounts into which solely Excluded Funds are deposited, other than any Designated Account, (ii) Deposit Accounts that are zero balance accounts, and (iii) Deposit Accounts that are trust accounts solely for the benefit of third parties (other than the Borrower or any Guarantor).

 

Excluded Assets ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

Excluded Funds ” means all amounts (i) solely for the purpose of payroll, employee wages and benefits and payment of taxes, including when a Borrowing is not permitted hereunder, (ii) consisting of only the proceeds of Debt, excluding the Loans and (iii) other amounts, not to exceed $4,000,000 in the aggregate.

 

Excluded Stock ” means:

 

(a) any Stock with respect to which the Agent and the Borrower agree, in writing (each acting reasonably), that the cost of pledging such Stock shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom,

 

(b) solely in the case of any pledge of Stock of any CFC or FSHCO to secure the Obligations, any Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO in excess of 65% of the outstanding Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO,

 

(c) any Stock to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any applicable Law, rule or regulation (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been obtained),

 

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(d) any Margin Stock and Stock of any Person (other than any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge of such Stock would be prohibited by, or create an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) under the terms of any Organization Document, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement applicable to such Person,

 

(e) the Stock of any Immaterial Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary, and

 

(f) any Stock of any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Stock would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (or any Tax Group including the Borrower or any Subsidiary) as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with (but without the consent of) the Agent, and confirmed in writing by notice to the Agent.

 

Excluded Subsidiary ” means:

 

(a) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or is a joint venture on any date such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the requirements of Section 8.22 (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary),

 

(b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by (x) subject to clause (j) below, applicable Law, rule or regulation or (y) contractual obligation from guaranteeing the Obligations (and for so long as such restriction is in effect); provided that in the case of clause (y) , such contractual obligation existed on the Closing Date or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and so long as such contractual obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired,

 

(c) (i) any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary that is (A) a FSHCO or (B) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a CFC, or (iii) any other Subsidiary for which the provision of a Guaranty would result in a material adverse Tax consequence to the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries or a Tax Group including the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with (but without the consent of) the Agent),

 

(d) any Immaterial Subsidiary ( provided that the Borrower shall not be permitted to exclude Immaterial Subsidiaries from guaranteeing the Obligations to the extent that (i) the aggregate amount of gross revenue for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 10% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination or (ii) the aggregate amount of total assets for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 10% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of any date of determination based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination),

 

(e) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Agent and the Borrower, the cost of providing a Guaranty shall be excessive in relation to the value to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,

 

(f) each Unrestricted Subsidiary,

 

(g) not-for-profit Subsidiaries,

 

(h) Subsidiaries that are special-purpose entities (including special purpose securitization vehicles),

 

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(i) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or Permitted Investment that has assumed secured Debt not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or Permitted Investment and any Restricted Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such secured Debt, in each case to the extent such secured Debt prohibits such Restricted Subsidiary from providing a Guaranty,

 

(j) any Subsidiary that would require any consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority to provide a Guaranty unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received; and

 

(k) any Subsidiary that is a domestic captive insurance company.

 

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Obligor, any obligation (a “ Swap Obligation ”) to pay or perform under any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Obligor of, or the grant by such Obligor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any applicable keep well, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all applicable guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Obligors), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Guarantor is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Obligors and Hedge Bank applicable to such Swap Obligations. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to the swap for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

 

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient under any Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) the Recipient’s net income, franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the Laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Loan or Commitment other than pursuant to an assignment request by any Borrower under Section 5.8 or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.1 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to a Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.1(f) , and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Existing Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Closing Date), by and among NESCO, LLC, NESCO Holdings II, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent and the other parties from time to time party thereto.

 

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Existing Debt Refinancing ” means (a) the repayment in full of all principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, premium, if any, and other amounts outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, other than contingent obligations not then due and payable and that by their terms survive the termination of the Existing Credit Agreement, the termination of all commitments to extend credit thereunder and the termination and/or release of any security interests and guarantees in connection therewith and (b) either the (i) redemption of the Existing Notes on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the Existing Indenture (pursuant to a conditional notice of redemption delivered at least 30 days prior to the Closing Date), (ii) irrevocable satisfaction and discharge of the Existing Notes in accordance with the terms of the Existing Indenture or (iii) tender offer and consent solicitation with respect to the Existing Notes the initial settlement of which shall close on the Closing Date and which, as a result of such tender offer and consent solicitation and/or any satisfaction and discharge in accordance with the terms of the Existing Indenture, the conflicts in the Existing Indenture are eliminated (and if any Existing Notes remain outstanding after such tender offer and consent solicitation, the redemption or satisfaction and discharge of such Existing Notes by NESCO in the manner described in clause (ii) above (with an irrevocable notice of redemption being delivered on the Closing Date)).

 

Existing Indenture ” means that certain Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Closing Date), among NESCO, LLC, NESCO Holdings II, Inc., and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee.

 

Existing Notes ” means the 6.875% senior secured notes due 2021 issued under the Existing Indenture.

 

Existing Revolving Credit Class ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a) .

 

Existing Revolving Credit Commitments ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a) .

 

Existing Revolving Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a) .

 

Extended Revolving Credit Commitments ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a) .

 

Extended Revolving Credit Facility ” means each Class of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments established pursuant to Section 2.7 .

 

Extended Revolving Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a) .

 

Extending Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b) .

 

Extension Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(c) .

 

Extension Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(d) .

 

Extension Election ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b) .

 

Extension Request ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a) .

 

Extension Series ” means all Extended Revolving Credit Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Extension Agreement (or any subsequent Extension Agreement to the extent such Extension Agreement expressly provides that the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, if any, and amortization schedule.

 

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

 

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds 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 the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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

 

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset, as determined in good faith by the Borrower.

 

Federal Reserve Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

 

Fee Letter ” means the Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated as of July 22, 2019, among the Arrangers and the Borrower, with respect to the payment of certain fees in connection with this Agreement.

 

Field Examination ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.4(d) .

 

FILO Tranche ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(c)(ii) .

 

Final Merger ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Financed Capital Expenditures ” means, with respect to any Person and for any period, Net Capital Expenditures made by such Person during such period that are financed with the Net Proceeds of any incurrence of Debt (other than Loans) or received from any disposition of assets, from any Casualty Event or from any issuance of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock or any other issuance of Stock which increases any available basket hereunder).

 

Financial Covenant ” means the financial covenant set forth in Section 8.20 .

 

Financial Statements ” means, according to the context in which it is used, the financial statements referred to in Section 6.2 and Section 7.5 .

 

Fiscal Quarter ” means the period commencing on January 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding March 31, the period commencing on April 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding June 30, the period commencing on July 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding September 30, or the period commencing on October 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding December 31, as the context may require.

 

Fiscal Year ” means Parent’s, Borrower’s and/or their Subsidiaries’ fiscal year for financial accounting purposes. As of the Agreement Date, the current Fiscal Year of the Consolidated Parties will end on December 31, 2019.

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination minus (ii) the aggregate amount of Federal, state, local and foreign income, capital or profits taxes, including foreign withholding taxes, net of cash refunds received, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid in cash during such Test Period minus Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Test Period, to (b) the Fixed Charges of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.

 

In calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for purposes of determining whether the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio described in clause (b) of the definition of “Specified Conditions” has been satisfied as of such date, the amount of Fixed Charges included in clause (b) above shall include, without duplication of any payments already constituting Fixed Charges, the amount of any Specified Payment described in clause (b) or (e) of the definition thereof actually made on such date of determination.

 

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Fixed Charges ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum, determined on a consolidated basis, of (a) the Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination plus (b) scheduled payments of principal on Debt for Borrowed Money of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than payments by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Borrower or to any of such Restricted Subsidiaries) paid in cash during such Test Period plus (c) solely for purposes of determining whether the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in clause (b) of the definition of “Specified Conditions” has been satisfied for purposes of compliance with Section 8.10(j)(i) or Section 8.13(vi) , any payment on account of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Entity (whether in the nature of Distributions, redemption, repurchase or otherwise) made in cash during such Test Period; provided, when determining Fixed Charges in respect of any four-quarter period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Fixed Charges will be calculated by multiplying the aggregate Fixed Charges accrued since the Closing Date by 365 and then dividing such product by the number of days from and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of such period.

 

Fleet Inventory ” means utility trucks, specialty equipment and similar goods owned by the Obligors comprising the Obligors’ leased and rental equipment fleet.

 

Flood Insurance Laws ” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than a State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

FSHCO ” means any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Stock (or Stock and indebtedness) of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

 

Full Payment ” or “ Full Payment of the Obligations ” means, with respect to any Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations or other contingent obligation for which no claim has been made or asserted, Hedge Obligations not then due and payable and Cash Management Obligations not then due and payable), (a) the full and indefeasible cash payment thereof, including any interest, fees and other charges accruing during an Insolvency Proceeding (whether or not allowed in the proceeding), (b) if such Obligations arise from Letters of Credit or if such Obligations consist of indemnification or similar obligations for which a claim has been made or asserted, the cash collateralization thereof as provided herein or otherwise acceptable to the Agent (or delivery of a standby letter of credit reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in the amount of required cash collateral) and (c) the termination or expiration of all Commitments.

 

Funding Date ” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances from time to time.

 

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General Intangibles ” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “ general intangibles ” as defined in the UCC, choses in action and causes of action and all other intangible personal property of each Obligor of every kind and nature (other than Accounts), including, without limitation, all contract rights, payment intangibles, Intellectual Property, corporate or other business records, blueprints, plans, specifications, registrations, licenses, franchises, Tax refund claims, any funds which may become due to any Obligor in connection with the termination of any Plan or other employee benefit plan or any rights thereto and any other amounts payable to any Obligor from any Plan or other employee benefit plan, rights and claims against carriers and shippers, rights to indemnification, business interruption insurance and proceeds thereof, property, casualty or any similar type of insurance and any proceeds thereof, proceeds of insurance covering the lives of key employees on which any Obligor is beneficiary, rights to receive dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments and other property in respect of or in exchange for pledged Stock or Investment Property and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Obligor.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state, territorial or other political subdivision thereof, any supranational bodies, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof and any governmental entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Guarantee Agreement ” means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among the Guarantors for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Guarantors ” means (a) Holdings, (b) the Borrower, other than with respect to its own Obligations, (c) each Restricted Subsidiary, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) and (d) each other Person, who, in a writing accepted by the Agent, guarantees payment or performance in whole or in part of the Obligations; provided, at the Borrower’s sole discretion, any Excluded Subsidiary may become a Guarantor subject to the proviso in Section 8.22 and shall no longer be an Excluded Subsidiary. The Guarantors as of the Agreement Date are set forth on Schedule 1.2 .

 

Guaranty ” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person which in any manner directly or indirectly guarantee or assure, or in effect guarantee or assure, the payment or performance of any indebtedness, dividend or other monetary obligations of any other Person (the “ guaranteed monetary obligations ”), or assure or in effect assure the holder of the guaranteed monetary obligations against loss in respect thereof, including any such obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise: (a) to purchase the guaranteed monetary obligations or any property constituting security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of the guaranteed monetary obligations or to maintain a working capital or other balance sheet condition; or (c) to lease property or to purchase any debt or equity securities or other property or services; provided that the term “Guaranty” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Debt). The amount of any Guaranty shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guaranty is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

 

Hard Costs ” means, with respect to the purchase by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of an item of Fleet Inventory, the sum of: (a) the cash amount actually paid to acquire title to such item, net of all incentives, discounts and rebates, plus (b) the amount of any reduction in the cash portion of the purchase price for such item otherwise payable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary attributable to a trade in allowance in respect of other Fleet Inventory transferred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary to the seller of such item to the Borrower or such Subsidiary on or about the date of such purchase by the Borrower or such Subsidiary as part of the terms of such sale, plus (c) as to any purchases of items, the amount of any “RPO Credit” reducing the cash portion of the purchase price for such item. The term “Hard Costs” shall exclude freight, delivery charges, installation costs and charges, charges and fees, warranty costs, taxes, insurance and other incidental costs or expenses and all indirect costs or expenses of any kind.

 

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Hedge Agreement ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

Hedge Bank ” means any Person that that is a counterparty to a Secured Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in its capacity as such, and that either (i) is a Lender, the Agent, a Co-Collateral Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it enters into such a Secured Hedge Agreement, or on the Closing Date is party to a Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 8.12 on the Closing Date, in its capacity as a party thereto or (ii) becomes a Lender, the Agent, a Co-Collateral Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender, the Agent or a Co-Collateral Agent after it has entered into a Hedge Agreement permitted by Section 8.12 with any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Hedge Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under Hedge Agreements.

 

Historical Financial Statements ” means (a) audited consolidated balance sheets of Nesco, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Nesco, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries for, the Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 and (b) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income and cash flows of Nesco, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019.

 

Holdings ” means (i) Holdings (as defined in the preamble to this Agreement) or (ii) any other Person or Persons (the “ New Holdings ”) that is a Subsidiary of (or are Subsidiaries of) Holdings or of any Parent Entity of Holdings (or the previous New Holdings, as the case may be) but not the Borrower (the “ Previous Holdings ”); provided that (a) such New Holdings directly owns 100% of the Stock of the Borrower, (b) the New Holdings shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Previous Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, (c) the New Holdings shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such substitution and any supplements to the Loan Documents preserve the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, (d) if reasonably requested by the Agent, an opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent shall be delivered by the Borrower to the Agent to the effect that, without limitation, such substitution does not breach or result in a default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (e) all Stock of the Borrower and substantially all of the other assets of the Previous Holdings are contributed or otherwise transferred to such New Holdings and pledged to secure the Obligations and (f) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such substitution and such substitution does not result in any Default or Event of Default or material tax liability; provided , further , that if each of the foregoing is satisfied, the Previous Holdings shall be automatically released from all its obligations under the Credit Documents and any reference to “Holdings” in the Loan Documents shall be meant to refer to the “New Holdings.”

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such determination date were an amount equal to or less than 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date and (b) whose gross revenues (when combined with the revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were an amount equal to or less than 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Impacted Interest Period ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”

 

Increasing Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(d) .

 

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Incremental Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(e) .

 

Incremental Facility Closing Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(e) .

 

Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(f)(ii) .

 

Indemnified Person ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10 .

 

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

 

Initial Merger ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Initial Revolving Credit Borrowing Amount ” means the sum of (a) the principal amount of Borrowings of Revolving Loans on the Closing Date for the Permitted Initial Revolving Credit Borrowing Purposes, plus (b) the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit, if any, issued on the Closing Date to, among other things, backstop or replace letters of credit outstanding on the Closing Date under the Existing Credit Agreement or other facilities no longer available to the Target or its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date (including deemed issuances of Letters of Credit under this Agreement resulting from an existing issuer of letters of credit under the Existing Credit Agreement or other facilities no longer available to the Target or its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date agreeing to become a Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement).

 

Interim Corporation ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding ” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state, federal or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with all or substantially all creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

 

Instruments ” means all instruments as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

 

Intellectual Property ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among the Collateral Agent, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as collateral agent in respect of the Senior Secured Notes, and the Obligors.

 

Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(1) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of original issue discount or premium resulting from the issuance of Debt at less than or greater than par, as applicable, other than with respect to Debt issued in connection with the Transactions, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedge Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (d) the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations and (e) net payments, if any, pursuant to interest rate Hedge Obligations with respect to Debt, and excluding:

 

(i) any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Debt, including, without limitation, any Debt issued in connection with the Transactions,

 

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(ii) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of Hedge Agreements for interest rates,

 

(iii) penalties and interest relating to taxes,

 

(iv) non-cash interest expense attributable to movement in mark- to-market valuation of Hedge Obligations or other derivatives (in each case, permitted hereunder and under GAAP),

 

(v) accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Debt,

 

(vi) interest expense attributable to a Parent Entity resulting from push-down accounting,

 

(vii) any expense resulting from the discounting of Debt in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting,

 

(viii) any “additional interest” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to securities,

 

(ix) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, and original issue discount with respect to Debt issued in connection with the Transactions or any intercompany Debt, and

 

(x) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees; plus

 

(2) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less

 

(3) interest income for such period.

 

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

 

Interest Period ” means, as to any LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the Funding Date of such Loan or on the Continuation/Conversion Date on which the Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or (if available from all the Lenders making or holding such Loan as determined by such Lenders in good faith) 12 months or a period shorter than one month thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion, provided that:

 

(a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;

 

(b) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

 

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Stated Termination Date.

 

Interest Rate ” means each or any of the interest rates, including the Default Rate, set forth in Section 3.1 .

 

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Interpolated Rate ” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Inventory ” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired Fleet Inventory, Parts Inventory and other “ Inventory ” as defined in the UCC, and shall also include, without limitation, all: (a) goods which (i) are leased by a Person as lessor, (ii) are held by a Person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, (iii) are furnished by a Person under a contract of service, or (iv) consist of raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business; (b) goods of said description in transit; (c) goods of said description which are returned, repossessed or rejected; and (d) packaging, advertising and shipping materials related to any of the foregoing.

 

Investment ” in any Person means (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services, assumption of Debt, securities or otherwise, but exclusive of the acquisition of inventory, supplies, equipment and other assets used or consumed in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary and Capital Expenditures) of assets, shares of Stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnerships, joint ventures or other ownership interests or other securities of such Person, (b) any advance, loan or other extension of credit (other than in connection with leases of Equipment or leases or sales of Inventory on credit in the ordinary course of business and excluding, in the case, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances, or Debt having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) to such Person, or (c) any other capital contribution to, or investment in, such Person, including, without limitation, any obligation incurred for the benefit of such Person, but excluding (i) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) bona fide Accounts arising in the ordinary course of business. It is further understood and agreed that for purposes of determining the value of any Investment outstanding for purposes hereof, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired less all dividends, returns, interests, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts received in respect of such Investment (not to exceed the original amount invested).

 

Investment Property ” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “ investment property ” as defined in the UCC, and includes all right title and interest of each Obligor in and to any and all: (a) securities whether certificated or uncertificated; (b) securities entitlements; (c) securities accounts; (d) commodity contracts; or (e) commodity accounts.

 

Investors ” means each of (i) Energy Capital Partners III, LP and any parallel and co-investment funds managed by or affiliated with Energy Capital Partners III, LLC, but not including, however, any operating portfolio companies of any of the foregoing and (ii) Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and any parallel and co-investment funds managed by or affiliated with Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, but not including, however, any operating portfolio companies of any of the foregoing.

 

IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.

 

JPMorgan ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and its successors.

 

Junior Debt ” means the Senior Secured Notes (and any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt) or any other junior lien secured Debt for Borrowed Money, unsecured Debt for Borrowed Money or Subordinated Debt for Borrowed Money, in each case incurred by an Obligor and owing to a Person that is not an Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof.

 

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Junior Debt Prepayment ” means a prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any principal outstanding in respect of any Junior Debt.

 

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

 

LCA Election ” has the meaning specified in Section 1.10 .

 

LCA Test Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 1.10 .

 

Leased Parts Inventory ” means all now owned and hereafter acquired Inventory of the Obligors, which is used to support and in the maintenance and repair of Fleet Inventory, including brakes, gears, rope, tension rods, winches, augers, control assemblies, poll pullers, core barrels, utility buckets, and other parts, in each case, which has been denoted as leased parts on the general ledger account of the Borrower or such other Obligor and leased to a customer of such Obligor; provided , that, in no event shall Leased Parts Inventory include Fleet Inventory or New Parts Inventory.

 

Leases ” means the written agreements between an Obligor and an Account Debtor entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Obligor for rental or lease of Fleet Inventory or Leased Parts Inventory by such Obligor to such Account Debtor, including all schedules and supplements thereto.

 

Lender ” means (a) the Persons listed on Schedule 1.1 , (b) any other Person that shall become a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to Section 12.2 , and (c) each Person that becomes a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to the terms of Section 2.6 , in each case other than a Person who ceases to hold any outstanding Loans, participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or any Commitment and shall include the Agent to the extent of any Agent Advance outstanding and the Swingline Lender to the extent of any Swingline Loan outstanding.

 

Lender Default ” means (a) the refusal (in writing) or failure of any Revolving Credit Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of Revolving Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans (at a time when the conditions to borrowing have been satisfied), which refusal or failure is not cured within one Business Day after the date of such refusal or failure, (b) the failure of any Revolving Credit Lender to pay over to the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Revolving Credit Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, (c) a Revolving Credit Lender has notified the Borrower or the Agent that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations under this Agreement, (d) the failure by a Revolving Credit Lender to confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that it will comply with its obligations under this Agreement or (e) a Distressed Person has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Distressed Person becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event.

 

Lender-Related Distress Event ” means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender, that such Revolving Credit Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Revolving Credit Lender (each, a “ Distressed Person ”), as the case may be, is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation or winding-up, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any governmental authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt or no longer viable, or if any governmental authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person has taken control of such Distressed Person or has taken steps to do so; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Stock in any Revolving Credit Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Revolving Credit Lender by a governmental authority or an instrumentality thereof; provided , further , that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such person (or such governmental authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contract or agreements made by such person or its parent entity.

 

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Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a) .

 

Letter of Credit Commitment ” means, with respect to each Letter of Credit Issuer, the amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 under the heading “Letter of Credit Commitment”.

 

Letter of Credit Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.6 .

 

Letter of Credit Issuer ” means (a) JPMorgan, Fifth Third Bank, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, and Citibank, N.A., or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates and (b) any other Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) that becomes an Letter of Credit Issuer in accordance with Section 2.3(h) ; in the case of each of clause (a) or (b) above, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. In the event that there is more than one Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Letters of Credit Issuers, as the context requires. For the avoidance of doubt, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required to issue any commercial letter of credit.

 

Letter of Credit Subfacility ” means $100,000,000.

 

LIBOR ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “LIBOR Rate.”

 

LIBOR Interest Payment Date ” means, with respect to a LIBOR Loan of the applicable Class(es), the Termination Date and the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, with respect to each Interest Period of more than three months, each three month anniversary of the commencement of such Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan.

 

LIBOR Loan ” means a Loan during any period in which it bears interest based on the LIBOR Rate.

 

LIBOR Rate ” means, with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any applicable Interest Period or for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “ Impacted Interest Period ”), then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate, subject to Section 5.5 in the event that the Agent shall conclude that it shall not be possible to determine such Interpolated Rate (which conclusion shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error). Notwithstanding the above, to the extent that “LIBOR Rate” is used in connection with any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, such rate shall be determined as modified by the definition of Base Rate.

 

“LIBO Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period or for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for Dollars) for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Lien ” means: (a) any interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, and including a security interest, charge, claim, priority or lien arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, deemed trust, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes; and (b) to the extent not included under clause (a) , any reservation, exception, encroachment, easement, servitude right-of-way, restriction, lease or other title exception or encumbrance affecting property (and for clarity, including exclusive licenses (but not non-exclusive licenses) granted in Intellectual Property).

 

Limited Condition Acquisition ” means any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

 

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Security Documents, the Fee Letter, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes, and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter evidencing, securing or guaranteeing any of the Obligations or any of the Collateral, in each case to which one or more Obligors is a party.

 

Loans ” means, collectively, all loans and advances provided for in Article II , including any Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Loans, as applicable.

 

Losses ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10 .

 

Maintenance Expenses ” means amounts paid by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business for normal repairs and replacements of parts and components of Fleet Inventory consistent with the current practices of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Management Investors ” means the members of management, directors, officers and employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries who are (directly or indirectly through one or more investment vehicles) investors in Holdings or any Parent Entity as of the Closing Date.

 

Margin Stock ” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

 

Master Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement”.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower and the other Obligors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Obligor of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

 

Material Indebtedness ” means Debt (other than the Obligations) of any one or more of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $30,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of any Hedge Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value thereof.

 

Maximum Credit ” means, at any time, the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount in effect at such time and (ii) the Borrowing Base at such time.

 

Maximum Rate ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3 .

 

Maximum Revolver Amount ” means, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, as the same may be increased from time to time in accordance with Section 2.6 or reduced from time to time in accordance with Section 4.4(b) . Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Maximum Revolver Amount shall automatically be reduced to zero.

 

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Merger Agreement ” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 7, 2019 (together with all exhibits, annexes, schedules, and other disclosure letters thereto), by and among Capitol Investment Corp. IV, a Delaware corporation, Holdings, Merger Sub 1, The Borrower, Target, and NESCO Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

 

Merger Consideration ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Merger Sub 1 ” means Capitol Investment Merger Sub 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Mergers ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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

 

Morgan Stanley ” means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and its successors.

 

Multi-employer Plan ” means a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the immediately preceding six (6) years contributed to by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has any ongoing obligation with respect to withdrawal liability (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA).

 

Net Book Value ” means, with respect to any Fleet Inventory, Cost minus accumulated depreciation for such Fleet Inventory calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

Net Capital Expenditures ” means the sum, for any period, of (a) the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures, other than with respect to Fleet Inventory, during such period, plus (b) the Hard Costs of Fleet Inventory purchased during such period, plus (c) Maintenance Expenses to the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable period, minus (d) the sum of (i) amounts received in cash from the sale of Fleet Inventory during such period, and (ii) in connection with the sale of Fleet Inventory by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, the aggregate amount of any reduction in the cash portion of the sale price for such items otherwise payable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary attributable to a trade in allowance in respect of other Fleet Inventory or other goods transferred to the Borrower or such Subsidiary by the purchaser of such items on or about the date of such sale of such item by the Borrower or such Subsidiary as part of the terms of such sale.

 

Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) attributable to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

 

Net Orderly Liquidation Value ” means, with respect to Inventory of any Person, the orderly liquidation value thereof, net of all costs of liquidation thereof, as based upon the most recent Appraisal received by the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents in accordance with Section 8.4(c) of this Agreement and, solely with respect to Parts Inventory, expressed as a percentage of Cost of such Inventory.

 

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Net Proceeds ” means:

 

(a) with respect to the Disposition of any asset by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Casualty Event, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such disposition or Casualty Event (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment (but excluding any interest payments) pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and, with respect to any Casualty Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event actually received by or paid to or for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Debt that is secured by the asset subject to such disposition or Casualty Event and that is required to be repaid (and is actually repaid) in connection with such disposition or Casualty Event (other than Obligations and the Senior Secured Notes), (B) the out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees) actually incurred by Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such disposition or Casualty Event, (C) Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be actually payable in connection therewith (including withholding Taxes imposed on the repatriation of any such Net Proceeds and taking into account any Tax sharing arrangements) and the amount of any reserves established by Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, that are directly attributable to such event, (D) in the case of any disposition by a non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or Casualty Event with respect to assets of a non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (D) ) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, and (E) any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x) the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP and (y) any liabilities associated with such asset or assets and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or with respect to any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; it being understood that “Net Proceeds” shall include (i) any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the Disposition of any non-cash consideration by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any such Disposition and (ii) upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in clause (E) above or if such liabilities have not been satisfied in cash and such reserve is not reversed within 365 days after such disposition or Casualty Event, the amount of such reserve;

 

(b) with respect to the incurrence of any Debt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any sale or issuance of Stock by the Borrower, the excess, if any, of (A) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such incurrence, issuance or sale over (B) the investment banking fees, discounts, issuance costs, commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence, issuance or sale.

 

New Holdings ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Holdings”.

 

New Parts Inventory ” means all now owned and hereafter acquired Inventory of the Obligors, which is used to support and in the maintenance and repair of Fleet Inventory, including brakes, gears, rope, tension rods, winches, augers, control assemblies, poll pullers, core barrels, utility buckets and other parts; provided , that, in no event shall New Parts Inventory include Fleet Inventory or Leased Parts Inventory.

 

Newly Acquired Inventory ” means any Fleet Inventory or any other assets acquired from a company that engages in or has engaged in a line of business substantially similar to, or ancillary or related to, the business that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged in, and in each case, that are owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary for less than 1 year; provided , that, on a quarterly basis the Agent shall have received, in connection with the Financial Statements required to be delivered under Section 6.2 , a certificate of an Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying to the Agent and Lenders that, either such Fleet Inventory or other assets (a) have been leased by an Obligor to a third party pursuant to the terms of a Lease or other rental agreement that in either case is in full force and effect and under which no payment default shall have occurred and be continuing or (b) have otherwise been leased by an Obligor to a third party with verifiable revenues.

 

Newly Acquired Inventory EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Newly Acquired Inventory for any period (a) prior to the completion of the first full Fiscal Quarter after the acquisition thereof, the projected revenues to be earned from such Newly Acquired Inventory for the Test Period following its acquisition and (b) thereafter, the Consolidated Newly Acquired Inventory EBITDA for such period multiplied by the Annualized Factor for such period.

 

Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b) .

 

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Non-Extension Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(b) .

 

Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit K hereto, evidencing the aggregate Debt of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.

 

Notice of Borrowing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(a) .

 

Notice of Continuation/Conversion ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(b) .

 

Noticed Cash Management Obligations ” means Cash Management Obligations in respect of which a notice delivered to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents by the applicable Cash Management Bank and the Borrower confirms that such Cash Management Document shall be deemed a “Noticed Cash Management Obligation” hereunder for all purposes, including the application of Reserves and Section 10.2 , so long as the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve with respect to such Cash Management Obligation would not result in the Borrower exceeding the Maximum Credit; provided that such designation shall be made within ten (10) Business Days (or such later date agreed by the Agent) of (i) the Closing Date if such Cash Management Document is in place on the Closing Date or (ii) the date such Cash Management Document is entered into if such Cash Management Document is not in place on the Closing Date; provided , further , that, if the amount of Cash Management Obligations arising under such Cash Management Document is increased in accordance with the definition of “Cash Management Obligation,” then such Cash Management Obligations shall only constitute a Noticed Cash Management Obligation to the extent that a Bank Product Reserve can be established with respect to such Cash Management Agreement without exceeding the then-current Excess Availability.

 

Noticed Hedge ” means Secured Hedge Obligations in respect of which the notice delivered to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents by the applicable Hedge Bank and the Borrower confirms that such Secured Hedge Agreement shall be deemed a “Noticed Hedge” hereunder for all purposes, including the application of Reserves and Section 10.2 , so long as the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve with respect to such Secured Hedge Obligation would not result in the Borrower exceeding the Maximum Credit; provided that such designation shall be made within ten (10) Business Days (or such later date agreed by the Agent) of (i) the Closing Date if such Secured Hedge Agreement is in place on the Closing Date or (ii) the date such Secured Hedge Agreement is entered into if such Secured Hedge Agreement is not in place on the Closing Date; provided , further , that, if the amount of Secured Hedge Obligations arising under such Secured Hedge Agreement is increased in accordance with the definition of “Secured Hedge Obligation,” then such Secured Hedge Obligations shall only constitute a Noticed Hedge to the extent that a Bank Product Reserve can be established with respect to such Secured Hedge Agreement without exceeding the then-current Excess Availability.

 

NYFRB ” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

NYFRB Rate ” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Obligations ” means all present and future loans, advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties, and debts owing by the Obligors (or with respect to any Secured Hedge Agreements or Secured Cash Management Agreements, any Restricted Subsidiaries), or any of them, to the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer, any Lender, any Secured Party and/or any Indemnified Person, arising under or pursuant to this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements, whether or not evidenced by any note, or other instrument or document, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, as principal or guarantor, and including all principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees, Attorney Costs, filing fees and any other sums chargeable to any of the Borrower or any other Obligor hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents. “Obligations” include, without limitation, (a) all debts, liabilities, and obligations now or hereafter arising from or in connection with the Letters of Credit, (b) all Secured Hedge Obligations (other than with respect to any Obligor’s Hedge Obligations that constitute Excluded Swap Obligations) and Cash Management Obligations and (c) all interest, fees and other amounts that accrue or would accrue after commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any Obligor, whether or not allowed in such proceeding.

 

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Obligors ” means, collectively, the Borrower, each Guarantor, and any other Person that now or hereafter is primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations and/or grants the Collateral Agent a Lien in any Collateral as security for any of the Obligations.

 

OFAC ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.24(a) .

 

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

 

Original Currency ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19 .

 

Originating Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(e) .

 

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

 

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.8(c) ).

 

Out-of-Formula Condition ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2 .

 

Overnight Bank Funding Rate ” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.

 

Parent ” means Nesco Holdings, Inc.

 

Parent Entity ” means Parent or any Person that is a direct or indirect parent company (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership) of Holdings and/or the Borrower, as applicable.

 

Participant ” means any Person who shall have been granted the right by any Lender to participate in the financing provided by such Lender under this Agreement, and who shall have entered into a participation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender.

 

Participant Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 13.20(b) .

 

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Parts Inventory ” means all Leased Parts Inventory and all New Parts Inventory.

 

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions thereof.

 

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.

 

Pension Plan ” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, other than a Multi-employer Plan, which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five (5) plan years.

 

Perfection Certificate ” means the Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F .

 

Permitted Acquisition ” means any acquisition, by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of assets (including any assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division) or Stock, so long as (a) such acquisition and all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws, (b) if such acquisition involves the acquisition of Stock of a Person that upon such acquisition would become a Subsidiary, such acquisition shall result in the issuer of such Stock becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and, to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and subject to clause (k) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, a Guarantor, (c) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, such acquisition shall result in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, being granted a security interest in any Stock or any assets so acquired, (d) both immediately prior to and after giving effect to such acquisition, no Event of Default under any of Sections 10.1(a) , (e) , (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing; and (e) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 8.15 .

 

Permitted Acquisition Consideration ” means, in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the aggregate amount (as valued at the Fair Market Value of such Permitted Acquisition at the time such Permitted Acquisition is made) of, without duplication: (a) the purchase consideration for such Permitted Acquisition, whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and including any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Debt and/or Guaranties, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business and (b) the aggregate amount of Debt incurred in connection with such Permitted Acquisition; provided in each case, that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Permitted Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP (as determined at the time of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition) to be established in respect thereof by Holdings, the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Permitted Debt ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.12 .

 

Permitted Disposition ” means any Disposition, other than:

 

(a) Dispositions, rentals or other disposals of Equipment and Inventory and other assets (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any immaterial Intellectual Property to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business) in the ordinary course of business and sales of Equipment and Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b) Dispositions of obsolete, surplus, damaged or worn-out property or property that is no longer necessary, used or useful in the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is promptly purchased or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually promptly purchased);

 

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(d) the use, transfer or Disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents pursuant to any transaction not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents;

 

(e) sales, discounting or forgiveness of Accounts in connection with the collection, settlement or compromise thereof;

 

(f) any Disposition, license, sublicense, abandonment or lapse of Intellectual Property which does not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(g) Dispositions constituting Permitted Distributions, Permitted Investments (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”), transactions permitted by Section 8.9 or Permitted Liens;

 

(h) any sale or issuance of Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower or another Subsidiary of the Borrower;

 

(i) Dispositions of property in any transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $10,000,000;

 

(j) the leasing or subleasing of assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not materially interfering with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(k) Dispositions pursuant to transactions permitted under Section 8.18 ;

 

(l) Dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments that are not used in the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(m) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(n) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event;

 

(o) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

 

(p) the unwinding of any Hedge Agreement pursuant to its terms;

 

(q) the Disposition of the Stock in, Debt of, or other securities issued by, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(r) Dispositions of property or assets to the Borrower or to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, if the transferor of such property is an Obligor (i) the transferee thereof must either be an Obligor or (ii) such transaction must constitute a Permitted Investment;

 

(s) the settlement, release or surrender of litigation claims in the ordinary course of business; and

 

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(t) Dispositions not otherwise permitted pursuant to this definition, if such Disposition shall be for Fair Market Value; provided that (i) with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this clause (t) for a purchase price in excess of $10,000,000, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided , further , that, for purposes of determining what constitutes cash and Cash Equivalents under this clause (t) , (A) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which the Borrower and all of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing shall be deemed to be cash, (B) any securities received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition shall be deemed to be cash and (C) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the applicable Disposition having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is outstanding at the time such Designated Non-Cash Consideration is received, not in excess of the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 3.5% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Disposition is made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date) at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash, and (ii) the Borrower shall deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate if more than 10% of the assets included in the most recent calculation of the Borrowing Base are being disposed of pursuant to this clause (t) .

 

Permitted Distributions ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10 .

 

Permitted Holder ” each of (i)(a)(x) the Investors and (y) members of management of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) who are holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) on the Closing Date and (b) any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that in the case of such group, without giving effect to such group, Persons specified in clause (i)(a) must collectively beneficially own more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Entity and (ii) any Parent Entity.

 

Permitted Initial Revolving Credit Borrowing Purposes ” means one or more Borrowings of Revolving Loans to (a) fund certain OID or upfront fees required to be funded on the Closing Date, (b) pay the Merger Consideration, the Existing Debt Refinancing and/or Transaction Expenses, and (c) fund any Closing Date working capital needs of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Permitted Intercreditor Agreement ” means one or more intercreditor agreements expressly contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Permitted Investments ” means:

 

(a) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in assets constituting Cash Equivalents at the time such Investment was made;

 

(b) (i) Investments existing on the Agreement Date and identified in Schedule 8.11 to this Agreement; and (ii) Investments consisting of any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension of any Investment permitted by clause (b)(i) existing on the Agreement Date; provided that the aggregate amount of the Investments permitted pursuant to this clause (b) is not increased from the aggregate amount of such Investments on the Agreement Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Agreement Date or as otherwise permitted by Section 8.11;

 

(c) Investments by any Obligor in any other Obligor;

 

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(d) Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor in the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(e) Investments by any Obligor in any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (e) , shall not exceed, at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 7.0% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investments was made (measured as of the date such Investment was made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date); provided , that Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not be permitted pursuant to this clause (e) without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders;

 

(f) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g) Deposit Accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h) Investments constituting Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and for non-speculative purposes;

 

(i) Investments (including debt obligations and Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of Account Debtors, suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, Account Debtors, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

 

(j) loans or advances to officers, directors, partners, members and employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) ( provided that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity (or any other form of equity reasonably satisfactory to the Agent or used to satisfy Tax obligations relating to proceeds received by such Person in connection with the Transactions, which proceeds are used for the purchase of such Stock), (iii) relating to indemnification of any officers, directors or employees in respect of liabilities relating to their serving in any such capacity, and any reimbursement of any such officer, director or employee of expenses relating to the claims giving rise to such indemnification and (iv) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii) , in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000;

 

(k) Permitted Acquisitions; provided that, unless the Specified Conditions are then met, the aggregate amount of Permitted Acquisition Consideration relating to all such Permitted Acquisitions made or provided and then-outstanding by the Borrower or any Guarantor to acquire any Restricted Subsidiary that does not become a Guarantor or merge, consolidate or amalgamate into the Borrower or a Guarantor or any assets that shall not, immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, be owned by the Borrower or a Guarantor, shall not exceed, at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 7.0% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made (measured as of the date such Investment was made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date);

 

(l) any Investment to the extent that the consideration therefor is Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) or the Borrower;

 

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(m) Guaranties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of leases (other than Capital Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Debt, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(n) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(o) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled Account Debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(p) Investments consisting of Liens, Debt, fundamental changes, Dispositions (other than pursuant to clause (g) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions”) and Distributions permitted under this Agreement; provided , however , that no Investments may be made solely pursuant to this clause (p) ;

 

(q) Investments in cash, and in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business;

 

(r) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Permitted Dispositions;

 

(s) advances of payroll payments to employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other advances of salaries or compensation to employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(t) Investments made to acquire, purchase, repurchase or retire Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or the Borrower owned by any employee stock ownership plan or similar plan of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) the Borrower, or any Subsidiary;

 

(u) contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity thereof);

 

(v) Investments held by any Person acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date or of any Person merged into the Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 8.9 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamate or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation;

 

(w) Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be established or created if the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with the requirements of Section 8.22 , if applicable; provided that in each case, to the extent such new Restricted Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a transaction pursuant to an acquisition permitted by this Agreement, and such new Restricted Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such transactions, such new Restricted Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 8.22 until the respective acquisition is consummated (at which time the surviving entity of the respective transaction shall be required to so comply in accordance with the provisions thereof);

 

(x) to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(y) Investments in connection with the Transactions;

 

(z) intercompany Investments, reorganizations and related activities in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities either (A) contemplated as of the Closing Date and disclosed to the Agent prior to the Closing Date or (B) so long as after giving effect to any such activities, the Collateral Agent’s Liens, taken as a whole, would not be impaired;

 

(aa) asset purchases (including purchases of Inventory (including Fleet Inventory and Parts Inventory), supplies and materials), in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(bb) any Investment in a non-Obligor to the extent such Investment is substantially contemporaneously repaid in full with a dividend or other distribution in like kind as such Investment from such non-Obligor;

 

(cc) any Investments in an amount not to exceed the Available Equity Amount at such time;

 

(dd) any Investments (including Investments in minority investments and Investments in joint ventures or similar entities that do not constitute Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (dd) measured at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto shall not exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 7.0% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made (measured as of the date such Investment was made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date); provided , further that Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not be permitted pursuant to this clause (dd) without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders;

 

(ee) any Investments, so long as the Specified Conditions shall have been satisfied; and

 

(ff) to the extent constituting Investments, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by Section 8.13(ii) or Section 8.13(viii).

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Investments described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify such Investment and only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment in one of such clauses.

 

Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Liens listed below:

 

(a) Liens for Taxes that (i) are not delinquent or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles);

 

(b) the Collateral Agent’s Liens;

 

(c) (i) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges (or letters of credit issued) made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other similar laws, (ii) Liens consisting of pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, governmental contracts, leases or purchase, supply or other contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure statutory or regulatory obligations (other than Liens arising under ERISA), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business

 

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(d) Liens securing the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons, provided that if any such Lien arises from the nonpayment of any such claims or demands when due, such claims or demands would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or are being Properly Contested;

 

(e) Liens securing Capital Leases and purchase money Debt to the extent such Capital Leases or purchase money Debt are permitted in Section 8.12 ; provided that (i) such Liens attach concurrently with or within two hundred and seventy (270) days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Debt, replacements thereof and additions and accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits, and (iii) with respect to Capital Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets, replacements and products thereof and customary security deposits) other than the assets subject to such Capital Leases; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one creditor may be cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such creditor;

 

(f) (i) Liens constituting encumbrances in the nature of reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, zoning, rights of way, covenants running with the land, and other similar title ordinary course exceptions or encumbrances affecting any Real Estate; provided that they do not, in the aggregate, materially interfere with its use in the ordinary conduct of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ business taken as a whole, (ii) mortgages, Liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on Real Estate over which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has easement rights (but does not own) or on any leased Real Estate and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto, and (iii) any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings affecting any Real Estate;

 

(g) Liens arising from any judgment, decree or order of any court or other Governmental Authority or any attachments in connection with court proceedings; provided that the attachment or enforcement of such Liens do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;

 

(h) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases on the property covered thereby (including Intellectual Property) granted to other Persons and not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(i) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease, sublease, sublicense or license agreement not prohibited by this Agreement;

 

(j) Liens (i) on inventory or goods and proceeds securing the obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) that are contractual rights of set-off, (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers or suppliers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, or (iv) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

 

(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank (including those arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC) on the items in the course of collection, (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry and (iii) attaching to commodity trading accounts, or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(l) Liens attaching solely to cash earnest money deposits in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Permitted Investment;

 

(m) Liens arising from precautionary UCC filings;

 

(n) Liens on insurance proceeds or unearned premiums incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;

 

(o) Liens identified on Schedule 8.16 ; provided that (i) such Lien does not extend to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (A) after acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Permitted Debt and (B) the proceeds and products thereof and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Agreement Date and any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Permitted Refinancing Debt;

 

(p) Liens securing Refinancing Debt to the extent such Liens are permitted in the definition of “Refinancing Debt”;

 

(q) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26 ), in each case after the Closing Date; provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Debt and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Debt and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the Debt is Permitted Debt and is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(r) Liens securing Debt permitted under Section 8.12(r) ; provided that any such Liens on assets of the Obligors are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower providing that such Liens on the Collateral are secured on a junior priority basis to the Collateral Agent’s Liens thereon;

 

(s) Liens on property of a Subsidiary that is not an Obligor securing Debt of such Subsidiary that is not an Obligor pursuant to Section 8.12(q) ;

 

(t) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liabilities to insurance carriers, lessors, utilities and other service providers or any seller of goods;

 

(u) Liens granted pursuant to documentation separate from any document under which any of the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been granted securing (i) Debt permitted under Section 8.12(s) or (ii) other Permitted Debt of the Borrower and any other Obligor incurred after the Closing Date; provided that, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the Borrower would be in compliance with a Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last date of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the incurrence of any such Permitted Debt as if such incurrence (and any related transactions) had occurred on the first day of such Test Period, that is no greater than 5.10:1.00, (ii) to the extent such Lien is on the Collateral and secures Debt for Borrowed Money, the holder of such Debt (or agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower providing that such Liens on the Collateral are secured on a junior priority basis to the Collateral Agent’s Liens thereon;

 

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(v) any encumbrance or restriction (including pursuant to put and call agreements or buy/sell arrangements) with respect to the Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangements pursuant to the joint venture or similar agreement with respect to such joint venture or similar arrangement;

 

(w) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in a Permitted Investment to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Permitted Disposition, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

 

(x) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(y) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other financial institutions not given in connection with the incurrence of Debt, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

(z) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(aa) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit issued for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

 

(bb) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

 

(cc) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor and Liens securing Debt or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor in favor of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor;

 

(dd) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents permitted as Permitted Investments;

 

(ee) Liens on Stock in joint ventures (other than Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that any such Lien is in favor of a creditor or partner of such joint venture;

 

(ff) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy, discharge or defease Debt; provided such satisfaction or discharge is permitted hereunder;

 

(gg) Liens given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or other authority in connection with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole;

 

(hh) servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements, subdivision agreements and other agreements with Governmental Authorities pertaining to the use or development of any of the real property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided same do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole, including, without limitation, any obligations to deliver letters of credit and other security as required; and

 

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(ii) the right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by any statutory provision or by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

 

(jj) Liens securing Hedge Agreements submitted for clearing in accordance with applicable Law;

 

(kk) Liens to secure transactions permitted by Section 8.18 so long as (i) such Lien attaches only to the assets sold in connection with such transaction and the proceeds thereof (but not any proceeds arising from the rental, leasing or subleasing of such assets by Borrower or its Subsidiaries), and (ii) such Lien only secures the Debt that was incurred to acquire the assets leased in connection therewith or any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

 

(ll) Liens on the property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor securing Debt or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary and on assets of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary that do not constitute Collateral; and

 

(mm) Liens; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the aggregate outstanding amount of Debt and other obligations secured by Liens incurred under this clause (mm) and then-outstanding shall not exceed the greater of (x) $60,000,000 and (y) 8.5% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Lien was incurred (measured as of the date such Lien was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date of incurrence); provided , further , that if such Liens are consensual and are on the Collateral (other than cash and Cash Equivalents), the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent providing that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the assets of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Liens described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify such Lien and only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien in one of such clauses.

 

Person ” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, Governmental Authority, or any other entity.

 

Plan ” means any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which the Borrower sponsors or maintains or to which the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions.

 

Post-Transaction Period ” means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the period beginning on the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the twelfth month immediately following the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated.

 

Preferred Stock ” means, as applied to the Stock of any Person, the Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is preferred with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Stock of any other class of such Person.

 

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Previous Holdings ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Holdings.”

 

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.

 

Pro Forma Adjustment ” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a Fiscal Quarter included in any Post-Transaction Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower, (a) the pro forma increase or decrease (for the avoidance of doubt net of any such increase or decrease actually realized) in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable cost savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies or (b) any additional costs, expenses or charges, accruals or reserves (collectively, “ Costs ”) incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise in connection with, as a result of or related to such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring; provided that (i) so long as such actions are taken or expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period or such costs are incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period, (ii) at the election of the Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with any acquisition was less than $5,000,000 so long as the EBITDA of the Person(s) acquired in such acquisition is greater than or equal to negative $2,500,000 and (iii) such Pro Forma Adjustments, when aggregated with any addbacks made pursuant to clause (a)(10) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” shall not be in excess of 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (iii) or clause (a)(10) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”) in any Test Period.

 

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Pro Forma Balance Sheet ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.5(b) .

 

Pro Forma Basis ” and “ Pro Forma Effect ” mean, with respect to compliance with any test, financial ratio or covenant hereunder for an applicable period of measurement, for any Specified Transactions or Specified Restructurings that have been made during any applicable Test Period or, if applicable, subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the events for which any such calculation is made, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that (A) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (B) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement (as of the last date in the case of a balance sheet item) in such test or covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Stock in any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction,” shall be included, (b) Refinancing of Debt, and (c) any Debt incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Debt has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Debt as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test, ratio or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) reasonably identifiable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment.

 

Pro Forma Financial Statements ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.5(b) .

 

Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to a Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the sum of the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments and the denominator of which is the sum of the amounts of all of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments, or if no Revolving Credit Commitments are outstanding, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (x) the numerator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans owed to such Lender plus such Lender’s participation in the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus such Lender’s participation in the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit and (y) the denominator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans owed to the Lenders, plus the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit, in each case giving effect to a Lender’s participation in Swingline Loans and Agent Advances.

 

Properly Contested ” means, in the case of any Debt or other obligation of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not paid as and when due or payable by reason of such Person’s bona fide dispute concerning its liability to pay the same or concerning the amount thereof, (a) such Debt or other obligation is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; (b) such Person has established appropriate reserves for the contested Debt or other obligation in conformity with GAAP; and (c) will not result in any impairment of the enforceability, validity or priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens.

 

Proposed Change ” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b) .

 

Public Company Costs ” means, as to any Person, costs relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable to companies with equity securities held by the public, costs associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, the rules of national securities exchange companies with listed equity, directors’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, costs relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees, and listing fees, in each case to the extent arising solely by virtue of listing of such Person’s equity securities on a national securities exchange.

 

QFC ” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

QFC Credit Support ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 14.22.

 

Qualified Account ” means any investment account of the any Obligor that is not used as an account for the payment of operating expenses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Qualified Stock ” means any Stock that is not Disqualified Stock.

 

Real Estate ” means all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased estates in real property, including, without limitation, all fees, leaseholds and future interests, together with all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased interests in the improvements thereon, the fixtures attached thereto and the easements appurtenant thereto.

 

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Reasonable Credit Judgment ” means the Agent’s and/or any Co-Collateral Agent’s reasonable credit judgment (from the perspective of an asset-based lender) in establishing reserves, exercised in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for similar asset based lending facilities, based upon its consideration of any factor that it reasonably believes (a) reflect impediments to Agent’s ability to realize upon the Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, (b) reflect claims and liabilities that will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon the Collateral included in the Borrowing Base or (c) reflect criteria, events, conditions, contingencies or risks which adversely affect the Borrowing Base, the Collateral or the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or any material remedies of the Secured Parties thereunder. In exercising such judgment, the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent may consider any factors that could materially increase the credit risk of lending to the Borrower on the security of the Collateral. Any Reserve established or modified by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies which are the basis for such Reserve, as reasonably determined, without duplication, by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent in good faith; provided that circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies existing or arising prior to the Closing Date and, in each case, disclosed in writing in any Field Examination or Appraisal delivered to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents in connection herewith or otherwise known to the Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent, in either case, prior to the Closing Date, shall not be the basis for any establishment of any Reserves after the Closing Date, unless such circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies shall have changed in a material respect since the Closing Date.

 

Recipient ” means (a) the Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any other recipient of any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, as applicable.

 

Refinance ”, “ Refinanced ” and “ Refinancing ” each has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt”.

 

Refinanced Debt ” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt”.

 

Refinancing Debt ” means with respect to any Debt (the “ Refinanced Debt ”), any Debt incurred in exchange for or as a replacement of (including by entering into alternative financing arrangements in respect of such exchange or replacement (in whole or in part), by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, the Borrower and/or guarantors, or, after the original instrument giving rise to such Debt has been terminated, by entering into any credit agreement, loan agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other agreement), or the net proceeds of which are to be used for the purpose of modifying, extending, refinancing, renewing, replacing, redeeming, repurchasing, defeasing, amending, supplementing, restructuring, repaying or refunding (collectively, to “ Refinance ” or a “ Refinancing ” or “ Refinanced ”), such Refinanced Debt (or previous refinancing thereof constituting Refinancing Debt); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Debt except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including applicable prepayment penalties) thereof plus fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder, (b) any Liens securing such Refinancing Debt shall have the same collateral priority as the Liens securing the Refinanced Debt and the collateral securing such Refinancing Debt shall not include any assets other than the collateral securing the Refinanced Debt, (c) no Obligor that was not previously liable for the repayment of such Refinanced Debt is or is required to become liable for the Refinancing Debt (except that any Obligor may be added as an additional direct or contingent obligor in respect of such Refinancing Debt), (d) such extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal does not result in the Refinancing Debt having a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Refinanced Debt, and (e) if the Refinanced Debt was subordinated in right of payment to any of the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the Refinancing Debt shall include subordination terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the Lenders in all material respects as those that were applicable to the Refinanced Debt.

 

Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 13.20 .

 

Release ” means a release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration of a Contaminant into the indoor or outdoor environment or into or out of any Real Estate or other property.

 

Rent Reserves ” means such reserves as may be established from time to time by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment with respect to leased locations or bailees of the Obligors where Eligible Fleet Inventory or Eligible Parts Inventory is located to the extent the Collateral Agent has not received a Collateral Access Agreement from the lessor or bailee at any such location; provided that such reserves for any location shall not exceed two (2) months’ rent at such location.

 

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Report ” and “ Reports ” each has the meaning specified in Section 13.17(a) .

 

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

 

Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders having or holding at least 50.1% of the sum of the aggregate Commitments at such time; provided , however , that if any Lender shall remain a Defaulting Lender, the term “ Required Lenders ” means Lenders having Commitments representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate Commitments at such time (excluding the Commitment of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender); provided further , however , that if the Commitments (or any Class of Commitments) have terminated or expired, the term “ Required Lenders ” shall be deemed to refer to Lenders holding Loans (including Swingline Loans) outstanding in respect of such Commitments (or Class of Commitments, as applicable) at such time (excluding Loans of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender).

 

Required Reimbursement Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(e) .

 

Requirement of Law ” means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property is subject.

 

Reserves ” means reserves that limit the availability of credit hereunder, consisting of reserves against Excess Availability, Eligible Accounts, Eligible Parts Inventory and Eligible Fleet Inventory, Rent Reserves, Dilution Reserves, and any other reserves permitted under this Agreement, in each case, established by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent from time to time in the Agent’s and/or any Co-Collateral Agent’s Reasonable Credit Judgment in accordance with Section 2.5 of this Agreement.

 

Responsible Officer ” means the President, any Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, legal counsel, or any other executive or financial officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility; or, with respect to compliance with Financial Covenant and the preparation of the Borrowing Base Certificate, the president, chief financial officer or the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility.

 

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

 

Revolving Credit Borrowing ” means a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.

 

Revolving Credit Commitment ” means, at any date for any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to purchase participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 under the heading “Revolving Credit Commitment” or on the signature page of the Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Agreement, or Extension Agreement, as applicable, by which it became a Revolving Credit Lender, as modified from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to give effect to any applicable Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Agreement, or Extension Agreement; and “ Revolving Credit Commitments ” means the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders. As of the Closing Date, the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment is $350,000,000.

 

Revolving Credit Commitment Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a) .

 

Revolving Credit Facility ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Revolving Credit Lender ” means a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment or an outstanding Revolving Loan.

 

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Revolving Loans ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.1(i) .

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor thereto.

 

Sanctioned Entity ” means (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an agency of the government of a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or its government or (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country, in each case, that is subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.

 

Sanctioned Person ” means a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals maintained by OFAC or otherwise the subject or target of sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC and the U.S. Department of State.

 

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

 

Second Currency ” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19 .

 

Section 6.2 Financials ” means the Financial Statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b) .

 

Secured Cash Management Agreement ” means any Cash Management Document that is entered into by and between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank and designated in writing by the Cash Management Bank and such Person to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement”.

 

Secured Hedge Agreement ” means any Hedge Agreement permitted under Section 8.12 that is entered into by and between any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and designated in writing by the Hedge Bank and such Obligor to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents as a “Secured Hedge Agreement”. Such designation in writing by the Hedge Bank and the applicable Obligor (or any subsequent written notice by the Hedge Bank to the Agent) may further designate with the consent of the Borrower any Secured Hedge Agreement as being a “Noticed Hedge” as defined under this Agreement.

 

Secured Hedge Obligations ” means obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement up to the maximum amount (in the case of any Hedge Bank other than JPMorgan and its Affiliates so long as JPMorgan is the Agent) reasonably specified by such Hedge Bank and any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary in writing to the Agent, which amount may be established or increased (by further written notice to the Agent from time to time).

 

Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Additional Collateral Agent, the Lenders, each Letter of Credit Issuer, the Indemnified Persons, the Cash Management Banks and the Hedge Banks.

 

Securities Account Control Agreement ” means an effective securities account control agreement with an Approved Securities Intermediary, in each case in the form set forth as an exhibit to the Security Agreement or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

Securities Accounts ” means all “securities accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Security Agreement ” means, the Security Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, the other Guarantors, and the Co-Collateral Agents, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

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Security Documents ” means the Security Agreement and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter securing any of the Obligations.

 

Senior Secured Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt (excluding Capital Lease Obligations) that is secured by a Lien on any assets or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

 

Senior Secured Notes ” means those 10.00% senior secured notes due 2024 issued by the Borrower under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture in an initial aggregate principal amount of $475,000,000.

 

Senior Secured Notes Documents ” means the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and the other credit documents referred to therein (including the related guarantees, the related collateral documents, the notes and the notes purchase agreement).

 

Senior Secured Notes Indenture ” means the indenture for the Senior Secured Notes, dated as of July 31, 2019, among the Borrower, Holdings and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee.

 

Senior Secured Notes Offering Memorandum ” means the Offering Memorandum dated July 22, 2019 relating to the offering of the Senior Secured Notes.

 

Settlement ” and “ Settlement Date ” have the meanings specified in Section 13.14(a)(i) .

 

Significant Subsidiary ” means, at any date of determination, (a) any Restricted Subsidiary whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination were equal to or greater than 10% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, (b) any Restricted Subsidiary whose gross revenues (when combined with the gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 10% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP or (c) each other Restricted Subsidiary that, when such Restricted Subsidiary’s total assets or gross revenues (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) are aggregated with each other Restricted Subsidiary (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) that would constitute a “Significant Subsidiary” under clause (a) or (b) above.

 

Sold Entity or Business ” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

Solvent ” or “ Solvency ” means, at the time of determination:

 

(a) each of the Fair Value and the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; and

 

(b) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and

 

(c) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.

 

Defined terms used in the foregoing definition shall have the meanings set forth in the solvency certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(v) .

 

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Specified Conditions ” means, at any time of determination, that (a) no Specified Event of Default (or in the case of a Permitted Acquisition, no Event of Default under any of Sections 10.1(a) , (e) , (f) or (g) ) exists or would arise as a result of the applicable Specified Payment, (b) after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period (regardless of whether a Covenant Trigger Period is then in effect) shall be greater than or equal to 1.0 to 1.0 calculated as if such Specified Payment (if applicable to such calculation) had been made as of the first day of such Test Period, (c) Specified Excess Availability after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment as of the date of such Specified Payment and during the thirty (30) calendar days prior to such Specified Payment is in excess of the greater of (A) 15% of the Maximum Credit and (B) $45,000,000; provided, however, that the conditions set forth in the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) shall not be applicable if Specified Excess Availability after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment as of the date of such Specified Payment and during the thirty (30) calendar days prior to such Specified Payment is in excess of the greater of (x) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (y) $60,000,000, and (d) the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Responsible Officer, to the Agent stating that the conditions contained in the foregoing clauses (a) , (b) , and (c), as applicable, have been satisfied.

 

Specified Event of Default ” means the occurrence of and continuance of any Event of Default under (a)  Section 10.1(b) , solely to the extent resulting from a material inaccuracy of any Borrowing Base Certificate delivered under this Agreement, (b) any of Sections 10.1(a) , (e) , (f) or (g) , (c) Section 10.1(c)(ii) , (d) Section 10.1(c)(iii) , (e) Section 10.1(c)(i) (solely as a result of a breach of Section 8.23 ) or (f) Section 10.1(d) (solely as a result of any payment default under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture or other agreement governing Material Indebtedness consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money).

 

Specified Excess Availability ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) Excess Availability at such time plus (b) 2.5% of Suppressed Availability at such time.

 

Specified Payment ” means (a) the aggregate amount of Permitted Acquisition Consideration relating to any Permitted Acquisition made by the Borrower or any Guarantor to acquire (i) any Restricted Subsidiary that does not become a Guarantor or merge, consolidate or amalgamate into the Borrower or a Guarantor or (ii) any assets that shall not, immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, be owned by the Borrower or a Guarantor, (b) Distributions made pursuant to Section 8.10(j)(i) , (c) Investments made pursuant to clause (ee) of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” (d) Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(s) , (e) payments in respect of Junior Debt made pursuant to Section 8.13(vi) and (f) prepayments or commitment reductions in respect of any FILO Tranche pursuant to Sections 4.1 or 4.4 .

 

Specified Purchase Agreement Representations ” means the representations made by, or with respect to, the Target and its subsidiaries in the Merger Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that The Borrower (or its Affiliates) have the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its (or their) obligations under the Merger Agreement or decline to consummate the Initial Merger (in accordance with the terms thereof) as a result of a breach of such representations in the Merger Agreement.

 

Specified Representations ” means the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors set forth in the first, second and third sentences of Section 7.1 , the fourth sentence of Section 7.1 (with respect to the incurrence of the Loans, the provision of the Guarantees and the granting of Collateral Agent’s Liens conflicting with Charter Documents only), Section 7.2 (limited to the Security Documents required to be delivered on the Closing Date and the other requirements set forth in Section 9.1(a)(ii) and without giving effect to clause (b) of such Section 7.2) , Sections 7.3(a) (with respect to Holdings and the Borrower only), Section 7.6 , Section 7.16 , Section 7.17 , Section 7.18 , Section 7.22(b) , Section 7.23 , Section 7.24(b) and Section 7.25 .

 

Specified Restructuring ” means any restructuring or other strategic initiative (including cost saving initiative) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and not in the ordinary course and described in reasonable detail in a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered by the Borrower to the Agent.

 

Specified Transaction ” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence of Debt, Refinancing of Debt, Distribution, Subsidiary designation, Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, creation of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Junior Debt Prepayment, or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires compliance on a “Pro Forma Basis” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect” thereto.

 

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Specified Transaction Adjustments ” has the meaning specified in Section 1.10(c) .

 

Stated Termination Date ” means, (i) with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Loans, the earlier of (x) July 31, 2024 and (y) if the Senior Secured Notes are outstanding on May 1, 2024, May 1, 2024 and (ii) with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Facility, the maturity date set forth in the Extension Agreement related thereto.

 

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) established by the Federal Reserve Board to which the Agent is subject with respect to the LIBOR Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board. LIBOR Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

Stock ” means all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

 

Subordinated Debt ” means any Debt subordinated in right of payment to, or required under the Loan Documents to be subordinated in right of payment to, any Debt under the Loan Documents, except any Debt that is subject to Lien subordination but not payment subordination.

 

Subordinated Intercompany Note ” means the Intercompany Subordinated Note, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit I executed by Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

Subsequent Merger ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Subsidiary ” of a Person means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other Stock (in the case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a combination thereof. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” refer to a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

Subsidiary Merger ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Successor Borrower ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.9(a) .

 

Successor Holdings ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.27(b) .

 

Supermajority Lenders ” means, at any time, Revolving Credit Lenders having Revolving Credit Commitments representing at least 66⅔% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments at such time; provided , however , that if any Revolving Credit Lender shall remain a Defaulting Lender, the term “Supermajority Lenders” means Revolving Credit Lenders having Commitments representing at least 66⅔% of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments at such time (excluding the Revolving Credit Commitment of any such Revolving Credit Lender that is a Defaulting Lender); provided further , however , that if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the term “Supermajority Lenders” means Revolving Credit Lenders holding Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) representing at least 66⅔% of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) outstanding at such time (excluding Revolving Loans of any such Revolving Credit Lender that is a Defaulting Lender).

 

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Supported QFC ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 14.22 .

 

Supporting Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(g) .

 

Suppressed Availability ” means, as of any date of determination, the difference between (a) the amount of the Borrowing Base and (b) the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, in each case as of such date; provided that if the result of the foregoing is a negative number, then Suppressed Availability shall be equal to zero.

 

Surviving Corporation ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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

 

Swingline Commitment ” means the Commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.4(f) .

 

Swingline Lender ” means JPMorgan or any successor financial institution agreed to by the Agent, in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans.

 

Swingline Loan ” and “ Swingline Loans ” have the meanings specified in Section 2.4(f) .

 

Swingline Sublimit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(f) .

 

Target ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Tax Group ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10(g)(i) .

 

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings and all liabilities (including interest, penalties and additions to tax) with respect thereto imposed by any Governmental Authority.

 

Termination Date ” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Stated Termination Date, (b) with respect to a particular Class of Commitments, the date the Commitments of such Class are terminated either by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.4 or by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 10.2 , and (c) the date this Agreement is otherwise terminated for any reason whatsoever pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Test Period ” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been (or were required to have been) delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b) ; provided that prior to the first date financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b) , the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended June 30, 2019.

 

Titled Goods ” means vehicles and similar items that are (a) subject to certificate-of-title statutes or regulations under which a security interest in such items are perfected by an indication on the certificates of title of such items (in lieu of filing of financing statements under the UCC) or (b) evidenced by certificates of ownership or other registration certificates issued or required to be issued under the laws of any jurisdiction.

 

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Total Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

 

Transaction Expenses ” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Permitted Holders, any Parent Entity, Holdings, the Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates in connection with the Transactions, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Senior Secured Notes Documents, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

Transactions ” means, collectively, (a) the funding of the Contribution Amount and the Offer (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (b) the PIPE Investments (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (c) the Mergers and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (d) the entering into of the Loan Documents and funding of the Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (e) the entering into of the Senior Secured Notes Documents and the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes in sales pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act, (f) the Existing Debt Refinancing (including any tender offer and consent solicitation conducted in connection therewith), (g) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing (including all or any of those contemplated by the recitals to this Agreement) and (h) the payment of the Merger Consideration and the Transaction Expenses.

 

Type ” means any type of a Loan determined with respect to the interest option applicable thereto, which shall be a LIBOR Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

 

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

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.1(f)(ii)(C) .

 

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time, of the State of New York or of any other state the laws of which are required as a result thereof to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

 

Unfinanced Capital Expenditures ” means, with respect to any Person and for any period, Net Capital Expenditures made by such Person during such period that are not Financed Capital Expenditures.

 

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

 

Unpaid Drawing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(e) .

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means (i) each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.4 , (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26 subsequent to the Closing Date and (iii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility ” means an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Subfacility minus the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus , without duplication, (b) the aggregate Unpaid Drawings obligations with respect to a Letters of Credit.

 

Unused Line Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.5 .

 

USA PATRIOT Act ” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

 

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U.S. Special Resolution Regime ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 14.22.

 

Utilization Rate ” means, with respect to the usage of any type of rental equipment, the total number of days such rental equipment was rented during the period divided by the total number of days such rental equipment could have been rented during the same period, assuming that each piece of equipment could have been rented every day in the period.

 

Value ” means, with reference to the value of Eligible Parts Inventory, value determined on the basis of the Cost of such Eligible Parts Inventory, with the Cost thereof calculated on a first-in, first-out basis, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Voting Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, shares of such Person’s Stock having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person under ordinary circumstances.

 

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

 

Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and its successors.

 

Wholly Owned ” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Stock of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Withholding Agent ” means any Obligor, any Agent and, in the case of any U.S. federal withholding Tax, any other withholding agent, if applicable.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

1.2 Accounting Terms .

 

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Historical Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein; provided , however , that if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

 

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring occurs, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the Total Leverage Ratio and the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

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(c) Where reference is made to “the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis” or similar language, such consolidation shall not include any Subsidiaries of the Borrower other than Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (i) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification No. 825—Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Debt of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value” as defined therein and (ii) all leases and obligations under any leases of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP on as in effect on December 31, 2018 (whether or not such operating leases and/or operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations (and not as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations) for purposes of this Agreement regardless of any change in GAAP following the date that would otherwise require such obligations to be recharacterized as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations.

 

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any classification under GAAP of any Person or business in respect of which a definitive agreement for the Disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, the Net Income of such Person or business shall not be excluded from the calculation of Net Income until such Disposition shall have been consummated.

 

1.3 Interpretive Provisions .

 

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

 

(b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Subsection, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(c) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced.

 

(i) The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”

 

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

 

(iii) The word “or” is not exclusive.

 

(iv) Any reference to any Person shall be constructed to include such Person’s successors or assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all of the functions thereof.

 

(v) Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.

 

(vi) The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning as the word “shall.”

 

(vii) The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

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(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, Charter Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual obligations shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by this Agreement; and (b) references to any applicable Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such applicable Law.

 

(e) The captions and headings of this Agreement and other Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(f) This Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.

 

1.4 Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g ., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type ( e.g ., a “LIBOR Loan”) or by Class and Type ( e.g ., a “Revolving LIBOR Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g ., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type ( e.g ., a “LIBOR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type ( e.g ., a “Revolving LIBOR Borrowing”).

 

1.5 Effectuation of Transactions . All references herein to the Target, Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be references to such Persons, and all the representations and warranties of the Target, Holdings, Borrower and the other Obligors contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed made, in each case, after giving effect to the Mergers and the other Transactions to occur on the Closing Date, unless the context otherwise requires. The parties hereto agree that the Mergers and the incurrence of the Obligations will occur substantially concurrently on the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that the Target and its Subsidiaries shall have no rights or obligations hereunder until the consummation of the Mergers, and any representations and warranties thereby hereunder shall not become effective until such time.

 

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

 

1.7 Times of Day . Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York City (daylight or standard, as applicable).

 

1.8 Timing of Payment or Performance . When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

1.9 Currency Equivalents Generally .

 

(a) For purposes of any determination under any provision of this Agreement requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred or proposed to be incurred in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at currency exchange rates then in effect on the date of such determination; provided , however , that (x) for purposes of determining compliance with respect to the amount of any Debt, Investment, Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Debt or Investment is incurred or Disposition, Distribution of payment of Junior Debt is made, (y) for purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Debt, if such Debt is incurred to Refinance other Debt denominated in a foreign currency, and such Refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such Refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinanced Debt does not exceed the principal amount of such Debt being Refinanced, except by an amount equal to the accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts paid and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such Refinancing plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.9 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Debt or Investment may be incurred or Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt may be made at any time under such Sections. For purposes of the Financial Covenant, amounts in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the applicable exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered Section 6.2 Financials.

 

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(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.

 

1.10 Limited Condition Acquisitions .

 

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when (i) calculating any applicable ratio or compliance with the Specified Conditions, in connection with the incurrence of Debt, the creation of Liens, the making of any Disposition, the making of an Investment, the making of a Distribution, the designation of a Subsidiary as restricted or unrestricted, the repayment of Debt or for any other purpose, (ii) determining the accuracy of any representation or warranty, (iii) determining whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result from any action, (iv) determining compliance with the Specified Conditions or (v) determining compliance with any other condition precedent to any action or transaction, in each case of clauses (i) through (v) in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, the date of determination of such ratio, the accuracy of such representation or warranty (but taking into account any earlier date specified therein), whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom, or the satisfaction of any other condition precedent shall, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “ LCA Election ”), be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “ LCA Test Date ”). If on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Debt and the use of proceeds thereof) such ratios, representations and warranties, absence of defaults, satisfaction of conditions precedent and other provisions are calculated as if such Limited Condition Acquisition or other transactions had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period ending prior to the LCA Test Date for which financial statements are available, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with the applicable ratios or other provisions, such provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with, unless an Event of Default under Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) shall be continuing on the date such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if any of such ratios, representations and warranties, absence of defaults, satisfaction of conditions precedent, compliance with the Specified Conditions or other provisions are exceeded or breached as a result of fluctuations in such ratio (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA), a change in facts and circumstances or other provisions at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios, representations and warranties, absence of defaults, satisfaction of conditions precedent, compliance with Specified Conditions and other provisions will not be deemed to have been exceeded, breached, or otherwise failed as a result of such fluctuations or changed circumstances solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Acquisition and any related transactions is permitted hereunder and (ii) such ratios, compliance with Specified Conditions and compliance with such conditions shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or related Specified Transactions. If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio, the Specified Conditions or basket availability with respect to any other Specified Transaction or otherwise 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 date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio, the Specified Conditions 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. For purposes of any calculation pursuant to this clause (f) of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Fixed Charges may be calculated using an assumed interest rate for the Debt to be incurred in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition based on the indicative interest margin contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Debt or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith.

 

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(b) For purposes of determining the maturity date of any Debt, customary bridge loans that are subject to customary conditions (including no payment or bankruptcy event of default) that would either automatically be extended as, converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent refinancing shall be deemed to have the maturity date as so extended, converted or exchanged.

 

1.11 Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification . The interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “ IBA ”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on LIBOR Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. In the event that the London interbank offered rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances as set forth in Section 5.5(b) of this Agreement, such Section 5.5(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Agent will notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 5.5, in advance of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is based. However, the Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBOR Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.5(b), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the LIBOR Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.

 

ARTICLE II

LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

2.1 Credit Facilities . Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) the Lenders holding the Revolving Credit Commitment agree to make revolving loans (the “ Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date and at any time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date for such Class, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding under this subclause (i) not in excess of the Maximum Revolver Amount, (ii) the Swingline Lender agrees to extend credit to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date, in the form of Swingline Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the Swingline Sublimit, and (iii) the Letter of Credit Issuers agree to issue Letters of Credit on behalf of the Borrower, in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the Letter of Credit Subfacility. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans are to be used solely to pay a portion of the Merger Consideration, the Existing Debt Refinancing and the Transaction Expenses and to finance ongoing working capital needs (including, without limitation, purchases of Fleet Inventory and Parts Inventory) and for other general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions and other Permitted Investments, Permitted Distributions and the repayment or prepayment of Debt, in each case to the extent not prohibited pursuant to the terms hereof) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Initial Revolving Credit Borrowing Amount shall not exceed $175,000,000. Each Loan made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

 

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2.2 Revolving Loans . Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender holding a Revolving Credit Commitment severally, but not jointly or jointly and severally, agrees, upon the Borrower’s request from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to the Termination Date, to make Revolving Loans in Dollars to the Borrower in amounts not to exceed such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of then-current Availability. The Revolving Credit Lenders, however, in their unanimous discretion, may elect to make Revolving Loans or issue or arrange to have issued Letters of Credit in excess of the Borrowing Base on one or more occasions, but if they do so, neither the Agent nor the Lenders shall be deemed thereby to have changed the limits of the Borrowing Base or to be obligated to exceed such limits on any other occasion. If any such Borrowing of Revolving Loans would exceed Availability, the Revolving Credit Lenders may refuse to make or may otherwise restrict the making of Revolving Loans as the Revolving Credit Lenders determine until such excess has been eliminated, subject to the Agent’s authority, in its sole discretion, to make Agent Advances pursuant to the terms of Section 2.4(g) .

 

2.3 Letters of Credit .

 

(a) Agreement to Issue . Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Letter of Credit Issuers agree to issue for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower one or more commercial/documentary and/or standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars (each, a “ Letter of Credit ” and, collectively, the “ Letters of Credit ”) and to amend, renew or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer (unless otherwise provided below); provided that the Borrower shall be a co-applicant, and be jointly and severally liable, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

(b) Amounts; Outside Expiration Date . The Letter of Credit Issuers shall not have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit at any time if (i) the maximum aggregate amount of the requested Letter of Credit for the term of such Letter of Credit (including any increases in amount referenced therein) is greater than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility at such time or the Letter of Credit Commitment of such Letter of Credit Issuer at such time; (ii) the maximum undrawn amount of the requested Letter of Credit would exceed the then-current Availability; or (iii) such Letter of Credit has an expiration date later than 12 months after the date of issuance, in the case of standby letters of credit (subject to customary evergreen or automatic renewal provisions reasonably acceptable to such Letter of Credit Issuer); provided that in no event shall any Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the date that is seven (7) Business Days prior to the Stated Termination Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments. With respect to any Letter of Credit which contains any “evergreen” or automatic renewal or extension provision, if such Letter of Credit permits the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer to prevent any extension by giving notice to the beneficiary thereof no later than a date (the “ Non-Extension Notice Date ”), once any such Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized such Letter of Credit Issuer to permit extensions of such Letter of Credit to an expiry date not later than the date that is seven (7) Business Days prior to the Stated Termination Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from the Required Lenders declining to consent to any such extension at least thirty (30) days prior to the Non-Extension Notice Date; provided that no Revolving Credit Lender may decline to consent to any such extension if all of the requirements of this Section 2.3 are met and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

(c) Other Conditions . In addition to the conditions precedent contained in Article IX , the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any applicable Letter of Credit is subject to the following conditions precedent having been satisfied:

 

(i) the Borrower shall have delivered to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer may agree) in advance of the proposed date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, an application in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer for the issuance of the Letter of Credit and such other documents as may be reasonably required pursuant to the terms thereof, and the form of the proposed Letter of Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer; and

 

(ii) as of the date of issuance, no order of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer from issuing letters of credit of the type and in the amount of the proposed Letter of Credit, and no Law applicable to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and no request or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Letter of Credit Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the proposed Letter of Credit Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the issuance of such Letters of Credit.

 

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(d) Issuance of Letters of Credit .

 

(i) Request for Issuance . The Borrower shall notify the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer of a requested Letter of Credit at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer may agree ) prior to the proposed issuance date. Such notice shall specify the original face amount of the Letter of Credit requested, the Business Day of issuance of such requested Letter of Credit, whether such Letter of Credit may be drawn in a single or in partial draws, the Business Day on which the requested Letter of Credit is to expire, the purpose for which such Letter of Credit is to be issued, and the beneficiary of the requested Letter of Credit. The Borrower shall attach to such notice the proposed draw conditions to be included in the form of the Letter of Credit.

 

(ii) Responsibilities of the Agent; Issuance . As of the Business Day immediately preceding the requested issuance date of each Letter of Credit, the Agent shall determine the amount of the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and the then-current Availability as of such date. If (A) the aggregate amount of the requested Letter of Credit for the term of such Letter of Credit (including any increases in amount referenced therein) is less than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and (B) the amount of such requested Letter of Credit would not exceed the then-current Availability, the Agent shall inform the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer that it may issue the requested Letter of Credit on the requested issuance date so long as the other conditions to such issuance set forth in this Agreement are met.

 

(iii) No Extensions or Amendment . Except in the case of Letters of Credit subject to evergreen or automatic renewal provisions, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required to extend, renew or amend any Letter of Credit issued pursuant hereto unless the requirements of this Section 2.3 are met as though a new Letter of Credit were being requested and issued.

 

(e) Payments Pursuant to Letters of Credit . The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in Dollars with respect to any drawing or disbursement by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit, by making payment, whether with its own funds, with the proceeds of Revolving Loans or any other source, to the Agent for the account of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in immediately available funds, (with respect to each such amount so paid under a Letter of Credit until reimbursed, an “ Unpaid Drawing ”) (i) within one Business Day of the date of such drawing or disbursement if the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer provides notice to the Borrower of such drawing or disbursement prior to 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such prior Business Day after the date of such drawing or disbursement or (ii) if such notice is received after such time, on the next Business Day following the date of receipt of such notice (such required date for reimbursement under clause (i) or (ii) , as applicable (the “ Required Reimbursement Date ”), with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, from and including the date of such drawing or disbursement to but excluding the Required Reimbursement Date, at the per annum rate for each day equal to the applicable rate described in Section 3.1(a)(i) ; provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to any Letter of Credit, unless the Borrower shall have notified the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer prior to 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Required Reimbursement Date that the Borrower intends to reimburse such Letter of Credit Issuer for the amount of such drawing or disbursement with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall constitute a request by the Borrower to the Agent for a Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan in the amount of such drawing and, to the extent such Base Rate Loan is made, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Base Rate Loan.

 

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(f) Indemnification; Exoneration; Power of Attorney .

 

(i) Indemnification . In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere provided in this Section 2.3 , the Borrower agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable Attorney Costs) which such Letter of Credit Issuer may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit, except that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to such Letter of Credit Issuer to the extent of (i) acts or omissions arising out of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Letter of Credit Issuer (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision); or (ii) any claim made in respect of Taxes (other than Taxes incurred as damages in respect of a non-Tax claim). The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

 

(ii) Assumption of Risk by the Borrower . As among the Borrower, the Revolving Credit Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of any of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent shall not be responsible for (except in the case of any such Person (but not with respect to any other Person), to the extent arising out of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Person (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) in connection with any of the following): (A) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any Person in connection with the application for and issuance of and presentation of drafts with respect to any of the Letters of Credit, even if it should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (B) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (C) the failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply duly with conditions set forth in any separate agreement with the Borrower that are required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (D) errors, omissions, interruptions, or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (E) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (F) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (G) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (H) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Revolving Credit Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer or the Agent, including any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto Governmental Authority; or (I) the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer’s honor of a draw for which the draw or any certificate fails to comply in any material respect with the terms of the Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at Law or under any other agreement. None of the foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any rights or powers of the Agent or any Revolving Credit Lender under this Section 2.3(f) .

 

(iii) Exoneration . Without limiting the foregoing, no action or omission whatsoever by the Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer or any Revolving Credit Lender shall result in any liability of the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer or any Revolving Credit Lender to the Borrower (except as provided in the immediately succeeding clause (iv) ), or relieve the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder to any such Person.

 

(iv) Rights Against Letter of Credit Issuer . Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to limit the Borrower’s rights or claims, if any, under Law or otherwise, against any Letter of Credit Issuer which arise as a result of the letter of credit application and related documents executed by such Letter of Credit Issuer or which arise as a result of such Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

 

(v) Account Party . The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs any Letter of Credit Issuer to name the Borrower as the “Account Party” in the Letters of Credit and to deliver to the Agent all instruments, documents and other writings and property received by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to the Letters of Credit, and to accept and rely upon the Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the Letters of Credit or the applications therefor.

 

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(g) Supporting Letter of Credit . If, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.3(b) and Section 11.1 , any Letter of Credit is outstanding upon the termination of this Agreement, then upon such termination the Borrower shall (i) deposit with the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding, a standby letter of credit (a “ Supporting Letter of Credit ”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, issued by an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, in an amount equal to 103% (or such lesser amount as the Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer shall agree but not less than 100%) of the sum of the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit may be drawn plus any fees and expenses then due and owing with such Letter of Credit, under which Supporting Letter of Credit the Agent is entitled to draw amounts necessary to reimburse the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders for payments to be made by the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer and such Revolving Credit Lenders under such Letter of Credit and any fees and expenses then due and owing or to become due and owing with such Letter of Credit, or (ii) cash collateralize each Letter of Credit then outstanding, in an amount equal to 103% (or such lesser amount as the Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer shall agree) of the sum of the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit may be drawn plus any fees and expenses then due and owing with such Letter of Credit, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. Such Supporting Letter of Credit or cash collateral shall be held by the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, as security for, and to provide for the payment of, the aggregate undrawn amount of such Letters of Credit remaining outstanding.

 

(h) Addition of a Letter of Credit Issuer . A Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates) may become an additional Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Agent and such Lender. The Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional Letter of Credit Issuer.

 

2.4 Loan Administration .

 

(a) Procedure for Borrowing . (i) Each Borrowing by the Borrower shall be made upon the Borrower’s written notice delivered to the Agent in the form of a notice of borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit B (“ Notice of Borrowing ”), which must be received by the Agent prior to (x) 12:00 noon (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of LIBOR Loans, (y), 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the requested Funding Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans and (z) 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Funding Date, in the case of Swingline Loans, specifying:

 

(A) whether such Borrowing is to be a LIBOR Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Borrowing);

 

(B) the amount of the Borrowing, which (x) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount) and (y) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount);

 

(C) the requested Funding Date, which must be a Business Day; and

 

(D) in the case of a request for LIBOR Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for an Interest Period of one month).

 

(ii) At the election of the Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall have no right to request a LIBOR Loan while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

(b) Reliance upon Authority . On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a notice setting forth the account of the Borrower (such account, together with any replacement account, the “ Designated Account ”) to which the Agent is authorized to transfer the proceeds of the Loans requested hereunder unless otherwise directed in writing by the Borrower. The Borrower may designate a replacement account from time to time by written notice to the Agent. The Agent is entitled to rely conclusively on any Person’s request for Revolving Loans on behalf of the Borrower, so long as the proceeds thereof are to be transferred to the Designated Account or to another account designated by the Borrower in writing. The Agent has no duty to verify the identity of any individual representing himself or herself as a person authorized by the Borrower to make such requests on its behalf.

 

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(c) No Liability . The Agent shall not incur any liability to the Borrower as a result of acting upon any notice referred to in Section 2.4(a) or (b) , which the Agent believes in good faith to have been given by an officer or other person duly authorized by the Borrower to request Loans on its behalf. The crediting of Loans to the Designated Account conclusively establishes the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loans as provided herein.

 

(d) Borrower’s Election . Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing for a Revolving Base Rate Loan, the Borrower shall elect to have the terms of Section 2.4(e) or the terms of Section 2.4(f) apply to such requested Borrowing. If the condition in Section 2.4(f)(i)(C) is not satisfied, the terms of Section 2.4(e) shall apply to the requested Borrowing.

 

(e) Making of Revolving Loans .

 

(i) If the Borrower elects to have the terms of this Section 2.4(e) apply to a requested Revolving Credit Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan or if the Agent receives a Notice of Borrowing for a LIBOR Loan, then, promptly after receipt of the Notice of Borrowing with respect to such Revolving Base Rate Loan or Revolving LIBOR Loan, the Agent shall notify the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders by telecopy, telephone or e-mail of the requested Borrowing. Each applicable Revolving Credit Lender shall transfer its Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing to the Agent in immediately available funds, to the account from time to time designated by the Agent, not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date; provided that on the Closing Date, such funds may be made available at such earlier time as may be agreed among the relevant Lenders, the Borrower and the Agent for the purpose of consummating the Transactions. The Agent shall make the aggregate of such amounts available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring same day funds to the account(s) designated by the Borrower; provided , however , that the amount of Revolving Loans so made on any date shall not exceed the then-current Availability on such date.

 

(ii) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any requested Revolving Credit Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lender’s share of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (i) of this clause (e) 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 Revolving Credit Borrowing available to the Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower each severally agree to pay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Revolving Credit Borrowing, provided , that any interest received from the Borrower by the Agent during the period beginning when Agent funded the Revolving Credit Borrowing until such Lender pays such amount shall be solely for the account of the Agent.

 

(f) Making of Swingline Loans . (i) If the Borrower elects to have the terms of this Section 2.4(f) apply to a requested Revolving Credit Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan, the Swingline Lender shall make a Revolving Loan in the amount of that Borrowing available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring same day funds to the Designated Account or such other account(s) as may be designated by the Borrower in writing. Each Revolving Loan made solely by the Swingline Lender pursuant to this Section 2.4(f) is herein referred to as a “ Swingline Loan ,” and such Revolving Loans are collectively referred to as the “ Swingline Loans .” Each Swingline Loan shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to other Revolving Loans except that all payments thereon (including interest) shall be payable to the Swingline Lender solely for its own account. The Agent shall not request the Swingline Lender to make any Swingline Loan if (A) the Agent has received written notice from any Lender that one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing, (B) the requested Borrowing would exceed then-current Availability on that Funding Date (as reasonably determined by the Agent), or (C) such Swingline Loan would cause the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Swingline Loans to exceed $35,000,000 (the “ Swingline Sublimit ”).

 

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(ii) The Swingline Loans shall be secured by the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.

 

(g) Agent Advances . (i) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Agent is authorized by the Borrower and the Revolving Credit Lenders, from time to time in the Agent’s sole discretion, upon notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders, (A) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any time that any of the other conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have not been satisfied, to make Base Rate Loans to the Borrower on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base ( provided that the making of any such Loan does not cause the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount) which the Agent, in its good faith judgment, deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (2) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations (including through Base Rate Loans for the purpose of enabling the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their payroll and associated Tax obligations), and/or (3) to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 14.7 (any of such advances are herein referred to as “ Agent Advances ”); provided , that the Required Lenders may at any time revoke the Agent’s authorization to make Agent Advances. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Agent’s receipt thereof.

 

(ii) The Agent Advances shall be secured by the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.

 

(h) Notice Irrevocable . Other than any Notice of Borrowing for a Base Rate Loan made on or prior to the Closing Date, any Notice of Borrowing made pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall be irrevocable. The Borrower shall be bound to borrow the funds requested therein in accordance therewith.

 

2.5 Reserves . The Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent may establish Reserves or change (including by decreasing the amount of) any of the Reserves, in the exercise of its Reasonable Credit Judgment; provided that such Reserves shall not be established or changed except upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Borrower (unless an Event of Default exists in which event such notice (which may be oral) may be given at any time prior to the establishment or change and shall not be subject to the five (5) Business Day notice requirement); provided , further , that no such prior notice shall be required for any changes to any Reserves resulting solely by virtue of mathematical calculations of the amount of the Reserves in accordance with the methodology of calculation previously utilized; provided , further , that during such five (5) Business Day period, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing of Revolving Loans or issuance of any Letter of Credit if such Borrowing or issuance would exceed then-current Availability calculated after giving pro forma effect to such Reserve. The Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent will be available during such period to discuss any such proposed Reserve or change with the Borrower and without limiting the right of the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent to establish or change such Reserves in the Agent’s and/or any Co-Collateral Agent’s Reasonable Credit Judgment, the Borrower may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Reserve no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent. The amount of any Reserve established by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.5 shall have a reasonable relationship as determined by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for the Reserve. In the event that the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent have determined to establish or change a Reserve pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.5 and the Reserve amount to be so established or as modified is inconsistent with the Reserve amount determined by the Agent or any other Co-Collateral Agent, as applicable, then the greater Reserve amount so determined shall apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Reserve shall not be established to the extent that such Reserve would be duplicative of any specific item excluded as ineligible in the definitions of Eligible Account, Eligible Inventory, Eligible Fleet Inventory, Eligible Leased Parts Inventory or the Eligible New Parts Inventory or of any then-existing Reserve, reserves or criteria deducted in computing Cost, market value or Value or the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of any of the foregoing. The establishment of any Reserve with respect to any obligation, charge, liability, debt or otherwise shall in no event grant any rights or be deemed to have granted any rights in such reserved amount to the holder of such obligation, charge, liability or debt or any other Person (except as explicitly set forth hereunder), but shall solely be viewed as amounts reserved to protect the interests of the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

 

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2.6 Incremental Credit Extension .

 

(a) The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by written notice delivered to the Agent, request one or more increases in the amount under any Class of Revolving Credit Commitments or with respect to a FILO Tranche, a new Class of Revolving Credit Commitments or a term loan (each such increase, a “ Revolving Credit Commitment Increase ”).

 

(b) Each Revolving Credit Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $2,500,000 ( provided that such amount may be less than $2,500,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth below) (and in minimum increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof), and the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitment Increases (after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof) incurred pursuant to this Section 2.6(b) shall not exceed the sum of (i) the greater of (A) $100,000,000 and (B) the excess of the Borrowing Base then in effect (but without giving effect to clause (v) of the definition thereof) over the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments at such time plus (ii) the aggregate amount of any reductions to the Revolving Credit Commitments since the Closing Date (including pursuant to Section 5.8).

 

(c) (i) The Revolving Credit Commitment Increases shall be treated the same as the Revolving Credit Commitments except that (x) the maturity date thereof shall be no earlier than the Stated Termination Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments and (y) the interest rate margins, rate floors and undrawn commitment fees on the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase and upfront or similar fees may be payable to the Increasing Lenders shall be as agreed by the Borrowers and each Increasing Lender.

 

(ii) The Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may be in the form of a separate “first-in, last-out” or “last-out” tranche (the “ FILO Tranche ”) with interest rate margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, advance rates (so long as such advance rates, when combined with the aggregate advance rates set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base”, do not exceed 100%), premiums, unused fees and original issue discounts, in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (it being understood to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any FILO Tranche, no consent shall be required from the Agent or any Lender to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Facility) and to be agreed upon (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not require any adjustment to the Applicable Margin of other Loans pursuant to clause (i) above) among the Borrower and the Lenders providing the FILO Tranche so long as (1) any loans and related obligations in respect of the FILO Tranche are not be guaranteed by any Person other than the Guarantors and shall rank equal (or, at the option of the Borrower, junior) in right of priority to the Collateral Agent’s Liens; (2) as between (x) the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and (y) the FILO Tranche, all proceeds from the liquidation or other realization of the Collateral shall be applied, first to obligations owing under, or with respect to, the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and second to the FILO Tranche; (3) no Borrower may prepay Loans under the FILO Tranche or terminate or reduce the commitments in respect thereof at any time that other Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) and/or Unpaid Drawings (unless cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) are outstanding unless the Specified Conditions are met; (4) the Required Lenders (calculated as including the FILO Tranche) shall, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, control exercise of remedies in respect of the Collateral; and (5) no changes affecting the priority status of the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) vis-à-vis the FILO Tranche may be made without the consent of each of the Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche.

 

(d) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be given in writing and shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Revolving Credit Commitment Increase. Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may be provided, subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower, by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender will have an obligation to make a portion of any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase) or by any other bank, financial institution, other institutional lender or other investor (any such other bank, financial institution or other investor being called an “ Additional Lender ” and together with any current Lender who agrees to provide a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, an “ Increasing Lender ”); provided that the Agent, the Swingline Lender and each Letter of Credit Issuer shall have consented (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s providing such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase if such consent would be required under Section 12.2 for an assignment of Loans and/or Commitments to such Lender or Additional Lender.

 

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(e) Commitments in respect of Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, including under a FILO Tranche shall become Commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “ Incremental Agreement ”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Increasing Lender, and the Agent. The Incremental Agreement may, subject to Section 2.6(c) , without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower and the Agent to effect the provisions of this Section 2.6 . The effectiveness of any Incremental Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof, (each, an “ Incremental Facility Closing Date ”) and the occurrence of any extension of credit thereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction of, the conditions set forth in Section 9.2(a)(i) and (ii) (subject to Section 1.10 hereof), and such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the loans under any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.

 

(f) (i) The Borrower shall not be obligated to offer any existing Lender the opportunity to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase.

 

(ii) If the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase is an increase to an existing Class of Revolving Credit Commitments, upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.6 , other than in connection with a FILO Tranche, each Revolving Credit Lender with commitments under such Class of Revolving Credit Commitments immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase (each, an “ Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender ”) in respect of such increase, and each such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Credit Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (A) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (B) participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Revolving Credit Lender (including each such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. If, on the date of such increase, other than in connection with a FILO Tranche, there are any Revolving Loans outstanding under such Class, such Revolving Loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Revolving Loans made hereunder (reflecting such increase in Revolving Credit Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Revolving Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 5.4 . The Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or pursuant to a FILO Tranche.

 

(g) This Section 2.6 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.4(e) or 12.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any provisions of this Section 2.6 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided no such amendment shall require any Lender to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase without such Lender’s consent.

 

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2.7 Extensions of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments .

 

(a) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class and/or the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class (and, in each case, including any previously extended Revolving Credit Commitments), existing at the time of such request (each, an “ Existing Revolving Credit Commitment ” and any related revolving credit loans under any such facility, “ Existing Revolving Loans ”; each Existing Revolving Credit Commitment and related Existing Revolving Loans together being referred to as an “ Existing Revolving Credit Class ”) be converted or exchanged to extend the termination date thereof and the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of Existing Revolving Loans related to such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so extended, “ Extended Revolving Credit Commitments ” and any related revolving credit loans, “ Extended Revolving Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.7 . Prior to entering into any Extension Agreement with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments, with such request offered equally to all Lenders of such Class) (an “ Extension Request ”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established thereunder, which terms shall be similar to those applicable to the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments from which they are to be extended (the “ Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class ”) except that (w) all or any of the final maturity dates of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, (x)(A) the interest rates, interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment premiums with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be different than those for the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and/or (B) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments in addition to or in lieu of any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (A) and (y)(1) the undrawn revolving credit commitment fee rates with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be different than those for the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and (2) the Extension Agreement may provide for other covenants and terms that apply to any period after the Termination Date; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.7 , or otherwise, (I) the borrowing and repayment (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of the Extended Revolving Loans under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with any borrowings and repayments of the Existing Revolving Loans of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class (the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Extension Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class), (II) assignments and participations of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Loans shall be governed by the assignment and participation provisions set forth in Section 12.2 and (III) subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 4.4(a) and (c) , permanent repayments of Extended Revolving Loans (and corresponding permanent reduction in the related Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be permitted as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments of any Existing Revolving Credit Class converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date).

 

(b) The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request to the Agent at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Agent may determine in its sole discretion) prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Revolving Credit Class are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Agent, in each case acting reasonably, to accomplish the purpose of this Section 2.7 . Any Lender (an “ Extending Lender ”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments (or any earlier Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) of an Existing Revolving Credit Class subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall notify the Agent (an “ Extension Election ”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitments (and/or any earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) which it has elected to convert or exchange into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Agent). In the event that the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments (and any earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Revolving Credit Commitments, or earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to or exchanged to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis (subject to such rounding requirements as may be established by the Agent) based on the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments and earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments included in each such Extension Election or as may be otherwise agreed to in the applicable Extension Agreement. Notwithstanding the conversion of any Existing Revolving Credit Commitment into an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, unless expressly agreed by the holders of each affected Existing Revolving Credit Commitment of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, such Extended Revolving Credit Commitment shall not be treated more favorably than all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class for purposes of the obligations of a Revolving Credit Lender in respect of Swingline Loans under Section 2.4 and Letters of Credit under Section 2.3 , except that the applicable Extension Agreement may provide that the maturity date for the Swingline Loans and/or the last day for issuing Letters of Credit may be extended and the related obligations to make Swingline Loans and issue Letters of Credit may be continued (pursuant to mechanics to be specified in the applicable Extension Agreement) so long as the applicable Swingline Lender and/or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer have consented to such extensions (it being understood that no consent of any other Lender shall be required in connection with any such extension).

 

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(c) Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “ Extension Agreement ”) to this Agreement (which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.7(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 12.1 , shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments established thereby) executed by the Obligors, the Agent and the Extending Lenders. In connection with any Extension Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver a customary opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Agent as to the enforceability of such Extension Agreement, this Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby (in the case of such other Loan Documents as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence) and covering customary matters.

 

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments is converted or exchanged to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with Section 2.7(a) above (an “ Extension Date ”), in the case of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of each Extending Lender under any Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, the aggregate principal amount of such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so converted or exchanged by such Lender on such date, and such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established as a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date) and (B) if, on any Extension Date, any Existing Revolving Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, such Existing Revolving Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be converted or exchanged to Extended Revolving Loans (and related participations) of the applicable Class in the same proportion as such Extending Lender’s Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments Class to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class.

 

(e) In the event that the Agent determines in its sole discretion that the allocation of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, in each case to a given Lender was incorrectly determined as a result of manifest administrative error in the receipt and processing of an Extension Election timely submitted by such Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Extension Agreement, then the Agent, the Borrower and such affected Lender may (and hereby are authorized to), in their sole discretion and without the consent of any other Lender, enter into an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, a “ Corrective Extension Agreement ”) within 30 days following the effective date of such Extension Agreement, as the case may be, which Corrective Extension Agreement shall (i) provide for the conversion or exchange and extension of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (and related exposure) in such amount as is required to cause such Lender to hold Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related exposure) of the applicable Extension Series into which such other Loans or commitments were initially converted or exchanged, as the case may be, in the amount such Lender would have held had such administrative error not occurred and had such Lender received the minimum allocation of the applicable Loans or Commitments to which it was entitled under the terms of such Extension Agreement, in the absence of such error, (ii) be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the Agent, the Borrower and such Lender may agree (including conditions of the type required to be satisfied for the effectiveness of an Extension Agreement described in Section 2.7(c) ), and (iii) effect such other amendments of the type (with appropriate reference and nomenclature changes) described in the penultimate sentence of Section 2.7(c) .

 

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(f) No conversion or exchange of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension Agreement in accordance with this Section 2.7 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(g) This Section 2.7 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.4(e) or Section 12.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.7 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such amendment shall require any Lender to provide any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments without such Lender’s consent.

 

2.8 Defaulting Lenders . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

 

(a) The Unused Line Fee shall cease to accrue on any of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 .

 

(b) the Commitments and Loans of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 12.1 ); provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender disproportionately when compared to the other affected Lenders, or increases or extends the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

(c) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Agent hereunder; second , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fourth , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Obligor as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Obligor against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth , to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied in the manner set forth in this clause (c) .

 

(d) if any Swingline Loans are outstanding or Letters of Credit issued at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

 

(i) all or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participations in such Swingline Loans and/or Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares but only to the extent (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Aggregate Revolver Outstandings does not exceed the lesser of the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments and the Borrowing Base as of such date and (y) no such non-Defaulting Lender’s Aggregate Revolver Outstandings shall exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time;

 

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within three (3) Business Days following notice by the Agent (x) first , prepay such Swingline Loans and (y) second , cash collateralize for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuer only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) for so long as such participations in Letters of Credit are outstanding;

 

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(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Obligations pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.6 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit during the period such participations in Letters of Credit are cash collateralized;

 

(iv) if the participations in Letters of Credit of the non-Defaulting Lenders are reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Sections 3.5 and 3.6 shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Pro Rata Shares; and

 

(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Letter of Credit Issuers or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 3.6 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit shall be payable to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer until and to the extent that such participations in Letters of Credit are reallocated and/or cash collateralized.

 

(e) so long as (i) such Lender is a Defaulting Lender and (ii) a reallocation pursuant to clauses (d)(i) or (d)(ii) above cannot be effectuated, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Letter of Credit Issuers shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it has received assurances reasonably satisfactory to it that non-Defaulting Lenders will cover the related exposure and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with this Section 2.8 , and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with this Section 2.8 (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).

 

(f) In the event that the Agent, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuers each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the obligations and participations of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Revolving Credit Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided , further , that, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

ARTICLE III

INTEREST AND FEES

 

3.1 Interest .

 

(a) Interest Rates . All outstanding Revolving Loans to the Borrower shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof (including, to the extent permitted by law, on interest thereon not paid when due) from the date made until paid in full in cash at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, but not to exceed the Maximum Rate. If at any time Revolving Loans are outstanding with respect to which the Borrower has not delivered to the Agent a notice specifying the basis for determining the interest rate applicable thereto in accordance herewith, those Revolving Loans shall be treated as Base Rate Loans until notice to the contrary has been given to the Agent in accordance with this Agreement and such notice has become effective. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Revolving Loans shall bear interest as follows:

 

(i) For all Base Rate Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the applicable Applicable Margin; and

 

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(ii) For all LIBOR Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the applicable Applicable Margin.

 

Each change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall be reflected in the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans as of the effective date of such change. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter hereafter and on the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders of the applicable Class(es) ( provided that all interest on applicable Swingline Loans shall be for the benefit of the Swingline Lender and all interest on Agent Advances shall be for the benefit of the Agent), interest accrued to the last day of the prior calendar quarter (or accrued to the Termination Date in the case of a payment on the Termination Date) on all Base Rate Loans of such Class(es) in arrears. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, interest on all LIBOR Loans in arrears on each LIBOR Interest Payment Date.

 

(b) Default Rate . During the continuance of any Event of Default, if the Borrower shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount becoming due hereunder, by acceleration or otherwise, or under any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall on demand from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by Law, on such defaulted amount to but excluding the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) (A) in the case of overdue principal, at the Default Rate, (B) in the case of overdue interest, at the Default Rate for a Base Rate Loan that would be applicable with respect to the applicable principal on which such interest is due, and (C) in all other cases, at a rate per annum equal to the rate that would be applicable to a Base Rate Loan plus 2.00%.

 

3.2 Continuation and Conversion Elections .

 

(a) The Borrower may ( provided that the Borrowing of LIBOR Loans is then permitted under Section 2.4(a)(iii) ):

 

(i) elect, as of any Business Day, to convert any Base Rate Loans other than Agent Advances and Swingline Loans (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) into LIBOR Loans; and

 

(ii) elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue any LIBOR Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $1,000,000, or that is in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof);

 

provided , that if at any time the aggregate amount of LIBOR Loans in respect of any Borrowing is reduced, by payment, prepayment, or conversion of part thereof to be less than $1,000,000, such LIBOR Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans; provided , further , that if the Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest Period, such Interest Period shall be one month.

 

(b) The Borrower shall deliver a notice of continuation/conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a “ Notice of Continuation/Conversion ”) to the Agent not later than, (x) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the Continuation/Conversion Date if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Loans and specifying:

 

(i) the proposed Continuation/Conversion Date;

 

(ii) the Class and aggregate principal amount of Loans to be converted or continued;

 

(iii) the Type of Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation; and

 

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(iv) the duration of the requested Interest Period, provided , however , the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that ends after the Stated Termination Date.

 

(c) If, upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR Loans, the Borrower fails to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period. If any Event of Default exists, at the election of the Agent or the Required Lenders, all LIBOR Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans as of the expiration date of each applicable Interest Period.

 

(d) The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of Continuation/Conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with respect to which the notice was given held by each Lender.

 

(e) There may not be more than 15 (fifteen) different LIBOR Loans in effect hereunder at any time (which number may be increased or adjusted by agreement between the Borrower and the Agent in connection with any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or the creation of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment Facility).

 

3.3 Maximum Interest Rate . In no event shall any interest rate provided for hereunder exceed the maximum rate legally chargeable under applicable law with respect to loans of the Type provided for hereunder (the “ Maximum Rate ”). If, in any month, any interest rate, absent such limitation, would have exceeded the Maximum Rate, then the interest rate for that month shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in future months, that interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then that interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until such time as the amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. In the event that, upon payment in full of the Obligations, the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section 3.3 , have been paid or accrued if the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the lesser of (i) the amount of interest which would have been charged if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest which would have accrued had the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been in effect over (b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this Agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Agent and/or any Lender has received interest and other charges hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess shall be deemed received on account of, and shall automatically be applied to reduce, the Obligations other than interest, and if there are no Obligations outstanding, the Agent and/or such Lender shall refund to the Borrower such excess.

 

3.4 Closing Fees and Other Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent, each Co-Collateral Agent and each of the Arrangers, as applicable, all fees due and payable pursuant to the Fee Letter.

 

3.5 Unused Line Fee . On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter and on the Termination Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, an unused line fee (the “ Unused Line Fee ”) equal to (i) the Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitment per annum, times (ii) the amount by which the average daily Maximum Revolver Amount exceeded the sum of the average daily outstanding amount of Revolving Loans and the average daily undrawn face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit, during the immediately preceding calendar quarter or shorter period if calculated for the first calendar quarter hereafter or on the Termination Date. All principal payments received by the Agent shall be deemed to be credited immediately upon receipt for purposes of calculating the Unused Line Fee pursuant to this Section 3.5 . Upon receipt thereof, the Agent shall distribute the Unused Line Fee to the Revolving Credit Lenders ratably based on their Pro Rata Shares of the Revolving Credit Commitments.

 

3.6 Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, for each Letter of Credit, a fee (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”) equal to, on a per annum basis, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans, (ii) to each Letter of Credit Issuer, for its own account, a fronting fee of one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum of the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer, and (iii) to each Letter of Credit Issuer, any out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with the application for, processing of, issuance of, or amendment to any Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit Fee and fronting fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter in which a Letter of Credit is outstanding and on the Termination Date. All Letter of Credit Fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year.

 

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ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS

 

4.1 Payments and Prepayments .

 

(a) The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans of the applicable Class(es), plus all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, on the Termination Date.

 

(b) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay the Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 5.4 ); provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of LIBOR Loans and (B) one (1) Business Day prior to any date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; provided , further , that, in respect of Swingline Loans, the Borrower may deliver such notice to the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of prepayment of such Swingline Loans and (ii) each prepayment shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if LIBOR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Borrower shall not prepay any loans understanding under a FILO Tranche, unless the Specified Conditions are met. The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share).

 

4.2 Out-of-Formula Condition . The Borrower shall within one Business Day pay to the Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders and/or to cash collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3(g) , upon demand, the amount, if any, by which the amount of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings exceeds at any time the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount and (ii) the then-current Borrowing Base (any such condition being an “ Out-of-Formula Condition ”), except that no such payment shall be required if the Out-of-Formula Condition is created solely as a result of an Agent Advance.

 

4.3 Mandatory Prepayments .

 

(a) (i) At all times after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period and notification thereof by the Agent to the Borrower, on each Business Day, the Agent shall apply all same day funds (other than Excluded Funds) credited to the Concentration Account and all amounts received pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) to one or more accounts maintained by the Agent or such other account as directed by the Agent and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement, all amounts received in such account shall be applied by Agent in accordance with Section 4.3(a)(ii) below.

 

(ii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.3 , all amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.3(a)(i) shall be applied by the Agent as follows: (A) first , to the prepayment in full of Agent Advances, (B) second , to the prepayment in full of the Swingline Loans, (C) third , to cash collateralize Letters of Credit, (D)  fourth , to the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans that are Revolving Base Rate Loans, and (E) fifth , to the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans that are Revolving LIBOR Loans.

 

(b) No payment or prepayment made pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall, or shall be deemed to, effect or reduce any Commitment of any Lender or the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders.

 

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4.4 Termination or Reductions of Facilities .

 

(a) The Borrower may terminate this Agreement, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Agent (who will distribute such notice to the Lenders), upon Full Payment of the Obligations and payment of amounts (if any) due under Section 5.4 . Such notice may provide that such termination is contingent upon consummation of a contemplated refinancing or another transaction.

 

(b) The Borrower may from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments (and the Maximum Revolver Amount), as the case may be, on a pro rata basis based on the applicable Lenders’ respective Pro Rata Shares, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of the reduction; provided , the Borrower may permanently reduce the commitments under a FILO Tranche, if the Specified Conditions are met. Each reduction shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or an increment of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. If after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Subfacility or the Swingline Sublimit shall exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, each such subfacility or sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess and such reduction shall be accompanied by such payment (if any) as may be required to be made such that after giving effect to such payment the relevant aggregate Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans do not exceed the applicable subfacility or sublimit as so reduced. Each reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be accompanied by such payment (if any) as may be required to avoid an Out-of-Formula Condition. It being understood and agreed that the Borrower may allocate any termination or reduction of Commitments among Classes of Commitments at its direction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the applicable Commitments, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.

 

4.5 LIBOR Loan Prepayments . In connection with any prepayment, if any LIBOR Loans are prepaid prior to the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall comply with Section 5.4 .

 

4.6 Payments by the Borrower .

 

(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower shall be made to the Agent for the account of the Lenders entitled thereto, at the account designated by the Agent and shall be made in Dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified herein. Any payment received by the Agent after such time shall be deemed (for purposes of calculating interest only) to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest shall continue to accrue.

 

(b) Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of “Interest Period,” whenever any payment is due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the following Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.

 

4.7 Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders to which such payment is owed (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Loans to which such payments owed are held by each such Lender) and payments of the fees shall, as applicable, be apportioned ratably (or other applicable share as provided herein) among the Lenders to which such payment is owed, except for fees payable solely to the Agent, any Arranger or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer. Whenever any payment received by the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Agent and applied by the Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 10.3 . If the Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Obligors under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the Borrower, or unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payments which it receives to any LIBOR Loan, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such LIBOR Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding Base Rate Loans and, in such event, the Borrower shall pay LIBOR breakage losses in accordance with Section 5.4 .

 

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4.8 Indemnity for Returned Payments . If after receipt of any payment which is applied to the payment of all or any part of the Obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Agent, any Lender, or any other Secured Party is for any reason compelled to surrender such payment or proceeds to any Person because such payment or application of proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void or voidable as a preference, impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, then such Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued and this Agreement shall continue in full force as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Agent, such Lender, or such other Secured Party, and the Borrower shall be liable to pay to the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hereby do indemnify the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hold the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party harmless for the amount of such payment or proceeds surrendered. The provisions of this Section 4.8 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any release of Collateral or guarantors, cancellation or return of Loan Documents, or other contrary action which may have been taken by the Agent, any Lender, or such other Secured Party in reliance upon such payment or application of proceeds, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to the Agent’s, the Lenders’, or such other Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment or application of proceeds having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section 4.8 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

 

4.9 Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records . The Agent shall record the principal amount of the Loans owing to each Lender, the undrawn face amount of all applicable outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate amount of Unpaid Drawings obligations outstanding with respect to the Letters of Credit from time to time on its books. In addition, each Lender may note the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of such Lender’s Loans in its books and records. Failure by the Agent or any Lender to make such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Loans or the Letters of Credit. The Borrower agrees that the Agent’s and each Lender’s books and records showing the Obligations and the transactions pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be admissible in any action or proceeding arising therefrom, and shall constitute rebuttably presumptive proof thereof (absent manifest error), irrespective of whether any Obligation is also evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument. Such statement shall be deemed correct, accurate, and binding on the Borrower and an account stated (absent manifest error and except for reversals and reapplications of payments made as provided in Section 4.7 and corrections of errors discovered by the Agent), unless the Borrower notifies the Agent in writing to the contrary within thirty days after such statement is rendered. In the event a timely written notice of objections is given by the Borrower, only the items to which exception is expressly made will be considered to be disputed by the Borrower.

 

ARTICLE V

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

5.1 Taxes .

 

(a) Payments Free of Taxes . Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, any and all payments by an Obligor to a Lender or the Agent under this Agreement and any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes. In addition, the Borrower shall pay all Other Taxes when due.

 

(b) Indemnification by Obligors . The Obligors agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender and the Agent for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by any Lender or the Agent and any liability arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date such Lender or the Agent makes written demand therefor in accordance with Section 5.6 .

 

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(c) Indemnification by Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Obligor has not already indemnified the Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Obligors to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 13.20 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom 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 Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Agent under this paragraph (c).

 

(d) Additional Payments . If an applicable Withholding Agent shall be required by any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of such Withholding Agent) to deduct or withhold any Tax from any payment to a Recipient under this Agreement or any Loan Document, then (i) such Withholding Agent shall make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Obligor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) such Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made.

 

(e) Evidence of Payments . At the Agent’s request, within 30 days after the date of any payment by an Obligor of Taxes to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.1 , the relevant Obligor shall furnish the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

(f) Status of Lenders . 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 Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower and Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower and Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding three sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.1(f)(i) , (ii) and (iv) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

(i) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), two duly executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;

 

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(ii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such non-U.S. Person becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(A) in the case of a Lender that is not a U.S. Person 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 originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such Tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such Tax treaty;

 

(B) two executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(C) in the case of a Lender that is not a U.S. Person 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 J-1 to the effect that (A) 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 and (B) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by such Lender (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) two duly executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or

 

(D) to the extent a Lender that is not a U.S. Person is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 or Exhibit J-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(iii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;

 

(iv) 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 Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA 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 (f) , “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement; and

 

(v) the Agent shall deliver to the Borrower on or prior to the date on which the Agent becomes Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower), two duly executed copies of (i) IRS Form W-9 certifying that the Agent is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax or (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY, with the effect that the Borrower may make payments to the Agent, to the extent such payments are received by the Agent as an intermediary, without deduction or withholding of any Taxes imposed by the United States.

 

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Each Lender and the Agent agree that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. In addition, each Lender authorizes the Agent to deliver to the Borrower and to any successor Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Agent pursuant to this Section 5.1(f) .

 

(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.1 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.1 ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 5.1 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 5.1(g) ( plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(g) , in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 5.1(g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 5.1(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(h) Definitions . For purposes of this Section 5.1 , the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

 

5.2 Illegality .

 

(a) If as a result of any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date that a Lender became a party to this Agreement, has made it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted after such date that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable lending office to make LIBOR Loans, then, on notice thereof by that Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, any obligation of that Lender to make LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until that Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.

 

(b) If a Lender determines that, as a result of a Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date and the date such Lender became a party hereto, it is unlawful to maintain any LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall, upon its receipt of notice of such fact and demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), prepay in full such LIBOR Loans of that Lender then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon and amounts required under Section 5.4 , either on the last day of the Interest Period, if that Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans to such day, or immediately, if that Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans. If the Borrower is required to so prepay any LIBOR Loans, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall borrow from the affected Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan.

 

5.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return .

 

(a) If any Lender determines that due to any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding, continuing, converting to or maintaining any LIBOR Loans or issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligations to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit) (other than any increase in cost resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes,” or (iii) Connection Income Taxes), then, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3 , the Borrower shall be liable for, and shall from time to time, upon demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased costs.

 

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(b) If any Lender shall have determined that due to any Change in Law in respect of any Capital Adequacy Regulation occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement that affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation or other entity controlling such Lender and such Lender (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s or other entity’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital) determines that the amount of such capital or liquidity is required to be increased as a consequence of its Commitments, loans, credits or obligations under this Agreement, then, upon demand of such Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3 , the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increase.

 

(c) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 5.3 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any.

 

References to “Lenders” in this Section 5.3 shall be deemed to include each Letter of Credit Issuer.

 

5.4 Funding Losses . The Borrower shall reimburse each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:

 

(a) the failure of the Borrower to borrow a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing;

 

(b) the failure of the Borrower to continue a LIBOR Loan or convert a Loan into a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Continuation/Conversion; or

 

(c) the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration thereof) of any LIBOR Loans on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period (including, without limitation, any payment in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.6(f)(ii) or 5.8 );

 

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain its LIBOR Loans (but not in respect of lost profits) or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

 

5.5 Inability to Determine Rates .

 

(a) If the Agent determines that for any reason (i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period (including, without limitation, by means of an Interpolated Rate or because the LIBO Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis) with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan or (ii) that the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loan, the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender thereof. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion then submitted by any of them. If the Borrower does not revoke such notice, the Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower, in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of LIBOR Loans.

 

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(b) If at any time the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have not arisen but either (w) the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement that the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate is insolvent (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of the LIBO Screen Rate), (x) the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published by it (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of the LIBO Screen Rate), (y) the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published or (z) the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate may no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBOR Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable (but, for the avoidance of doubt, such related changes shall not include a reduction of the Applicable Margin). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 12.1, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment. Until an alternate rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with this clause (b) but only to the extent the LIBO Screen Rate for such Interest Period is not available or published at such time on a current basis, except, solely in the case of the circumstances described in clause (z) of the first sentence of this Section 5.5(b), the date specified by the relevant supervisor or Governmental Authority shall have occurred), (x) any Notice of Continuation/Conversion that requests the conversion of any Loan to, or continuation of any Loan as, a LIBOR Loan shall be ineffective and any such LIBOR Loan shall be repaid or converted into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, and (y) if any Notice of Borrowing requests a LIBOR Rate Loan, such Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan; provided that, if such alternate rate of interest shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

5.6 Certificates of Agent . If the Agent or any Lender claims reimbursement or compensation under this Article V , the Agent or the affected Lender shall determine the amount thereof and shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to the Agent or the affected Lender, and such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error; provided that, except for compensation under Section 5.1 , the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay the Agent or such Lender any compensation attributable to any period prior to the date that is six (6) months prior to the date on which the Agent or such Lender first gave notice to the Borrower of the circumstances entitling such Lender to compensation. The Borrower shall pay the Agent or such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

 

5.7 Survival . The agreements and obligations of the Borrower in this Article V shall survive the payment of all other Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

 

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5.8 Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances . In the event (a) any Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 5.3 , (b) any Lender delivers a notice described in Section 5.2 , (c) any Obligor is required to pay additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.1 , (d) any Lender is, or becomes an Affiliate of a Person that is, engaged in the business in which the Borrower are engaged or (e) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort (including with respect to the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a) ), upon notice to such Lender and the Agent, require such Lender to transfer and assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.2 ), all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such assigned obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such assignment shall not conflict with any Law or order of any court or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, (ii) except in the case of clause (d) or (e) above, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to such Lender in immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of 100% of the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Loans of such Lender, plus all fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such Lender hereunder (including any amounts under Sections 5.1 , 5.2 , 5.3 and 5.4 ), (iv) such assignment is consummated within 180 days after the date on which the Borrower’s right under this Section arises, and (v) if the consent of the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer or the Swingline Lender is required pursuant to Section 12.2 , such consents are obtained; provided , further , that if prior to any such assignment the circumstances or event that resulted in such Lender’s request or notice under Section 5.2 or 5.3 or demand for additional amounts under Section 5.1 , as the case may be, shall cease to exist or become inapplicable for any reason, or if such Lender shall waive its rights in respect of such circumstances or event under Section 5.1 , 5.2 or 5.3 , as the case may be, then such Lender shall not thereafter be required to make such assignment hereunder. In the event that a replaced Lender does not execute an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 12.2 within two Business Days after receipt by such replaced Lender of notice of replacement pursuant to this Section 5.8 and presentation to such replaced Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance evidencing an assignment pursuant to this Section 5.8 , the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated), upon receipt by the replaced Lender of all amounts required to be paid under this Section 5.8 , to execute such an Assignment and Acceptance on behalf of such replaced Lender, and any such Assignment and Acceptance so executed by the Borrower, the replacement Lender and, to the extent required pursuant to Section 12.2 , the Agent, shall be effective for purposes of this Section 5.8 and Section 12.2 .

 

ARTICLE VI

BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES

 

6.1 Books and Records . The Borrower shall maintain, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times, proper books and records and accounts prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all material financial transactions and matters involving all material assets, business and activities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Borrower shall maintain, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times books and records pertaining to the Collateral in such detail, form and scope as is consistent in all material respects with good business practice or consistent with past practice.

 

6.2 Financial Information . The Borrower shall promptly furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender):

 

(a) As soon as available, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the close of each Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2019, the date that is 120 days after the end of such Fiscal Year), consolidated audited balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, for such Fiscal Year, and the accompanying notes thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative form figures for and as of the end of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year then ended, and prepared in accordance with GAAP in all material respects. Such consolidated statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception (other than any such statement, qualification, or exception (x) resulting from the impending maturity of any Debt, (y) resulting from any actual or prospective breach of any financial covenant, and (z) any such qualification or exception that would not be applicable but for the impact of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries), or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(a) may be satisfied by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of any Parent Entity or (B) the Borrower’s or Holdings’ or any Parent Entity thereof, as applicable, Form 10-K filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B), (i) to the extent such information relates to Holdings or any Parent Entity, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Parent Entity, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under the first sentence of this Section 6.2(a) , such statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Holdings (or such Parent Entity). In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(a) but only to the extent prepared and delivered in connection with the Senior Secured Notes Indenture, the Borrower shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements in substantially the same form delivered under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture.

 

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(b) As soon as available, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, consolidated unaudited balance sheets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and consolidated unaudited income statements and cash flow statements for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth, in each case, in reasonable detail, in comparative form, the figures for and as of the corresponding period in the prior Fiscal Year, and prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as being complete and correct in all material respects in conformity with GAAP, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied and fairly presenting in all material respects the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(b) may be satisfied by furnishing (A) the Financial Statements of any Parent Entity or (B) the Borrower’s or Holdings’ or any Parent Entity thereof, as applicable, Form 10-Q filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B), to the extent such information relates to Holdings or any Parent Entity, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Parent Entity, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand. In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(b) but only to the extent prepared and delivered in connection with the Senior Secured Notes Indenture, the Borrower shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements in substantially the form delivered under the Senior Secured Notes Indenture.

 

(c) Concurrently with the delivery of the annual audited Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(a) (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2019) and the quarterly Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(b) (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2019), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (which shall, among other things, set forth reasonably detailed calculations of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and Total Leverage Ratio (whether or not a Covenant Trigger Period is then in effect) and, if a Covenant Trigger Period is then in effect, demonstrate compliance with Section 8.20 .

 

(d) As soon as available, but in any event not later than the date of delivery of the annual audited Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(a) (commencing with the date of delivery of such Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2019), annual forecasts (to include forecasted consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements, Borrowing Base and Availability) for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of and for each Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year.

 

(e) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions, promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all reports, if any, to or other documents filed by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with the SEC under the Exchange Act or any other similar regulatory or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction, and all material reports, notices, or statements sent or received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to or from the holders of any Debt of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any other similar Laws in any jurisdiction (other than, in each such case, amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it becomes effective, is delivered to the Agent for further delivery to the Lenders), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statements on Form S-8 and other than any filing filed confidentiality with the SEC or any analogous Governmental Authority in any relevant jurisdiction).

 

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(f) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions set forth in this Agreement, such additional information as the Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request regarding the financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) , (b) and (e) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC or any similar regulator or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Agent have access (whether a website of the Borrower or its affiliates, a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Agent); provided that the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Agent or any Lender that requests such paper copies.

 

6.3 Notices to the Agent . The Borrower shall notify the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) in writing of the following matters at the following times:

 

(a) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default.

 

(b) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any action, suit, or proceeding, by any Person, or any investigation by a Governmental Authority, in each case affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c) Any change in any Obligor’s state of incorporation or organization, name as it appears in the state of its incorporation or other organization, type of entity, organizational identification number, or form of organization, each as applicable, in each case at least no later than thirty (30) days (or such longer period to which the Agent may agree in its discretion) after the occurrence of any such change.

 

(d) Promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows that an ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, that, alone or with another ERISA Event that has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and any action taken (or threatened in writing) by the IRS, the DOL, the PBGC or the Multi-employer Plan sponsor with respect thereto.

 

(e) [Reserved].

 

(f) [Reserved].

 

(g) Upon request, with respect to any Multi-employer Plan, (A) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request and (B) any notices described in Section 101(l) of ERISA that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request; provided that if the Borrower or ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multi-employer Plan, the Borrower or ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof.

 

(h) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any event or circumstance which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(i) Unless otherwise publicly disclosed in an annual or quarterly report filed by the Borrower or any Parent Entity with the SEC under the Exchange Act, promptly after any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices (including as a result of a change in GAAP or the application thereof) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof.

 

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(j) At the time of delivering any Compliance Certificate under Section 6.2(c) , a new Beneficial Ownership Certification, if a Responsible Officer of the Borrower is aware of any change thereto.

 

Each notice given under this Section 6.3 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer describing the subject matter thereof in reasonable detail and setting forth the action that the Borrower, applicable Subsidiary, or ERISA Affiliate has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

6.4 Collateral Reporting .

 

(a) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (for further distribution to each Lender) a Borrowing Base Certificate prepared as of the last Business Day of each calendar month (commencing with the first full calendar month ending after the Closing Date) and delivered to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (for further distribution to the Lenders) by the close of business on the 15th Business Day of the following calendar month (or with respect to the first Borrowing Base Certificate delivered hereunder, by the close of business on the 20 th Business Day of the following calendar month). The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that while a Cash Dominion Period is in effect, the Borrower will furnish to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (for further distribution to each Lender) Borrowing Base Certificates prepared as of the last Business Day of each calendar week during such Cash Dominion Period and delivered to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (for further distribution to the Lenders) by the close of business on the Wednesday of the following week (with any such weekly Borrowing Base Certificate to be computed according to a method reasonably specified by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent after consultation with the Borrower). The Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Borrower may deliver updated Borrowing Base Certificates on a more frequent basis at the Borrower’s option; provided that if the Borrower exercises such election, it must be continued until the date that is thirty (30) consecutive calendar days after the date of such election.

 

(b) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (and the Agent shall further distribute to each Lender that has made a request for such information through the Agent), in such detail as the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent shall reasonably request, the following:

 

(i) On a monthly basis (commencing with the calendar month ending July 31, 2019), by the 15th Business Day of each calendar month (or with respect to the Borrowing Base Certificate for the calendar month ending July 31, 2019, by the close of business on the 20 th Business Day of the following calendar month), or, while a Cash Dominion Period is in effect, on a weekly basis, by Wednesday of each calendar week, a report showing, in each case on an aggregate basis, (A) the Net Book Value of Eligible Fleet Inventory as of the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately prior to the preceding calendar month, or of the calendar week immediately prior to the preceding calendar week, respectively, plus (B) the Net Book Value of all purchased Eligible Fleet Inventory during the preceding calendar month or preceding calendar week, respectively, minus (C) the Net Book Value of all Eligible Fleet Inventory sold during the preceding calendar month or preceding calendar week, respectively, minus (D) depreciation of Eligible Fleet Inventory during the preceding calendar month or preceding calendar week, respectively, together with a reconciliation to the corresponding Borrowing Base Certificate and to the Borrower’s and Guarantors’ general ledger.

 

(ii) On a monthly basis (commencing with the calendar month ending July 31, 2019), by the 15th Business Day of each calendar month (or with respect to the Borrowing Base Certificate for the calendar month ending July 31, 2019, by the close of business on the 20 th Business Day of the following calendar month), or, while a Cash Dominion Period is in effect, on a weekly basis, by Wednesday of each calendar week, a detailed calculation of Eligible Parts Inventory and Eligible Fleet Inventory as of the last Business Day of the preceding month or preceding calendar week, respectively, which calculation shall be accompanied by a list of each item of Fleet Inventory constituting Eligible Fleet Inventory that is subject to a Lease under which any of the Borrower’s or Guarantor’s warranty or other obligations are covered by a bond (and which list shall specifically identify the amount of each such bond and any such bonded obligations that are not warranty obligations).

 

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(iii) As soon as reasonably practical following the Agent’s and/or any Co-Collateral Agent’s request from time to time, a report of Eligible Fleet Inventory by category and location as of the last Business Day of the preceding calendar month (or, while a Cash Dominion Period is in effect, of the preceding calendar week), setting forth (A) the gross book value, Net Book Value and depreciation of each item of Fleet Inventory, and (B) the type and serial number of each item of Fleet Inventory, together with a reconciliation to the corresponding Borrowing Base Certificate and to the Borrower’s and the Guarantors’ general ledger.

 

(iv) As soon as reasonably practical following the Agent’s and/or any Co-Collateral Agent’s request from time to time, such other reports as to the Accounts and Inventory of the Obligors as the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent shall reasonably request from time to time.

 

(c) If any of the Borrower’s or Guarantor’s records or reports of the Accounts and Inventory are prepared by an accounting service or other agent, such Obligor hereby authorizes such service or agent to deliver such records, reports, and related documents to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents.

 

(d) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (and the Agent shall further distribute to each Lender that has made a request for such information through the Agent) each of the reports set forth on Schedule 6.4 at the times specified therein.

 

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

 

The Borrower each warrants and represents to the Agent and the Lenders on the Closing Date and on the date of each Borrowing that:

 

7.1 Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents . Each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Obligations, and to grant the Collateral Agent’s Liens. Each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action (including obtaining approval of its shareholders, if necessary) to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor party thereto, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, do not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any Material Indebtedness, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) any Charter Documents of such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of this clause (c) and each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing.

 

7.2 Validity and Priority of Security Interest . Upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, the applicable Security Documents will be effective to create legal and valid Liens on all the applicable Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and, upon the taking of such actions set forth in the Security Documents, but subject to any exceptions to the taking of any actions as set forth therein or in the definition of Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, such Liens (a) constitute perfected and continuing Liens on all of the applicable Collateral, (b) have priority over all other Liens on the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens, and (c) are enforceable against each Obligor granting such Liens.

 

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7.3 Organization and Qualification . Each Obligor (a) is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.4 Subsidiaries . Schedule 7.4 is a correct and complete list of each and all of Holdings’ Subsidiaries as of the Agreement Date, the jurisdiction of their organization and the direct or indirect ownership interest of Holdings therein. Each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is duly organized and validly existing in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable to any such Subsidiary) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.5 Financial Statements and Borrowing Base Certificate .

 

(a) Holdings has delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) the Historical Financial Statements. As of the Closing Date, the Historical Financial Statements, including the schedules and notes thereto, if any, have been prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby (except as approved by a Responsible Officer of Holdings, and disclosed in any such schedules and notes or otherwise disclosed to the Agent prior to the Agreement Date, including pursuant to the Merger Agreement) and present fairly, in all material respects, the Consolidated Parties’ financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of such unaudited Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes.

 

(b) As of the Closing Date, the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties (the “ Pro Forma Balance Sheet ”) and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income of the Consolidated Parties for the four fiscal quarter period ended March 31, 2019 (together with the Pro Forma Balance Sheet, the “ Pro Forma Financial Statements ”), copies of which have heretofore been furnished to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders), have been prepared giving effect (as if such events had occurred on such date or at the beginning of such period, as the case may be) to the Transactions, which need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X or include adjustments for purchase accounting (including adjustments of the type contemplated by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations (formerly SFAS 141R)). The Pro Forma Financial Statements were prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof.

 

(c) The latest Borrowing Base Certificate furnished to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents pursuant to Section 6.4(a) presents accurately and fairly in all material respects the Borrowing Base and the calculation thereof as of the month or week to which such Borrowing Base Certificate relates.

 

Each Lender and the Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may be required to restate the Historical Financial Statements as the result of the implementation of changes in GAAP or the interpretation thereof, and that such restatements will not result in a Default under the Loan Documents (including any effect on any conditions required to be satisfied on the Closing Date) to the extent that the restatements do not reveal any material omission, misstatement or other material inaccuracy in the reported information from actual results for any relevant prior period.

 

7.6 Solvency . On the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

 

7.7 Property . Except with respect to Intellectual Property, each Obligor and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good and defensible title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Permitted Liens and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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7.8 Intellectual Property . The conduct of the businesses of Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including their use of Intellectual Property) does not infringe, misappropriate or violate the Intellectual Property of any other Person, and no other Person is infringing or violating their own Intellectual Property, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property that is used or held for use in or is otherwise reasonably necessary for the operation of its businesses as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.9 Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 7.9 , there is no pending, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, action, suit, proceeding, or counterclaim by any Person, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, investigation by any Governmental Authority, which, in any case, either (a) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) relates directly to any of the Loan Documents.

 

7.10 Labor Disputes . There is no strike, work stoppage, unfair labor practice claim, or other labor dispute pending or, to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, reasonably expected to be commenced against Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.11 Environmental Laws . Except for any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a) The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Environmental Laws.

 

(b) Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have obtained all permits necessary for their current operations under Environmental Laws, all such permits are in good standing, each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all terms and conditions of such permits and none of such permits are, since the Closing Date, subject to any modification or revocation.

 

(c) (i) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, nor to the Borrower’s knowledge any of its predecessors in interest with respect to the Real Estate, has stored, treated or Released any Contaminant, which storage, treatment or Release would reasonably be expected to result in a claim or liability under any Environmental Law and (ii) neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor any of the presently owned or leased Real Estate or presently conducted operations, nor, to the Borrower’s knowledge, its previously owned or leased Real Estate or prior operations, is subject to any claim or liability arising out of or in connection with any (i) Environmental Law or (ii) Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.

 

(d) To the Borrower’s knowledge, none of the present or former operations or real estate interests of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is the subject of any investigation by any Governmental Authority against or involving the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.

 

7.12 No Violation of Law . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law, judgment, order or decree applicable to it, where such violation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.13 No Default . As of any Funding Date occurring after the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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7.14 ERISA Compliance . Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a) Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law or other applicable law. The Borrower, each Guarantor and each ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, has made all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 or 303 of ERISA or other applicable laws when due, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period (pursuant to Section 412 of the Code, or otherwise) has been made with respect to any Pension Plan.

 

(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Holdings and the other Obligors, threatened, claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan.

 

(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multi-employer Plan, and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

7.15 Taxes . Except as set forth on Schedule 7.15 , the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has filed (or has been included in) all federal, state, territorial, foreign and other material Tax returns required to be filed, and have paid all federal, state, territorial, foreign and other material Taxes and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, other than Taxes (i) the failure of which to pay, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles) or are permitted under Section 8.1 to remain unpaid and past due. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.16 Investment Company Act . None of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings that is a Domestic Subsidiary is an “Investment Company,” or a company “controlled” by an “Investment Company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

7.17 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Loans are to be used solely to pay a portion of the Merger Consideration, the Existing Debt Refinancing and the Transaction Expenses, and to finance ongoing working capital needs (including, without limitation, purchases of Equipment, Fleet Inventory, and Parts Inventory) and for other general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions and other Permitted Investments, Permitted Distributions and the repayment or prepayment of Debt, in each case to the extent not prohibited pursuant to the terms hereof) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

7.18 Margin Regulations . As of the Closing Date, none of the Collateral is comprised of any Margin Stock. No Obligor is engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Federal Reserve Board), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U or Regulation X of Federal Reserve Board.

 

7.19 No Material Adverse Change . No Material Adverse Effect has occurred since the Closing Date.

 

7.20 Full Disclosure . All of the information or data (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by Holdings, the Borrower, any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective authorized representatives in writing to the Agent, any Co-Collateral Agent, any Arranger or any Lender on or before the Closing Date for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement is correct in all material respects and does not or will not, when furnished and when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto); it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Section 7.20 , such information and data shall not include projections (including financial estimates, forecasts and other forward-looking information), pro forma financial information or information of a general economic or general industry nature. The projections contained in the information and data referred to in Section 7.20 were prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time such projections are so furnished to the Agent and the Arrangers; it being understood that the projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, the projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Borrower, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material.

 

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7.21 Government Authorization . No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) those required to perfect the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, and (iii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws .

 

(a) To the best of its knowledge, none of Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or other Affiliates is in a violation of any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law, or engages in any transaction that attempts to violate, or otherwise evades or avoids (or has the purpose of evading or avoiding) any prohibitions set forth in any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law except to the extent of any violation, attempt, evasion or avoidance that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) The use of proceeds of the Loans will not violate in any material respect any applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws.

 

7.23 FCPA . No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

7.24 Sanctioned Persons .

 

(a) None of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is currently the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. Department of State.

 

(b) The Borrower will not, directly or knowingly indirectly, use the proceeds to fund any activities or business of or with any individual or entity, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the target of U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State.

 

7.25 Designation of Senior Debt . The Obligations are “Designated Senior Debt” (or any similar term) under the terms of the documentation governing any Subordinated Debt.

 

7.26 Beneficial Ownership Certification . As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Borrower and each other Obligor (limited, in the case of Holdings, to Section 8.27 ) covenant to the Agent and each Lender that, from and after the Agreement Date, so long as any of the Commitments are outstanding and until Full Payment of the Obligations:

 

8.1 Taxes . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) file when due all federal, state, territorial, foreign and other material Tax returns that it is required to file and (b) pay, or provide for the payment of, when due, all federal, state, territorial, foreign and other material Taxes (including all Indemnified Taxes required to be paid by it under Section 5.1 ) imposed upon it or upon its property, income and franchises; provided , however , neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries need pay any material Tax described in this Section 8.1 as long as (i) such material Tax is being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves have been established for such Tax in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles) or (ii) the failure to pay any such material Tax would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.2 Legal Existence and Good Standing . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain (a) its legal existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization, and (b) its qualification and good standing in all other jurisdictions necessary or desirable in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary except, in the case of either clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or (b) of this Section 8.2 , in such cases where the failure to maintain its existence, qualification or good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate any transaction permitted under any of Sections 8.8 , 8.9 or 8.11 .

 

8.3 Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses . The Borrower shall comply, and shall take all reasonable action to cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business (including the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, all Anti-Terrorism Laws, all Environmental Laws, Laws administered by OFAC and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), except where noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to take all reasonable action to, obtain and maintain all licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations necessary to own its property and to conduct its business, except where the failure to so obtain and maintain such licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.4 Maintenance of Property, Inspection; Appraisals and Field Examinations .

 

(a) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, shall maintain all of its material property necessary and useful in the conduct of its business, taken as a whole, in good operating condition and repair (or, in the case of Inventory, in saleable, useable or rentable condition), ordinary wear and tear and Casualty Events excepted, and maintain, protect and renew its material Intellectual Property, except, in each case, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect

 

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(b) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent (at the expense of the Borrower) to visit and inspect any of the Borrower’s or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such inspection), to examine the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, to examine and audit the Collateral (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such examination and audit and subject to the limitations otherwise set forth in this Section 8.4 ), and to discuss the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers and independent public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower (and subject, in the case of any such meetings or advice from such independent public accountants, to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures); provided , however , excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default and without in any way limiting the rights of the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent set forth in Sections 8.4(c) and (d) below, none of the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall exercise such rights more often than once during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default at the Borrower’s expense; and provided , further , that when an Event of Default exists, the Agent and each Co-Collateral Agent (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Agent and any Co-Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article VI , none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Agent, any Co-Collateral Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by applicable Law or any binding agreement or (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

 

(c) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cooperate with the Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and their respective representatives and independent contractors (such cooperation to include, to the extent it is within its control to permit the same, the Borrower making the books and records, Collateral and personnel of the Obligors and their Restricted Subsidiaries available to the Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and their respective representatives and independent contractors) in order to enable the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents to obtain an Appraisal of the Obligors’ Inventory at reasonable times during normal business hours as often as may reasonably be desired (it being acknowledged that each such Appraisal shall be at the Borrower’s expense solely to the extent provided below and shall otherwise be at Agent’s and/or any Co-Collateral Agent’s expense), and upon reasonable prior notice that the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent may request in its discretion, independently of or in connection with the visits and inspections provided for in clause (b) above. The Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall select any and all appraisers in their discretion (but unless an Event of Default exists, the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall use reasonable efforts to consult with (but without the necessity of the consent of) the Borrower). Absent the continuance of a Specified Event of Default, during each period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months commencing on or after the Agreement Date, the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents may, collectively, at the Borrower’s expense, conduct (i) Appraisals of the Inventory not more than two (2) times (or, if any such Appraisal is conducted when Specified Excess Availability is less than the greater of (x) $45,000,000 and (y) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit, in either case, for five (5) consecutive Business Days, one (1) additional time) during any such period and (ii) Appraisals of the Equipment not more than two (2) times (or, if any such Appraisal is conducted when Specified Excess Availability is less than the greater of (x) $45,000,000 and (y) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit, in either case, for five (5) consecutive Business Days, one (1) additional time) during any such period. Additionally, at any time a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall have the right to conduct further Appraisals of the Inventory and/or Equipment in its reasonable discretion at the Borrower’s expense. Furthermore, at the Borrower’s request, the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents may conduct further Appraisals of the Inventory and/or Equipment in its reasonable discretion at the Borrower’s expense, including prior to or promptly following the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment).

 

(d) The Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents may carry out investigations and reviews of each Obligor’s property at the reasonable expense of the Borrower (including field audits conducted by the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents) (each, a “ Field Examination ”) and, absent the continuance of a Specified Event of Default, during each period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months commencing on or after the Agreement Date, the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents may, collectively, carry out, at the Borrower’s expense, one (1) Field Examination; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, (i) at any time on or after the date on which Specified Excess Availability has been less than the greater of (A) $45,000,000 and (B) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit, in either case, for five (5) consecutive Business Days, the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents may, collectively, carry out, at the Borrower’ expense, one (1) additional Field Examination during any such period, and (ii) at any time during the continuation of an Specified Event of Default, the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent may carry out, at the Borrower’s expense, Field Examinations as frequently as determined by the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion.

 

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8.5 Insurance .

 

(a) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on (or self-insure in such amounts and against such risks) all property material to the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including, in any event, public liability, casualty, hazard, theft, product liability and business interruption) as are customarily insured against by companies of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and in the same general area as the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, all as determined in good faith by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

(b) For all of the Fleet Inventory of the Obligors which is, at any time, located within an area that has been identified by a Governmental Authority (including, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency) as a special flood hazard area, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall also maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer (except to the extent that any insurance company insuring the Fleet Inventory ceases to be financially sound and reputable, in which case, the Company shall promptly replace such insurance company with a financially sound and reputable insurance company), flood insurance in an amount satisfactory to the Agent and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws, and (ii) deliver to the Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, evidence of annual renewals of such insurance. Each such insurance policy shall (i) indicate which Fleet Inventory are located in a special flood hazard area and state the corresponding flood zone designation, (ii) indicate the flood insurance coverage and the deductible relating thereto, (iii) include a statement of values relating to all properties insured by the insurance policy, and (iv) be otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

(c) The Borrower shall cause the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, to be named as secured parties or mortgagees and additional loss payees or additional insureds, as applicable, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, under all insurance policies required to be maintained by the Obligors under clauses (a) and (b) above. Each such policy of insurance shall contain a clause or endorsement requiring the insurer to give not less than thirty days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever and, if obtainable, a clause or endorsement stating that the interest of the Collateral Agent shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or neglect of any Obligor for purposes more hazardous than are permitted by such policy. If the Obligors fail to procure any such material insurance or to pay the premium therefor when due, during the continuance of an Event of Default and after providing written notice thereof to the Borrower, the Agent may, and at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, do so from the proceeds of Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis.

 

8.6 Environmental Laws . The Borrower shall, and shall take all reasonable action to cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall, and shall take all reasonable action to cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pursue reasonable efforts to respond to any non-compliance with Environmental Laws that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.7 Compliance with ERISA . The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates and Subsidiaries to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; and (b) not cause an ERISA Event to occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, except in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b) , to the extent such failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.8 Dispositions . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its property, business or assets, except for Permitted Dispositions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall Dispose of or otherwise transfer any of its property, business or assets, whether directly or indirectly, to an Unrestricted Subsidiary, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.

 

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8.9 Mergers, Consolidations, etc .

 

(a) Except for Permitted Dispositions and Permitted Investments, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, merge, amalgamate or consolidate, or Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and properties, or wind up, liquidate or dissolve, except:

 

(i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or the Borrower may Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and other properties; provided that if such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involves the Borrower (i) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or, in the case of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation where the Borrower is not the continuing or surviving Person, the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation (if other than the Borrower) or in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of the Borrower’s assets, the transferee of such assets or properties, in each case shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof (the Borrower or such Person, as the case may be, being herein referred to as the “ Successor Borrower ,” (ii) the Successor Borrower (if other than the Borrower) shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, and (iii) if such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involves the Borrower and a Person that, prior to the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, or Disposition, is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (A) no Event of Default under any of Sections 10.1(a) , (e) , (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing on the date of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or would result from the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, (B) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Borrower is the Borrower, shall have confirmed by a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement that its guarantee shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (C) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Borrower is the Borrower, shall have by a supplement to the Security Documents to which it is a party confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (D) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent an officer’s certificate stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition and any supplements to the Loan Documents preserve the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, (E) if reasonably requested by the Agent, the Borrower shall be required to deliver to the Agent an opinion of counsel to the effect that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition does not breach or result in a default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (F) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition shall comply with all the conditions set forth in the definition of the term “Permitted Acquisition” or otherwise constitutes a Permitted Investment; provided , further , that, if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower (if other than the Borrower) will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents ( provided , further , that, in the event of a Disposition of all or substantially all of the Borrower’s assets or property to a Successor Borrower (which is not the Borrower) as set forth above and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, if the original Borrower retains any assets or property other than immaterial assets or property after such Disposition, such original Borrower shall remain obligated as a co-Borrower along with the Successor Borrower hereunder);

 

(ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and other properties; provided that, (i) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) a Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or the transferee of such assets or (B) the Borrower shall take all steps necessary to cause the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition (if other than a Restricted Subsidiary) to become a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Guarantors, a Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or the transferee of such assets (in each case, if other than such Guarantor) shall execute a “Guaranty Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement and a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement, in order for the surviving or continuing Person or such transferee to become a Guarantor and (iii) if such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involves a Restricted Subsidiary and a Person that, prior to the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (A) no Event of Default under any of Sections 10.1(a) , (e) , (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing on the date of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or would result from the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, (B) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition and any supplements to any Loan Document preserve the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens and (C) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition shall comply with all the conditions set forth in the definition of the term “Permitted Acquisition” or otherwise constitutes a Permitted Investment;

 

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(iii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower, a Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower;

 

(iv) any Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, (ii) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor; provided that, if such Guarantor is not the surviving Person, such merger, amalgamation or consolidation shall be deemed to be an “Investment” and shall be only permitted if it constitutes a Permitted Investment and (iii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

 

(v) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if (x) the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (y) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, any assets or business not otherwise Disposed of or transferred in accordance with Section 8.8 or Section 8.11 , or, in the case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to, or otherwise owned or conducted by, the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution;

 

(vi) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Permitted Disposition; and

 

(vii) the Transactions (including the Mergers) may be consummated.

 

(b) None of Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor will consummate a Division as the Dividing Person, without the prior written consent of the Agent. Without limiting the foregoing, if Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor that is a limited liability company consummates a Division (with or without the prior consent of Agent as required above), each Division Successor shall be required to comply with the obligations set forth in Section 8.22 and the other further assurances obligations set forth in the Loan Documents and become a Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

8.10 Distributions . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Distribution, other than the following (collectively, “ Permitted Distributions ”):

 

(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Distributions to the Borrower and to other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Distribution by a non- Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Stock);

 

(b) (i) the Borrower may (or may make Distributions to permit any Parent Entity to) redeem in whole or in part any of its Stock for another class of its (or such Parent Entity’s) Stock or rights to acquire its Stock or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Stock; provided that any terms and provisions material to the interests of the Lenders, when taken as a whole, contained in such other class of Stock are at least as advantageous to the Lenders as those contained in the Stock redeemed thereby and (ii) the Borrower may declare and make any Distribution payable solely in the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock not otherwise permitted by Section 8.12 ) of such Person;

 

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(c) Distributions to consummate the Transactions;

 

(d) to the extent constituting Distributions, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Section 8.11 (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or Sections 8.14(c) , (g) and (i) );

 

(e) repurchases of Stock in the ordinary course of business in the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary deemed to occur upon exercise, vesting and/or settlement of Stock if such Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or any portion of required withholding or similar taxes due upon the exercise, vesting and/or settlement thereof;

 

(f) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may pay (or make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Stock of it or any Parent Entity (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation or similar rights issued with respect to any of such Stock) held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer or other individual service provider (or any Affiliates, spouses, former spouses, other immediate family members, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee, management or director equity plan, employee, management or director stock option plan or any other employee, management or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock option or stock appreciation or similar rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or equity-based incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holders’ agreement) with any employee, director, officer or other individual service provider of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such payments, do not exceed (i) $25,000,000, in any Fiscal Year, plus (ii) all Net Proceeds obtained by any Parent Entity (and contributed to the Borrower) or the Borrower during such calendar year from the sale or issuance of such Stock to other present or former officers, employees, directors and other individual service provider in connection with any plans or agreements set forth above in this clause (f) plus (iii) all Net Proceeds obtained from any key-man life insurance policies received by the Borrower during such calendar year; provided that any unused portion of the preceding basket calculated pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) above for any Fiscal Year may be carried forward to the next two (2) succeeding Fiscal Years up to a maximum of $30,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year; provided , further , that cancellation of Debt owing to the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from employees, directors, officers or other individual service providers of the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Stock of any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity will not be deemed to constitute a Distribution for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement;

 

(g) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Distributions to any Parent Entity of the Borrower:

 

(i) the proceeds of which will be used to pay, for any taxable period for which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a combined, consolidated or similar tax group for U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income Tax purposes of which a direct or indirect parent of Holdings is the common parent (a “ Tax Group ”), the portion of any consolidated, combined or similar income Tax liability of such Tax Group for such taxable period attributable to the income of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided that (x) no such payments shall exceed the income Tax liability that would have been imposed on the Borrower and/or the applicable Subsidiaries had such entity(ies) paid such Taxes on a stand-alone basis and (y) any such payments attributable to an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be limited to the amount of any cash paid by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for such purpose;

 

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(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay (x) such Parent Entity’s operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, other overhead costs and expenses and fees (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties as well as trustee, directors and general partner fees) which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors or officers of Parent Entity attributable to the direct or indirect ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) and fees and expenses otherwise due and payable by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and permitted to be paid by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement not to exceed $5,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (y) such Parent Entity’s Public Company Costs;

 

(iii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay franchise and excise taxes, and other fees and expenses, required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) existence;

 

(iv) to finance any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment; provided that (A) such Distribution shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) the Borrower or such Parent Entity shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause all property acquired (whether assets or Stock) to be held by or contributed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(v) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary costs, fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful Stock or Debt offering, Refinancing, issuance or incurrence transaction or any Disposition, acquisition or Investment permitted by this Agreement; and

 

(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, compensation, bonus and other benefits payable to officers, employees, consultants and other service providers of any Parent Entity or partner of the Borrower to the extent such salaries, compensation, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(h) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may pay any dividend or distribution within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;

 

(i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may (a) pay cash in lieu of fractional Stock in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition (or other similar Investment) and (b) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Debt and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Debt in accordance with its terms;

 

(j) in addition to the foregoing Distributions (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make additional Distributions so long as the Specified Conditions shall have been satisfied with respect thereto at the time of such Distributions and (ii) the Borrower may make additional Distributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed an amount equal to the Available Equity Amount at the time such Distributions are paid;

 

(k) the Borrower may pay (or may make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to) Distributions in an amount equal to withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former employee, director, manager, consultant or other service provider (or its Affiliates, or any of their respective estates or immediate family members) and any repurchases of Stock in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of Stock options;

 

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(l) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make Distributions not to exceed the greater of (x) $20,000,000 and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Distribution was made (measured as of the date such Distribution was made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such Distribution); and

 

(m) the Borrower may make Distributions, in each four fiscal quarter period, equal to 6.00% of the market capitalization of Holdings or any Parent Entity at such time.

 

8.11 Investments . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Investment, except Permitted Investments.

 

8.12 Debt . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur or maintain any Debt, other than the following Debt (collectively, “ Permitted Debt ”):

 

(a) Debt of the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents (including pursuant to Sections 2.6 and 2.7 );

 

(b) Debt (i) described on Schedule 8.12 and any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof and (ii) that is intercompany Debt outstanding on the Agreement Date;

 

(c) (i) Capital Leases and purchase money Debt incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of any Equipment held for sale or lease or any fixed or capital assets (whether pursuant to a loan, a Capital Lease or otherwise and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that, at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Debt incurred under this clause (c) and then-outstanding of the Borrower as at the last day of the Test Period ended on or prior to the date that such Debt was incurred shall not exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 7.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Debt was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date of incurrence);

 

(d) Debt of (A) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to another Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor, (B) any of Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to any Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (d)(B ) is permitted to be incurred as an Investment pursuant to Section 8.11 or (C) any Obligor that is owing to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the Debt incurred under this clause (d)(C ) shall be subject to the Subordinated Intercompany Note;

 

(e) Debt incurred under Hedge Agreements entered into by a Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(f) Guaranties by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted under this Agreement; provided that (i) if the Debt being guaranteed is Subordinated Debt, such Guaranties shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranty of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Subordinated Debt and (ii) no Guaranty by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Debt of a Obligor shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guaranty of the Obligations;

 

(g) (i) Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds; provided that such Debt is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence and (ii) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased or rented in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(h) Debt of any Obligor owing to any other Obligor;

 

(i) Debt of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in respect of (i) performance bonds, completion guarantees, surety bonds, appeal bonds, bid bonds, bankers’ acceptances, warehouse receipts, letters of credit or other similar bonds, instruments or obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business, including Debt evidenced by letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business to support the insurance or self insurance (to the extent such self insurance is permitted hereunder) obligations of any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including to secure workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Debt with respect to reimbursement-type obligations), but excluding any of the foregoing issued in respect of or to secure Debt for Borrowed Money; (ii) Debt owed to any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as the amount of such Debt is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Debt is incurred and such Debt is outstanding only during such year, (iii) Cash Management Obligations and other Debt in respect of netting services, ACH arrangements, overdraft protection and other arrangements arising under standard business terms of any bank at which any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary maintains an overdraft, cash pooling or other similar facility or in connection with Deposit Accounts incurred in the ordinary course or (iv) Debt consisting of accommodation Guaranties for the benefit of trade creditors of any Obligor or any Subsidiary issued by such obligor or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j) Debt of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary that is subordinated to the payment in full of the Obligations; provided that (i) such Debt matures on or after, and requires no scheduled payments of principal prior to, the date that is six months after the Stated Termination Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments and (ii) on a Pro Forma Basis immediately after the incurrence of such Debt, the Borrower is in compliance with the Financial Covenant (regardless of whether a Covenant Trigger Period is then in effect or such covenants are otherwise effective);

 

(k) Debt incurred under this clause (k) and then outstanding in an aggregate principal amount, measured at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, not to exceed the greater of (x) $60,000,000 and (y) 8.5% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Debt was incurred (measured as of the date such Debt was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date of incurrence);

 

(l) Debt (x) representing deferred compensation, severance and health and welfare retirement benefits to current and former employees, directors, consultants, partners, members, contract providers, independent contractors or other service providers of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business or (y) consisting of indemnities, obligations in respect of earnouts or other purchase price adjustments, or similar obligations created, incurred or assumed in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, other Investments and the Disposition of any business, assets or Stock permitted hereunder, other than Guaranties incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Stock for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

 

(m) Debt consisting of (x) obligations of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation arrangements to their employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, (y) other similar arrangements incurred by such Persons in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or (z) any other Investment permitted under Section 8.11 ;

 

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(n) Debt consisting of promissory notes issued by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries to their current or former officers, directors, partners, members, and employees and their respective spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees to finance the retirement, acquisition, repurchase, purchase or redemption of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) in each case permitted by Section 8.10 ;

 

(o) Debt consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take or pay obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business

 

(p) (i) Debt incurred by an Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries assume in connection with an Investment or of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to an Investment permitted hereunder or a transaction permitted under Section 8.18 and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that such Debt was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(q) Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor incurred under this clause (q) ; provided that either (x) (i) such Debt is not Guaranteed by any Obligor, (ii) the holder of such Debt does not have, directly or indirectly, any recourse to any Obligor, whether by reason of representations or warranties, agreement of the parties, operation of law or otherwise, and (iii) such Debt is not secured by any assets other than assets of such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries or (y) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed the greater of $40,000,000 and 6.5% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Debt was incurred (measured as of the date such Debt was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date of incurrence);

 

(r) Debt (i) under the Senior Secured Notes Documents in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $475,000,000 and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt;

 

(s) other Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as (A) the Specified Conditions shall have been satisfied after giving effect thereto at the time of incurrence of such Debt, (B) the maturity date of such Debt is after the Stated Termination Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments and (C) no scheduled principal payments are payable in respect of such Debt prior to the Stated Termination Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments (other than customary amortization payments);

 

(t) Guaranties incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners;

 

(u) (i) unsecured Debt in respect of obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided that such obligations are incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money and (ii) unsecured Debt in respect of intercompany obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of accounts payable incurred in connection with goods sold or services rendered in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money;

 

(v) Debt arising from the taking of deposits by a Restricted Subsidiary that constitutes a regulated bank; and

 

(w) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (v) above.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 8.12 , in the event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Debt (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Debt in one or more of the above clauses.

 

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Debt shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Debt for purposes of this Section 8.12 .

 

8.13 Prepayments of Junior Debt . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any principal outstanding in respect of any Junior Debt, except (i) regularly scheduled repayments, purchases or redemptions of Junior Debt and regularly scheduled payments of interest, fees, expenses and premiums on any such Junior Debt, (ii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in connection with any Refinancing thereof with any Refinancing Debt, (iii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt required as a result of any Disposition of any property securing such Junior Debt to the extent that such security is permitted under this Agreement and such prepayment is permitted under the terms of any intercreditor or subordination provisions with respect thereto, (iv) the conversion of any Junior Debt to Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity, (v) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Equity Amount at such time, (vi) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions (including, without limitation, any payments in respect of make-whole premiums) of Junior Debt so long as the Specified Conditions have been satisfied at the time of such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction, (vii) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of Junior Debt in an aggregate principal amount during the term of this Agreement not to exceed the greater of (x) $20,000,000 and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Distribution was made (measured as of the date such Distribution was made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such Distribution) so long as such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or satisfaction is not financed with proceeds of Revolving Loans and (viii) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of Junior Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(r) or Section 8.12(w) in an aggregate principal amount during the term of this Agreement not to exceed the greater of (x) $40,000,000 and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Distribution was made (measured as of the date such Distribution was made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such Distribution)so long as such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or satisfaction is not financed with proceeds of Revolving Loans; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Borrower nor its Restricted Subsidiaries shall prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any principal outstanding in respect of any Junior Debt pursuant to the foregoing clauses (vii) and (viii) unless (x) the Total Leverage Ratio after giving Pro Forma Effect to any such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction is no greater than the Total Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction and (y) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom.

 

8.14 Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth below, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, distribute, or pay any money or property, including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses of any nature, to any Affiliate, or lend or advance money or property to any Affiliate, or invest in (by capital contribution or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase any Stock or Debt, or any property, of any Affiliate, or become liable on any Guaranty of the Debt, dividends, or other obligations of any Affiliate in transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $15,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall be permitted:

 

(a) transactions between or among Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction;

 

(b) transactions on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;

 

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(c) the Transactions (including the issuance of Stock to any officer, director, employee, consultant or other service provider of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in connection therewith) and the payment of Transaction Expenses;

 

(d) Permitted Distributions;

 

(e) loans and other transactions by and among the Borrower and/or one or more Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under this Article VIII ;

 

(f) employment, compensation, severance or termination arrangements between any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees and consultants (including management and employee benefit plans or agreements, subscription agreements or similar agreements pertaining to the repurchase of equity interests held by officers, employees and consultants pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current or former employees, officers, directors consultants and stock option or incentive plans (including equity-based incentive plans) and other compensation arrangements) in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to management equity plans, stock option plans and other employee benefit plans, agreements and arrangements;

 

(g) the payment of (x) customary fees to directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants and other service providers of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants, partners, members and other service providers of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(h) transactions pursuant to permitted agreements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.14 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment, taken as a whole, is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

 

(i) customary payments by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiaries to any Parent Entity or Permitted Holder made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures), which payments are approved, as applicable pursuant to requirements of law or the relevant constituent documents of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, by the majority of the members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower in good faith and such payments shall not exceed 1% of the transaction value for each such transaction;

 

(j) transactions entered into by an Unrestricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate prior to the redesignation of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

 

(k) the issuance or transfer of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, partner, member, employee, consultant or other service provider (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof;

 

(l) any issuance of Stock, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities, Stock or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, compensation arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans, and other employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of any Parent Entity of the Borrower or the Borrower, as the case may be;

 

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(m) transactions with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries for the purchase or sale of goods, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

 

(n) transactions with joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and

 

(o) to the extent not prohibited by Sections 8.10(g)(i) and (ii) , payments by any Parent Entity of the Borrower, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Tax sharing agreements among any such Parent Entity, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms; provided that payments by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries under any such Tax sharing agreements shall not exceed the excess (if any) of the amount they would pay on a standalone basis over the amount they actually pay to Governmental Authorities.

 

8.15 Business Conducted . The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) shall not engage at any time in any line of business other than the lines of business of the same general type currently conducted by it and businesses incidental to, reasonably related or ancillary thereto.

 

8.16 Liens . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, or permit to exist any Lien on any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any of them, except Permitted Liens.

 

8.17 Restrictive Agreements . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the Borrower or any Guarantor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations or under the Loan Documents or (ii) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to pay dividends or other Distributions with respect to any of its Stock; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:

 

(a) restrictions and conditions imposed by (A) Law, (B) any Loan Document, (C) with respect to clause (i) above, the Senior Secured Notes Documents, (D) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation related to any Permitted Debt, and (E) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation governing any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance any such Debt referenced in clauses (B) through (D) of this clause (a) ;

 

(b) customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Closing Date or to any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;

 

(c) restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are to be Disposed and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

 

(d) customary provisions in leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof;

 

(e) restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Debt permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to specific property securing such Debt and not all assets;

 

(f) any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(g) restrictions or conditions in any Permitted Debt that is incurred or assumed by a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of Subordinated Debt, are market terms at the time of issuance or, in the case of any such Debt of any such Person, are imposed solely on such non-Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;

 

(h) restrictions on cash, Cash Equivalents or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (or other restrictions on such cash, Cash Equivalents or deposits constituting Liens permitted hereunder);

 

(i) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures constituting Permitted Investments and applicable solely to such joint venture and entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j) negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Debt permitted under clauses (c) , (p) , (q) and (s) of Section 8.12 , but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Debt;

 

(k) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(l) customary net worth provisions contained in Real Estate leases entered into by Subsidiaries of the Borrower, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligation;

 

(m) provisions restricting the granting of a security interest in Intellectual Property contained in licenses or sublicenses by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Intellectual Property, which licenses and sublicenses were entered into in the ordinary course of business (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such Intellectual Property);

 

(n) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary; and

 

(o) restrictions and conditions imposed by any extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (n) above; provided that such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive with respect to such restriction or condition taken as a whole than those prior to such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement.

 

8.18 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to lease or rent property that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has sold or will sell or otherwise transfer to such Person, unless (i) such transfers are transfers of Real Estate, (ii) such transfer occurs within ninety (90) days after the acquisition of such property by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) the Specified Conditions have been satisfied or (iv) such transfer would be permitted under clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions.”

 

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8.19 Fiscal Year . The Borrower shall not, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries not to, change their Fiscal Year end date from December 31; provided , however , that the Borrower may, and may cause any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon written notice to, and consent by, the Agent, change the Fiscal Year end date convention specified above to any other Fiscal Year end date reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in which case the Borrower and the Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change.

 

8.20 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any Test Period to be less than 1.0 to 1.0; provided that such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will only be tested on the date any Covenant Trigger Period commences (as of the last day of the Test Period ending on or immediately prior to the date on which such Covenant Trigger Period shall have commenced) and shall continue to be tested as of the last day of each Test Period thereafter until such Covenant Trigger Period is no longer continuing.

 

8.21 [ Reserved ].

 

8.22 Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security . At the Borrower’s expense, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) to, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the limitations set forth therein and in the Security Documents) continues to be satisfied, including:

 

(a) upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Obligor, the designation in accordance with Section 8.26 of any existing direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary), or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary, within sixty (60) days after such formation, acquisition, designation or occurrence or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion:

 

(i) [reserved];

 

(ii) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent and the Collateral Agent (x) a “Guaranty Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement guaranteeing the Obligations under the Loan Documents and (y) a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement and any required Intellectual Property security agreements and other security agreements and documents or joinders or supplements thereto (consistent with the Security Agreement and other Security Documents in effect on the Closing Date), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in each case of this clause (y) , granting the Collateral Agent’s Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

 

(iii) delivering, and causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is, or is required to become, a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver, any and all certificates representing Stock (other than Excluded Stock and only to the extent certificated) that are required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank (or any other documents customary under local Law) and instruments evidencing the Debt held by such Restricted Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (including the execution of the Subordinated Intercompany Note), indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent;

 

(iv) taking and causing such Restricted Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to take whatever action (including recording of any Intellectual Property security agreements, the filing of financing statements and delivery of share and membership interest certificates, if any) may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms; and

 

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(v) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent opinions, certificates and other documents, as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (it being understood and agreed that any opinions, certificates and other documents that are consistent with those delivered by the Obligors on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent);

 

provided, at the Borrower’s sole discretion, any Excluded Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary may become an Obligor by delivering the documentation set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above (or the local law equivalent) to the extent applicable, subject to, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, (x) the jurisdiction of incorporation of such Foreign Subsidiary being reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in light of legal permissibility and the policies and procedures of the Agent and the Lenders for similarly situated companies (as reasonably determined by the Agent), (y) the collateral and security provisions of local law documents to be reasonably acceptable to the Agent and to be negotiated in good faith (provided the requirements shall be no more onerous than those required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) and (z) solely with respect to the assets of such Foreign Subsidiary, the Borrower and the Agent entering into an amendment to reflect eligibility criteria customary for such jurisdiction in form reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Borrower.

 

8.23 Cash Management; Cash Dominion .

 

(a) Each Obligor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into, as soon as possible after the Closing Date, an effective account control agreement (a “ Deposit Account Control Agreement ”) with each account bank, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, with respect to (i) each U.S. domestic Deposit Account in which funds of any of the Obligors from any Cash Receipts of the Obligors are deposited (including those existing as of the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.23 , and (ii) the Designated Account into which the proceeds of the Loans are deposited but, in each case, excluding all Excluded Accounts; provided , further , that, (i) if on or prior to one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date (or such longer period following such date as the Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall not have entered into a Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to any such Deposit Account or the Designated Account, such Deposit Account shall be closed and all funds therein transferred to a Deposit Account at the Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent, an Affiliate of the Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent, or another financial institution that has executed a Deposit Account Control Agreement prior to the expiration of such 120-day period and (ii) the Borrower shall enter into a Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to any such Deposit Account, or any new Designated Account, which is established after the Closing Date, substantially concurrently with such establishment (or within such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its discretion) but in any event prior to a deposit of any funds in such account. Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 8.23(a) shall not apply to any Deposit Account acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment) prior to the date that is one hundred twenty (120) days (or such later date as the Agent may agree) following the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment).

 

(b) Each Obligor shall deposit, or cause to be deposited and instruct all Account Debtors to deposit, in an Approved Deposit Account promptly upon receipt all Cash Receipts received by any Obligor from any other Person.

 

(c) Each Deposit Account Control Agreement shall require (without further consent of the Obligors), and the Obligors shall cause, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and, if applicable, any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement, the ACH or wire transfer no less frequently than daily (and whether or not there are then any outstanding Obligations) to the concentration account maintained by, in the name of the Borrower and under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent (the “ Concentration Account ”), of all cash receipts and collections set forth below, other than amounts constituting Excluded Funds (collectively, the “ Cash Receipts ”):

 

(i) all available cash proceeds arising under any Leases or otherwise received from the leasing or Disposition of Inventory or casualty insurance proceeds arising from any of the foregoing;

 

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(ii) all proceeds of Accounts; and

 

(iii) the then contents of each Approved Deposit Account (in each case, net of any minimum balance as may be required to be kept therein by the institution at which such Deposit Account is maintained).

 

(d) During the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period, the Concentration Account shall at all times be under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent. The Obligors hereby acknowledge and agree that, during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period, (i) the Obligors have no right of withdrawal from the Concentration Account, (ii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration Account shall at all times be collateral security for all of the Obligations and (iii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration Account shall be applied as provided in this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 4.3 . In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8.23 , during the continuation of any Cash Dominion Period, any Obligor receives or otherwise has dominion and control of any Cash Receipts, such Cash Receipts shall be held in trust by such Obligor for the Collateral Agent, shall not be commingled with any of such Obligor’s other funds or deposited in any account of such Obligor and shall, not later than the Business Day after receipt thereof, be deposited into the Concentration Account or dealt with in such other fashion as such Obligor may be instructed by the Collateral Agent.

 

(e) So long as no Cash Dominion Period is continuing, the Obligors may direct, and shall have sole control over, the manner of disposition of funds in the Approved Deposit Accounts. The Agent and the other Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that so long as no Cash Dominion Period is continuing the Obligors shall have the right to withdraw all funds remaining on deposit in any Concentration Account and the Collateral Agent shall no longer be permitted to direct any account bank under any Deposit Account Control Agreement to ACH or wire transfer any Cash Receipts into any Concentration Account.

 

(f) Any amounts received in the Concentration Account at any time after the Full Payment of the Obligations shall be remitted to the operating account of the Obligors maintained with the Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent or to an operating account otherwise designated by the Borrower.

 

(g) Upon Borrower’s request, the Collateral Agent shall promptly furnish written notice to each Approved Account Bank of any termination of a Cash Dominion Period.

 

8.24 Use of Proceeds . The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 7.17 .

 

8.25 Further Assurances . Subject to any limitations and exceptions set forth in the Security Documents and in the definition of Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the other Obligors to, promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be promptly executed and delivered, to the Collateral Agent, such documents and agreements, and shall promptly take or cause to be taken such actions, as the Collateral Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien.

 

8.26 Designation of Subsidiaries . The Board of Directors of the Borrower may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by notice to the Agent; provided that, in each case, (i) no Event of Default pursuant to Sections 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) is then continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) in the case of the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (A) the Restricted Subsidiary to be so designated does not (directly, or indirectly through its Subsidiaries) own any equity interests or indebtedness of, or own or hold any Lien on any property of, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall at any time be directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness that provides that the holder thereof may (with the passage of time or notice or both) declare a default thereon or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity upon the occurrence of a default with respect to any Indebtedness, Lien or other obligation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any right to take enforcement action against such Unrestricted Subsidiary). The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Debt or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.

 

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8.27 Passive Holding Company; Etc .

 

(a) Holdings will not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than (i) the ownership and/or acquisition of the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance, (iii) to the extent applicable, participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (iv) the performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents, the Senior Secured Notes Documents and any documents relating to other Permitted Debt, (v) any public offering of its common Stock or any other issuance or registration of its Stock for sale or resale not prohibited by this Agreement, including the costs, fees and expenses related thereto, (vi) any transaction that Holdings is permitted to enter into or consummate under this Agreement and any transaction between Holdings and the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under this Agreement, including (A) making any dividend or distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution not prohibited by Section 8.10 (or the making of a loan to its Parent Entities in lieu of any such permitted Distribution or other distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution) or holding any cash received in connection with Distributions made by the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.10 pending application thereof by Holdings in the manner contemplated by Section 8.10 (including the redemption in whole or in part of any of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) in exchange for another class of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or rights to acquire its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new shares of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock)), (B) making any Investment to the extent (1) payment therefor is made solely with the Stock of Holdings (other than Disqualified Stock), the proceeds of Distribution received from the Borrower and/or proceeds of the issuance of, or contribution in respect of, the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings and (2) any property (including Stock) acquired in connection therewith is contributed to the Borrower or a Guarantor (or, if otherwise constituting Permitted Investments, a Restricted Subsidiary) or the Person formed or acquired in connection therewith is merged or consolidated with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (C) the (w) provision of Guaranties in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners; provided , for the avoidance of doubt, that such Guaranty shall not be in respect of Debt for Borrowed Money, (x) incurrence of Debt of Holdings contemplated by Section 8.12 , (y) incurrence of Guaranties and the performance of its other obligations in respect of Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12 and (z) granting of Liens to the extent the Debt contemplated by subclause (y) is permitted to be secured under Section 8.16 , (vii) incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues and paying taxes, (viii) providing indemnification to officers and directors and as otherwise permitted in this Agreement, (ix) activities incidental to the consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers, (x) organizational activities incidental to a Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments consummated by the Borrower, including the formation of acquisition vehicle entities and intercompany loans and/or investments incidental to such Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments in each case consummated substantially contemporaneously with the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments, (xi) the making of any loan to any officers or directors contemplated by Section 8.11 , the making of any Investment in the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or, to the extent otherwise allowed under Section 8.11 , a Restricted Subsidiary and (xii) activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (i) to (xi) of this Section 8.27(a) .

 

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(b) Holdings will not consummate any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose all or substantially all of its assets and properties, except that Holdings may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than the Borrower) or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and property; provided that (i) Holdings shall be the continuing or surviving Person of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or, in the case of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation where Holdings is not the continuing or surviving Person or where Holdings has been liquidated or in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets, in any such case, the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or the Person into which Holdings has been liquidated or to which Holdings has transferred such assets shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof (Holdings or such Person, as the case may be, being herein referred to as the “ Successor Holdings ”), (ii) the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) shall expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, (iii) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement confirmed that its Guaranty shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (iv) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (v) Holdings shall have delivered to the Agent an officer’s certificate stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition and any supplements to the Loan Documents preserve the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, (vii) the Successor Holdings shall, immediately following such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition, directly or indirectly, own all Subsidiaries owned by Holdings immediately prior to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition and (viii) if reasonably requested by the Agent, an opinion of counsel shall be required to be provided to the effect that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation, or Disposition does not breach or result in a default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided , further , that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement.

 

8.28 Amendments to Certain Documents . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or change in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of the documentation governing the Junior Debt or any Charter Document of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor.

 

8.29 Certain Post-Closing Obligations . As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Closing Date specified in Schedule 8.29 or such later date as the Agent reasonably agrees to in writing, including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Closing Date, the Borrower and each other Obligor shall deliver the documents or take the actions specified in Schedule 8.29 , in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Agent pursuant to its authority as set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

 

9.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date . The effectiveness of this Agreement, the obligation of the Lenders to make any Loans on the Closing Date, and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any Letter of Credit on the Closing Date, are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing by the Agent and the Arrangers) of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a) The Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Obligor:

 

(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(ii) each Security Document set forth on Schedule 1.5 (including the delivery of documents and instruments necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Obligor thereto, together with (except as provided in such Security Documents) certificates, if any, representing the pledged Stock referred to therein for Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Stock) organized under the laws of the United States and not constituting Immaterial Subsidiaries and accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and instruments evidencing the pledged debt referred to therein endorsed in blank; and evidence that all financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code have been filed or are otherwise in a form appropriate for filing; and

 

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(iii) certificates for the Borrower and each Guarantor which attach (A) resolutions or other action documentation, (B) incumbency certificates, (C) Organization Documents and (D) good standing certificates;

 

(iv) an opinion from (A) Latham & Watkins, LLP, counsel to the Obligors and (B) Krieg DeVault LLP, Indiana counsel to the Obligors, each addressed to the Agent and the Lenders as of the Closing Date;

 

(v) a certificate, in the form of Exhibit G , attesting to the Solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower; and

 

(vi) a Notice of Borrowing relating to the initial Borrowing.

 

(b) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder or pursuant to the Fee Letter, in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower) shall, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing, have been paid (which amounts may, at the Borrower’s option, be offset against the proceeds of the Loans borrowed on the Closing Date).

 

(c) Prior to or simultaneously with the initial Borrowing, (i) the Contribution Amount shall have been contributed to the Borrower and (ii) the Acquisition shall be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents, waivers or requests by the Borrower (or its Affiliate) under the Merger Agreement that are material and adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers in their capacities as such, without the prior written consent of the Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

(d) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the Historical Financial Statements and (iii) the Pro Forma Financial Statements.

 

(e) Prior to or simultaneously with the initial Borrowing and the consummation of the Initial Merger, the Existing Debt Refinancing shall have been consummated.

 

(f) The Specified Representations and the Specified Purchase Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date.

 

(g) The Agent and the Arrangers shall have received (i) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors as has been reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by the Agent and the Arrangers that they reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act and (ii) if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230, if requested by the Agent, a Beneficial Owner Certification in relation to the Borrower , at least three business days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(h) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25 to the Merger Agreement, since April 7, 2019, there has been no Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

 

(i) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents a Borrowing Base Certificate.

 

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9.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan after the Closing Date . Subject to Section 1.10 , the obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan after the Closing Date, and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue, increase the face amount of, or extend any Letter of Credit after the Closing Date shall be subject to the conditions precedent that on and as of the date of any such extension of credit:

 

(a) The following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by the Borrower of any extension of credit shall be deemed to be a statement to the effect set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) with the same effect as the delivery to the Agent and the Lenders of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, dated the date of such extension of credit, stating that:

 

(i) The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension of credit as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such prior date, and except to the extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified in writing by the Borrower that any representation or warranty is not correct in all material respects (or that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is not correct in all respects) and the Required Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or warranty;

 

(ii) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such extension of credit; and

 

(iii) The Borrowing or issuance of the Letter of Credit is in compliance with the provisions of Article II .

 

(b) No Borrowing of Revolving Loans or issuance of the Letter of Credit shall exceed the then-current Availability.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the foregoing conditions precedent in this Section 9.2 are not conditions to any Revolving Credit Lender participating in or reimbursing the Swingline Lender or the Agent for such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any applicable Swingline Loan or Agent Advance made in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4(f) or Section 2.5(h) , as applicable.

 

ARTICLE X

DEFAULT; REMEDIES

 

10.1 Events of Default . It shall constitute an event of default (“ Event of Default ”) if any one or more of the following shall occur for any reason:

 

(a) any failure by the Borrower to pay: (i) the principal of any of the Loans when due, whether upon demand or otherwise, or the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement when the same is due and payable; or (ii) any interest, fee or other amount owing hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents within five (5) Business Days after the due date therefor, whether upon demand or otherwise;

 

(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by Holdings or the Borrower in this Agreement or by any Obligor in any of the other Loan Documents or any certificate furnished by any Obligor at any time to the Agent, any Co-Collateral Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents shall prove to be untrue in any material respect as of the date on which made, deemed made, or furnished and such misrepresentation shall not have been cured within thirty (30) days (to the extent such representation or warranty is capable of being cured);

 

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(c) any default shall occur in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and agreements contained in:

 

(i) Section 6.3(a) , Section 8.2(a) (with respect to the maintenance of the Borrower’s existence only), Section 8.8 , Section 8.9 , Section 8.10 , Section 8.11 , Section 8.12 , Section 8.13 , Section 8.14 , Section 8.16 , Section 8.17 , Section 8.18 , Section 8.23 (and, other than during a Cash Dominion Period (during which time the grace period shall be five (5) Business Days), such default continues for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders), Section 8.27 and Section 8.28 ;

 

(ii) Section 8.20 ; provided that an Event of Default shall not occur under this clause (ii) until the expiration of Cure Deadline for the applicable Test Period for which the Borrower was not in compliance with such Financial Covenant;

 

(iii) Section 6.4(a) and such default continues for five (5) Business Days (or three (3) Business Days during any Cash Dominion Period) after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders; or

 

(iv) any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders;

 

(d) any default shall occur with respect to any Debt (other than the Obligations) of any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an outstanding principal amount which constitutes Material Indebtedness, or under any agreement or instrument under or pursuant to which any such Debt may have been issued, created, assumed, or guaranteed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, therein specified, if the effect thereof (with or without the giving of notice) is to accelerate, or to permit the holders of any such Debt to accelerate, the maturity of any such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared due and payable or be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or any such Debt shall not be paid in full upon the scheduled maturity thereof; provided that this clause (d) shall not apply to (w) termination events or equivalent events not constituting events of default pursuant to the terms of any Hedge Agreement, (x) any failure if it has been remedied, cured or waived or is capable of being remedied cured or waived by the holders of the applicable Material Indebtedness, (y) any Debt that becomes due as a result of the sale, transfer or disposition (including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of the property or assets securing such Debt, if such Disposition is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Debt and (z) any Debt permitted to exist or be incurred under the terms of this Agreement that is required to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased, redeemed or satisfied (or as to which an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease, redeem or satisfy is required to be made) in connection with any asset sale event, casualty or condemnation event, change of control (without limiting the rights of the Agent and the Lenders under Section 10.1(l) below), excess cash flow or other customary provision in such Debt giving rise to such requirement to offer or prepay in the absence of any default thereunder;

 

(e) Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or file a voluntary petition, proposal, notice of intent to file a proposal or an answer or otherwise commence any action or proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of its debts or for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state, or federal, now or hereafter existing, or consent to, approve of, or acquiesce in, any such petition, action or proceeding; (ii) apply for or acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for it or for all or any part of its property; or (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

 

(f) an involuntary petition shall be filed or an action or proceeding otherwise commenced seeking reorganization, arrangement, consolidation or readjustment of the debts of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state or federal, now or hereafter existing, and such petition or proceeding shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after the filing or commencement thereof or an order of relief shall be entered with respect thereto;

 

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(g) (i) a receiver, interim receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for all or any material part of such Person’s property shall be appointed or (ii) a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any material part of the property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary and such warrant or similar process shall not be vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

 

(h) this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement shall be terminated (other than in accordance with its terms or the terms hereof or thereof), revoked or declared void or invalid or unenforceable or challenged by any Obligor;

 

(i) one or more monetary judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against any of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary involving in the aggregate for all Obligors and Restricted Subsidiaries liability as to any single or related or unrelated series of transactions, incidents or conditions, in excess of $30,000,000 (except to the extent covered by insurance through an insurer who does not deny or dispute coverage), and the same shall remain unsatisfied, unbonded, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

 

(j) for any reason, any Lien on any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $15,000,000 ceases to be, or is not, valid, perfected and prior to all other Liens (subject to (A) the terms of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and (B) Permitted Liens) or is terminated, revoked or declared void other than (i) as a result of a release of Collateral permitted by Section 13.10 or in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document, (ii) in connection with the Full Payment of the Obligations or (iii) any loss of perfection (x) that results from the failure of the Collateral Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent to (A) maintain possession of certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it representing securities or other assets pledged under the Security Documents or (B) file continuation statements or (y) as to Collateral consisting of real property, to the extent such real property is covered by a title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage;

 

(k) (i) an ERISA Event shall occur which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) an Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multi-employer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(l) there occurs a Change of Control.

 

10.2 Remedies .

 

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent may, in its discretion, and shall, at the direction of the Required Lenders, do one or more of the following at any time or times and in any order, without notice to or demand on the Borrower:

 

(i) reduce the Maximum Revolver Amount or the advance rates against Eligible Accounts, Eligible Fleet Inventory and/or Eligible Parts Inventory used in computing each Borrowing Base, or reduce one or more of the other elements used in computing the Borrowing Base, in each case to the extent determined by the Agent or the Required Lenders, as the case may be;

 

(ii) restrict the amount of or refuse to make Loans;

 

(iii) instruct the Letter of Credit Issuers to restrict or refuse to provide Letters of Credit;

 

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(iv) terminate the Commitments;

 

(v) declare the Loans to be immediately due and payable; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 10.1(e) , 10.1(f) , or 10.1(g) with respect to the Borrower, the Commitments shall automatically and immediately expire and terminate and all Loans shall automatically become immediately due and payable without notice or demand of any kind;

 

(vi) require the Obligors to cash collateralize all outstanding Letters of Credit; and

 

(vii) pursue its other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and applicable Law.

 

(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing: (i) the Agent shall have, for the benefit of the respective Secured Parties, in addition to all other rights of the Agent and the Lenders, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Loan Documents or the UCC; (ii) the Agent may, at any time, take possession of the respective Collateral and keep it on the Obligors’ premises, at no cost to the Agent or any Lender, or remove any part of it to such other place or places as the Agent may desire, or the Borrower shall, and shall cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon the Agent’s demand, at the Borrower’s cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at a place reasonably convenient to the Agent; and (iii) the Agent may sell and deliver any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Agent deems advisable, in its sole discretion, and may, if the Agent deems it reasonable, postpone or adjourn any sale of any Collateral by an announcement at the time and place of sale or of such postponed or adjourned sale without giving a new notice of sale. Without in any way requiring notice to be given in the following manner, each Obligor agrees that any notice by the Agent of sale, disposition or other intended action hereunder or in connection herewith, whether required by the UCC or otherwise, shall constitute reasonable notice to the Borrower if such notice is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or is delivered personally against receipt, at least ten (10) days prior to such action to the Borrower at the address specified in or pursuant to Section 14.8 . If any Collateral is sold on terms other than payment in full at the time of sale, no credit shall be given against the Obligations until the Agent or the Lenders receive payment, and if the buyer defaults in payment, the Agent may resell the Collateral without further notice to the Borrower or any other Obligor. In the event the Agent seeks to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral by judicial process, the Borrower and each other Obligor irrevocably waives: (A) the posting of any bond, surety or security with respect thereto which might otherwise be required; (B) any demand for possession prior to the commencement of any suit or action to recover the Collateral; and (C) any requirement that the Agent retain possession and not dispose of any Collateral until after trial or final judgment. The Borrower and the other Obligors agree that the Agent has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or marshal any Collateral for the benefit of any Person.

 

10.3 Application of Funds . If the circumstances described in Section 4.7 have occurred, or after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 10.2 or under any other Loan Document (or after the Commitments have automatically been terminated, the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in Section 10.2 and the Letters of Credit have automatically been required to be cash collateralized, in each case as set forth in Section 10.2 ), including in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Agent in the following order:

 

First , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7 ) payable to the Agent and/or any Co-Collateral Agent in its capacity as such (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

 

Second , to pay interest due in respect of all Agent Advances until paid in full;

 

Third , to pay the principal of all Agent Advances until paid in full;

 

Fourth , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7 ), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Fourth payable to them (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

 

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Fifth , to pay interest accrued in respect of the Swingline Loans until paid in full;

 

Sixth , to pay the principal of all Swingline Loans until paid in full;

 

Seventh , to pay interest accrued in respect of the Revolving Loans (other than Agent Advances or Swingline Loans) until paid in full;

 

Eighth , ratably (i) to pay the principal of all Revolving Loans (other than Agent Advances and Swingline Loans) until paid in full, (ii) to the Agent, to be held by the Agent, for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuers, as cash collateral in an amount up to 103% of the maximum drawable amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit and (iii) to pay any Obligations under Noticed Hedges or Noticed Cash Management Obligations (in an amount not to exceed the Bank Product Reserves);

 

Ninth , ratably to pay (i) any amounts owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements (other than Noticed Hedges), until paid in full, (ii) any amounts owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of the unreserved portion of a Noticed Hedge, until paid in full, (iii) any amounts owing with respect to Cash Management Obligations (other than Noticed Cash Management Obligations), in each case, until paid in full, and (iv) any amounts owing with respect to Obligations in respect of the unreserved portion of a Noticed Cash Management Obligation, until paid in full;

 

Tenth , to the payment of all other Obligations of the Obligors that are due and payable to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, until paid in full;

 

Eleventh , ratably to pay any Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders, until paid in full;

 

Twelfth , ratably to pay any amounts owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of any FILO Tranche, until paid in full; and

 

Last , the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

Amounts used to cash collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Eighth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as cash collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

 

10.4 Permitted Holders’ Right to Cure .

 

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.1(c) , in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirement of the Financial Covenant, any of the Permitted Holders, Holdings or any other Person designated by the Borrower shall have the right, during the period beginning at the end of the last Fiscal Quarter of the applicable Test Period and until the later of (i) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which Financial Statements with respect to the Test Period in which such covenant is being measured are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 and (ii) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the beginning of a Covenant Trigger Period (such later date, the “ Cure Deadline ”), to make a direct or indirect equity investment in the Borrower in cash in the form of common Stock (or other Stock reasonably acceptable to the Agent) (the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of Net Proceeds pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right (the “ Cure Amount ”), the Financial Covenant shall be recalculated, giving effect to a pro forma increase to Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period in an amount equal to such Cure Amount; provided that such pro forma adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA shall be given solely for the purpose of determining the existence of a Default or an Event of Default under the Financial Covenant with respect to any Test Period that includes the Fiscal Quarter for which such Cure Right was exercised and not for any other purpose under any Loan Document.

 

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(b) If, after the receipt of the Cure Amounts and the recalculations pursuant to clause (a) above, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Covenant during such Test Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable Default that had occurred shall be deemed cured; provided that (i) the Cure Right may be exercised on no more than five (5) occasions, (ii) in each four Fiscal Quarter period, there shall be at least two Fiscal Quarters in respect of which no Cure Right is exercised, (iii) with respect to any exercise of the Cure Right, the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the Financial Covenant, and (iv) all Cure Amounts shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any baskets, with respect to the covenants contained in the Loan Documents or the usage of the Available Equity Amount. The Borrower shall not be permitted to borrow Loans or request the issuance, extension or increase in the face amount of a Letter of Credit unless and until all Cure Amounts shall have been received by the Borrower such that, upon recalculation taking into account such Cure Amounts received, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenant.

 

ARTICLE XI

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

11.1 Term and Termination . The term of this Agreement shall end on the Stated Termination Date unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms hereof. The Agent upon direction from the Required Lenders may terminate this Agreement without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due and payable, Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations) (including all unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and any amounts due under Section 5.4 ) shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall immediately arrange, with respect to all Letters of Credit then outstanding, for (a) the cancellation and return thereof, or (b) the cash collateralization thereof or issuance of Supporting Letters of Credit with respect thereto in accordance with Section 2.3(g) . Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, until Full Payment of all Obligations, the Borrower shall remain bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall not be relieved of any of its Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and the Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and the Lenders shall retain all their rights and remedies hereunder (including the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and all rights and remedies with respect to all then existing and after-arising Collateral).

 

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS

 

12.1 Amendments and Waivers .

 

(a) (i)Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by the Borrower or other Obligor therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Obligors party thereto and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;

 

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective to modify eligibility criteria, or sublimits contained in the definition of “Borrowing Base,” “Eligible Accounts’, “Eligible Inventory,” “Eligible Leased Parts Inventory,” “Eligible New Parts Inventory” or “Eligible Fleet Inventory” or any successor or related definition, in each case that would have the effect of increasing the Borrowing Base unless it is consented to in writing by the Supermajority Lenders and the Borrower;

 

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(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by (x) all Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of all Lenders) and (y) the Borrower:

 

(A) increase any of the advance rates set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base”;

 

(B) amend this Section or any provision of this Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders;

 

(C) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantors with respect to their Obligations owing under the Guarantee Agreement other than as permitted by Section 13.10 ;

 

(D) subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, release all or substantially all of the Collateral other than as permitted by Section 13.10 ; or

 

(E) change the voting percentages included in the definitions of “Required Lenders” or “Supermajority Lenders”;

 

(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by all affected Lenders of (or the Agent with the consent of all affected Lenders) and the Borrower:

 

(A) increase or extend any Commitment of any Lender (other than as contemplated in Sections 2.6 or 2.7 );

 

(B) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any (i) scheduled payment of principal, interest or fees or (ii) other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

 

(C) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein (other than waivers of the Default Rate) on any Loan, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

 

(D) amend the “default waterfall” set forth in Section 10.3 or the pro rata sharing provisions set forth in Section 13.11(b) .

 

It being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not give rise to an all affected Lender vote pursuant to this clause (iv) .

 

(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective to increase the obligations or adversely affect the rights of the Agent, any Co-Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender or any Letter of Credit Issuer without the consent of the party affected thereby;

 

provided , however , that (A) the Agent may, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding the limitations contained in clause (ii) or (iii)(A) above and any other terms of this Agreement, make applicable Agent Advances in accordance with Section 2.4(g) ; (B) Schedule 1.1 hereto (Lenders’ Commitments) may be amended from time to time by the Agent alone to reflect assignments of Commitments in accordance herewith and changes in Commitments in accordance with Section 2.6 or 2.7 ; (C) no amendment or waiver shall be made to Section 13.20 or to any other provision of any Loan Document as such provisions relate to the rights and obligations of any Arranger without the written consent of such Arranger; and (D) the Fee Letter may be amended or waived in a writing signed by Holdings, the Borrower and the Agent. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 12.1 , if the Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that (i) the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended and (ii) the accrued and unpaid amount of any principal, interest or fees payable to such Lender shall not be reduced, in either case, without the consent of such Lender.

 

(b) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent (a “ Proposed Change ”) requiring the consent of the Supermajority Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders, the consent of Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained being referred to as a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”), then, so long as the Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender, at the Borrower’s request (and if applicable, payment by the Borrower of the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a) ), the Agent or an Eligible Assignee shall have the right (but not the obligation), to purchase from the Non-Consenting Lenders, and the Non-Consenting Lenders agree that they shall sell, all of the Non-Consenting Lenders’ interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, in accordance with the procedures set forth in clauses (i) through (v) in the proviso to Section 5.8 and the last sentence in Section 5.8 , as if each such Non-Consenting Lender is an assignor Lender thereunder.

 

12.2 Assignments; Participations .

 

(a) Any Lender may, with the written consent of (i) the Agent, (ii) in the case of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments, the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuers, and (iii) so long as no Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a) , (e) , (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), assign and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees ( provided that no such consent shall be required in connection with any assignment to a then-existing Lender) (each an “ Assignee ”) all, or any ratable part of all, of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, ( provided that no such minimum amount shall apply to any assignment to an Approved Fund or to a Lender or to an Affiliate of a Lender); provided , however , that (A) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and related information with respect to the Assignee, shall be given to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; (B) such Lender and its Assignee shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; and (C) the assignor Lender or Assignee shall pay to the Agent a processing fee in the amount of $3,500; provided , further , that the Agent may elect to waive such processing fee in its sole discretion.

 

(b) From and after the date that the Agent has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance, the Agent has received payment of the above-referenced processing fee and the Agent has recorded such assignment in the Register as provided in Section 13.20 herein, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations, including, but not limited to, the obligation to participate in Letters of Credit, have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assignor Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such assignor Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

 

(c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assignor Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto or the attachment, perfection, or priority of any Lien granted by any Obligor to the Agent or any Lender in the applicable Collateral; (ii) such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Obligor or the performance or observance by any Obligor of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, such assignor Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers, including the discretionary rights and incidental powers, as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

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(d) Immediately upon satisfaction of the requirements of Section 12.2(a) , this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. Each Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce the applicable Commitment of the assignor Lender pro tanto .

 

(e) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons not Affiliates of the Borrower (a “ Participant ”), in each case that is not a Disqualified Lender so long as the list of Disqualified Lenders shall have been made available to all Lenders, participating interests in any Loans, any Commitment of that Lender and the other interests of that Lender (the “ Originating Lender ”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided , however , that (i) the Originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrower and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document except the matters set forth in Sections 12.1(a)(iii)(C) and (D) and Section 12.1(a)(iv) , and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation; except that, if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same limitation as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement. Subject to paragraph (g) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.1 , 5.2 and 5.3 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section.

 

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement (including its Note, if any) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR § 203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.

 

(g) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 5.1 or 5.3 than the Originating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participating interest sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participating interest to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent and such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.8 as though it were a Lender, or to the extent that such entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after the Participant became a Participant. A Participant shall be subject to the requirements of Section 5.1(f) and shall deliver to the Originating Lender the information required thereby, and such Participant shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 5.1(f) unless the Borrower is notified of the participating interest sold to such Participant.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

THE APPOINTED AGENTS

 

13.1 Appointment and Authorization . Each Lender hereby designates and appoints the Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (collectively, the “ Appointed Agents ”) as its agents under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes each Appointed Agent, in its respective capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Appointed Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Article XIII . The provisions of this Article XIII (other than Sections 13.9 and 13.10(a) ) are solely for the benefit of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall have no rights as third party beneficiaries of any of the provisions contained herein. In performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Agent is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders (except in limited circumstances expressly provided for herein relating to the maintenance of the Register), and its duties are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Appointed Agent assumes nor shall it be deemed to have assumed any obligation or duty or any other relationship as the agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender or Secured Party or holder of any other obligation other than as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with reference to any Appointed Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties); additionally, each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against any Appointed Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by any Appointed Agent in connection with this Agreement and/or the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Appointed Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which such Appointed Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including (a) the determination of the applicability of ineligibility criteria with respect to the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (b) the making of Agent Advances pursuant to Section 2.4(g) and (c) the exercise of remedies pursuant to Section 10.2 , and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Lenders.

 

13.2 Delegation of Duties . Each Appointed Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Each Appointed Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

13.3 Liability of Appointed Agents . None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision)), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Obligor or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Obligor, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Appointed Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Obligor or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Obligor or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

 

13.4 Reliance by Appointed Agent . Each Appointed Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Obligor), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Appointed Agent. Each Appointed Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Appointed Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or the Supermajority Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders if so required by Section 12.1 ) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

 

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13.5 Notice of Default . The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article X ; provided , however , that unless and until the Agent has received any such request, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable.

 

13.6 Credit Decision . Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Appointed Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower and its Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender represents to each Appointed Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent, the Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Obligors or any of their Affiliates which may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons.

 

13.7 Indemnification . Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably in accordance with their respective pro rata shares of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments (or if no Revolving Credit Commitments, or no Revolving Credit Commitments of a Class, are outstanding, ratably in accordance with their respective pro rata shares of (x) the outstanding Revolving Loans (including participations in outstanding Letters of Credit and participations in Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit) or (y) the sum of outstanding Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Loans (including participations in outstanding Letters of Credit and participations in Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit) with respect to any Class of Revolving Credit Commitments no longer outstanding, as applicable) from and against any and all Losses as such term is defined in Section 14.11 ; provided , however , that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to such Agent-Related Persons of any portion of such Losses to the extent resulting from such Person’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision); provided , further , that any action taken by any Agent-Related Person at the request of the Required Lenders shall not constitute gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall ratably reimburse the Agent upon demand for its share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of the Agent.

 

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13.8 Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity . Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Stock in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Obligors and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though such Appointed Agent was not an Appointed Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Obligors, their Affiliates and Account Debtors (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Obligors or such Affiliates) and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that each Appointed Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, each Appointed Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Appointed Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include each Appointed Agent in its individual capacity.

 

13.9 Successor Agents .

 

(a) Any Appointed Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower, whether or not a successor has been appointed. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Appointed Agent. In the case of a resignation of the Agent, if no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank. In either case, such appointment shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Borrower (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld and shall not be required while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as an Appointed Agent by a successor Appointed Agent, such successor Appointed Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Appointed Agent. Upon the acceptance of appointment as Appointed Agent by a successor Appointed Agent, the retiring Appointed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Prior to any retiring Appointed Agent’s resignation hereunder as Appointed Agent, the retiring Appointed Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor Appointed Agent its rights as Appointed Agent under the Loan Documents.

 

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Section, in the event no successor Appointed Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Appointed Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Appointed Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (i) the retiring Appointed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided that, solely for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Appointed Agent under any Collateral Document for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the retiring Appointed Agent shall continue to be vested with such security interest as collateral agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and continue to be entitled to the rights set forth in such Collateral Document and Loan Document, and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of such Appointed Agent, shall continue to hold such Collateral, in each case until such time as a successor Appointed Agent is appointed and accepts such appointment in accordance with this Section (it being understood and agreed that the retiring Appointed Agent shall have no duty or obligation to take any further action under any Collateral Document, including any action required to maintain the perfection of any such security interest), and (ii) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Appointed Agent; provided that (A) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such Person and (B) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative Agent shall directly be given or made to each Lender and Issuing Bank. Following the effectiveness of any Appointed Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article, Section 5.1(b) and Section 14.10, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Appointed Agent, its sub-agents and their respective related parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Appointed Agent was acting as Appointed Agent and in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso under clause (a) above.

 

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13.10 Collateral Matters .

 

(a) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent (and if applicable, any subagent appointed by the Collateral Agent under Section 13.2 or otherwise), and the Collateral Agent (and if applicable, any subagent appointed by the Collateral Agent under Section 13.2 or otherwise) shall hereby have the obligation to release, subject to the satisfaction of any conditions to release (if any) set forth herein, including the continuance of the applicable Collateral Agent’s Lien in any proceeds of released Collateral, any such Collateral Agent’s Liens upon any Collateral (i) upon Full Payment of the Obligations; (ii) constituting property being disposed of to a Person that is not an Obligor, if (except sales of items of Fleet Inventory in the ordinary course of business so long as such Collateral Agent’s Lien continues in the proceeds of such Collateral) the Borrower certifies to the Collateral Agent that the disposition is made in compliance with Section 8.8 (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry); (iii) constituting property in which the Obligors owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; (iv) constituting property leased to an Obligor under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement; (v) to the extent the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement (in accordance with the second succeeding sentence and the Guarantee Agreement); (vi) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale, transfer or other Disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents and (vii) to the extent such Collateral otherwise becomes an Excluded Stock or an Excluded Asset. Except provided above, the Collateral Agent will not release any of the Collateral Agent’s Liens without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of Lenders whose consent is required in accordance with Section 12.1 ); provided that, in addition to the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may, in its discretion, release such Collateral Agent’s Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $2,500,000 during each Fiscal Year without the prior written authorization of any Lender, so long as all proceeds received in connection with such release are applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 4.7 and, after giving effect to the application of such proceeds and the updating of the Borrowing Base, as the case may be, to reflect the deletion of any assets subject to such release, Availability shall be no less than the Availability immediately prior to such release. Upon request by the Collateral Agent or the Borrower at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release any applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 13.10 . In addition, the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize (x) the Collateral Agent to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.12(c) and (y) the Agent to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under this Agreement or such Person otherwise becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case, solely to the extent such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary is not prohibited by this Agreement, or, in the case of a Previous Holdings, in accordance with the conditions set forth in the definition of Holdings and Section 8.27 . Upon request by any Appointed Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations pursuant to this Section 13.10(a) .

 

(b) Upon receipt by any Appointed Agent of any authorization required pursuant to Section 13.10(a) from the Lenders of such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, and upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written request by the Borrower, such Appointed Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of such Collateral Agent’s Liens upon such Collateral or to subordinate its interest therein, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement; provided , however , that (i) such Appointed Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in such Appointed Agent’s opinion, would expose such Appointed Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Obligors in respect of) all interests retained by the Obligors, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of such Collateral.

 

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(c) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Obligors or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any Lender as to any of the foregoing.

 

13.11 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments .

 

(a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully entitled to do so, upon the request of the Required Lenders, set-off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to any Obligor or any accounts of any Obligor now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so by any Appointed Agent, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against any Obligor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the applicable Collateral.

 

(b) Except as may be expressly permitted by this Agreement, if at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setoff or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations of any Obligor to such Lender arising under, or relating to, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from the Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to which such Lender is otherwise entitled to receive directly pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Agent in excess of such Lender’s ratable portion of all such distributions by the Agent, such Lender shall promptly (A) turn the same over to the Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Agent, or in same day funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (B) purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their Commitments; provided , however , that (A) if all or part of such excess payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment and (B) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Obligor pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans, Commitments or participations in a Letter of Credit or Swingline Loans to any Assignee or Participant or (z) any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender of any Class as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or Commitments of that Class or any increase in the Applicable Margin (or other pricing term, including any fee, discount or premium) in respect of Loans or Commitments of Lenders that have consented to any such extension to the extent such transaction is permitted hereunder.

 

13.12 Agency for Perfection . Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with the UCC or under other applicable law, as applicable may be perfected by possession. Should any Lender (other than the Collateral Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

 

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13.13 Payments by Agent to Lenders . All payments to be made by the Agent to the applicable Lenders shall be made by bank wire transfer or internal transfer of immediately available funds to each such Lender pursuant to wire transfer instructions delivered in writing to the Agent on or prior to the Agreement Date (or if such Lender is an Assignee, on the applicable Assignment and Acceptance), or pursuant to such other wire transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by written notice to the Agent. Concurrently with each such payment, the Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents principal, interest or fees on the Loans or otherwise. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each such Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Agent, each applicable Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.

 

13.14 Settlement .

 

(a) Each Lender’s funded portion of the applicable Loans is intended by the applicable Lenders to be equal at all times to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding applicable Loans. Notwithstanding such agreement, the Agent, the Swingline Lender, and the other applicable Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of or enforceable by the Borrower) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among them as to the applicable Loans (including the applicable Swingline Loans and the applicable Agent Advances) shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:

 

(i) The Agent shall request settlement (“ Settlement ”) with the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders at least once every week, or on a more frequent basis at the Agent’s election, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each applicable outstanding Swingline Loan, (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance, and (C) with respect to collections received, in each case, by notifying the Revolving Credit Lenders of such requested Settlement by telecopy or other electronic transmission, no later than 12:00 noon (New York City time, as applicable) on the date of such requested Settlement (the “ Settlement Date ”). Each Revolving Credit Lender (other than the Swingline Lender, in the case of applicable Swingline Loans and the Agent in the case of applicable Agent Advances) shall transfer the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal amount of the applicable Swingline Loans and the applicable Agent Advances with respect to each Settlement to the Agent, to the Agent’s account, not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the Settlement Date applicable thereto. Settlements shall occur during the continuation of a Default or an Event of Default and whether or not the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have then been satisfied. Such amounts made available by the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders to the Agent shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Swingline Loan or Agent Advance and, together with the portion of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance representing the Swingline Lenders’ Pro Rata Share thereof, shall cease to constitute Swingline Loans or Agent Advances, but shall constitute Revolving Loans of such Revolving Credit Lenders. If any such amount is not transferred to the Agent by any Revolving Credit Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Credit Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate, the first three (3) days from and after the Settlement Date and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to Revolving Loans that constitute Base Rate Loans, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, and (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance.

 

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one (1) Business Day after demand is made by the Agent (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default and regardless of whether the Agent has requested a Settlement with respect to an applicable Swingline Loan or applicable Agent Advance), each other applicable Revolving Credit Lender (A) shall irrevocably and unconditionally purchase and receive from the Swingline Lender or the Agent, as applicable, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance and (B) if Settlement has not previously occurred with respect to such Swingline Loans or Agent Advances, upon demand by the Agent, as applicable, shall pay to the Swingline Lender or the Agent, as applicable, as the purchase price of such participation an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swingline Loans or Agent Advances. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Agent by any applicable Revolving Credit Lender, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Credit Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the first three (3) days from and after such demand and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, and (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance.

 

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(iii) Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 2.4(f) to the contrary, from and after the date, if any, on which any Revolving Credit Lender purchases an undivided interest and participation in any applicable Swingline Loan or applicable Agent Advance pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Agent in respect of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance.

 

(iv) Between Settlement Dates, the Agent, to the extent no applicable Agent Advances are outstanding, may pay over to the Swingline Lender any payments received by the Agent, which in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the applicable Loans, for application to the Swingline Lender’s Loans including applicable Swingline Loans. If, as of any Settlement Date, collections received since the then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied to the Swingline Lender’s Loans (other than to applicable Swingline Loans or applicable Agent Advances in which such Lender has not yet funded its purchase of a participation pursuant to clause (ii) above), as provided for in the previous sentence, the Swingline Lender shall pay to the Agent for the accounts of the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders, to be applied to the applicable outstanding Loans of such Revolving Credit Lenders, an amount such that each Revolving Credit Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Revolving Loans. During the period between Settlement Dates, the Swingline Lender with respect to applicable Swingline Loans, the Agent with respect to applicable Agent Advances, and each Revolving Credit Lender with respect to the applicable Loans other than applicable Swingline Loans and applicable Agent Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the actual average daily amount of funds employed by the Agent and the other Revolving Credit Lenders, respectively.

 

(v) Unless the Agent has received written notice from the Required Lenders to the contrary, the Agent may assume that the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have been satisfied.

 

(b) Lenders’ Failure to Perform . All Revolving Loans (other than Swingline Loans and Agent Advances) shall be made by the Revolving Credit Lenders simultaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares thereof. It is understood that (i) no Revolving Credit Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any other Revolving Credit Lender to perform its obligation to make any applicable Loans hereunder, nor shall any applicable Revolving Credit Commitment of any Revolving Credit Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Revolving Credit Lender to perform its obligation to make any Revolving Loans hereunder, (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loans hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligation to make any Loans hereunder, and (iii) the obligations of each Lender hereunder shall be several, not joint and several.

 

(c) Defaulting Lenders . Unless the Agent receives notice from a Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the Closing Date, at least one Business Day prior to the date of such Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to the Agent that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of a Borrowing, the Agent may assume that each such Lender has made such amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds on the Funding Date. Furthermore, the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If any Lender has not transferred its full Pro Rata Share to the Agent in immediately available funds, and the Agent has transferred the corresponding amount to the Borrower, on the Business Day following such Funding Date such Lender shall make such amount available to the Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for that day. A notice by the Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If each Lender’s full Pro Rata Share is transferred to the Agent as required, the amount transferred to the Agent shall constitute that Lender’s applicable Loan for all purposes of this Agreement. If that amount is not transferred to the Agent on the Business Day following the Funding Date, the Agent will notify the Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by the Agent, the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Agent for the Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate applicable at the time to the applicable Loans comprising that particular Borrowing. The failure of any Lender to make any applicable Loan on any Funding Date shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make an applicable Loan on that Funding Date. No Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to advance such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing.

 

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13.15 Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues .

 

(a) Notice of Letter of Credit Balance . On each Settlement Date, the Agent shall notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the issuance of all Letters of Credit since the prior Settlement Date. In addition, upon the reasonable request of a Revolving Credit Lender from time to time, the Agent shall provide such Revolving Credit Lender with a list of the then outstanding Letters of Credit.

 

(b) Participations in Letters of Credit .

 

(i) Purchase of Participations . Immediately upon issuance of any Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.3(d) , each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the face amount of such Letter of Credit in connection with the issuance or acceptance of such Letter of Credit (including all obligations of the Borrower with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto).

 

(ii) Sharing of Reimbursement Obligation Payments . Whenever the Agent receives a payment from the Borrower on account of reimbursement obligations in respect of a Letter of Credit as to which the Agent has previously received for the account of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer thereof payment from a Revolving Credit Lender, the Agent shall promptly pay to such Revolving Credit Lender such Revolving Credit Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such payment from the Borrower. Each such payment shall be made by the Agent on the next Settlement Date.

 

(iii) Documentation . Upon the request of any applicable Revolving Credit Lender, the Agent shall furnish to such Revolving Credit Lender copies of any Letter of Credit, reimbursement agreements executed in connection therewith, applications for any Letter of Credit, and such other documentation relating to such Letter of Credit as may reasonably be requested by such Revolving Credit Lender.

 

(iv) Obligations Irrevocable . The obligations of each applicable Revolving Credit Lender to make payments to the Agent with respect to any applicable Letter of Credit or with respect to their participation therein or with respect to the Revolving Loans made as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit and the obligations of the Borrower for whose account the Letter of Credit was issued to make payments to the Agent, for the account of the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders, shall be irrevocable and shall not be subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the following circumstances:

 

(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;

 

(B) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), any Lender, the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any applicable Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transactions between the Borrower or any other Person and the beneficiary named in any Letter of Credit);

 

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(C) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under the Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

 

(D) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents;

 

(E) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or

 

(F) the failure of the Borrower to satisfy the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX .

 

(c) Recovery or Avoidance of Payments; Refund of Payments In Error . In the event any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower received by the Agent with respect to any Letter of Credit and distributed by the Agent to the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders on account of their respective participations therein is thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered from the Agent or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with any receivership, liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall, upon demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent their respective applicable Pro Rata Shares of such amount set aside, avoided or recovered, together with interest at the rate required to be paid by the Agent or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer upon the amount required to be repaid by it. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each applicable Revolving Credit Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such applicable Revolving Credit Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower have not made such payment in full to the Agent, each Revolving Credit Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Revolving Credit Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Revolving Credit Lender until the date repaid.

 

(d) Indemnification by Lenders . To the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, the Revolving Credit Lenders agree to indemnify the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Letter of Credit Issuer in any way relating to or arising out of any Letter of Credit or the transactions contemplated thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit or any Loan Document in connection therewith; provided that no Revolving Credit Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Revolving Credit Lender agrees to reimburse the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs or expenses payable by the Borrower to such Letter of Credit Issuer, to the extent that such Letter of Credit Issuer is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Borrower. The agreement contained in this Section shall survive payment in full of all other Obligations.

 

13.16 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents . Each Lender authorizes and directs each Appointed Agent to enter into the other Loan Documents, including the Intercreditor Agreement, any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement, for the ratable benefit and obligation of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders. Each Lender agrees that any action taken by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, of their respective powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that the Loans, applicable Agent Advances, applicable Swingline Loans, Bank Products (including all Hedge Agreements) and all interest, fees and expenses hereunder constitute one Debt, secured equally by all of the applicable Collateral, subject to the order of distribution set forth in Section 10.2 .

 

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13.17 Field Examination and Appraisal; Disclaimer by Lenders . By signing this Agreement, each Lender:

 

(a) is deemed to have requested that an Appointed Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each Field Examination or Appraisal (each, a “ Report ” and collectively, “ Reports ”) prepared by or on behalf of any Appointed Agent;

 

(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that each Appointed Agent (i) makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report;

 

(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that any Appointed Agent or other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Obligors and will rely significantly upon the Obligors’ books and records, as well as on representations of Obligors’ personnel;

 

(d) agrees to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use, and not to distribute except to its participants, or use any Report in any other manner; and

 

(e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold each Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans of the Borrower; and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold each Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs) incurred by such Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

 

13.18 Relation Among Lenders . The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in the case of the Appointed Agents) authorized to act for, any other Lender.

 

13.19 Arrangers .

 

(a) Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that, other than any rights and duties explicitly assigned to the Arrangers under this Agreement, the Arrangers do not have any obligations hereunder and shall not be responsible or accountable to any other party hereto for any action or failure to act hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, no Arranger shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Arrangers in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

 

13.20 The Register .

 

(a) The Agent shall maintain a register (each, a “ Register ”), which shall include a master account and a subsidiary account for each applicable Lender and in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of each Loan comprising such Borrowing and any Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the effective date and amount of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and the parties thereto, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder or under the notes payable by the Borrower to such Lender, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from the Borrower or any other Obligor and each Lender’s ratable share thereof. Each Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any applicable Lender (with respect to its own Loans and Commitments only) at the respective offices of the Agent at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Any failure of the Agent to record in the applicable Register, or any error in doing so, shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder (or under any Loan Document) to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans or provide the basis for any claim against the Agent. The Loans and Letters of Credit are registered obligations and the right, title and interest of any Lender and their assignees in and to such Loans and Letters of Credit as the case may be, shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the applicable Register. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. Solely for purposes of this Section 13.20 and for Tax purposes only, the Agent shall be the Borrower’s agent for purposes of maintaining the applicable Register (but the Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to the Borrower or any other Person on account of any inaccuracies contained in the applicable Register). This Section 13.20 shall be construed so that the Loans and Letters of Credit are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations (and any other relevant or successor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or such regulations).

 

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(b) In the event that any Lender sells participations in any Loan, Commitment or other interest of such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, such Lender shall maintain a register on which it enters the name of all participants in the Loans held by it and the principal amount (and stated interest thereon) of the portion of the Loans or Commitments which are the subject of the participation (the “ Participant Register ”). A Loan or Commitment may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each note shall expressly so provide). Any participation of such Loans or Commitments may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 45.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.

 

(c) Each of the Registers shall be maintained by the Agent as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower.

 

13.21 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements . Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XIII to the contrary, the Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

 

13.22 Certain ERISA Matters .

 

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

 

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement,

 

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

 

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

 

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

 

(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-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 sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Guarantor, that the 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 Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

 

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

 

14.1 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies . No failure by any Appointed Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any present or future supplement hereto, or in any other Loan Documents, or delay by any Appointed Agent or any Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or the Lenders on any occasion shall affect or diminish any Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by the Obligors of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which the Appointed Agent or any Lender may have.

 

14.2 Severability . The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

 

14.3 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process .

 

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENCE, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING: (i) THE AGENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR OR ANY COLLATERAL IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THE AGENT DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS AND (ii) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THE COURTS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE THOSE JURISDICTIONS.

 

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL (RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED) DIRECTED TO THE APPLICABLE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.8 AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO DEPOSITED IN THE MAILS POSTAGE PREPAID.

 

14.4 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

14.5 Survival of Representations and Warranties . All of the Borrower’s and other Obligors’ representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall survive the execution, delivery, and acceptance thereof by the parties, notwithstanding any investigation by the Agent or the Lenders or their respective agents.

 

14.6 Other Security and Guarantees . The Agent may, without notice or demand and without affecting the Borrower’s or any Obligor’s obligations hereunder, from time to time: (a) take from any Person and hold collateral (other than the Collateral) for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations and exchange, enforce or release such collateral or any part thereof; and (b) accept and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of all or any part of the Obligations and release or substitute any such endorser or guarantor, or any Person who has given any Lien in any other collateral as security for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations, or any other Person in any way obligated to pay all or any part of the Obligations.

 

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14.7 Fees and Expenses . Except for Taxes which shall be solely covered by Section 5.1 hereunder and the costs and expenses relating to Field Examinations and Appraisals, which shall be covered by Section 8.4 , the Borrower agrees (a) if the Closing Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Agent and any Co-Collateral Agent and the Arrangers (without duplication) for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the syndication of the Revolving Credit Facility and the preparation, execution and delivery, administration, amendment, modification, waiver and/or enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs) and (b) to pay or reimburse the Agent, any Co-Collateral Agent, any Lender and any Letter of Credit Issuer for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs). Subject to the limitations above, the foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable search, filing, recording and title insurance charges and fees related thereto, all costs and expenses in connection with the opening and maintenance of the Concentration Account, and other reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent and any Co-Collateral Agent. The agreements in this Section 14.7 shall survive the Termination Date and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 14.7 shall be paid within ten (10) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail.

 

14.8 Notices . Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, demands and requests that any party is required or elects to give to any other shall be in writing, or by a telecommunications device capable of creating a written record, and any such notice shall become effective (a) upon personal delivery thereof, including, but not limited to, delivery by overnight mail and courier service, (b) four (4) days after it shall have been mailed by United States mail, first class, certified or registered, with postage prepaid, or (c) in the case of notice by such a telecommunications device, when properly transmitted, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

 

  If to the Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    712 Main St Floor 5 North
    Houston, TX 77002
    Attention:  Hai Nguyen / NESCO Account Manager
    Email:  hai.t.nguyen@jpmorgan.com
    Telecopy No.:  713-216-4634
     
  If to Holdings or the Borrower: Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2, LLC
    6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 220,
    Fort Wayne, Indiana 46714
    Attention: Chief Financial Officer
    Email: bruce.heinemann@nescorentals.com
    Telecopy No.: 260-824-7115
     
  If to a Lender or  
  Letter of Credit Issuer: To the address of such Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer set forth on the signature page hereto or on the Assignment and Acceptance for such Lender, as applicable

 

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication to the persons designated above to receive copies shall not adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication.

 

14.9 Binding Effect . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto. The rights and benefits of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder shall, if such Persons so agree, inure to any party acquiring any interest in the Obligations or any part thereof.

 

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14.10 Indemnity of the Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and the Lenders . The Borrower agrees to defend, indemnify and hold all Agent-Related Persons, each Arranger, each Lender and each Letter of Credit Issuer (without duplication) and each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (collectively, “ Losses ”) of any kind or nature and the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, responding to or defending any of the foregoing (such expenses, in the case of legal expenses, to be limited to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single firm of counsel for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnified Persons taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnified Person(s) affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, by such other firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person)) of any such Indemnified Person arising out of or relating to any claim, litigation, investigation or other proceeding (including any inquiry or investigation of the foregoing) (regardless of whether such Indemnified Person is a party thereto or whether or not such action, claim, litigation or proceeding was brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, affiliates or creditors or any other third Person) that relates to the Transactions, including the financing contemplated hereby and the use of proceeds hereof; provided that no Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any Loss or related expense to the extent it has resulted from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person or any of its Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach of the obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or other proceeding that does not arise from any act or omission by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and that is brought by any Indemnified Person against any other Indemnified Person; provided that Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and the Arrangers to the extent fulfilling their respective roles as an agent or arranger under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and in their capacities as such, shall remain indemnified in respect of such proceedings to the extent that none of the exceptions set forth in any of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso applies to such person at such time. The agreements in this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 14.10 shall not apply to Taxes other than Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, etc., with respect to a non-Tax claim.

 

14.11 Limitation of Liability . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through internet, electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and (ii) none of the Borrower, the other Obligors or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Transactions (including the use of proceeds hereof), or with respect to any activities related to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that nothing in this Section 14.11 shall limit the Borrower’s indemnity and reimbursement obligations set forth in Section 14.10 to the extent that such indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages are included in any claim by a third party unaffiliated with the applicable Indemnified Person with respect to which the applicable Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification as set forth in Section 14.10 .

 

14.12 Final Agreement . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are intended by the parties hereto to be the final, complete, and exclusive expression of the agreement between them. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior oral or written agreements relating to the subject matter hereof except for the Fee Letter.

 

14.13 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents, the Letter of Credit Issuers, each Lender, the Borrower and Holdings in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile signature.

 

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14.14 Captions . The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should not be construed to modify, enlarge, or restrict any provision.

 

14.15 Right of Setoff . In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, if an Event of Default is then continuing or the Loans have been accelerated prior to the Stated Termination Date, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any Guarantor, any such notice being waived by each Obligor to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender or any Affiliate of such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all Obligations then due and owing by an Obligor under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any Loan Document. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided , however , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER’S LIEN, OR THE LIKE AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY OF THE BORROWER OR ANY GUARANTOR HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS.

 

14.16 Confidentiality . Each Lender, each Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent severally agrees to treat confidentially and not publish, disclose or otherwise divulge any non-public information provided to any of them or any of their Affiliates by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions; provided that nothing herein shall prevent such Person from disclosing any such information (a) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law, rule or regulation, or compulsory legal process based on the reasonable advice of counsel (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any self-regulatory authority or Governmental Authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (b) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction or purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or any of its Affiliates (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (c) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of improper disclosure by such Person or any of its Affiliates or any related parties thereto (including any of the persons referred to in clause (f) below) in violation of any confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (d) to the extent that such information is or was received by such Person from a third party that is not, to such Person’s knowledge, subject to contractual or fiduciary confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (e) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Person or its Affiliates without the use of any confidential information and without violating the terms of this Agreement, (f) to such Person’s Affiliates and to its and their respective directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, professionals and other experts or agents who need to know such information in connection with this Agreement and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information or who are subject to customary confidentiality obligations of professional practice (with such Person, to the extent within its control, responsible for such person’s compliance with this Section 14.16 ), (g) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense and (h) to potential or prospective Lenders, Participants or Assignees and to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case who agree to be bound by the terms of this paragraph (or language substantially similar to this paragraph); provided that, for purposes of this clause (h) , (i) the disclosure of any such information to any Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees, or prospective Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees referred to above shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee, or prospective Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this paragraph or as is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and such Person) in accordance with the standard syndication processes of the Agent or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information, which shall in any event require “click through” or other affirmative actions on the part of recipient to access such information and (ii) no such disclosure shall be made by such Person to any person that is at such time a Disqualified Lender.

 

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14.17 Conflicts with Other Loan Documents . Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (or in another Loan Document by specific reference to the applicable provision contained in this Agreement), if any provision contained in this Agreement conflicts with any provision of any other Loan Document, the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern and control.

 

14.18 No Fiduciary Relationship . Each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that, (i) in connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Obligors, on the one hand, and the Appointed Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and each of their Affiliates through which they may be acting (collectively, the “ Applicable Entities ”), on the other hand, have an arms-length business relationship that creates no fiduciary duty on the part of any Applicable Entity, and each Obligor expressly disclaims any fiduciary relationship, (ii) the Applicable Entities may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Obligor, and no Applicable Entity has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to such Obligor and (iii) such Obligor has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Each Obligor further acknowledges and agrees that such Obligor is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading thereto, and agrees that it will not claim that the Applicable Entities have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe a fiduciary or similar duty to such Obligor or its affiliates, in connection with such transactions or the process leading thereto.

 

14.19 Judgment Currency . If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert an amount due hereunder in the currency in which it is due (the “ Original Currency ”) into another currency (the “ Second Currency ”), the rate of exchange applied shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Agent could purchase in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the Second Currency on the date two (2) Business Days preceding that on which judgment is given. Each Obligor agrees that its obligation in respect of any Original Currency due from it hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment or payment in such other currency, be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following the date the Agent receives payment of any sum so adjudged to be due hereunder in the Second Currency, the Agent may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase, in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the amount of the Second Currency so paid; and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased or could have been so purchased is less than the amount originally due in the Original Currency, each Obligor agrees as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such payment or judgment to indemnify the Agent against such loss. The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 14.19 means the spot rate at which the Agent, in accordance with normal practices, is able on the relevant date to purchase the Original Currency with the Second Currency, and includes any premium and costs of exchange payable in connection with such purchase.

 

14.20 USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Obligor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Obligor, which information includes the name and address of each Obligor and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify each Obligor in accordance with the Act. Each Obligor shall, promptly following a request by the Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” an anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

 

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14.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA 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 EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution and (b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable, (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability, (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

14.22 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs . To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedge Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “ QFC Credit Support ” and each such QFC a “ Supported QFC ”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “ U.S. Special Resolution Regimes ”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States).

 

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.

 

ARTICLE XV

THE BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE

 

15.1 Appointment; Nature of Relationship . The Borrowers may collectively appointed any one of the Borrowers organized in the United States to act as each Borrower’s contractual representative (herein referred to as the “ Borrower Representative ”) hereunder and under each other applicable Loan Document, and upon such appointment, each of the Borrowers irrevocably authorizes such Borrower Representative to act as the contractual representative of each such Borrower with the rights and duties expressly set forth herein and in the other applicable Loan Documents. The Borrower Representative, if any, agrees to act as such contractual representative upon the express conditions contained in this Article XV . The Agent and the Lenders, and their respective officers, directors, agents, or employees, shall not be liable to any Borrower Representative or any Borrower for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Borrower Representative or the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 15.1 .

 

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15.2 Powers . The Borrower Representative, if any, shall have and may exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Borrower Representative by the terms of each thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Borrower Representative shall have no implied duties to any Borrower, or any obligation to the Lenders, to take any action thereunder except any action specifically provided by the Loan Documents to be taken by the Borrower Representative.

 

15.3 Employment of Agents . The Borrower Representative, if any, may execute any of its duties as the Borrower Representative hereunder and under any other Loan Document by or through authorized officers.

 

15.4 Successor Borrower Representative . Upon the prior written consent of the Agent, a Borrower Representative, if any, may resign at any time. The Agent shall give prompt written notice of any such resignation and appointment to the Lenders.

 

15.5 Execution of Loan Documents; Borrowing Base Certificate . The Borrowers hereby empower and authorize the Borrower Representative, if any, on behalf of the Borrowers, to execute and deliver to the Agent and the Lenders the Loan Documents and all related agreements, certificates, documents, or instruments as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Borrowing Base Certificates and the Compliance Certificates. Each Borrower agrees that any action taken by a Borrower Representative or the Borrowers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by a Borrower Representative of its powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Borrowers.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement on the date first above written.

 

  CAPITOL INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Holdings
     
  By: /s/ Bruce Heinemann
  Name:  Bruce Heinemann
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  CAPITOL INVESTMENT THE BORROWER, LLC,
  as the Borrower
     
  By: /s/ Bruce Heinemann
  Name:  Bruce Heinemann
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. , as the Agent, Collateral Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, and as Lender
     
  By: /s/ Devin Roccisano
  Name:  Devin Roccisano
  Title: Executive Director

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

  FIFTH THIRD BANK, an Ohio Banking Corporation, as Co-Collateral Agent and a Lender
     
  By: /s/ Mark Pienkos
  Name:  Mark Pienkos
  Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of ________, by and between Nesco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and __________ (“Indemnitee” and, together with the Company, the “Parties”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, managers, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations and other business enterprises are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or the business enterprise itself;

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as managers, directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the business enterprise;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the Company (as they may be amended, the “Bylaws”) expressly require that the Company indemnify its directors and officers, and empowers the Company to indemnify its employees and agents, as authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “DGCL”), under which the Company is organized and such Bylaws expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the protections provided in applicable law, the Bylaws and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws, the Company’s other governing documents, and available insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, (ii) the Company has determined that Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director, manager, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Company or its Affiliates without adequate protection, (iii) the Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director, manager, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Company or its Affiliates , as the case may be, and has proffered this Agreement to Indemnitee as additional inducement to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee is willing to serve, or continue to serve, as a director, manager, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Company or its Affiliates, as the case may be, on the condition that he or she be furnished the indemnity provided for herein by the Company.

 

 

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

Section 1 Definitions .

 

(a) As used in this Agreement:

 

“Affiliate” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Bylaws” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a Director, officer, employee, partner, trustee, member, fiduciary or agent of the Indemnitor or any Enterprise.

 

“Director” shall mean, with respect to a corporation, a member of a board of directors or, with respect to, a limited liability company or partnership, a member of the board of managers or similar board.

 

“Disinterested Director” shall mean a Director of Indemnitor who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

“Effectiveness Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Enterprise” shall mean Indemnitor or any Affiliate of Indemnitor and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership (general or limited), joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, company, foundation, association, organization or other legal enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of Indemnitor as a Director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent.

 

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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“Expenses” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and costs, disbursements and retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other fees, disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, injunction bond, appraisal bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d) hereof only, expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, “Expenses” shall not include either (x) “Liabilities” or (y) with respect to Indemnitee, amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

“Governing Documents” shall mean the governing documents of an Enterprise, including a limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or any other similar document.

 

“Indemnitor” shall mean the Company.

 

“Indemnity Obligations” shall mean all obligations of Indemnitor to Indemnitee under this Agreement, including Indemnitor’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

 

“Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, or a member or partner of, or person of equivalent seniority in a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation and limited liability company law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) Indemnitor or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such Party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided , however , that the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either Indemnitor or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

“Liabilities” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding.

 

“Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity.

 

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“Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, completed or reasonably likely claim, government, regulatory and self-regulatory action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation (including any internal investigation), litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing, appeal or any other actual, pending threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or regulation), whether brought in the right of Indemnitor or any Affiliate thereof or otherwise, and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative nature, in each case, in or to which Indemnitee was, is, may or will be, or is threatened to become subject or, involved, directly or indirectly, as a party, potential party, non-party witness or otherwise by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or otherwise in connection with or by reason of Indemnitee’s involvement with Indemnitor or any Affiliate of Indemnitor, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee (or failure to take action by Indemnitee) or of any action or failure to take action on Indemnitee’s part while acting in his or her Corporate Status, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of Indemnitor or any Affiliate thereof as a Director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement may be sought as provided under this Agreement.

 

“Spousal Equivalent” shall mean a person who meets the following conditions: (i) irrespective of whether or not the relevant person and the Spousal Equivalent are the same sex, they are the sole spousal equivalent of the other for the last 12 months, (ii) they intend to remain so indefinitely, (iii) neither are married to anyone else, (iv) both are at least 18 years of age and mentally competent to consent to contract, (v) they are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside, (vi) they are jointly responsible for each other’s common welfare and financial obligations, and (vii) they have resided together in the same residence for the last 12 months and intend to do so indefinitely.

 

(b) For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of Indemnitor” shall include any service as a Director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Indemnitor or any enterprise which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such Director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of Indemnitor” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

Section 2 Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings . Subject to Section 7 below, Indemnitor shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee (including Indemnitee’s spouse or Spousal Equivalent) to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all Liabilities and Expenses (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses and Liabilities) suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any Proceeding brought by or in the right of Indemnitor to procure a judgment in its favor), or any claim, issue or matter therein, 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 and, in the case of a criminal proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 3 Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of Indemnitor . Subject to Section 7 below, Indemnitor shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all Expenses (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses) suffered or incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of Indemnitor to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein, 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 no indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter between Indemnitor on the one hand and Indemnitee on the other hand as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to Indemnitor, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.

 

Section 4 Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, Indemnitor shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 5 Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or otherwise in connection with or by reason of Indemnitee’s involvement with Indemnitor or any Affiliate of Indemnitor, a witness or otherwise a participant in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses suffered or incurred (or, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

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Section 6 Additional Indemnification . Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2, 3 or 4 hereof, Indemnitor shall indemnify Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to or a participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of Indemnitor to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including but not limited to:

 

(a) the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and

 

(b) the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a limited liability company or a corporation, as applicable, may indemnify its officers and Directors.

 

Section 7 Exclusions . Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, Indemnitor shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding):

 

(a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any statute, indemnity, insurance policy, vote or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid, subject to any subrogation rights set forth in Section 13;

 

(b) for a disgorgement or accounting of profits made pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common law, if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);

 

(c) except as provided in Section 12(d) of this Agreement, initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against Indemnitor or its Directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or the relevant part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation; (ii) Indemnitor provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in Indemnitor under applicable law; (iii) such Proceeding is being brought by Indemnitee to assert, interpret or enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, Indemnitee shall not be deemed, for purposes of this subsection, to have initiated or brought any claim by reason of (A) having asserted any affirmative defenses in connection with a claim not initiated by Indemnitee or (B) having made any counterclaim (whether permissive or mandatory) in connection with any claim not initiated by Indemnitee); or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law;

 

(d) if a final, non-appealable decision by a court of competent jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful; or

 

(e) for any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have (i) entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or (ii) received a final, non-appealable judgment or verdict of guilty or its equivalent in any criminal proceeding.

 

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Section 8 Advancement . Indemnitor shall advance, to the maximum extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) not initiated by Indemnitee (other than pursuant to Section 7(c)(iii) or any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee with the prior approval of the Board as provided in Section 7(c)), and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by Indemnitor of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditure made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be required to be included with the invoice), whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement or otherwise than under this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to Indemnitor to support the advances claimed. Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to Indemnitor of this Agreement, which shall hereby constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay any and all amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by Indemnitor under the terms of this Agreement, and no other form of undertaking shall be required other than the execution of this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 8 shall limit Indemnitee’s right to advancement pursuant to Section 12(d) of this Agreement. This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnification of Expenses is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

 

Section 9 Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim .

 

(a) Indemnitee shall promptly notify Indemnitor in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof. The written notification to Indemnitor shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and, to the extent known, the facts underlying the Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to Indemnitor a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of a Proceeding. Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify Indemnitor hereunder will not relieve Indemnitor from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay or failure in so notifying Indemnitor shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement. The Secretary of Indemnitor shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

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(b) In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement of Expenses with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel (including local counsel) selected by Indemnitee and approved (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) by Indemnitor to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of Indemnitor, or (ii) have Indemnitor assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case Indemnitor shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by Indemnitor and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten (10) days of Indemnitor’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause Indemnitor to do so. If Indemnitor is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel (including local counsel) for such defense, and Indemnitor shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such counsel and otherwise of such defense. Such counsel may represent both Indemnitee and Indemnitor (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by Indemnitor with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to Indemnitee, joint representation of all such parties could give rise to a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and Indemnitor (or any other such party or parties) or there may be legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to Indemnitor (or any such other party or parties). Notwithstanding a Party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each Party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense. If Indemnitor has responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, Indemnitor shall provide the Indemnitee and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding. Indemnitee and Indemnitor shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether Indemnitor or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof. Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Indemnitor may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

Section 10 Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification .

 

(a) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a) hereof, if any determination by Indemnitor is required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the members or stockholders of Indemnitor; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and Indemnitor hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom and agrees to pay such Expenses as they are incurred. Indemnitor will not deny any written request for indemnification hereunder made in good faith by Indemnitee unless a determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification described in this Section 10(a) has been made. Indemnitor agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

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(b) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitor within ten (10) days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by Indemnitor), (ii) Indemnitor shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to Indemnitor Indemnitee’s written objection to such selection. Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. Absent a timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof (the “Submission Date”) and (ii) ten (10) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, each of Indemnitor and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent Counsel. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

Section 11 Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

 

(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9(a) of this Agreement, and Indemnitor shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption by clear and convincing evidence in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither (i) the failure of Indemnitor (including by its Directors, the Board, any committee or subgroup of the Board, Independent Counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by Indemnitor (including by its Directors, the Board, any committee or subgroup of the Board, Independent Counsel or stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 12(e) hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (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 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to Indemnitor’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further , however , that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the members or stockholders of Indemnitor.

 

(c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Indemnitor or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee relied in good faith on (i) the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, (ii) information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, (iii) the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise, or its board of directors or counsel selected by any committee of the board of directors, (iv) information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant, appraiser, investment banker or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise or its board of directors or any committee thereof or (v) if the Indemnitee has met any other related standard set forth in the Governing Documents. The provisions of this Section 11(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(e) The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any Director, officer, employee or agent of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

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Section 12 Remedies of Indemnitee .

 

(a) Subject to Section 12(e) hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 or 12(d) of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement within sixty (60) days after the later of receipt by Indemnitor of the request for indemnification or the final disposition of the Proceeding, (iv) payment of indemnification pursuant to this Agreement is not made (A) within thirty days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or (B) pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 or the last sentence of Section 10(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by Indemnitor of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Sections 2, 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that Indemnitor or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by the Delaware Court of Chancery of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration with respect to his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses, to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a). Indemnitor shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 Indemnitor shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.

 

(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitor shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, 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.

 

(d) Indemnitor shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that Indemnitor is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. It is the intent of Indemnitor that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement (or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by Indemnitor or any Affiliate of Indemnitor) by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to Indemnitee hereunder. Indemnitor shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than within thirty (30) days after receipt by Indemnitor of a written request therefor) advance, to the maximum extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, as they are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from Indemnitor under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by Indemnitor or any Affiliate of Indemnitor, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding, including any appeal thereof; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in the absence of any such determination as to indemnification prior to the final disposition of such Proceeding, Indemnitor shall advance Expenses as they are incurred with respect to such Proceeding.

 

Section 13 Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation .

 

(a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, Indemnitor’s Governing Documents, any agreement, a vote of members or stockholders or a resolution of Directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under Indemnitor’s Governing Documents or this Agreement, it is the intent of the Parties that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

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(b) Indemnitor hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated. To the extent not in contravention of any insurance policy or policies providing liability or other insurance for the Company or any director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise, Indemnitor hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) Indemnitor shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) Indemnitor shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of Indemnitor hereunder, (iv) Indemnitor shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person and (v) Indemnitor irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by Indemnitor hereunder. In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnity Obligation owed by Indemnitor or payable under any Company insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against Indemnitor or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by Indemnitor or its insurer or insurers under this Agreement. In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of Indemnitor hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated. Any indemnification, insurance or advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated with respect to any Liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as an officer or Director of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of Indemnitor or any collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by Indemnitor under this Agreement. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment for such amounts under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise, subject to any subrogation right set forth in this Section 13.

 

(c) To the extent that Indemnitor maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for Directors, officers, trustees, general partners, managing members, employees, fiduciaries, or agents of Indemnitor or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such Director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, employee, fiduciary or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to the same extent as Indemnitor’s indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, Indemnitor has director and officer liability insurance in effect, Indemnitor shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. Indemnitor shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

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(d) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, Indemnitor shall not be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including rights of indemnification provided to Indemnitee from any other person or entity with whom Indemnitee may be associated; provided , however , that Indemnitor shall be subrogated to the extent of any such payment of all rights of recovery of Indemnitee under insurance policies of Indemnitor or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(e) The indemnification and contribution provided for in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee.

 

Section 14 Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract . This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (a) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a Director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Indemnitor or any other Enterprise and (b) for so long as any Proceeding, including any appeal thereof, is pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding, including any appeal thereof, commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto, even after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other Enterprise, as applicable, and for one (1) year after the final termination of any such Proceeding, including any appeal, and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 relating thereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon Indemnitor and its successors and assigns, including, without limitation, any corporation or other entity which may have acquired all or substantially all of Indemnitor’s assets or business or into which Indemnitor may be reorganized, consolidated or merged or into which Indemnitor may elect to convert, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between Indemnitor (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with Indemnitor (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and Indemnitor (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a Director or officer of Indemnitor, by Indemnitor’s Governing Documents or Delaware law.

 

Section 15 Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the Parties; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

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Section 16 Enforcement .

 

(a) Indemnitor expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a Director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Indemnitor, and Indemnitor acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a Director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Indemnitor.

 

(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided , however , that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Governing Documents and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

Section 17 Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Parties thereto. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement shall adversely affect any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 18 Notices . All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, sent by electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed:

 

(a) if to Indemnitee, to Indemnitee’s address or electronic mail address as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or in the Company’s records, as may be updated in accordance with the provisions hereof; or

 

(b) if to the Company, to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at Nesco Holdings, Inc., 6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 220, Fort Wayne, IN, or at such other current address of Indemnitor as Indemnitor shall have furnished to Indemnitee for such purposes.

 

Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as effective or having been given (i) if delivered by hand, messenger or courier service, when delivered (or if sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier service, freight prepaid, specifying next-business-day delivery, one business day after deposit with the courier), or (ii) if sent via mail, at the earlier of its receipt or five days after the same has been deposited in a regularly-maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and mailed as aforesaid, or (iii) if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the relevant electronic mail address, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day.

 

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Section 19 Contribution .

 

(a) Whether or not the indemnification provided in Sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 hereof is available, in respect of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which Indemnitor is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), Indemnitor shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Indemnitor hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee. Indemnitor shall not enter into any settlement of any action, suit or proceeding in which Indemnitor is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final and unconditional release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.

 

(b) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, Indemnitor, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amounts incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by Indemnitor and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and (ii) the relative fault of Indemnitor (and its Directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and transaction(s).

 

Section 20 Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction . This Agreement and the legal relations among the Parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and (d) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 21 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the Party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 22 Miscellaneous . Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name: [_________________]
  Title: [____________________________]
     
  INDEMNITEE
   
  Name: [_________________]
     
  Address:  
   
   
   
   
  Email address:
   

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

 

This Stockholders’ Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 31, 2019 (the “ Effective Time ”), is entered into by and among (i) Nesco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”); (ii) NESCO Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ NESCO Holder ”, and together with its successors and assigns, the “ NESCO Holders ”); (iii) Energy Capital Partners III, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Energy Capital Partners III-A, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Energy Capital Partners III-B, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Energy Capital Partners III-C, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Energy Capital Partners III-D, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and Energy Capital Partners III (NESCO Co-Invest), LP, a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, “ ECP ”); and (iv) Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the other Persons included on the signature pages hereto as “Sponsors” (collectively, the “ Sponsors ”). Each of the Company, NESCO Holders, ECP and the Sponsors may be referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties ”. Except as otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to permit the NESCO Holder, who Beneficially Owns certain of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), as of the Effective Time, to designate up to four persons for nomination for election to the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) and to provide certain ongoing rights with respect to the nomination of directors on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 7, 2019, by and between the Company, the NESCO Holder and the other parties thereto (the “ Merger Agreement ”), the Sponsors have agreed to certain transfer restrictions and forfeiture terms with respect to the Sponsor Earnout Shares (as defined below).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Board of Directors .

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, from and after the Effective Time and until a Termination Event (as defined below) shall have occurred, the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares shall have the right to designate up to four persons to be appointed or nominated, as the case may be, for election to the Board (including any successor, each, a “ Nominee ”) by giving written notice to the Company not later than ten days after receiving notice of the date of the applicable meeting of shareholders provided to the NESCO Holders; provided , however , the initial Nominees shall be appointed as set forth in Section 1(b) .

 

 

 

 

(b) The Company shall take all necessary and desirable actions within its control such that, as of the Effective Time: (i) the size of the Board shall be set at seven members; and (ii) the following persons, including the two NESCO Directors, shall form the composition of the Board: (A) Lee Jacobson and L. Dyson Dryden shall be appointed as Class A Directors with terms ending at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting; (B) Jeff Stoops and Rahman D’Argenio shall be appointed as Class B Directors with terms ending at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting; and (C) Mark Ein, Doug Kimmelman and William Plummer shall be appointed as Class C Directors with terms ending at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting; provided , that if, as of the Effective Time, the NESCO Holders (together with their Affiliates) Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 35% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis), then, subject to Section 1(c) , the Company shall take all necessary and desirable actions within its control such that: (1) the size of the Board shall be set at eight members and (2) the NESCO Holders shall be entitled to designate one additional person (who shall qualify as “independent” pursuant to listing standards of the Approved Stock Exchange) to be appointed as a Class B Director with his or her term ending at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting; provided , further , that if, as of the Effective Time, the NESCO Holders (together with their Affiliates) Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 45% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis; provided , that the Sponsor Earnout Shares shall not be included in such calculation of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding), then, subject to Section 1(c) , the Company shall take all necessary and desirable actions within its control such that: (1) the size of the Board shall be set at nine members and (2) the NESCO Holders shall be entitled to designate one additional person (who shall qualify as “independent” pursuant to listing standards of the Approved Stock Exchange) to be appointed as a Class A Director with his or her term ending at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting and one additional person to be appointed as a Class B Director with his or her term ended at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting.

 

(c) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, from and after the Effective Time and until a Termination Event shall have occurred, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, take all necessary and desirable actions within its control (including, without limitation, calling special meetings of the Board and the shareholders and recommending, supporting and soliciting proxies), so that:

 

(i) for so long as the NESCO Holders (together with their Affiliates) Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 45% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis; provided , that the Sponsor Earnout Shares shall not be included in such calculation of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding), the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares shall have the right to nominate, in the aggregate, a number of Nominees equal to four (less the number of NESCO Directors who are not up for election), and the size of the Board shall be set at nine members;

 

(ii) for so long as the NESCO Holders (together with their Affiliates) Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 35% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis), but less than 45% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis), the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares shall have the right to nominate, in the aggregate, a number of Nominees equal to three (less the number of NESCO Directors who are not up for election), and the size of the Board shall be set at eight members;

 

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(iii) for so long as the NESCO Holders (together with their Affiliates) Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 15% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis), but less than 35% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis), the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares shall have the right to nominate, in the aggregate, a number of Nominees equal to two (less the number of NESCO Directors who are not up for election), and the size of the Board shall be set at seven members; and

 

(iv) for so long as the NESCO Holders (together with their Affiliates) Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 5% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis) but less than 15% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis), the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares shall have the right to nominate, in the aggregate, a number of Nominees equal to one (less the number of NESCO Directors who are not up for election), and the size of the Board shall be set at seven members;

 

provided , that, no reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock over which the NESCO Holders and their Affiliates retain voting control shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director.

 

(d) The Company shall take all actions necessary to ensure that: (i) the applicable Nominees are included in the Board’s slate of nominees to the shareholders of the Company for each election of Directors and recommended by the Board at any meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors; and (ii) each applicable Nominee up for election is included in the proxy statement prepared by management of the Company in connection with the Company’s soliciting proxies or consents in favor of the foregoing for every meeting of the shareholders of the Company called with respect to the election of members of the Board, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written resolution of the shareholders of the Company or the Board with respect to the election of members of the Board. In addition, each Shareholder agrees with the Company that such Shareholder shall vote in favor of each person to be appointed or nominated, as the case may be, for election to the Board and who has been recommended by the Board for such appointment or nomination at every meeting of the shareholders of the Company called with respect to the election of members of the Board, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written resolution of the shareholders of the Company or the Board with respect to the election of members of the Board.

 

(e) If a vacancy occurs because of the death, disability, disqualification, resignation or removal of a NESCO Director or for any other reason (including, for avoidance of doubt, vacancies because NESCO Holders have not yet nominated persons to serve as directors pursuant to Section 1(b) ), the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares shall be entitled to designate such person’s successor, and the Company shall, within ten days of such designation, take all necessary actions within its control such that such vacancy shall be filled with such successor Nominee, it being understood that any such successor designee shall serve the remainder of the term of the Director whom such designee replaces. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the director position for such NESCO Director shall not be filled pending such designation and appointment, unless the NESCO Holders fail to designate such Nominee for more than 15 days, after which the Company may appoint an interim successor Director until the NESCO Holders make such designation.

 

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(f) If a Nominee is not elected because of such Nominee’s death, disability, disqualification, withdrawal as a nominee or for any other reason, the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares shall be entitled to designate promptly another Nominee and the Shareholders and the Company shall take all necessary and desirable actions within its control such that the director position for which such Nominee was nominated shall not be filled pending such designation or the size of the Board shall be increased by one and such vacancy shall be filled with such successor Nominee within ten days of such designation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the director position for which such Nominee was nominated shall not be filled pending such designation and appointment, unless the NESCO Holders fail to designate such Nominee for more than 30 days, after which the Company may appoint an interim successor nominee who may serve as a director if duly elected until the NESCO Holders make such designation. The NESCO Holders shall not be obligated to designate all (or any) of the directors they are entitled to designate pursuant to this Agreement but the failure to do so shall not constitute a waiver of their rights hereunder.

 

(g) The Company shall pay the reasonable, documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each NESCO Director in connection with his or her services provided to or on behalf of the Company, including attending meetings (including committee meetings) or events attended on behalf of the Company at the Company’s request.

 

(h) In accordance with the Company’s Organizational Documents, the Board may from time to time by resolution establish and maintain one or more committees of the Board, each committee to consist of one or more Directors. The Company shall notify the NESCO Holders in writing of any new committee of the Board to be established at least 15 days prior to the effective establishment of such committee. If requested by the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares, the Shareholders and the Company shall take all necessary steps within its control to cause at least one NESCO Director (selected by such NESCO Holders) to be appointed as a member of each such committee of the Board unless such designation would violate any legal restriction on such committee’s composition or the rules and regulations of any applicable exchange on which the Company’s securities may be listed (subject in each case to any applicable exceptions, including those for “controlled companies” and any applicable phase-in periods).

 

(i) The Company shall (i) purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in an amount and pursuant to terms determined by the Board to be reasonable and customary and (ii) for so long as any Director to the Board nominated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement serves as a Director of the Company, maintain such coverage with respect to such Directors; provided , that upon removal or resignation of such Director for any reason, the Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to extend such directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for a period of not less than six years from any such event in respect of any act or omission occurring at or prior to such event.

 

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(j) For so long as any NESCO Director serves as a Director of the Company, the Company shall not amend, alter or repeal any right to indemnification or exculpation covering or benefiting any Director nominated pursuant to this Agreement as and to the extent consistent with applicable Law, including but not limited to any such rights to indemnification or exculpation in the Company’s Organizational Documents (except to the extent such amendment or alteration permits the Company to provide broader indemnification or exculpation rights, in the aggregate and on an individual basis, on a retroactive basis, than permitted prior thereto).

 

(k) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the NESCO Holders have the right to designate one or more Nominees and either have not exercised such right with respect to any Nominee or no such Nominee has not been elected as a NESCO Director (such that there are no NESCO Directors on the Board), then the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares may elect at such time in their sole discretion to designate one Board observer (regardless of how many rights to designate Designees such NESCO Holders have) (each, a “ Board Observer ”) to attend and participate in all meetings of the Board or any committees thereof in a non-voting capacity by the giving of written notice to the Company of such election (“ Observation Election ”). In connection therewith, the Company shall simultaneously give such Board Observer copies of all notices, consents, minutes and other materials, financial or otherwise, which the Company provides to the Board; provided , however , that if the Board Observer does not, upon the written request of the Company, before attending any meetings of the Board, execute and deliver to the Company an agreement to abide by all Company policies applicable to members of the Board and a confidentiality agreement reasonably acceptable to the Company, the Board Observer may be excluded from access to any material or meeting or portion thereof if the Board determines in good faith, upon advice of counsel, that such exclusion is reasonably necessary to protect highly confidential proprietary information of the Company or confidential proprietary information of third parties that the Company is required to hold in confidence, or for other similar reasons. The NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares may revoke any such Observation Election at any time upon written notice to the Company after which the NESCO Holders shall be entitled to designate a replacement Board Observer.

 

(l) The Nominees may, but do not need to, qualify as “independent” pursuant to listing standards of the Approved Stock Exchange, except that, if the NESCO Holders have the right to designate at least three Nominees, then at least one Nominee shall qualify as “independent” pursuant to listing standards of the Approved Stock Exchange. All other Directors of the Board other than the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall qualify as “independent” pursuant to listing standards of the Approved Stock Exchange.

 

(m) For the avoidance of doubt, a reduction in the percentage of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the NESCO Holders shall not impact the NESCO Holders’ right to fill a vacancy resulting from any Nominee ceasing to serve as a Director for any reason.

 

(n) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, from and after the Effective Time and at any time prior to a Termination Event, the Shareholders shall not knowingly take or agree to take, directly or indirectly, any action to frustrate, obstruct or otherwise prevent, the Company from performing its obligations to nominate the Nominees under Section 1(c) .

 

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Section 2. Actions Requiring Special Approval .

 

(a) Without the prior approval of the NESCO Holders, from and after the Effective Time and at any time prior to a Termination Event, the Company shall not take or omit to take, as applicable, or agree to take or omit to take, as applicable, directly or indirectly, any action to increase or decrease the size of the Board or to make a change to the classes on which the Directors serve.

 

(b) At any time after the Effective Time that the NESCO Holders (together with their Affiliates, other than the Company) Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 50% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis; provided , that Sponsor Earnout Shares that remain subject to the restrictions and forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 3 shall not be included in such calculation of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take, cause to occur or permit to occur, as applicable, or agree to take, cause to occur or permit to occur, as applicable, directly or indirectly, any of the following actions without the prior written approval of the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares:

 

(i) Adopt (or, in any material manner, amend or modify) any annual budget of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(ii) consummate any acquisition, whether by purchase, contribution, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of any property, assets or Equity Interests for consideration in excess of $10,000,000, in a single transaction or series of related transactions;

 

(iii) consummate any disposition, whether by sale, contribution, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of any property, assets or Equity Interests for consideration in excess of $10,000,000, in a single transaction or series of related transactions;

 

(iv) issue Equity Interests of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than issuances (A) to the Company or wholly-owned Subsidiaries thereof, (B) to directors, officers or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to a management incentive equity plan approved by the Board or (C) upon exercise of existing outstanding Equity Interests;

 

(v) create, incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money or grant an encumbrance with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets in excess of $1,000,000 other than borrowings and other extensions of credit under a contract, agreement or similar arrangement (including the asset based lending facility) in effect as of the Effective Time (without giving effect to any amendment or modification after the Effective Time);

 

(vi) guarantee any indebtedness of any Person other than the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries (or ordinary course expenses incurred by employees on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof); or

 

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(vii) hire, remove or replace any senior executive officer of the Company or its Subsidiaries or materially decrease the compensation of any senior executive officer of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 3. Sponsor Earnout Shares .

 

(a) Other than in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby or in accordance with Section 3(g) , subject to Section 3(c) and Section 3(d) , no Sponsor may Transfer any of its Sponsor Earnout Shares prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Time. From and after the third anniversary of the Effective Time, the Sponsor Earnout Shares may be Transferred, subject to Section 3(h) .

 

(b) Subject to Section 3(c) and Section 3(d) , on (i) the fifth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Minimum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares and the Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares shall be automatically forfeited by the holders thereof to the Company for no consideration with no further action required of any Person and (ii) on the seventh anniversary of the Effective Time, the Maximum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares shall be forfeited by the holders thereof to the Company for no consideration with no further action required of any Person.

 

(c) The restrictions and forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 3 , including, for avoidance of doubt, Section 3(b) , shall cease to apply to (i) such Sponsor’s Minimum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares upon the first day after the Common Stock Price equals or exceeds $13.00 per share, as adjusted for stock splits, dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like (the “ Minimum Target ”), for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days, (ii) such Sponsor’s Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares upon the first day after the Common Stock Price equals or exceeds $16.00 per share, as adjusted for stock splits, dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like (the “ Second Target ”), for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days and (iii) such Sponsor’s Maximum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares upon the first day after the Common Stock Price equals or exceeds $19.00 per share, as adjusted for stock splits, dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like (the “ Maximum Target ”), for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days.

 

(d) The restrictions and forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 3 , including, for avoidance of doubt, Section 3(b) , shall cease to apply to (i) such Sponsor’s Minimum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares immediately prior to a Change in Control if the Change in Control Consideration paid or payable to the stockholders of the Company in connection with such Change in Control is equal to or greater than the Minimum Target but less than the Second Target, unless the Minimum Target had previously been satisfied pursuant to Section 3(c) , (ii) such Sponsor’s Minimum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares and Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares immediately prior to a Change in Control if the Change in Control Consideration paid or payable to the stockholders of the Company in connection with such Change in Control is equal to or greater than the Second Target but less than the Maximum Target, unless the Second Target had previously been satisfied pursuant to Section 3(c) , and (iii) such Sponsor’s Minimum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares, Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares and Maximum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares immediately prior to a Change in Control if the Change in Control Consideration paid or payable to the stockholders of the Company in connection with such Change in Control is equal to or greater than the Maximum Target, unless the Maximum Target had previously been satisfied pursuant to Section 3(c) .

 

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(e) The Sponsors and the Company acknowledge and agree that:

 

(i) Sponsor Earnout Shares shall participate in any dividends or other distributions with respect to Common Stock prior to the date such Sponsor Earnout Shares become Transferable in accordance herewith and thereafter;

 

(ii) Sponsor Earnout Shares shall have all voting rights, and the Sponsors shall be entitled to vote on any matter as a holder of Sponsor Earnout Shares, prior to the date such Sponsor Earnout Shares become freely Transferable in accordance herewith and thereafter;

 

(iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Sponsor Earnout Shares shall remain subject to the restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities Laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and

 

(iv) each certificate evidencing any Sponsor Earnout Shares and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of any Sponsor Earnout Shares (unless such Sponsor Earnout Shares are no longer subject to the restrictions on Transfer and forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 3 ) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN A STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 31, 2019, AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES (THE “ COMPANY ”) AND CERTAIN OF THE COMPANY’S SHAREHOLDERS, AS AMENDED. A COPY OF SUCH STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE COMPANY TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

 

The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates evidencing the Sponsor Earnout Shares. The legend set forth above shall be removed from the certificates evidencing any Sponsor Earnout Shares that are no longer subject to the restrictions on Transfer and forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 3 .

 

(f) Any purported Transfer of Sponsor Earnout Shares in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such Transfer for any purpose.

 

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(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3 , Transfers of Sponsor Earnout Shares are permitted (i) to Permitted Transferees who shall (A) be subject to the restrictions in this Section 3 as if they were the original holders of such Sponsor Earnout Shares and (B) promptly Transfer such Sponsor Earnout Shares back to the applicable Sponsor if they cease to be a Permitted Transferee for any reason prior to the date such Sponsor Earnout Shares become freely Transferable in accordance herewith; (ii) in the case of an individual, by a gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of one of the individual’s immediate family, an Affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of Laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; or (iv) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; provided , however , that these Transferees must become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering such documents as may be necessary to make such Transferee a party hereto.

 

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3 , for so long as the applicable Sponsor Earnout Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 3 , prior to any Transfer of any Sponsor Earnout Shares, the Transferee of such Sponsor Earnout Shares shall agree in a duly and validly executed writing for the benefit of the Company that such Sponsor Earnout Shares remain subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 3 .

 

Section 4. NESCO Holder Earnout Shares .

 

(a) Subject to Section 4(b) and Section 4(c) , on (i) the fifth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Minimum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares and the Second Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares shall be automatically forfeited by the holders thereof to the Company for no consideration with no further action required of any Person and (ii) on the seventh anniversary of the Effective Time, the Maximum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares shall be forfeited by the holders thereof to the Company for no consideration with no further action required of any Person. For avoidance of doubt, to the extent that Earnout Shares (used herein as defined in the Merger Agreement) are issued pursuant to satisfaction of Section 2.06(a)(i) - (iii) of the Merger Agreement or Section 2.06(b)(i) - (iii) of the Merger Agreement, such Earnout Shares shall not be subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 4 .

 

(b) The forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 4 shall cease to apply to (i) the Minimum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares upon the first day after the Common Stock Price equals or exceeds the Minimum Target for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days, (ii) the Second Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares upon the first day after the Common Stock Price equals or exceeds the Second Target for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days and (iii) the Maximum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares upon the first day after the Common Stock Price equals or exceeds the Maximum Target for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days.

 

(c) The forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 4 shall cease to apply to (i) the Minimum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares immediately prior to a Change in Control if the Change in Control Consideration paid or payable to the stockholders of the Company in connection with such Change in Control is equal to or greater than the Minimum Target but less than the Second Target, unless the Minimum Target had previously been satisfied pursuant to Section 4(b) , (ii) the Minimum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares and Second Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares immediately prior to a Change in Control if the Change in Control Consideration paid or payable to the stockholders of the Company in connection with such Change in Control is equal to or greater than the Second Target but less than the Maximum Target, unless the Second Target had previously been satisfied pursuant to Section 4(b) , and (iii) the Minimum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares, Second Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares and Maximum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares immediately prior to a Change in Control if the Change in Control Consideration paid or payable to the stockholders of the Company in connection with such Change in Control is equal to or greater than the Maximum Target, unless the Maximum Target had previously been satisfied pursuant to Section 4(b) .

 

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(d) NESCO Holder and the Company acknowledge and agree that:

 

(i) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the NESCO Holder Earnout Shares shall remain subject to the restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities Laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and

 

(ii) each certificate evidencing any NESCO Holder Earnout Shares and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of any NESCO Holder Earnout Shares (unless such NESCO Holder Earnout Shares are no longer subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 4 ) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN A STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 31, 2019, AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES (THE “ COMPANY ”) AND CERTAIN OF THE COMPANY’S SHAREHOLDERS, AS AMENDED. A COPY OF SUCH STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE COMPANY TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

 

The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates evidencing the NESCO Holder Earnout Shares. The legend set forth above shall be removed from the certificates evidencing any NESCO Holder Earnout Shares that are no longer subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 4 .

 

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4 , for so long as the applicable NESCO Holder Earnout Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 4 , prior to any Transfer of any NESCO Holder Earnout Shares, the Transferee of such NESCO Holder Earnout Shares shall agree in a duly and validly executed writing for the benefit of the Company that such NESCO Holder Earnout Shares remain subject to the forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 4 . Any purported Transfer of NESCO Holder Earnout Shares in violation of this Section 4(e) shall be null and void, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such Transfer for any purpose.

 

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Section 5. Restrictions on Transfer of Common Stock .

 

(a) Other than in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby or in accordance with Section 5(e) , no Shareholder may Transfer any of its shares of Common Stock or any warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on January 27, 2020.

 

(b) Other than in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby or in accordance with Section 5(e) , notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsors shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned or otherwise held by them until the earlier to occur of (i) the three year anniversary of the Effective Time and (ii) such time that ECP and the NESCO Holder (together with their Affiliates), collectively, either (A) have Transferred Common Stock resulting in proceeds to ECP and the NESCO Holder (together with their Affiliates) of at least $100,000,000, as reasonably determined by ECP in good faith or (B) Beneficially Owns or otherwise directly or indirectly holds shares of Common Stock representing equal to or less than five percent of the of the total number of shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding (the foregoing clause (i) and (ii) , the “ Sale Threshold ”); provided , that for purposes of the foregoing calculations of the Sale Threshold, Transfers to Permitted Transferees shall not be included. ECP shall notify the Company and the Sponsors in writing within ten days of achieving the Sale Threshold.

 

(c) The Shareholders and the Company acknowledge and agree that:

 

(i) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, in each case, held by a Shareholder shall remain subject to the restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities Laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and

 

(ii) each certificate evidencing any shares of Common Stock held by a Shareholder and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of any shares of Common Stock held by a Shareholder (unless such shares are no longer subject to the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Section 5 ) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the form set forth in Section 3(e)(iv) . The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock held by each Shareholder. The legend set forth above shall be removed from the certificates evidencing any shares of Common Stock held by a Stockholder that are no longer subject to the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Section 5 .

 

(d) Any purported Transfer of shares of Common Stock or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, in each case, held by a Stockholder in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such Transfer for any purpose.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5 , Transfers of shares of Common stock and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock are permitted (i) to Permitted Transferees who shall (A) be subject to the restrictions in this Section 5 as if they were the original holders of such shares or warrants and (B) promptly Transfer such shares or warrants back to the applicable Shareholder if they cease to be a Permitted Transferee for any reason prior to the date such shares or warrants become freely Transferable in accordance herewith; (ii) in the case of an individual, by a gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of one of the individual’s immediate family, an Affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of Laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; or (iv) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; provided , however , that these Transferees must become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering such documents as may be necessary to make such Transferee a party hereto.

 

Section 6. Definitions .

 

Action ” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Merger Agreement.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise.

 

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Annual Meeting ” means any meeting of the stockholders of the Company held for the purpose of electing the Directors of the Company.

 

Approved Stock Exchange ” means the Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange or any other national securities exchange on which any of the Common Stock of the Company is listed.

 

Beneficially Own ” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Board ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Board Observer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(k) .

 

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, are authorized or required by Law to close.

 

Change in Control ” means the occurrence of the following event: any one Person (other than the NESCO Holder or its Affiliates), or more than one Person that are Affiliates or that are acting as a group (excluding the NESCO Holder or its Affiliates), acquiring ownership of equity securities of the Company which, together with the equity securities held by such Person, such Person and its Affiliates or such group, constitutes more than 50% of the total voting power or economic rights of the equity securities of the Company; provided , that to the extent such Person(s) acquire(s) ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power or economic rights of the equity securities of the Company through one or more transactions, the “price per share” paid or payable to the stockholders of the Company for purposes of Section 3(d) and Section 4(c) shall be the last price per share paid by such Person(s) in connection with all such transactions.

 

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Change in Control Consideration ” means the amount per share to be received by a holder of shares of Common Stock in connection with a Change in Control, with any non-cash consideration valued as determined by the value ascribed to such consideration by the parties to such transaction.

 

Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Common Stock Price ” means, on any date after the Effective Time, the closing sale price per share of Common Stock reported as of 4:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such date by Bloomberg, or if not available on Bloomberg, as reported by Morningstar.

 

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Director ” means a member of the Board until such individual’s death, disability, disqualification, resignation or removal.

 

ECP ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or nonvoting or certificated or noncertificated), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of property of, such partnership, including all securities convertible or exchangeable for such equity and all options, warrants and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire such equity.

 

Law ” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Merger Agreement.

 

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

 

Maximum Target ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(c) .

 

Maximum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares ” means, with respect to NESCO Holder, 1,651,798 shares of NESCO Holder Earnout Shares.

 

Maximum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares ” means, with respect to each Sponsor, the shares of Common Stock noted as Maximum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares set forth next to such Sponsor’s name on Exhibit A hereto.

 

Minimum Target ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(c) .

 

Minimum Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares ” means, with respect to NESCO Holder, 900,000 shares of NESCO Holder Earnout Shares.

 

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Minimum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares ” means, with respect to each Sponsor, the shares of Common Stock noted as Minimum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares set forth next to such Sponsor’s name on Exhibit A hereto.

 

NESCO Director ” means an individual elected to the Board that has been nominated by the NESCO Holders pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each of Rahman D’Argenio and Doug Kimmelman (and the person(s) to be designated pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 1(b) ) shall be deemed to have been nominated by the NESCO Holders pursuant to this Agreement.

 

NESCO Holder Earnout Shares ” means the Earnout Shares issued pursuant to Section 2.06(g) of the Merger Agreement.

 

NESCO Shares ” means any shares of Common Stock held by the NESCO Holders.

 

Nominee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) .

 

Observation Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(k) .

 

Organizational Documents ” means the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as in effect at the Effective Time, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Party ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Permitted Transferee ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the direct or indirect partners, members, equity holders or other Affiliates of such Person, or (ii) any of such Person’s related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such Person or Affiliate of such Person.

 

Person ” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, governmental agency or instrumentality or other entity of any kind.

 

Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, NESCO Holder and the other parties thereto.

 

Sale Threshold ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b) .

 

Second Target ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(c) .

 

Second Target NESCO Holder Earnout Shares ” means, with respect to NESCO Holder, 900,000 shares of NESCO Holder Earnout Shares.

 

Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares ” means, with respect to each Sponsor, the shares of Common Stock noted as Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares set forth next to such Sponsor’s name on Exhibit A hereto.

 

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Shareholder ” means any holder of Common Stock that is or becomes a party to this Agreement from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

Sponsor Earnout Shares ” means, collectively, the Minimum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares, the Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares and the Maximum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares.

 

Sponsors ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other legal entity of any kind of which such Person (either alone or through or together with one or more of its other Subsidiaries), owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the Equity Interests the holders of which are (a) generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such legal entity or (b) generally entitled to share in the profits or capital of such legal entity.

 

Termination Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 21 .

 

Transfer ” means any sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of (whether with or without consideration and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of Law) of Common Stock. “ Transferable ” and “ Transferee ” shall each have a correlative meaning.

 

Section 7. Assignment; Benefit of Parties . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors, legal representatives and assignees for the uses and purposes set forth and referred to herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the NESCO Holders holding a majority of the NESCO Shares. Nothing herein contained shall confer or is intended to confer on any third party or entity that is not a party to this Agreement any rights under this Agreement.

 

Section 8. ECP . So long as ECP and its Affiliates are the beneficial owners of a majority of the NESCO Shares, at the written request of ECP, the NESCO Holder shall assign to ECP (or to an Affiliate of ECP designated in writing by it), without any further consent required from any other Party, all of its rights hereunder and, following such assignment, ECP (or an Affiliate designated in writing by it) shall be deemed to be the “ NESCO Holders ” for all purposes hereunder; provided , that ECP (or its Affiliate designated in writing) assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of the NESCO Holders and that, if ECP designates an Affiliate in writing, then such Affiliate shall continue to be an Affiliate of ECP at all times.

 

Section 9. Remedies . The Parties shall be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The Parties agree and acknowledge that a breach of this Agreement would cause irreparable harm and money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any such breach and that, in addition to other rights and remedies hereunder, the Parties shall be entitled to specific performance and/or injunctive or other equitable relief (without posting a bond or other security) from any court of Law or equity of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce or prevent any violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Section 10. Notices . All notices and other communications among the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (iv) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:

 

(a) If to the Company:

 

Nesco, LLC

6714 Pointe Inverness Way, Suite 220

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804

Attention:  Lee Jacobson

Bruce Heinemann

E-mail: lee.jacobson@nescorentals.com

bruce.heinemann@nescorentals.com

 

(b) If to the NESCO Holders or ECP:

 

Energy Capital Partners III, LLC

12680 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400

San Diego, California 92130

Attention:  Rahman D’Argenio

Chris Leininger

Email: rdargenio@ecpartners.com

cleininger@ecpartners.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

609 Main Street

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention:  William J. Benitez, P.C.

Cyril V. Jones

E-mail: william.benitez@kirkland.com

cyril.jones@kirkland.com

 

(c) If to the Sponsors:

 

Capitol Investment Corp. IV

1300 17th Street North, Suite 820

Arlington, Virginia 22209

Attn: Mark D. Ein, Chairman & CEO, and Dyson Dryden, President & CFO
E-mail: mark@capinvestment.com

dyson@capinvestment.com

 

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with a copy to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

555 Eleventh Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20004

Attention:  Paul Sheridan
E-mail: paul.sheridan@lw.com

 

Section 11. Adjustments . If, and as often as, there are any changes in the Common Stock by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or sale, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions of this Agreement, as may be required, so that the rights, privileges, duties and obligations hereunder shall continue with respect to the Common Stock as so changed.

 

Section 12. No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party.

 

Section 13. No Third-Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or entity other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns any remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or any terms, covenants or conditions hereof, and all of the terms, covenants, conditions, promises and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

Section 14. Further Assurances . Each of the Parties hereby agrees that it will hereafter execute and deliver any further document, agreement, instruments of assignment, transfer or conveyance as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes hereof.

 

Section 15. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and may be delivered by means of facsimile or electronic transmission in portable document format, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and shall be binding upon the Party who executed the same, but all of such counterparts shall constitute the same agreement.

 

Section 16. Governing Law . This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of Laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction.

 

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Section 17. Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY . Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other Party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 17 . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 18. Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Merger Agreement, the agreements referenced herein and the other agreements entered into in connection with the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, constitute the entire agreement among the Parties relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 19. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the Laws governing this Agreement, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by Law and to the extent necessary to give effect to the intent of the Parties.

 

Section 20. Amendment and Waiver . Except as otherwise provided herein, no modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective against the Parties unless such modification is approved in writing by the Parties. The failure of any Party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such Party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 21. Termination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the NESCO Holders (together with their Affiliates and permitted assignees) cease to Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 5% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (on a non-fully diluted basis) (“ Termination Event ”), then this Agreement shall expire and terminate automatically; provided, however, that Section 1(g) , (i) , (j) and (k) , Section 3 , Sections 6 through 7 , Sections 9 through 13 , Sections 16 through 20 , this Section 21 and Section 22 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 22. Enforcement . Each of the Parties covenant and agree that the disinterested Directors of the Board have the right to enforce, waive or take any other action with respect to this Agreement on behalf of the Company.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Time.

 

  Company:
   
  NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ L. Dyson Dryden
  Name: 

L. Dyson Dryden

  Title:

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

[Signature page to Stockholders’ Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  NESCO Holder:
   
  NESCO HOLDINGS, LP
     
  By: NESCO Holdings GP, LLC
  Its: General Partner
     
  By: /s/ Rahman D’Argenio
  Name: Rahman D’Argenio
  Title: President

 

 

 

 

[Signature page to Stockholders’ Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  ECP:
   
  ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS III, LP
   
  By: Energy Capital Partners GP III, LP
  Its: General Partner
       
    By: Energy Capital Partners III, LLC
    Its: General Partner
       
  By: /s/ Rahman D’Argenio
  Name: Rahman D’Argenio
  Title: Partner
       
  ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS III-A, LP
   
  By: Energy Capital Partners GP III, LP
  Its: General Partner
       
    By: Energy Capital Partners III, LLC
    Its: General Partner
       
  By: /s/ Rahman D’Argenio
  Name: Rahman D’Argenio
  Title: Partner
     
  ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS III-B, LP
   
  By: Energy Capital Partners GP III, LP
  Its: General Partner
    By: Energy Capital Partners III, LLC
    Its: General Partner
       
  By: /s/ Rahman D’Argenio
  Name: Rahman D’Argenio
  Title: Partner

 

 

 

 

[Signature page to Stockholders’ Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS III-C, LP
   
  By: Energy Capital Partners GP III, LP
  Its: General Partner
     
    By: Energy Capital Partners III, LLC
    Its: General Partner
       
  By: /s/ Rahman D’Argenio
  Name:  Rahman D’Argenio
  Title: Partner
       
  ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS III-D, LP
   
  By: Energy Capital Partners GP III, LP
  Its: General Partner
     
    By: Energy Capital Partners III, LLC
    Its: General Partner
       
  By: /s/ Rahman D’Argenio
  Name:  Rahman D’Argenio
  Title: Partner
       
  ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS III (NESCO CO-INVEST), LP
   
  By: Energy Capital Partners GP III Co-Investment (NESCO), LLC
  Its: General Partner
     
    By: Energy Capital Partners III, LLC
    Its: Managing Member
       
  By: /s/ Rahman D’Argenio
  Name:  Rahman D’Argenio
  Title: Partner

 

 

 

 

[Signature page to Stockholders’ Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  Sponsors:
   
  CAPITOL ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT IV LLC
   
  By:

/s/ Mark Ein

  Name: 

Mark Ein

  Title: Managing Member
     
  CAPITOL ACQUISITION FOUNDER IV LLC
   
  By: /s/ L. Dyson Dryden
  Name:  L. Dyson Dryden
  Title: Member
     
  By: /s/ Lawrence Calcano
  Name:  Lawrence Calcano
     
  By: /s/ Brooke Coburn
  Name:  Brooke Coburn
     
  By: /s/ Richard Donaldson
  Name:  Richard Donaldson
     
  By: /s/ Preston Parnell
  Name:  Preston Parnell
     
  By: /s/ Winston Lin
  Name:  Winston Lin

 

 

 

 

[Signature page to Stockholders’ Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Sponsor   Minimum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares     Second Target Sponsor Earnout Shares     Maximum Target Sponsor Earnout Shares  
Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC

c/o Mark D. Ein
Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17 th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, Virginia, 22209
    916,405       916,405       227,924  
Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC

c/o L. Dyson Dryden
Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17 th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, Virginia, 22209
    458,202       458,202       113,963  
Richard C. Donaldson

Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17 th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, Virginia, 22209
    6,957       6,957       1,730  
Brooke B. Coburn
Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17 th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, Virginia, 22209
    6,957       6,957       1,730  
Lawrence Calcano

Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17 th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, Virginia, 22209
    6,957       6,957       1,730  
Preston Parnell

Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17 th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, Virginia, 22209
    3,826       3,826       952  
Winston Lin

Capitol Investment Corp. IV
1300 17 th Street North, Suite 820
Arlington, Virginia, 22209
    696       696       173  
Total     1,400,000       1,400,000       348,202  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

NESCO HOLDINGS, INC.
2019 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE I.
Purpose

The Plan’s purpose is to enhance the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to the Company by providing these individuals with equity ownership opportunities. Capitalized terms used in the Plan are defined in Article XI.

ARTICLE II.
Eligibility

Service Providers are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan, subject to the limitations described herein.

ARTICLE III.
Administration and Delegation

3.1     Administration . The Plan is administered by the Administrator. The Administrator has authority to determine which Service Providers receive Awards, grant Awards and set Award terms and conditions, subject to the conditions and limitations in the Plan. The Administrator also has the authority to take all actions and make all determinations under the Plan, to interpret the Plan and Award Agreements and to adopt, amend and repeal Plan administrative rules, guidelines and practices as it deems advisable. The Administrator may correct defects and ambiguities, supply omissions and reconcile inconsistencies in the Plan or any Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to administer the Plan and any Awards. The Administrator’s determinations under the Plan are in its sole discretion and will be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or any Award.

3.2     Appointment of Committees . To the extent Applicable Laws permit, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more Committees or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Board may abolish any Committee or re -vest in itself any previously delegated authority at any time.

ARTICLE IV.
SHARES Available for Awards

4.1     Number of Shares . Subject to adjustment under Article VIII and the terms of this Article IV, Awards may be made under the Plan covering up to the Overall Share Limit. Shares issued under the Plan may consist of authorized but unissued Shares, Shares purchased on the open market or treasury Shares.

4.2     Share Recycling . If all or any part of an Award expires, lapses or is terminated, exchanged for cash, surrendered, repurchased, redeemed, canceled without having been fully exercised or forfeited, in any case, in a manner that results in the Company acquiring Shares covered by the Award at a price not greater than the price (as adjusted to reflect any Equity Restructuring) paid by the Participant for such Shares or not issuing any Shares covered by the Award, the unused Shares covered by the Award will, as applicable, become or again be available for Award grants under the Plan. Further, Shares delivered (either by actual delivery or attestation) to the Company by a Participant to satisfy the applicable exercise or purchase price of an Award and/or to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligation (including Shares retained by the Company from the Award being exercised or purchased and/or creating the tax obligation) will, as applicable, become or again be available for Award grants under the Plan. The payment of Dividend Equivalents in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards shall not count against the Overall Share Limit.

4.3     Incentive Option Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no more than 3,150,000 Shares may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Options.

4.4     Substitute Awards. In connection with an entity’s merger or consolidation with the Company or the Company’s acquisition of an entity’s property or shares, the Administrator may grant Awards in substitution for any options or other stock or stock -based awards granted before such merger or consolidation by such entity or its affiliate.

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Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms as the Administrator deems appropriate, notwithstanding limitations on Awards in the Plan. Substitute Awards will not count against the Overall Share Limit (nor shall Shares subject to a Substitute Award be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided above), except that Shares acquired by exercise of substitute Incentive Options will count against the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Options under the Plan. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre -existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre -existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of shares of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan (and Shares subject to such Awards shall not be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided above); provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre -existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Directors prior to such acquisition or combination.

4.5     Non -Employee Director Award Limit. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan, the maximum aggregate grant date fair value (as determined in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto) of Awards granted to a non -employee Director as compensation for services as a non -employee Director during any fiscal year of the Company may not exceed $700,000 per year (provided that such limit shall not apply in the first fiscal year of a director’s service with the Company if the Awards in excess of such amount are approved by other directors not receiving comparable or similar awards).

ARTICLE V.
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights

5.1     General. The Administrator may grant Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to Service Providers subject to the limitations in the Plan, including any limitations in the Plan that apply to Incentive Options. The Administrator will determine the number of Shares covered by each Option and Stock Appreciation Right, the exercise price of each Option and Stock Appreciation Right and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option and Stock Appreciation Right. A Stock Appreciation Right will entitle the Participant (or other person entitled to exercise the Stock Appreciation Right) to receive from the Company upon exercise of the exercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right an amount determined by multiplying the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price per Share of the Stock Appreciation Right by the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, subject to any limitations of the Plan or that the Administrator may impose and payable in cash, Shares valued at Fair Market Value or a combination of the two as the Administrator may determine or provide in the Award Agreement.

5.2     Exercise Price. The Administrator will establish each Option’s and Stock Appreciation Right’s exercise price and specify the exercise price in the Award Agreement. The exercise price will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the grant date of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

5.3     Duration. Each Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable at such times and as specified in the Award Agreement, provided that the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right will not exceed ten years. Notwithstanding the foregoing and unless determined otherwise by the Company, in the event that on the last business day of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (other than an Incentive Option) (i) the exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right is prohibited by Applicable Law, as determined by the Company, or (ii) Shares may not be purchased or sold by the applicable Participant due to any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods) or a “lock -up ” agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, the term of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be extended until the date that is thirty (30) days after the end of the legal prohibition, black -out period or lock -up agreement, as determined by the Company; provided, however, in no event shall the extension last beyond the ten year term of the applicable Option or Stock Appreciation Right. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the end of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, violates the non -competition , non -solicitation , confidentiality or other similar restrictive covenant provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the right of the Participant and the Participant’s transferees to exercise any

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Option or Stock Appreciation Right issued to the Participant shall terminate immediately upon such violation, unless the Company otherwise determines. In addition, if, prior to the end of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant is given notice by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Cause, and the effective date of such Termination of Service is subsequent to the date of the delivery of such notice, the right of the Participant and the Participant’s transferees to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right issued to the Participant shall be suspended from the time of the delivery of such notice until the earlier of (i) such time as it is determined or otherwise agreed that the Participant’s service as a Service Provider will not be terminated for Cause as provided in such notice or (ii) the effective date of the Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Cause (in which case the right of the Participant and the Participant’s transferees to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right issued to the Participant will terminate immediately upon the effective date of such termination of Service).

5.4     Exercise. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised by delivering to the Company a written notice of exercise, in a form the Administrator approves (which may be electronic), signed by the person authorized to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, together with, as applicable, payment in full (i) as specified in Section 5.5 for the number of Shares for which the Award is exercised and (ii) as specified in Section 9.5 for any applicable taxes. Unless the Administrator otherwise determines, an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

5.5     Payment Upon Exercise. Subject to Section 10.8, any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods) and Applicable Laws, the exercise price of an Option must be paid by:

(a)    cash, wire transfer of immediately available funds or by check payable to the order of the Company, provided that the Company may limit the use of one of the foregoing payment forms if one or more of the payment forms below is permitted;

(b)    if there is a public market for Shares at the time of exercise, unless the Company otherwise determines, (A) delivery (including telephonically to the extent permitted by the Company) of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price, or (B) the Participant’s delivery to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price; provided that such amount is paid to the Company at such time as may be required by the Administrator;

(c)    to the extent permitted by the Administrator, delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of Shares owned by the Participant valued at their Fair Market Value;

(d)    to the extent permitted by the Administrator, surrendering Shares then issuable upon the Option’s exercise valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date;

(e)    to the extent permitted by the Administrator, delivery of a promissory note or any other property that the Administrator determines is good and valuable consideration; or

(f)    to the extent permitted by the Company, any combination of the above payment forms approved by the Administrator.

ARTICLE VI.
Restricted Stock; Restricted Stock Units

6.1     General. The Administrator may grant Restricted Stock, or the right to purchase Restricted Stock, to any Service Provider, subject to the Company’s right to repurchase or redeem all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price from the Participant (or to require forfeiture of such shares) if conditions the Administrator specifies in the Award Agreement are not satisfied before the end of the applicable restriction period or periods that the Administrator establishes for such Award. In addition, the Administrator may grant to Service Providers Restricted Stock Units, which may be subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions during the applicable restriction period or periods, as set forth in an Award Agreement. The Administrator will determine and set forth in the Award Agreement the terms and conditions for each Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Award, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in the Plan.

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6.2     Restricted Stock.

(a)     Dividends . Participants holding shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to all ordinary cash dividends paid with respect to such shares of Restricted Stock, unless the Administrator provides otherwise in the Award Agreement. In addition, unless the Administrator provides otherwise, if any dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, or consist of a dividend or distribution to holders of Shares or property other than an ordinary cash dividend, the Shares or other property will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.

(b)     Stock Certificates . The Company may require that the Participant deposit in escrow with the Company (or its designee) any stock certificates issued in respect of share of Restricted Stock, together with a stock power endorsed in blank.

6.3     Restricted Stock Units.

(a)     Settlement . The Administrator may provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units will occur upon or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Restricted Stock Units vest or will instead be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the Participant’s election, in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A.

(b)     Stockholder Rights . A Participant will have no rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to any Restricted Stock Unit unless and until the Shares are delivered in settlement of the Restricted Stock Unit.

(c)     Dividend Equivalents . If the Administrator provides, a grant of Restricted Stock Units may provide a Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents. Dividend Equivalents may be paid currently or credited to an account for the Participant, settled in cash or Shares and subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which the Dividend Equivalents are granted and subject to other terms and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement.

ARTICLE VII.
Other STOCK or Cash Based Awards

Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be granted to Participants, including Awards entitling Participants to receive Shares to be delivered in the future and including annual or other periodic or long -term cash bonus awards (whether based on specified Performance Criteria or otherwise), in each case subject to any conditions and limitations in the Plan. Such Other Stock or Cash Based Awards will also be available as a payment form in the settlement of other Awards, as standalone payments and as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be paid in Shares, cash or other property, as the Administrator determines. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator will determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock or Cash Based Award, including any purchase price, performance goal (which may be based on the Performance Criteria), transfer restrictions, and vesting conditions, which will be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.
Adjustments for Changes in Shares
and Certain Other Events

8.1     Equity Restructuring . (a)    In connection with any Equity Restructuring, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VIII, the Administrator will equitably adjust each outstanding Award as it deems appropriate to reflect the Equity Restructuring, which may include adjusting the number and type of securities subject to each outstanding Award and/or the Award’s exercise price or grant price (if applicable), granting new Awards to Participants, and making a cash payment to Participants. The adjustments provided under this Section 8.1 will be nondiscretionary and final and binding on the affected Participant and the Company; provided that the Administrator will determine whether an adjustment is equitable.

8.2     Corporate Transactions. In the event of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, amalgamation, repurchase, redemption, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or sale or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, Change in Control, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, other similar corporate transaction or event, other unusual or nonrecurring transaction or event affecting the Company or its

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financial statements or any change in any Applicable Laws or accounting principles, the Administrator, on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, either by the terms of the Award or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event (except that action to give effect to a change in Applicable Law or accounting principles may be made within a reasonable period of time after such change) and either automatically or upon the Participant’s request, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator determines that such action is appropriate in order to (x) prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended by the Company to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award granted or issued under the Plan, (y) to facilitate such transaction or event or (z) give effect to such changes in Applicable Laws or accounting principles:

(a)    To provide for the cancellation of any such Award in exchange for either an amount of cash or other property with a value equal to the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise or settlement of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights under the vested portion of such Award, as applicable; provided that, if the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise or settlement of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, in any case, is equal to or less than zero, then the Award may be terminated without payment;

(b)    To provide that such Award shall vest and, to the extent applicable, be exercisable as to all shares covered thereby, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the provisions of such Award;

(c)    To provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by awards covering the shares of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and/or applicable exercise or purchase price, in all cases, as determined by the Administrator;

(d)    To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards and/or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Article IV hereof on the maximum number and kind of shares which may be issued) and/or in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the criteria included in, outstanding Awards;

(e)    To replace such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator; and/or

(f)    To provide that the Award will terminate and cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after the applicable event.

8.3     Administrative Stand Still. In the event of any pending share dividend, share split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to stockholders, or any other extraordinary transaction or change affecting the Shares or the share price of Shares, including any Equity Restructuring or any securities offering or other similar transaction, for administrative convenience, the Administrator may refuse to permit the exercise of any Award for up to sixty days before or after such transaction.

8.4     General. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or the Administrator’s action under the Plan, no Participant will have any rights due to any subdivision or consolidation of Shares of any class, dividend payment, increase or decrease in the number of Shares of any class or dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or other corporation. Except as expressly provided with respect to an Equity Restructuring under Section 8.1 above or the Administrator’s action under the Plan, no issuance by the Company of Shares of any class, or securities convertible into Shares of any class, will affect, and no adjustment will be made regarding, the number of Shares subject to an Award or the Award’s grant or exercise price. The existence of the Plan, any Award Agreements and the Awards granted hereunder will not affect or restrict in any way the Company’s right or power to make or authorize (i) any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, (ii) any merger, consolidation dissolution or liquidation of the Company or sale of Company assets or (iii) any sale or issuance of securities, including securities with rights superior to those of the Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares. The Administrator may treat Participants and Awards (or portions thereof) differently under this Article VIII.

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ARTICLE IX.
General Provisions Applicable to Awards

9.1     Transferability. Except as the Administrator may determine or provide in an Award Agreement or otherwise for Awards other than Incentive Options, Awards may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or, subject to the Administrator’s consent, pursuant to a domestic relations order, and, during the life of the Participant, will be exercisable only by the Participant. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, will include references to a Participant’s authorized transferee that the Administrator specifically approves.

9.2     Documentation. Each Award will be evidenced in an Award Agreement, which may be written or electronic, as the Administrator determines. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.

9.3     Discretion. Except as the Plan otherwise provides, each Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award to a Participant need not be identical, and the Administrator need not treat Participants or Awards (or portions thereof) uniformly.

9.4     Termination of Status. The Administrator will determine how the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or any other change or purported change in a Participant’s Service Provider status affects an Award and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, the Participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise rights under the Award, if applicable.

9.5     Withholding. Each Participant must pay the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of, any taxes required by law to be withheld in connection with such Participant’s Awards by the date of the event creating the tax liability. The Company may deduct an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations based on the applicable statutory withholding rates (or such other rate as may be determined by the Company after considering any accounting consequences or costs) from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant. Subject to Section 10.8 and any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods), Participants may satisfy such tax obligations (i) in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, by check made payable to the order of the Company, provided that the Company may limit the use of the foregoing payment forms if one or more of the payment forms below is permitted, (ii) to the extent permitted by the Administrator, in whole or in part by delivery of Shares, including Shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value, (iii) if there is a public market for Shares at the time the tax obligations are satisfied, unless the Company otherwise determines, (A) delivery (including telephonically to the extent permitted by the Company) of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to satisfy the tax obligations, or (B) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to satisfy the tax withholding; provided that such amount is paid to the Company at such time as may be required by the Administrator, or (iv) to the extent permitted by the Company, any combination of the foregoing payment forms approved by the Administrator. If any tax withholding obligation will be satisfied under clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence by the Company’s retention of Shares from the Award creating the tax obligation and there is a public market for Shares at the time the tax obligation is satisfied, the Company may elect to instruct any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on the applicable Participant’s behalf some or all of the Shares retained and to remit the proceeds of the sale to the Company or its designee, and each Participant’s acceptance of an Award under the Plan will constitute the Participant’s authorization to the Company and instruction and authorization to such brokerage firm to complete the transactions described in this sentence.

9.6     Amendment of Award; No Repricing. The Administrator may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including by substituting another Award of the same or a different type, changing the exercise or settlement date, and converting an Incentive Option to a Non -Qualified Option. The Participant’s consent to such action will be required unless (i) the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights under the Award, or (ii) the change is permitted under Article VIII or pursuant to Section 10.6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may not, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, take any action that would be considered a “repricing” of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right under the applicable listing standards of the national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed (if any).

9.7     Conditions on Delivery of Shares. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Shares under the Plan or remove restrictions from Shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all Award conditions have been met

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or removed to the Company’s satisfaction, (ii) as determined by the Company, all other legal matters regarding the issuance and delivery of such Shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any Applicable Laws. The Company’s inability to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which the Administrator determines is necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any securities, will relieve the Company of any liability for failing to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained.

9.8     Acceleration. The Administrator may at any time provide that any Award will become immediately vested and fully or partially exercisable, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise fully or partially realizable.

9.9     Additional Terms of Incentive Options. The Administrator may grant Incentive Options only to employees of the Company, any of its present or future parent or subsidiary corporations, as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, respectively, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Options under the Code. If an Incentive Option is granted to a Greater Than 10% Stockholder, the exercise price will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the Option’s grant date, and the term of the Option will not exceed five years. All Incentive Options will be subject to and construed consistently with Section 422 of the Code. By accepting an Incentive Option, the Participant agrees to give prompt notice to the Company of dispositions or other transfers (other than in connection with a Change in Control) of Shares acquired under the Option made within (i) two years from the grant date of the Option or (ii) one year after the transfer of such Shares to the Participant, specifying the date of the disposition or other transfer and the amount the Participant realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, in such disposition or other transfer. Neither the Company nor the Administrator will be liable to a Participant, or any other party, if an Incentive Option fails or ceases to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code. Any Incentive Option or portion thereof that fails to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code for any reason, including becoming exercisable with respect to Shares having a fair market value exceeding the $100,000 limitation under Treasury Regulation Section 1.422 -4 , will be a Non -Qualified Option.

ARTICLE X.
Miscellaneous

10.1     No Right to Employment or Other Status. No person will have any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award will not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or any Award, except as expressly provided in an Award Agreement.

10.2     No Rights as Stockholder; Certificates. Subject to the Award Agreement, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary will have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed under an Award until becoming the record holder of such Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless the Administrator otherwise determines or Applicable Laws require, the Company will not be required to deliver to any Participant certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any Award and instead such Shares may be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or stock plan administrator). The Company may place legends on share certificates issued under the Plan that the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to comply with Applicable Laws.

10.3     Effective Date and Term of Plan. Unless earlier terminated by the Board, the Plan will become effective on the day that it is adopted by the Board and will remain in effect until the tenth anniversary of the earlier of (i) the date the Board adopted the Plan or (ii) the date the Company’s stockholders approved the Plan, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date in accordance with the Plan. If the Plan is not approved by the Company’s stockholders, the Plan will not become effective, no Awards will be granted under the Plan will continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

10.4     Amendment of Plan. The Administrator may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided that no amendment, other than an increase to the Overall Share Limit, may materially and adversely affect any Award outstanding at the time of such amendment without the affected Participant’s consent. No Awards may be granted under the Plan during any suspension period or after Plan termination. Awards outstanding at the time of any Plan suspension or termination will continue to be governed by the Plan and the Award Agreement, as in effect before such

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suspension or termination. The Board will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws.

10.5     Provisions for Foreign Participants. The Administrator may modify Awards granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States or establish subplans or procedures under the Plan to address differences in laws, rules, regulations or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities, currency, employee benefit or other matters.

10.6     Section 409A.

(a)     General . The Company intends that all Awards be structured to comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A, such that no adverse tax consequences, interest, or penalties under Section 409A apply. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Administrator may, without a Participant’s consent, amend this Plan or Awards, adopt policies and procedures, or take any other actions (including amendments, policies, procedures and retroactive actions) as are necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of Awards, including any such actions intended to (A) exempt this Plan or any Award from Section 409A, or (B) comply with Section 409A, including regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority that may be issued after an Award’s grant date. The Company makes no representations or warranties as to an Award’s tax treatment under Section 409A or otherwise. The Company will have no obligation under this Section 10.6 or otherwise to avoid the taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A with respect to any Award and will have no liability to any Participant or any other person if any Award, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute noncompliant “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to taxes, penalties or interest under Se ction 4 09A.

(b)     Separation from Service . If an Award constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A, any payment or settlement of such Award upon a termination of a Participant’s Service Provider relationship will, to the extent necessary to avoid taxes under Section 409A, be made only upon the Participant’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A), whether such “separation from service” occurs upon or after the termination of the Participant’s Service Provider relationship. For purposes of this Plan or any Award Agreement relating to any such payments or benefits, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms means a “separation from service.”

(c)     Payments to Specified Employees . Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or any Award Agreement, any payment(s) of “nonqualified deferred compensation” required to be made under an Award to a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A and as the Administrator determines) due to his or her “separation from service” will, to the extent necessary to avoid taxes under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, be delayed for the six -month period immediately following such “separation from service” (or, if earlier, until the specified employee’s death) and will instead be paid (as set forth in the Award Agreement) on the day immediately following such six -month period or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter (without interest). Any payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” under such Award payable more than six months following the Participant’s “separation from service” will be paid at the time or times the payments are otherwise scheduled to be made.

10.7     Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, no individual acting as a director, officer, other employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary will be liable to any Participant, former Participant, spouse, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with the Plan or any Award, and such individual will not be personally liable with respect to the Plan because of any contract or other instrument executed in his or her capacity as an Administrator, director, officer, other employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, other employee and agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that has been or will be granted or delegated any duty or power relating to the Plan’s administration or interpretation, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Administrator’s approval) arising from any act or omission concerning this Plan unless arising from such person’s own fraud or bad faith.

10.8     Lock -Up Period. The Company may, at the request of any underwriter representative or otherwise, in connection with registering the offering of any Company securities under the Securities Act, prohibit Participants from, directly or indirectly, selling or otherwise transferring any Shares or other Company securities during a period of up to one hundred eighty days following the effective date of a Company registration statement filed under the Securities Act, or such longer period as determined by the underwriter.

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10.9     Data Privacy. As a condition for receiving any Award, each Participant explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of personal data as described in this section by and among the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates exclusively for implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may hold certain personal information about a Participant, including the Participant’s name, address and telephone number; birthdate; social security, insurance number or other identification number; salary; nationality; job title(s); any Shares held in the Company or its Subsidiaries and affiliates; and Award details, to implement, manage and administer the Plan and Awards (the “ Data ”). The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary to implement, administer and manage a Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may transfer the Data to third parties assisting the Company with Plan implementation, administration and management. These recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and the Participant’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients’ country. By accepting an Award, each Participant authorizes such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any required Data transfer to a broker or other third party with whom the Company or the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares. The Data related to a Participant will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer, and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. A Participant may, at any time, view the Data that the Company holds regarding such Participant, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data regarding such Participant, recommend any necessary corrections to the Data regarding the Participant or refuse or withdraw the consents in this Section 10.9 in writing, without cost, by contacting the local human resources representative. The Company may cancel Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan and, in the Administrator’s discretion, the Participant may forfeit any outstanding Awards if the Participant refuses or withdraws the consents in this Section 10.9. For more information on the consequences of refusing or withdrawing consent, Participants may contact their local human resources representative.

10.10     Severability. If any portion of the Plan or any action taken under it is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had been excluded, and the illegal or invalid action will be null and void.

10.11     Governing Documents. If any contradiction occurs between the Plan and any Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company (or any Subsidiary) that the Administrator has approved, the Plan will govern, unless it is expressly specified in such Award Agreement or other written document that a specific provision of the Plan will not apply.

10.12     Governing Law. The Plan and all Awards will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice -of-law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws other than the State of Delaware.

10.13     Claw -back Provisions. All Awards (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit the Participant actually or constructively receives upon receipt or exercise of any Award or the receipt or resale of any Shares underlying the Award) will be subject to any Company claw -back policy, including any claw -back policy adopted to comply with Applicable Laws (including the Dodd -Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder) as set forth in such claw -back policy or the Award Agreement.

10.14     Titles and Headings. The titles and headings in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, if any conflict, the Plan’s text, rather than such titles or headings, will control.

10.15     Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan is intended to conform to the extent necessary with Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan and all Awards will be administered only in conformance with Applicable Laws. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, the Plan and all Award Agreements will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.

10.16     Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment under the Plan will be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except as expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.

10.17     Broker -Assisted Sales. In the event of a broker -assisted sale of Shares in connection with the payment of amounts owed by a Participant under or with respect to the Plan or Awards, including amounts to be paid under

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the final sentence of Section 9.5: (a) any Shares to be sold through the broker -assisted sale will be sold on the day the payment first becomes due, or as soon thereafter as practicable; (b) such Shares may be sold as part of a block trade with other Participants in the Plan in which all participants receive an average price; (c) the applicable Participant will be responsible for all broker’s fees and other costs of sale, and by accepting an Award, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale; (d) to the extent the Company or its designee receives proceeds of such sale that exceed the amount owed, the Company will pay such excess in cash to the applicable Participant as soon as reasonably practicable; (e) the Company and its designees are under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price; and (f) in the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the Participant’s applicable obligation, the Participant may be required to pay immediately upon demand to the Company or its designee an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any remaining portion of the Participant’s obligation.

ARTICLE XI.
Definitions

As used in the Plan, the following words and phrases will have the following meanings:

11.1    “ Administrator ” means the Board or a Committee to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee.

11.2    “ Applicable Laws ” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity incentive plans under U.S. federal and state securities, tax and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, the applicable rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted and the applicable laws and rules of any foreign country or other jurisdiction where Awards are granted.

11.3    “ Award ” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock or Cash Based Awards.

11.4    “ Award Agreement ” means a written agreement evidencing an Award, which may be electronic, that contains such terms and conditions as the Administrator determines, consistent with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

11.5    “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

11.6    “ Cause ” means, with respect to a Participant, “Cause” (or any term of similar effect) as defined in such Participant’s employment agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if such an agreement exists and contains a definition of Cause (or term of similar effect), or, if no such agreement exists or such agreement does not contain a definition of Cause (or term of similar effect), then Cause shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any material breach of a written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including without limitation a material breach of any employment, confidentiality, non -compete , non -solicit or similar agreement; (ii) the Participant’s commission of, indictment for or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the Participant to, a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or any crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude (or any similar crime in any jurisdiction outside the United States); (iii) the Participant’s negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties or the Participant’s willful or repeated failure or refusal to substantially perform assigned duties; (iv) any act of fraud, embezzlement, material misappropriation or dishonesty committed by the Participant against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (v) any acts, omissions or statements by a Participant which the Company determines to be materially detrimental or damaging to the reputation, operations, prospects or business relations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

11.7    “ Change in Control ” means and includes each of the following:

(a)    A transaction or series of transactions (other than an offering of Shares to the general public through a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or a transaction or series of transactions that meets the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) below) whereby any “person” or related “group” of “persons” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a “person” that, prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d -3 under the Exchange

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Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition; or

(b)    During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board together with any new Director(s) (other than a Director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsections (a) or (c)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two -thirds of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of the two -year period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or

(c)    The consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or (y) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions or (z) the acquisition of assets or shares of another entity, in each case other than a transaction:

(i)    which results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Company or the person that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such person, the “ Successor Entity ”)) directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction, and

(ii)    after which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity; provided , however , that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this clause (ii) as beneficially owning 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company prior to the consummation of the transaction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award (or portion of any Award) that provides for the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A, the transaction or event described in subsection (a), (b) or (c) with respect to such Award (or portion thereof) shall only constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the payment timing of such Award if such transaction also constitutes a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A -3 (i)(5).

The Administrator shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to the above definition, the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto; provided that any exercise of authority in conjunction with a determination of whether a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A -3 (i)(5) shall be consistent with such regulation.

11.8    “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations issued thereunder.

11.9    “ Committee ” means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board, which may include one or more Company directors or executive officers, to the extent Applicable Laws permit. To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b -3 , it is intended that each member of the Committee will be, at the time the Committee takes any action with respect to an Award that is subject to Rule 16b -3 , a “non -employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b -3 ; however, a Committee member’s failure to qualify as a “non -employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b -3 will not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan.

11.10    “ Common Stock ” means share(s) of common stock par value $0.0001 per share of the Company.

11.11    “ Company ” means Nesco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

11.12    “ Consultant ” means any person, including any adviser, engaged by the Company or a Subsidiary to render services to such entity if the consultant or adviser: (i) renders bona fide services to the Company or a Subsidiary; (ii) renders services not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital -raising transaction and does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and (iii) is a natural person.

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11.13    “ Designated Beneficiary ” means the beneficiary or beneficiaries the Participant designates, in a manner the Administrator determines, to receive amounts due or exercise the Participant’s rights if the Participant dies or becomes incapacitated. Without a Participant’s effective designation, “Designated Beneficiary” will mean the Participant’s estate.

11.14    “ Director ” means a Board member.

11.15    “ Disability ” means a permanent and total disability under Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as amended.

11.16    “ Dividend Equivalents ” means a right granted to a Participant under the Plan to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends paid on Shares.

11.17    “ Employee ” means any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

11.18    “ Equity Restructuring ” means a nonreciprocal transaction between the Company and its stockholders, such as a share dividend, share split, spin -off or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, that affects the number or kind of Shares (or other Company securities) or the share price of the Shares (or other Company securities) and causes a change in the per share value of the Shares underlying outstanding Awards.

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

11.20    “ Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date, the value of Shares determined as follows: (i) if the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such Shares as quoted on such exchange for such date, or if no sale occurred on such date, the last day preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; (ii) if the Shares are not traded on a stock exchange but is quoted on a national market or other quotation system, the closing sales price on such date, or if no sales occurred on such date, then on the last date preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; or ( iii) without an established market for the Shares, the Administrator will determine the Fair Market Value in its discretion.

11.21    “ Greater Than 10% Stockholder ” means an individual then owning (within the meaning of S ection 4 24(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of equity securities of the Company or its parent or subsidiary corporation, as defined in Section 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively.

11.22    “ Incentive Option ” means an Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code.

11.23    “ Non -Qualified Option ” means an Option not intended or not qualifying as an Incentive Option.

11.24    “ Option ” means an option to purchase Shares.

11.25    “ Other Stock or Cash Based Awards ” means cash awards, awards of Shares, and other awards valued wholly or partially by referring to, or are otherwise based on, Shares or other property.

11.26    “ Overall Share Limit ” means 3,150,000 Shares.

11.27    “ Participant ” means a Service Provider who has been granted an Award.

11.28    “ Performance Criteria ” mean the criteria (and adjustments) that the Administrator may select for an Award to establish performance goals for a performance period, which may include the following: net earnings or losses (either before or after one or more of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and non -cash equity -based compensation expense); gross or net sales or revenue or sales or revenue growth; net income (either before or after taxes) or adjusted net income; profits (including but not limited to gross profits, net profits, profit growth, net operation profit or economic profit), profit return ratios or operating margin; budget or operating earnings (either before or after taxes or before or after allocation of corporate overhead and bonus); cash flow (including operating cash flow and free cash flow or cash flow return on capital); return on assets; return on capital or invested capital; cost of capital; return on shareholders’ equity; total shareholder return; return on sales; costs, reductions in costs and cost control measures; expenses; working capital; earnings or loss per share; adjusted earnings or loss per share; price per share or dividends per share (or appreciation in or maintenance of such price or dividends); regulatory achievements or compliance; implementation, completion or attainment of objectives relating to research, development, regulatory, commercial, or strategic milestones or developments; market share; economic value or economic value added models; division, group

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or corporate financial goals; customer satisfaction/growth; customer service; employee satisfaction; recruitment and maintenance of personnel; human resources management; supervision of litigation and other legal matters; strategic partnerships and transactions; financial ratios (including those measuring liquidity, activity, profitability or leverage); debt levels or reductions; sales -related goals; financing and other capital raising transactions; cash on hand; acquisition activity; investment sourcing activity; and marketing initiatives, any of which may be measured in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or decrease. Such performance goals also may be based solely by reference to the Company’s performance or the performance of a Subsidiary, division, business segment or business unit of the Company or a Subsidiary, or based upon performance relative to performance of other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to performance of other companies. The Committee may provide for exclusion of the impact of an event or occurrence which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded, including (a) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and other unusual, infrequently occurring or non -recurring charges or events, (b) asset write -downs , (c) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (d) acquisitions or divestitures, (e) reorganization or change in the corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, (f) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company, Subsidiary, division, business segment or business unit or not within the reasonable control of management, (g) foreign exchange gains and losses, (h) a change in the fiscal year of the Company, (i) the refinancing or repurchase of bank loans or debt securities, (j) unbudgeted capital expenditures, (k) the issuance or repurchase of equity securities and other changes in the number of outstanding shares, (l) conversion of some or all of convertible securities to Shares, (m) any business interruption event (n) the cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or (o) the effect of changes in other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results.

11.29    “ Plan ” means this 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

11.30    “ Restricted Stock ” means Shares awarded to a Participant under Article VI subject to certain vesting conditions and other restrictions.

11.31    “ Restricted Stock Unit ” means an unfunded, unsecured right to receive, on the applicable settlement date, a Share or an amount in cash or other consideration determined by the Administrator to be of equal value as of such settlement date, subject to certain vesting conditions and other restrictions.

11.32    “ Rule 16b -3 ” means Rule 16b -3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

11.33    “ Section 409A ” means Section 409A of the Code and all regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority thereunder.

11.34    “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

11.35    “ Service Provider ” means an Employee, Consultant, or Director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

11.36    “ Share ” means a share of Common Stock.

11.37    “ Stockholder ” means a holder of Common Stock.

11.38    “ Stock Appreciation Right ” means a stock appreciation right granted under Article V.

11.39    “ Subsidiary ” means any entity (other than the Company), whether domestic or foreign, in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain beneficially owns, at the time of the determination, securities or interests representing at least 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of securities or interests in one of the other entities in such chain.

11.40    “ Substitute Awards ” shall mean Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.

11.41    “ Termination of Service ” means the date the Participant ceases to be a Service Provider.

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Exhibit 99.1

 

           

 

Capitol Investment Corp. IV Completes Merger with Nesco

 

Combined Company Named Nesco Holdings, Inc. Will Trade on the NYSE under NSCO

 

WASHINGTON D.C. and FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, July 31, 2019 – Capitol Investment Corp. IV (NYSE: CIC; “Capitol”), a public investment vehicle, and Nesco Holdings I, Inc. (“Nesco”), a leading provider of specialty rental equipment to the electric utility, telecom and rail end-markets, announced today the closing of their merger. In connection with the consummation of the merger, the combined company was renamed Nesco Holdings, Inc. The shares of common stock and warrants of the combined company are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE MKT on August 1, 2019 under the symbols NSCO and NSCO WS, respectively.

 

Nesco offers its specialized equipment to a diverse customer base for the maintenance, repair, upgrade and installation of critical infrastructure assets including electric lines, telecommunications networks and rail systems. With a nationwide rental fleet of approximately 4,200 units, Nesco provides its customers a vast and comprehensive product offering along with an unrelenting focus on service. As a one-stop shop, Nesco also offers its customers the parts, tools and accessories needed to fully equip their crews for activity in the field. Nesco’s long-lived equipment assets offer highly attractive economic returns and the company has demonstrated strong financial performance with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 49% in 2018 and a 24% compound annual growth rate of Adjusted EBITDA from 2016 to 2018.

 

“We are excited to have closed our merger with Nesco and look forward to working with the Nesco team and the company’s world class board to execute on the substantial opportunity that we believe Nesco’s infrastructure end markets present. With a combination of the strong demand for Nesco’s equipment across electric utility transmission and distribution, 5G deployment and rail development and its attractive unit economics, we believe that Nesco will create substantial long-term value for its shareholders,” said Mark Ein, Chairman and CEO of Capitol.

 

Capitol shareholders elected seven directors to serve on the board of the combined company. William Plummer, who served as the CFO of United Rentals during a decade of substantial growth and shareholder value creation, will serve as Chairman of the board. Jeffrey Stoops, who has been CEO of SBA Communications Corp. for the last seventeen years of transformational growth in wireless infrastructure, has also joined the board. The board also includes Mark Ein, Dyson Dryden, President and CFO of Capitol, Doug Kimmelman, Senior Partner and founder of Energy Capital Partners (“ECP”), Rahman D’Argenio, an ECP partner, and CEO Lee Jacobson.

 

Nesco’s current management team, led by Mr. Jacobson and CFO Bruce Heinemann, will continue to run the combined company.

 

“We are thrilled to embark on the next phase in Nesco’s growth story as a publicly listed company in partnership with Capitol, ECP, William Plummer and Jeffrey Stoops,” said Mr. Jacobson. “We continue to see robust growth in demand across all of our end markets and remain focused on executing our plan to deliver the significant growth we see ahead.”

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as financial and capital markets advisors to Capitol, while Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Nesco. Latham & Watkins LLP and Graubard Miller acted as legal advisors to Capitol and Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal advisor to Nesco and ECP.

 

 

 

 

About Nesco

 

Nesco is one of the largest providers of specialty equipment, parts, tools, accessories and services to the electric utility transmission and distribution, telecommunications and rail markets in North America. Nesco offers its specialized equipment to a diverse customer base for the maintenance, repair, upgrade and installation of critical infrastructure assets including electric lines, telecommunications networks and rail systems. Nesco’s coast-to-coast rental fleet of approximately 4,200 units includes aerial devices, boom trucks, cranes, digger derricks, pressure drills, stringing gear, hi-rail equipment, repair parts, tools and accessories. For more information, please visit https://nescospecialty.com.

 

About Capitol Investment Corp. IV

 

Capitol Investment Corp. IV was a public investment vehicle formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, acquisition or similar business combination. Capitol was led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark D. Ein, and President and Chief Financial Officer L. Dyson Dryden. Capitol’s securities have been quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols CIC, CIC WS and CIC.U. The company, which raised $402.5 million of cash proceeds in an initial public offering in August 2017, is the Capitol team’s fourth publicly traded investment vehicle. The first, Capitol Acquisition Corp., created Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: “TWO”), a leading mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) and the second, Capitol Acquisition Corp. II, merged with Lindblad Expeditions, Inc. (NASDAQ: “LIND”), a global leader in expedition travel. The third vehicle, Capitol Acquisition Corp. III, merged with Cision Ltd. (NYSE: “CISN”), a leading global provider of cloud-based earned media solutions.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside Capitol’s or Nesco’s management’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include: the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination; the ability to meet the NYSE’s continued listing standards; costs related to the business combination; Nesco’s ability to execute on its plans to develop and market new products and the timing of these development programs; Nesco’s estimates of the size of the markets for its solutions; the rate and degree of market acceptance of Nesco’s solutions; the success of other competing technologies that may become available; Nesco’s ability to identify and integrate acquisitions; the performance and security of Nesco’s services; potential litigation involving Capitol or Nesco; and general economic and market conditions impacting demand for Nesco’s services. Neither Capitol nor Nesco undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.