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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2020
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                       to                      
Commission File Number: 001-11590 
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware   51-0064146
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
909 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware 19904
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(302) 734-6799
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock - par value per share $0.4867 CPK New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes      No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  
Common Stock, par value $0.4867 — 17,460,906 shares outstanding as of October 30, 2020.


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GLOSSARY OF DEFINITIONS
ASC: Accounting Standards Codification issued by the FASB
Aspire Energy: Aspire Energy of Ohio, LLC
Aspire Energy Express: Aspire Energy Express, LLC
ASU: Accounting Standards Update issued by the FASB
ATM: At-the-market
Boulden: Boulden, Inc., an entity from whom we acquired certain propane operating assets
CARES Act: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
CDC: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDD: Cooling Degree-Day
CGS: Community Gas Systems
Chesapeake or Chesapeake Utilities: Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, as appropriate in the context of the disclosure
CHP: Combined heat and power plant
Company: Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, as appropriate in the context of the disclosure
COVID-19: An infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus
CNG: Compressed natural gas
Degree-Day: A degree-day is the measure of the variation in the weather based on the extent to which the average daily temperature (from 10:00 am to 10:00 am) falls above (CDD) or below (HDD) 65 degrees Fahrenheit
Delmarva Peninsula: A peninsula on the east coast of the U.S. occupied by Delaware and portions of Maryland and Virginia
DRIP: Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan
Dt(s): Dekatherm(s), which is a natural gas unit of measurement that includes a standard measure for heating value
Dts/d: Dekatherms per day
Eastern Shore: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities
Eight Flags: Eight Flags Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Chesapeake OnSight Services, LLC

Elkton Gas: Elkton Gas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities

FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FPU: Florida Public Utilities Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities
GAAP: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GRIP: Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program
Gross Margin: A non-GAAP measure defined as operating revenues less the cost of sales. The Company's cost of sales includes purchased fuel cost for natural gas, electricity and propane and the cost of labor spent on direct revenue-producing activities and excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion
HDD: Heating Degree-Day


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Marlin Gas Services: Marlin Gas Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities that acquired certain operating assets of Marlin Gas Transport, Inc.
MetLife: MetLife Investment Advisors, an institutional debt investment management firm, with which we have previously issued Senior Notes and which is a party to the current MetLife Shelf Agreement, as amended
MGP: Manufactured gas plant, which is a site where coal was previously used to manufacture gaseous fuel for industrial, commercial and residential use
NYL: New York Life Investors LLC, an institutional debt investment management firm, with which Chesapeake Utilities entered into a Shelf Agreement and issued Shelf Notes
Peninsula Pipeline: Peninsula Pipeline Company, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities
Peoples Gas: Peoples Gas System division of Tampa Electric Company
PESCO: Peninsula Energy Services Company, Inc., an inactive wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities
Prudential: Prudential Investment Management Inc., an institutional investment management firm, with which Chesapeake Utilities entered into a previous Shelf Agreement, which has been subsequently amended, and issued Shelf Notes
PSC: Public Service Commission, which is the state agency that regulates utility rates and/or services in certain of our jurisdictions
Revolver: Our new $375 million unsecured revolving credit facility with certain lenders
Sandpiper Energy: Sandpiper Energy, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities
SEC: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Sharp: Sharp Energy, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities
Shelf Agreement: An agreement entered into by Chesapeake Utilities and a counterparty pursuant to which Chesapeake Utilities may request that the counterparty purchase our unsecured senior debt with a fixed interest rate and a maturity date not to exceed 20 years from the date of issuance
Shelf Notes: Unsecured senior promissory notes issuable under the Shelf Agreement executed with various counterparties
SICP: 2013 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan
SJI: South Jersey Industries, Inc.
TCJA: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017
TETLP: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, an interstate pipeline interconnected with Eastern Shore's pipeline
Uncollateralized Senior Notes: Our unsecured long-term debt issued primarily to insurance companies on various dates
U.S.: The United States of America






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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
(in thousands, except shares and per share data)    
Operating Revenues
Regulated Energy $ 82,762  $ 74,580  $ 259,235  $ 251,601 
Unregulated Energy and other 18,657  18,046  91,925  96,029 
Total Operating Revenues 101,419  92,626  351,160  347,630 
Operating Expenses
Regulated Energy cost of sales 16,271  19,619  67,490  74,452 
Unregulated Energy and other cost of sales 5,640  5,709  30,250  36,975 
Operations 34,959  32,614  105,516  99,558 
Maintenance 3,717  3,920  11,695  11,200 
Gain from a settlement   —  (130) (130)
Depreciation and amortization 18,293  11,220  42,793  33,612 
Other taxes 5,133  5,187  16,028  15,318 
Total Operating Expenses 84,013  78,269  273,642  270,985 
Operating Income 17,406  14,357  77,518  76,645 
Other income (expense), net (40) (351) 2,997  (731)
Interest charges 4,584  5,403  15,452  16,583 
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes 12,782  8,603  65,063  59,331 
Income Taxes on Continuing Operations 3,502  2,352  16,082  15,354 
Income from Continuing Operations 9,280  6,251  48,981  43,977 
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax (19) (630) 165  (1,388)
Net Income $ 9,261  $ 5,621  $ 49,146  $ 42,589 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic 16,533,748  16,403,776  16,466,106  16,396,646 
Diluted 16,592,842  16,453,867  16,523,200  16,444,231 
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
Earnings from Continuing Operations $ 0.56  $ 0.38  $ 2.97  $ 2.68 
Earnings (loss) from Discontinued Operations   (0.04) 0.01  (0.08)
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common Stock $ 0.56  $ 0.34  $ 2.98  $ 2.60 
Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
Earnings from Continuing Operations $ 0.56  $ 0.38  $ 2.96  $ 2.67 
Earnings (loss) from Discontinued Operations   (0.04) 0.01  (0.08)
Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock $ 0.56  $ 0.34  $ 2.97  $ 2.59 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
(in thousands)    
Net Income $ 9,261  $ 5,621  $ 49,146  $ 42,589 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax:
Employee Benefits, net of tax:
Amortization of prior service cost, net of tax of $(5), $(5), $(15) and $(15), respectively (14) (14) (42) (43)
Net gain, net of tax of $28, $10, $83 and $95, respectively 80  34  240  275 
Cash Flow Hedges, net of tax:
Unrealized gain on commodity contract cash flow hedges, net of tax of $282, $152, $935 and $496, respectively 740  324  2,450  1,193 
Unrealized loss (gain) on interest rate swap cash flow hedges, net of tax of $10, $0, $(4) and $0, respectively 27  —  (10) — 
Total Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax 833  344  2,638  1,425 
Comprehensive Income $ 10,094  $ 5,965  $ 51,784  $ 44,014 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
 
Assets September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
(in thousands, except shares and per share data)    
Property, Plant and Equipment
Regulated Energy $ 1,564,420  $ 1,441,473 
Unregulated Energy 278,897  265,209 
Other businesses and eliminations 30,365  39,850 
Total property, plant and equipment 1,873,682  1,746,532 
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (358,851) (336,876)
Plus: Construction work in progress 52,519  54,141 
Net property, plant and equipment 1,567,350  1,463,797 
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 3,056  6,985 
Trade and other receivables 53,132  50,899 
Less: Allowance for credit losses (4,130) (1,337)
Trade receivables, net 49,002  49,562 
Accrued revenue 11,545  20,846 
Propane inventory, at average cost 4,099  5,824 
Other inventory, at average cost 5,583  6,067 
Regulatory assets 10,372  5,144 
Storage gas prepayments 2,971  3,541 
Income taxes receivable 15,156  20,050 
Prepaid expenses 14,817  13,928 
Derivative assets, at fair value 1,967  — 
Other current assets 753  2,879 
Total current assets 119,321  134,826 
Deferred Charges and Other Assets
Goodwill 36,930  32,668 
Other intangible assets, net 7,215  8,129 
Investments, at fair value 9,680  9,229 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 11,077  11,563 
Regulatory assets 112,650  73,407 
       Receivables and other deferred charges 23,865  49,579 
Total deferred charges and other assets 201,417  184,575 
Total Assets $ 1,888,088  $ 1,783,198 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
 
Capitalization and Liabilities September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
(in thousands, except shares and per share data)    
Capitalization
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (authorized 2,000,000 shares), no shares issued and outstanding $   $ — 
Common stock, par value $0.4867 per share (authorized 50,000,000 shares) 8,126  7,984 
Additional paid-in capital 283,836  259,253 
Retained earnings 328,357  300,607 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,629) (6,267)
Deferred compensation obligation 5,634  4,543 
Treasury stock (5,634) (4,543)
Total stockholders’ equity 616,690  561,577 
Long-term debt, net of current maturities 519,971  440,168 
Total capitalization 1,136,661  1,001,745 
Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt 15,600  45,600 
Short-term borrowing 216,388  247,371 
Accounts payable 46,492  54,068 
Customer deposits and refunds 32,635  30,939 
Accrued interest 5,231  2,554 
Dividends payable 7,293  6,644 
Accrued compensation 10,903  16,236 
Regulatory liabilities 6,460  5,991 
Derivative liabilities, at fair value 439  1,844 
Other accrued liabilities 18,531  12,077 
Total current liabilities 359,972  423,324 
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
Deferred income taxes 202,649  180,656 
Regulatory liabilities 142,280  127,744 
Environmental liabilities 4,447  6,468 
Other pension and benefit costs 27,462  30,569 
Operating lease - liabilities 9,681  9,896 
Deferred investment tax credits and other liabilities 4,936  2,796 
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 391,455  358,129 
Environmental and other commitments and contingencies (Notes 6 and 7)
Total Capitalization and Liabilities $ 1,888,088  $ 1,783,198 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020 2019
(in thousands)    
Operating Activities
Net income $ 49,146  $ 42,589 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 42,793  34,049 
Depreciation and accretion included in other costs 7,062  6,380 
Deferred income taxes 22,184  8,789 
Gain on sale of discontinued operations (200) — 
Realized gain on commodity contracts and sale of assets (4,876) (1,087)
Unrealized gain on investments/commodity contracts (432) (1,025)
Employee benefits and compensation 32  1,163 
Share-based compensation 3,654  2,305 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and accrued revenue 10,255  51,997 
Propane inventory, storage gas and other inventory 2,824  7,996 
Regulatory assets/liabilities, net (2,284) (7,160)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,135  13,959 
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities (924) (51,550)
Income taxes (payable) receivable (6,809) 4,200 
Customer deposits and refunds 1,572  (2,992)
Accrued compensation (5,506) (3,747)
Other assets and liabilities, net (3,746) (1,927)
Net cash provided by operating activities 115,880  103,939 
Investing Activities
Property, plant and equipment expenditures (123,421) (139,315)
Proceeds from sale of assets 4,320  327 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (15,629) — 
Proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations 200  — 
Environmental expenditures (2,021) (925)
Net cash used in investing activities (136,551) (139,913)
Financing Activities
Common stock dividends (20,044) (18,235)
Issuance (repurchase) of stock under equity issuance plans, net of offering fees 19,731  (536)
Tax withholding payments related to net settled stock compensation (977) (692)
Change in cash overdrafts due to outstanding checks (2,310) (2,406)
Net repayments under line of credit agreements (29,385) (67,308)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of offering fees 89,827  129,817 
Repayment of long-term debt and capital lease obligation (40,100) (6,435)
Net cash provided by financing activities 16,742  34,205 
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents (3,929) (1,769)
Cash and Cash Equivalents—Beginning of Period 6,985  6,089 
Cash and Cash Equivalents—End of Period $ 3,056  $ 4,320 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
 
 
Common Stock (1)
       
(in thousands, except shares and per share data)
Number of
Shares(2)
Par
Value
Additional Paid-In
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated 
Other Comprehensive
Loss
Deferred
Compensation
Treasury
Stock
Total
Balance at June 30, 2019 16,403,776  $ 7,984  $ 256,385  $ 285,762  $ (5,747) $ 4,694  $ (4,694) $ 544,384 
Net income —  —  —  5,621  —  —  —  5,621 
Other comprehensive loss —  —  —  —  344  —  —  344 
Dividend declared ($0.4050 per share) —  —  —  (6,689) —  —  —  (6,689)
Dividend reinvestment plan —  —  (1) —  —  —  —  (1)
Share-based compensation and tax benefit (3)(4)
—  —  1,052  —  —  —  —  1,052 
Treasury stock activities —  —  —  —  —  (189) 189  — 
Balance at September 30, 2019 16,403,776  $ 7,984  $ 257,436  $ 284,694  $ (5,403) $ 4,505  $ (4,505) $ 544,711 
Balance at December 31, 2018 16,378,545  $ 7,971  $ 255,651  $ 261,530  $ (6,713) $ 3,854  $ (3,854) $ 518,439 
Net income —  —  —  42,589  —  —  —  42,589 
Prior period reclassification —  —  —  115  (115) —  —  — 
Other comprehensive income —  —  —  —  1,425  —  —  1,425 
Dividend declared ($1.1800 per share) —  —  —  (19,540) —  —  —  (19,540)
Dividend reinvestment plan —  —  (3) —  —  —  —  (3)
Share-based compensation and tax benefit (3)(4)
25,231  13  1,788  —  —  —  —  1,801 
Treasury stock activities —  —  —  —  —  651  (651) — 
Balance at September 30, 2019 16,403,776  $ 7,984  $ 257,436  $ 284,694  $ (5,403) $ 4,505  $ (4,505) $ 544,711 
Balance at June 30, 2020 16,463,808  $ 8,013  $ 263,272  $ 326,454  $ (4,462) $ 5,659  $ (5,659) $ 593,277 
Net income —  —  —  9,261  —  —  —  9,261 
Other comprehensive income —  —  —  —  833  —  —  833 
Dividend declared ($0.440 per share) —  —  —  (7,358) —  —  —  (7,358)
Equity issuances under various plans (5)
232,684  113  19,420  —  —  —  —  19,533 
Share-based compensation and tax benefit (3) (4)
1,144  —  —  —  —  1,144 
Treasury stock activities —  —  —  —  —  (25) 25  — 
Balance at September 30, 2020 16,696,492  $ 8,126  $ 283,836  $ 328,357  $ (3,629) $ 5,634  $ (5,634) $ 616,690 
Balance at December 31, 2019 16,403,776  $ 7,984  $ 259,253  $ 300,607  $ (6,267) $ 4,543  $ (4,543) $ 561,577 
Net income —  —  —  49,146  —  —  —  49,146 
Other comprehensive income —  —  —  —  2,638  —  —  2,638 
Dividend declared ($1.285 per share) —  —  —  (21,366) —  —  —  (21,366)
Equity issuances under various plans (5)
258,260  126  21,693  —  —  —  —  21,819 
Share-based compensation and tax benefit (3) (4)
34,456  16  2,890  —  —  —  —  2,906 
Treasury stock activities —  —  —  —  —  1,091  (1,091) — 
Cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 —  —  —  (30) —  —  —  (30)
Balance at September 30, 2020 16,696,492  $ 8,126  $ 283,836  $ 328,357  $ (3,629) $ 5,634  $ (5,634) $ 616,690 
 
(1)2,000,000 shares of preferred stock at $0.01 par value have been authorized. No shares have been issued or are outstanding; accordingly, no information has been included in the statements of stockholders’ equity.
(2)Includes 104,119 shares at September 30, 2020, 95,329 shares at December 31, 2019, 94,923 shares at September 30, 2019 and 97,053 shares at December 31, 2018, respectively, held in a Rabbi Trust related to our Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.
(3)Includes amounts for shares issued for directors’ compensation.
(4)The shares issued under the SICP are net of shares withheld for employee taxes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we withheld 10,319 and 7,635 shares, respectively, for employee taxes.
(5)Includes the Retirement Savings Plan, DRIP and ATM equity issuances.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.    Summary of Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
References in this document to the “Company,” “Chesapeake Utilities,” “we,” “us” and “our” are intended to mean Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, its divisions and/or its subsidiaries, as appropriate in the context of the disclosure.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and GAAP. In accordance with these rules and regulations, certain information and disclosures normally required for audited financial statements have been condensed or omitted. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, included in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of our results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the interim periods presented.
Where necessary to improve comparability, prior period amounts have been changed to conform to current period presentation.
Due to the seasonality of our business, results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire fiscal year. Revenue and earnings are typically greater during the first and fourth quarters, when consumption of energy is highest due to colder temperatures.
Beginning in the third quarter of 2019, our management began executing a strategy to sell the operating assets of PESCO. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we closed on four separate transactions to sell PESCO's assets and contracts. As a result of these sales, we have fully exited the natural gas marketing business, which provided natural gas management and supply services to commercial and industrial customers in Florida, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio and other states. Accordingly, PESCO’s historical financial results are reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations, which required retrospective application to financial information for all periods presented. Refer to Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for further information
Effects of COVID-19
On March 13, 2020, the CDC declared a national emergency due to the rapidly growing outbreak of COVID-19. In response to this declaration and the rapid spread of COVID-19 within the United States, federal, state and local governments throughout the country imposed varying degrees of restrictions on social and commercial activity to promote social distancing in an effort to slow the spread of the illness. These restrictions have continued to significantly impact economic conditions in the United States. We are considered an “essential business,” which allows us to continue our operational activities and construction projects while the social distancing restrictions remain in place. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, we implemented our pandemic response plan, which includes having all employees who can work remotely do so in order to promote social distancing and providing personal protective equipment to field employees to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Impacts from the restrictions imposed in our service territories and the implementation of our pandemic response plan, included reduced consumption of energy largely in the commercial and industrial sectors, higher bad debt expenses and incremental expenses associated with COVID-19, including personal protective equipment and premium pay for field personnel. The additional operating expenses we incurred support the ongoing delivery of our essential services during these unprecedented times. As the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, we are continuing to assess recoverability and to date, have not established regulatory assets associated with the incremental net expense impacts, as currently authorized by the Delaware, Maryland and Florida PSCs. We are committed to communicating timely updates and will continue to monitor developments affecting our employees, customers, suppliers, and stockholders and take additional precautions as warranted to operate safely and to comply with the CDC, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, state and local requirements in order to protect our employees, customers and the communities we serve, and update and communicate the ongoing financial impact on our results once determined. Refer to Note 5, Rates and Other Regulatory Activities, for further information on the potential deferral of incremental expenses associated with COVID-19.


FASB Statements and Other Authoritative Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (ASC 326) - In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which changes how entities account for credit losses for most financial assets and certain

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other instruments, and subsequent guidance which served to clarify or amend the original standard. ASU 2016-13 and the related amendments require entities to estimate lifetime expected credit losses for trade receivables and to provide additional disclosure related to credit losses. We adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 and recorded an immaterial cumulative effect in retained earnings as of that date. As a result, prior period financial information has not been recast and continues to be reported under the accounting guidance that was effective during those periods.
Our estimate for expected credit losses has been developed by analyzing our portfolio of financial assets that present potential credit exposure risk. These assets consist solely of our trade receivables from customers and contract assets. The estimate is based on five years of historical collections experience, a review of current economic and operating conditions in our service territories, and an examination of economic indicators which provide a reasonable and supportable basis of potential future activity. Those indicators include metrics which we believe provide insight into the future collectability of our trade receivables such as unemployment rates and economic growth statistics in our service territories.
When determining estimated credit losses, we analyzed the balance of our trade receivables based on the underlying service line they pertain to. This resulted in an examination of trade receivables from our energy distribution, energy transmission, energy delivery services and propane operations service lines. Our energy distribution service line consists of all our regulated distribution utility operations on the Delmarva Peninsula and throughout Florida. These business units have the ability to recover their costs through the rate making process, which can include consideration for amounts historically written off as a component of their rate base. Therefore, they possess a mechanism to recover credit losses which we believe reduces their exposure to credit risk. Our energy transmission and energy delivery services business units consist of our natural gas pipelines and our mobile compressed natural gas ("CNG") delivery operations. The majority of the customer base these business units serve are regulated distribution utilities who also have the ability to recover their costs. We believe this cost recovery mechanism significantly reduces the amount of credit risk they present. Our propane operations are unregulated and do not have the same ability to recover their costs as our regulated operations. However, historically our propane operations have not had material write offs relative to the amounts of revenues earned.
Our estimate of expected credit losses reflects our anticipated losses associated with our trade receivables as a result of non-payment from our customers beginning the day the trade receivable is established. We believe the risk of loss associated with trade receivables classified as current presents the least amount of credit exposure risk and therefore, we assign a lower estimate to our current trade receivables. As our trade receivables age outside of their expected due date, our estimate increases. Our allowance for credit losses relative to the balance of our trade receivables has historically been immaterial as a result of on time payment activity from our customers.
During the first quarter of 2020, COVID-19 began to rapidly spread within the United States. Federal, state and local governments throughout the country imposed restrictions to promote social distancing to slow the spread of the virus, which has also had the effect of limiting commercial activity. These measures have resulted in significant job losses and a slowing of economic activity across the United States and in the areas that we serve. We have been identified as an “essential business,” which allowed us to continue operational activity and construction projects with social distancing restrictions in place. We have considered the impact of COVID-19 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, monitored developments that impact our customers’ ability to pay and have revised our estimates of expected credit losses.
Our prior estimates for expected credit losses had not included an evaluation of current conditions or forward-looking economic indicators as we were not required to consider those factors under the previous incurred loss accounting guidance. The below table provides a reconciliation of our allowance for credit losses at September 30, 2020:
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2019 $ 1,337 
Additions:
Provision for credit losses 2,810 
Recoveries 577 
Deductions:
Write offs (594)
Balance at September 30, 2020 $ 4,130 
Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820) - In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which removes, modifies and adds certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in ASC 820. We adopted ASU 2018-13 beginning January 1, 2020 and, since the changes only impacted disclosures, its adoption did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

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Intangibles - Goodwill (ASC 350) - In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. ASU 2017-04 was effective beginning January 1, 2020. The amendments included in this ASU are to be applied prospectively, and are not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

2.    Calculation of Earnings Per Share
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
(in thousands, except shares and per share data)    
Calculation of Basic Earnings Per Share:
Income from Continuing Operations $ 9,280  $ 6,251  $ 48,981  $ 43,977 
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (19) (630) 165  (1,388)
Net Income $ 9,261  $ 5,621  $ 49,146  $ 42,589 
Weighted average shares outstanding 16,533,748  16,403,776  16,466,106  16,396,646 
Basic Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations $ 0.56  $ 0.38  $ 2.97  $ 2.68 
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share from Discontinued Operations   (0.04) 0.01  (0.08)
Basic Earnings Per Share $ 0.56  $ 0.34  $ 2.98  $ 2.60 
Calculation of Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Reconciliation of Denominator:
Weighted shares outstanding—Basic 16,533,748  16,403,776  16,466,106  16,396,646 
Effect of dilutive securities—Share-based compensation 59,094  50,091  57,094  47,585 
Adjusted denominator—Diluted 16,592,842  16,453,867  16,523,200  16,444,231 
Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations $ 0.56  $ 0.38  $ 2.96  $ 2.67 
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share from Discontinued Operations   (0.04) 0.01  (0.08)
Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.56  $ 0.34  $ 2.97  $ 2.59 
 

3.     Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisition of Western Natural Gas Company
In October 2020, Sharp acquired certain propane operating assets of Western Natural Gas Company, which provides propane distribution service throughout Jacksonville, Florida and the surrounding communities, for approximately $6.7 million, net of cash acquired. The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination within our Unregulated Energy Segment beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020. There are multiple strategic benefits to this acquisition including it: (i) expands our propane territory serviced in Florida; (ii) includes an established customer base with opportunities for future growth; and (iii) provides opportunities to market additional services and pricing programs to these customers.

Acquisition of Elkton Gas
In July 2020, we closed on the acquisition of Elkton Gas, which provides natural gas distribution service to approximately 7,000 residential and commercial customers within a franchised area of Cecil County, Maryland for approximately, $15.6 million, net of cash acquired. Additionally, the purchase price included $0.6 million of working

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capital. Elkton Gas’ territory is contiguous to our franchised service territory in Cecil County, Maryland. Elkton Gas continues to operate out of its existing office with the same local personnel who are now also serving our existing franchised service territory in Cecil County.
In connection with this acquisition, we recorded $15.9 million in property, plant and equipment, $0.6 million in accounts receivable, $2.6 million in other liabilities, $2.6 million in regulatory liabilities and $4.3 million in goodwill, all of which is deductible for income tax purposes. All of the assets and liabilities are recorded in the Regulated Energy segment. The amounts recorded in conjunction with the acquisition are preliminary, and subject to adjustment based on contractual provisions. The purchase price allocation will be finalized in the third quarter of 2021. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, Elkton Gas generated operating revenue of $0.6 million and an operating loss of less than $0.1 million, respectively. The immaterial operating loss is reflective of less than a full quarter of results; in addition, the third quarter is typically the warmest quarter of the year.
    Acquisition of Boulden
In December 2019, Sharp acquired certain propane operating assets of Boulden, which provides propane distribution service to approximately 5,200 customers in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania, for approximately $24.6 million, net of cash acquired. Additionally, the purchase price included $0.2 million of working capital. We recorded contingent consideration of $0.6 million related to the seller's adherence to various provisions contained in the contract through the first anniversary of the transaction closing. We accounted for the purchase of the operating assets of Boulden as a business combination and integrated the business into our Sharp operation. There are multiple strategic benefits to this acquisition including it: (i) overlays with the Elkton Gas acquisition to establish an integrated energy delivery platform in Cecil County, Maryland; (ii) includes an established customer base with opportunities for future growth; (iii) enables operational synergies, including supply, for the northern Delmarva Peninsula; and (iv) provides opportunities to market additional services and pricing programs to these customers.
In connection with this acquisition, we recorded $8.3 million in property, plant and equipment, $5.1 million in intangible assets associated with customer relationships and non-compete agreements and $11.2 million in goodwill, all of which is deductible for income tax purposes. The amounts recorded in conjunction with the acquisition are preliminary, and subject to adjustment based on contractual provisions and will be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2020. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, Boulden generated operating revenue of $0.4 million and an operating loss of $0.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, Boulden generated operating revenue and income of $4.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The third quarter is typically the warmest quarter of the year, with the smallest amount of gallons being delivered during that quarter.
    Divestiture of PESCO
During the fourth quarter of 2019, we sold PESCO's assets and contracts in four separate transactions and exited the natural gas marketing business. As a result of the sales agreements, we began to report PESCO as discontinued operations during the third quarter of 2019, excluded PESCO's performance from continuing operations for all periods presented and classified its assets and liabilities as held for sale where applicable. We received a total of $23.1 million in cash consideration from the buyers, inclusive of working capital of $8.0 million and recognized total pre-tax gain of $7.5 million ($5.4 million after tax) in connection with these transactions of which, $7.3 million of this gain was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Operating revenues and costs of sales from the previous reporting periods, which were previously eliminated in consolidation, have been grossed up and are now reflected as a component of operating revenues and costs of sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. We recast these amounts because, upon completion of the sales transactions, we continued to provide and receive services from the buyers through the remainder of the contractual terms.












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A summary of discontinued operations presented in the condensed consolidated statements of income includes the following:    
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
(in thousands)
2020
2019 (1)
2020
2019 (1)
Operating revenues(1)
$ 3  $ 34,271  $ 26  $ 152,573 
Cost of sales(1)
(40) 33,763  (39) 149,464 
Other operating expenses 75  1,360  272  4,819 
Operating loss (32) (852) (207) (1,710)
Interest and other expense 6  (74) (23) (242)
Loss from Discontinued Operations before income taxes (26) (926) (230) (1,952)
Gain on sale of Discontinued Operations   —  200  — 
Income tax benefit (7) (296) (195) (564)
Gain (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax $ (19) $ (630) $ 165  $ (1,388)

(1) Included in operating revenues and cost of sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, is $4.3 million and $19.1 million, respectively, representing amounts which had been previously eliminated in consolidation related to intercompany activity that continued with the buyers after the disposition of the assets of PESCO.

Since the disposition of the assets and contracts of PESCO was completed in the fourth quarter of 2019, there were no assets or liabilities classified as held for sale at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.     
We have elected not to separately disclose discontinued operations on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The following table summarizes significant statements of cash flows data related to the discontinued operations of PESCO:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
In thousands
Depreciation and amortization   $ 437 
Deferred income taxes $ 513 
Realized gain on commodity contracts   $ (623)

Our Delmarva Peninsula natural gas distribution operations had asset management agreements with PESCO to manage their natural gas transportation and storage capacity. The agreements were effective as of April 1, 2017, and expired on March 31, 2020. As a result of the sale of the assets of PESCO, effective October 1, 2019, these agreements were managed by New Jersey Resource Energy Services Company through the remainder of the contract term. In March 2020, our Delmarva Peninsula natural gas distribution operations entered into asset management agreements with a third party to manage their natural gas transportation and storage capacity. The agreements were effective as of April 1, 2020, and expire on March 31, 2023. In addition to the asset management agreements, Eastern Shore had several firm transportation and capacity arrangements with PESCO, which were included in the assets sold to United Energy Trading, LLC. Eastern Shore will continue to fulfill these arrangements throughout the remainder of their contractual term. These agreements currently have expiration dates of November 30, 2021.


4.     Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue when our performance obligations under contracts with customers have been satisfied, which generally occurs when our businesses have delivered or transported natural gas, electricity or propane to customers. We exclude sales taxes and other similar taxes from the transaction price. Typically, our customers pay for the goods and/or services we provide in the month following the satisfaction of our performance obligation. The revenues in the following tables exclude operating revenues from PESCO that are reflected as discontinued operations. The following table displays our revenue from continuing operations by major source based on product and service type for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

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Three months ended September 30, 2020 Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
(in thousands) Regulated Energy Unregulated Energy Other and Eliminations Total Regulated Energy Unregulated Energy Other and Eliminations Total
Energy distribution
Delaware natural gas division $ 7,243  $   $   $ 7,243  $ 6,953  $ —  $ —  $ 6,953 
Florida natural gas division 7,309      7,309  6,710  —  —  6,710 
FPU electric distribution 29,051      29,051  24,174  —  —  24,174 
FPU natural gas distribution 19,935      19,935  17,908  —  —  17,908 
Maryland natural gas division 2,824      2,824  2,634  —  —  2,634 
Sandpiper natural gas/propane operations 3,290      3,290  3,673  —  —  3,673 
Elkton Gas 623      623  —  —  —  — 
Total energy distribution 70,275      70,275  62,052      62,052 
Energy transmission
Aspire Energy   3,449    3,449  —  4,247  —  4,247 
Eastern Shore 18,389      18,389  17,573  —  —  17,573 
Peninsula Pipeline 6,433      6,433  4,442  —  —  4,442 
Total energy transmission 24,822  3,449    28,271  22,015  4,247  —  26,262 
Energy generation
Eight Flags   3,882    3,882  —  4,027  —  4,027 
Propane operations
Propane delivery operations   13,710    13,710  —  14,200  —  14,200 
Energy delivery services
Marlin Gas Services   1,708    1,708  —  1,059  —  1,059 
Other and eliminations
Eliminations (12,335) (35) (4,188) (16,558) (9,487) (1,253) (4,367) (15,107)
Other     131  131  —  —  133  133 
Total other and eliminations (12,335) (35) (4,057) (16,427) (9,487) (1,253) (4,234) (14,974)
Total operating revenues (1)
$ 82,762  $ 22,714  $ (4,057) $ 101,419  $ 74,580  $ 22,280  $ (4,234) $ 92,626 
(1) Total operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2020, include other revenue (revenues from sources other than contracts with customers) of $0.2 million and $0.05 million for our Regulated and Unregulated Energy segments, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.1 million for our Regulated and Unregulated Energy segments, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The sources of other revenues include revenue from alternative revenue programs related to revenue normalization for the Maryland division and Sandpiper and late fees.

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The following table displays our revenue from continuing operations by major source based on product and service type for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 Nine months ended September 30, 2019
(in thousands) Regulated Energy Unregulated Energy Other and Eliminations Total Regulated Energy Unregulated Energy Other and Eliminations Total
Energy distribution
Delaware natural gas division $ 45,568  $   $   $ 45,568  $ 42,758  $ —  $ —  $ 42,758 
Florida natural gas division 23,018      23,018  21,625  —  —  21,625 
FPU electric distribution 58,972      58,972  59,016  —  —  59,016 
FPU natural gas distribution 64,877      64,877  60,357  —  —  60,357 
Maryland natural gas division 15,941      15,941  15,867  —  —  15,867 
Sandpiper natural gas/propane operations 12,440      12,440  14,237  —  —  14,237 
Elkton Gas 623      623  —  —  —  — 
Total energy distribution 221,439      221,439  213,860  —  —  213,860 
Energy transmission
Aspire Energy   17,784    17,784  —  23,139  —  23,139 
Eastern Shore 55,944      55,944  54,368  —  —  54,368 
Peninsula Pipeline 16,618      16,618  11,573  —  —  11,573 
Total energy transmission 72,562  17,784    90,346  65,941  23,139  —  89,080 
Energy generation
Eight Flags   11,898    11,898  —  12,405  —  12,405 
Propane operations
Propane delivery operations   69,593    69,593  —  78,217  —  78,217 
Energy delivery services
Marlin Gas Services   5,266    5,266  —  4,601  —  4,601 
Other and eliminations
Eliminations (34,766) (75) (12,937) (47,778) (28,200) (9,377) (13,351) (50,928)
Other     396  396  —  —  395  395 
Total other and eliminations (34,766) (75) (12,541) (47,382) (28,200) (9,377) (12,956) (50,533)
Total operating revenues (1)
$ 259,235  $ 104,466  $ (12,541) $ 351,160  $ 251,601  $ 108,985  $ (12,956) $ 347,630 
(1) Total operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, include other revenue (revenues from sources other than contracts with customers) of $1.0 million and $0.2 million for our Regulated and Unregulated Energy segments, respectively, and $(0.1) million and $0.3 million for our Regulated and Unregulated Energy segments, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The sources of other revenues include revenue from alternative revenue programs related to revenue normalization for the Maryland division and Sandpiper and late fees.



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Contract balances
The timing of revenue recognition, customer billings and cash collections results in trade receivables, unbilled receivables (contract assets), and customer advances (contract liabilities) in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The balances of our trade receivables, contract assets, and contract liabilities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:
Trade Receivables Contract Assets (Current) Contract Assets (Non-current) Contract Liabilities (Current)
(in thousands)
Balance at 12/31/2019 $ 47,430  $ 18  $ 3,465  $ 589 
Balance at 9/30/2020 37,190  18  4,537  971 
Increase (decrease) $ (10,240) $ —  $ 1,072  $ 382 
Our trade receivables are included in trade and other receivables in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our current contract assets are included in other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Our non-current contract assets are included in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet and primarily relate to operations and maintenance costs incurred by Eight Flags that have not yet been recovered through rates for the sale of electricity to our electric distribution operation pursuant to a long-term service agreement.

At times, we receive advances or deposits from our customers before we satisfy our performance obligation, resulting in contract liabilities. Contract liabilities are included in other accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and relate to non-refundable prepaid fixed fees for our Mid-Atlantic propane delivery operation's retail offerings. Our performance obligation is satisfied over the term of the respective retail offering plan on a ratable basis. For each of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recognized revenue of $0.2 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recognized revenue of $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

Remaining performance obligations
Our businesses have long-term fixed fee contracts with customers in which revenues are recognized when performance obligations are satisfied over the contract term. Revenue for these businesses for the remaining performance obligations, at September 30, 2020, are expected to be recognized as follows:
(in thousands) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 and thereafter
Eastern Shore and Peninsula Pipeline $ 9,115  $ 34,541  $ 27,047  $ 21,664  $ 19,587  $ 18,736  $ 174,774 
Natural gas distribution operations 970  4,351  5,394  4,937  4,705  4,172  32,996 
FPU electric distribution 141  566  566  566  566  275  825 
Total revenue contracts with remaining performance obligations $ 10,226  $ 39,458  $ 33,007  $ 27,167  $ 24,858  $ 23,183  $ 208,595 



5.     Rates and Other Regulatory Activities

Our natural gas and electric distribution operations in Delaware, Maryland and Florida are subject to regulation by their respective PSC; Eastern Shore, our natural gas transmission subsidiary, is subject to regulation by the FERC; and Peninsula Pipeline, our intrastate pipeline subsidiary, is subject to regulation (excluding cost of service) by the Florida PSC.

Delaware

CGS: In August 2019, we filed with the Delaware PSC an application seeking an order that will establish the regulatory accounting treatment and valuation methodology for the acquisition of propane CGS owned by our affiliate, Sharp and the conversion of the CGS to natural gas service. We proposed to acquire each CGS one at a time and to pay replacement cost for each CGS system. In addition, we requested authorization to pay for and capitalize the CGS residents’ behind-the-meter conversion costs. Our existing natural gas customers will be protected against subsidizing

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the acquisitions and conversions of the CGS systems because we will complete only those systems that meet our economic test. The application was reviewed by the Delaware PSC, who approved and issued a final order in June 2020.
Maryland

Approval of the Elkton Gas Acquisition: In December 2019, we entered into an agreement with SJI to acquire its subsidiary, Elkton Gas, which provides natural gas distribution service to approximately 7,000 residential and commercial customers within a franchised area of Cecil County, Maryland. Elkton Gas territory is contiguous to our franchised service territory in Cecil County, Maryland. On June 29, 2020, the Maryland PSC issued a final order approving the settlement agreement, therefore, enabling the transaction to move forward. In July 2020, the transaction closed and we acquired Elkton Gas as our wholly-owned subsidiary.

Application for Authority to Exercise a Franchise: In March 2020, we filed with the Maryland PSC an application seeking approval to exercise a franchise granted to us by the Board of County Commissioners of Somerset County, Maryland in December 2019. The application was approved in June 2020.
Florida
Hurricane Michael: In October 2018, Hurricane Michael passed through FPU's electric distribution operation's service territory in Northwest Florida and caused widespread and severe damage to FPU's infrastructure resulting in the loss of electric service to 100 percent of its customers in the Northwest Florida service territory. FPU, after exerting extraordinary hurricane restoration efforts, restored service to those customers who were able to accept it. FPU expended more than $65.0 million to restore service, which was recorded as new plant and equipment, charged against FPU’s accumulated depreciation or charged against FPU’s storm reserve. Additionally, amounts undergoing review by the Florida PSC for regulatory asset treatment were recorded as receivables and other deferred charges.
In August 2019, FPU filed a limited proceeding requesting recovery of storm-related costs associated with Hurricane Michael (capital and expenses) through a change in base rates. FPU also requested treatment and recovery of certain storm-related costs as regulatory assets for items currently not allowed to be recovered through the storm reserve as well as the recovery of capital replaced as a result of the storm. Recovery of these costs includes a component of an overall return on capital additions and regulatory assets. In March 2020, we filed an update to our original filing to account for actual charges incurred through December 2019, revised the amortization period of the storm-related costs from 30 years as originally requested to 10 years, and included costs related to Hurricane Dorian of approximately $1.2 million in this filing.
In late 2019, the Florida PSC approved an interim rate increase, subject to refund, effective January 1, 2020, associated with the restoration effort following Hurricane Michael. We fully reserved these interim rates, pending a final resolution and settlement of the limited proceeding. In September 2020, the Florida PSC approved a settlement agreement between FPU and the Office of the Public Counsel regarding final cost recovery and rates associated with Hurricane Michael. The settlement agreement allowed us to: (a) record regulatory assets for storm costs in the amount of $45.8 million including interest which will be amortized over six years; (b) recover these storm costs through a surcharge for a total of $7.7 million annually; and (c) collect an annual increase in revenue of $3.3 million to recover capital costs associated with new plant and a regulatory asset for cost of removal and undepreciated plant. The new base rates and storm surcharge were effective on November 1, 2020.
Electric Depreciation Study: In September 2019, FPU filed a petition, with the Florida PSC, for approval of its consolidated electric depreciation rates. The petition was joined to the Hurricane Michael docket, and was approved at the Florida PSC Agenda in September 2020. The approved rates were retroactively applied effective January 1, 2020.
West Palm Beach Expansion Project: In June 2019, Peninsula Pipeline filed with the Florida PSC for approval of its Transportation Service Agreement with FPU. Peninsula Pipeline will construct several new interconnection points and pipeline expansions in Palm Beach County, Florida, which will enable FPU to serve an industrial research park and several new residential developments. Peninsula Pipeline will provide transportation service to FPU, increasing reliability, system pressure as well as introducing diversity in fuel source for natural gas to serve the increased demand in these areas. The petition was approved by the Florida PSC at the August 6, 2019 Agenda. Interim services began in the fourth quarter of 2019. We expect to complete the remainder of the project in phases through the second quarter of 2021.
Callahan Pipeline, Nassau County: In the second quarter of 2020, Peninsula Pipeline and Seacoast Gas Transmission completed construction of a jointly owned 26-mile, 16-inch steel pipeline that interconnects to the Cypress Pipeline

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interstate system in western Nassau County in order to serve growing demand in both Nassau and Duval counties, Florida. The Callahan pipeline terminates into the existing Peninsula Pipeline-Peoples Gas jointly owned pipeline, which serves Amelia Island and the Peoples Gas distribution system. The Callahan Pipeline has enhanced FPU’s ability to expand service into Nassau County and has enabled Peoples Gas to enhance its system pressure and the reliability of its service in Duval County.
Eastern Shore
Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project: In December 2019, the FERC issued an order approving the construction of the Del-Mar Energy Pathway project. The order, which was applied for in September 2018 by Eastern Shore, approved the construction and operation of new facilities that will provide an additional 14,300 Dts/d of firm service to four customers. Facilities to be constructed include six miles of pipeline looping in Delaware; 13 miles of new mainline extension in Sussex County, Delaware and Wicomico and Somerset Counties in Maryland; and new pressure control and delivery stations in these counties. The benefits of this project include: (i) additional natural gas transmission pipeline infrastructure in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, and (ii) extension of Eastern Shore’s pipeline system, for the first time, into Somerset County, Maryland. Construction on the project began in January 2020, and Eastern Shore anticipates that this project will be fully in-service by the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2021.

Capital Cost Surcharge: In December 2019, the FERC approved Eastern Shore’s proposed capital cost surcharge to become effective January 1, 2020. The surcharge, an approved item in the settlement of Eastern Shore’s last general rate case, allows Eastern Shore to recover capital costs associated with mandated highway or railroad relocation projects that required the replacement of existing Eastern Shore facilities. Eastern Shore expects to recover $0.5 million in capital cost surcharges on an annual basis. As Eastern Shore continues to relocate its pipeline and incur capital expenditures, we will continue to utilize the surcharge to seek recovery of its costs.

Renewable Natural Gas Tariff: In October 2019, Eastern Shore filed an application with the FERC to include renewable natural gas (biogas) utilization and standards in its tariff. Eastern Shore had proposed changes to its gas quality specifications that would enable it to accommodate renewable natural gas at various receipt points on its system. Changes to the gas quality specifications would ensure interchangeability of renewable natural gas with the natural gas currently delivered to Eastern Shore. The tariffs became effective in November 2019.

Ohio
Aspire Energy Express: In October 2020, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the request by Aspire Energy Express for authority to operate as an intrastate pipeline company in Ohio and also approved the submitted tariff. Aspire Energy Express will utilize the pipeline to provide natural gas transportation service in Ohio, including delivery to the Guernsey Power Station and other potential customers elsewhere in Ohio. Aspire Energy Express has entered into agreements with the Guernsey Power Station to construct the pipeline and provide natural gas transportation service to the facility pending approval of the application. Aspire Energy Express intends to own and operate the proposed intrastate pipeline facilities that will interconnect with the Rockies Express Pipeline and other potential points of receipt. The pipeline facilities that will be initially constructed are near the Guernsey Power Station. Aspire Energy Express will be subject to ongoing jurisdiction and supervision of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio with respect to the gas pipeline safety standards and requirements.


COVID-19 Impact
We are monitoring the global outbreak of COVID-19 and taking steps to mitigate the potential risks posed by its spread. We provide an “essential service” to our customers, which means that it is paramount that we keep our employees who operate our business safe and informed. We have taken and are continuously monitoring and updating precautions and protocols to ensure the safety of our employees and customers. As an “essential business” we are allowed to continue operational activity and construction projects with appropriate safety precautions, personal protective equipment and social distancing restrictions in place. We have taken steps to assure our customers that disconnections for non-payment will be temporarily suspended. We are also working with our suppliers to understand the potential impacts to our supply chain; if material negative impacts are identified, we will work to mitigate them. This is a rapidly evolving situation, and could lead to extended disruption of economic activity in our markets. We will continue to monitor developments affecting our employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders, and will take additional precautions as warranted to comply with the CDC, state and local requirements and recommendations to protect our employees, customers and the communities we serve.

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As a result of these measures, we are incurring costs associated with crisis management and the pandemic response including restrictions put in place by the state PSCs on utility disconnects for non-payment, technology costs incurred to expand work from home capabilities, additional sanitation and cleaning costs and costs of acquiring personal protective equipment as well as other expenses. We are tracking and analyzing whether these costs qualify for cost recovery and could be classified as regulatory assets.

In April 2020, the Maryland PSC issued an order that authorized utilities to establish a regulatory asset to record prudently incurred incremental costs related to COVID-19, beginning on March 16, 2020. The Maryland PSC found that the creation of a regulatory asset for COVID-19 related expenses will facilitate the recovery of those costs prudently incurred to serve customers during this period, and that the deferral of such costs is appropriate because the current catastrophic health emergency is outside the control of the utility and is a non-recurring event.

In May 2020, the Delaware PSC issued an order that authorized Delaware utilities to establish a regulatory asset to record COVID-19 related incremental costs incurred to ensure customers have essential utility services, for the period beginning on March 24, 2020 and ending 30 days after the state of emergency ends. The creation of the regulatory asset for COVID-19 related costs offers utilities the ability to seek recovery of those costs.

In October 2020, the Florida PSC approved a joint petition of our natural gas and electric distribution utilities in Florida to establish regulatory asset to record incremental expenses incurred due to COVID-19. This regulatory asset will allow us to seek recovery of these costs in our next base rate proceeding.

As the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, to date we have not established regulatory assets associated with the incremental expense impacts, as currently authorized by the Delaware, Maryland and Florida PSCs.





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    Summary TCJA Table
The following table summarizes the TCJA impact on our regulated businesses:
Regulatory Liabilities related to Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes ("ADIT")
Operation and Regulatory Jurisdiction Amount (in thousands) Status Status of Customer Rate impact related to lower federal corporate income tax rate
Eastern Shore (FERC) $34,190 Will be addressed in Eastern Shore's next rate case filing. Implemented one-time bill credit (totaling $0.9 million) in April 2018. Customer rates were adjusted in April 2018.
Delaware Division (Delaware PSC) $12,758 PSC approved amortization of ADIT in January 2019. Implemented one-time bill credit (totaling $1.5 million) in April 2019. Customer rates were adjusted in March 2019.
Maryland Division (Maryland PSC) $4,000 PSC approved amortization of ADIT in May 2018. Implemented one-time bill credit (totaling $0.4 million) in July 2018. Customer rates were adjusted in May 2018.
Sandpiper Energy (Maryland PSC) $3,726 PSC approved amortization of ADIT in May 2018. Implemented one-time bill credit (totaling $0.6 million) in July 2018. Customer rates were adjusted in May 2018.
Chesapeake Florida Gas Division/Central Florida Gas (Florida PSC) $8,214 PSC issued order authorizing amortization and retention of net ADIT liability by the Company in February 2019. Florida PSC's final order was issued in February 2019. Excluding GRIP, tax savings arising from the TCJA rate reduction will be retained by the Company.

GRIP: Tax savings for 2018 will be refunded to customers in 2020 through the annual GRIP cost recovery mechanism. Future customer GRIP surcharges will be adjusted to reflect tax savings associated with TCJA.
FPU Natural Gas (excludes Fort Meade and Indiantown) (Florida PSC) $19,192 Same treatment on a net basis as Chesapeake Florida Gas Division (above).
Same treatment on a net basis as Chesapeake Florida Gas Division (above).
FPU Fort Meade and Indiantown Divisions $309 Same treatment on a net basis as Chesapeake Florida Gas Division (above). Tax rate reduction: The impact was immaterial for the divisions.

GRIP (Applicable to Fort Meade division only): Same treatment as Chesapeake Florida Gas Division (above).
FPU Electric (Florida PSC) $6,758 In January 2019, PSC issued order approving amortization of ADIT through purchased power cost recovery, storm reserve and rates. TCJA benefit is provided to customers through a combination of reductions to the fuel cost recovery rate, base rates, as well as application to the storm reserve over the next several years.
Elkton Gas (Maryland PSC) $1,124 PSC approved amortization of ADIT in March 2018.
Implemented one-time bill credit (totaling less than $0.1 million) in May 2020. Customer rates were adjusted in April 2020.
6. Environmental Commitments and Contingencies
We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations governing environmental quality and pollution control. These laws and regulations require us to remove or remediate, at current and former operating sites, the effect on the environment of the disposal or release of specified substances.
MGP Sites
We have participated in the investigation, assessment or remediation of, and have exposures at, seven former MGP sites. We have received approval for recovery of clean-up costs in rates for sites located in Salisbury, Maryland; Seaford, Delaware; and Winter Haven, Key West, Pensacola, Sanford and West Palm Beach, Florida.

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As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had approximately $6.2 million and $8.0 million, respectively, in environmental liabilities related to FPU’s MGP sites in Key West, Pensacola, Sanford and West Palm Beach. FPU has approval to recover, from insurance and through customer rates, up to $14.0 million of its environmental costs related to its MGP sites. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had recovered approximately $12.3 million and $11.9 million, respectively, leaving approximately $1.7 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in regulatory assets for future recovery of environmental costs from FPU’s customers.
Environmental liabilities for our MGP sites are recorded on an undiscounted basis based on the estimate of future costs provided by independent consultants. We continue to expect that all costs related to environmental remediation and related activities, including any potential future remediation costs for which we do not currently have approval for regulatory recovery, will be recoverable from customers through rates.
The following is a summary of our remediation status and estimated costs to implement clean-up of our key MGP sites:
MGP Site (Jurisdiction) Status Estimated Clean Up Costs
West Palm Beach (Florida) Remedial actions approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection have been implemented on the east parcel of the site. Similar remedial actions have been initiated on the site's west parcel, and construction of active remedial systems are expected be completed in 2021. Between $3.3 million to $14.2 million, including costs associated with the relocation of FPU’s operations at this site, and any potential costs associated with future redevelopment of the properties.
Sanford (Florida)
In March 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") approved a "site-wide ready for anticipated use" status, which is the final step before delisting a site. Construction has been completed and restrictive covenants are in place to ensure protection of human health. The only remaining activity is long-term groundwater monitoring.
FPU's remaining remediation expenses, including attorneys' fees and costs, are anticipated to be immaterial.
Winter Haven (Florida) Remediation is ongoing. Not expected to exceed $0.4 million.
Seaford (Delaware) Conducted investigations of on-site and off-site impacts in the vicinity of the site, from 2014 through 2018, and submitted the findings to Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ("DNREC") in a March 2019 report. An interim action involving air-sparging/vapor extraction is being implemented, in accordance with the DNREC-approved Work Plan. Between $0.2 million and $0.5 million.


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7.     Other Commitments and Contingencies
Natural Gas and Electric
In March 2020, our Delmarva Peninsula natural gas distribution operations entered into asset management agreements with a third party to manage their natural gas transportation and storage capacity. The agreements were effective as of April 1, 2020 and expire on March 31, 2023. Previously, our Delmarva Peninsula natural gas distribution operations had asset management agreements with PESCO to manage their natural gas transportation and storage capacity. See Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for additional details regarding the sale of PESCO's assets and contracts.
In May 2019, FPU natural gas distribution operations and Eight Flags entered into separate asset management agreements with Emera Energy Services, Inc. to manage their natural gas transportation capacity. The parties also entered into long-term agreements for a 10-year term that commenced in July 2020.
Chesapeake Utilities' Florida Division has firm transportation service contracts with Florida Gas Transmission Company ("FGT") and Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC ("Gulfstream"). Pursuant to a capacity release program approved by the Florida PSC, all of the capacity under these agreements has been released to various third parties. Under the terms of these capacity release agreements, Chesapeake Utilities is contingently liable to FGT and Gulfstream should any party, that acquired the capacity through release, fail to pay the capacity charge. To date, Chesapeake Utilities has not been required to make a payment resulting from this contingency.
FPU’s electric supply contracts require FPU to maintain an acceptable standard of creditworthiness based on specific financial ratios. FPU’s agreement with Florida Power & Light Company requires FPU to meet or exceed a debt service coverage ratio of 1.25 times based on the results of the prior 12 months. If FPU fails to meet this ratio, it must provide an irrevocable letter of credit or pay all amounts outstanding under the agreement within five business days. FPU’s electric supply agreement with Gulf Power requires FPU to meet the following ratios based on the average of the prior six quarters: (a) funds from operations interest coverage ratio (minimum of two times), and (b) total debt to total capital (maximum of 65 percent). If FPU fails to meet the requirements, it has to provide the supplier a written explanation of actions taken, or proposed to be taken, to become compliant. Failure to comply with the ratios specified in the Gulf Power agreement could also result in FPU having to provide an irrevocable letter of credit. As of September 30, 2020, FPU was in compliance with all of the requirements of its fuel supply contracts.
Eight Flags provides electricity and steam generation services through its CHP plant located on Amelia Island, Florida. In June 2016, Eight Flags began selling power generated from the CHP plant to FPU pursuant to a 20-year power purchase agreement for distribution to our electric customers. In July 2016, Eight Flags also started selling steam, pursuant to a separate 20-year contract, to the landowner on which the CHP plant is located. The CHP plant is powered by natural gas transported by FPU through its distribution system and Peninsula Pipeline through its intrastate pipeline.

Corporate Guarantees
The Board of Directors has authorized us to issue corporate guarantees securing obligations of our subsidiaries and to obtain letters of credit securing our subsidiaries' obligations. The maximum authorized liability under such guarantees and letters of credit as of September 30, 2020 was $20.0 million. The aggregate amount guaranteed at September 30, 2020 was approximately $7.9 million with the guarantees expiring on various dates through September 24, 2021. The amounts related to PESCO were immaterial and were fully terminated in October 2020. See Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for additional details on the sale of assets and contracts for PESCO.
Chesapeake Utilities also guarantees the payment of FPU’s first mortgage bonds. The maximum exposure under this guarantee is the outstanding principal plus accrued interest balances. The outstanding principal balances of FPU’s first mortgage bonds approximate their carrying values. See Note 15, Long-Term Debt, for further details.
As of September 30, 2020, we have issued letters of credit totaling approximately $4.8 million related to the electric transmission services for FPU's electric division, the firm transportation service agreement between TETLP and our Delaware and Maryland divisions and our current and previous primary insurance carriers. These letters of credit have various expiration dates through October 5, 2021. There have been no drawings on these letters of credit as of September 30, 2020. We do not anticipate that the counterparties will draw upon these letters of credit, and we expect that they will be renewed to the extent necessary in the future. At September 30, 2020, letters of credit associated with PESCO were fully terminated.

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8.    Segment Information
We use the management approach to identify operating segments. We organize our business around differences in regulatory environment and the operating results of each segment are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (our Chief Executive Officer) in order to make decisions about resources and to assess performance.
Our operations are entirely domestic and are comprised of two reportable segments:
Regulated Energy. Includes energy distribution and transmission services (natural gas distribution, natural gas transmission and electric distribution operations). All operations in this segment are regulated, as to their rates and services, by the PSC having jurisdiction in each operating territory or by the FERC in the case of Eastern Shore.
Unregulated Energy. Includes energy transmission, energy generation (the operations of our Eight Flags' CHP plant), propane operations, and the new mobile compressed natural gas distribution and pipeline solutions subsidiary. Also included in this segment are other unregulated energy services, such as energy-related merchandise sales and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, plumbing and electrical services. These operations are unregulated as to their rates and services. Effective in the third quarter of 2019, the natural gas marketing and related services subsidiary (PESCO), previously reported in the Unregulated Energy segment, was reflected in discontinued operations. See Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional details of the sale of PESCO.
The remainder of our operations are presented as “Other businesses and eliminations,” which consists of unregulated subsidiaries that own real estate leased to Chesapeake Utilities, as well as certain corporate costs not allocated to other operations. The following table presents financial information about our reportable segments:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
(in thousands)
Operating Revenues, Unaffiliated Customers
Regulated Energy $ 82,297  $ 74,027  $ 257,810  $ 249,978 
Unregulated Energy 19,122  18,599  93,350  97,652 
Total operating revenues, unaffiliated customers $ 101,419  $ 92,626  $ 351,160  $ 347,630 
Intersegment Revenues (1)
Regulated Energy $ 465  $ 553  $ 1,425  $ 1,623 
Unregulated Energy 3,592  3,681  11,116  11,333 
Other businesses 131  133  396  395 
Total intersegment revenues $ 4,188  $ 4,367  $ 12,937  $ 13,351 
Operating Income
Regulated Energy $ 20,482  $ 17,540  $ 66,376  $ 65,310 
Unregulated Energy (3,092) (3,169) 11,050  11,317 
Other businesses and eliminations 16  (14) 92  18 
Operating income 17,406  14,357  77,518  76,645 
Other income (expense), net (40) (351) 2,997  (731)
Interest charges 4,584  5,403  15,452  16,583 
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes 12,782  8,603  65,063  59,331 
Income Taxes on Continuing Operations 3,502  2,352  16,082  15,354 
Income from Continuing Operations 9,280  6,251  48,981  43,977 
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax (19) (630) 165  (1,388)
Net Income $ 9,261  $ 5,621  $ 49,146  $ 42,589 
 
(1) All significant intersegment revenues are billed at market rates and have been eliminated from consolidated operating revenues.

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(in thousands) September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Identifiable Assets
Regulated Energy segment $ 1,530,689  $ 1,434,066 
Unregulated Energy segment 305,536  296,810 
Other businesses and eliminations 51,863  52,322 
Total identifiable assets $ 1,888,088  $ 1,783,198 



9.    Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock Issuances

On June 30, 2020, we filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC to facilitate the issuance of our common stock from time to time. On August 17, 2020, we filed a prospectus supplement under the shelf registration statement for an ATM equity program under which we may issue and sell shares of our common stock up to an aggregate offering price of $75.0 million. In September 2020, we issued 0.1 million shares of common stock at price per share of $83.21 and received net proceeds of approximately $10.2 million, after deducting commissions and other fees of $0.4 million. In October 2020, we issued an additional 0.6 million shares at price per share of $82.88 and received approximately $50.8 million in net proceeds, after deducting commissions and other fees of $1.1 million.

We maintain an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC for the issuance of shares under our DRIP. Depending on our capital needs and subject to market conditions, in addition to other possible debt and equity offerings, we may consider issuing additional shares under the direct stock purchase component of the DRIP. In the third quarter of 2020, we issued 0.1 million shares at price per share of $84.90 and received net proceeds of $9.0 million under the DRIP. In October 2020, we issued an additional 0.1 million shares at price per share of $86.99 and received approximately $13.0 million in net proceeds.

We intend to use the net proceeds from the ATM equity program and the DRIP, after deducting the commissions or other fees and related offering expenses payable by us, for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, financing of capital expenditures, repayment of short-term debt, financing acquisitions, investing in subsidiaries, and general working capital purposes.


Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Defined benefit pension and postretirement plan items, unrealized gains (losses) of our propane swap agreements and natural gas swaps and futures contracts, designated as commodity contracts cash flow hedges, and the unrealized gains (losses) of our interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges are the components of our accumulated other comprehensive loss. The following tables present the changes in the balance of accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income as of September 30, 2020 and 2019. All amounts except the stranded tax reclassification are presented net of tax.
Defined Benefit Commodity Interest Rate
Pension and Contracts Swap
Postretirement Cash Flow Cash Flow
Plan Items Hedges Hedges Total
(in thousands)
As of December 31, 2019 $ (4,933) $ (1,334) $   $ (6,267)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications   3,594  23  3,617 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 198  (1,144) (33) (979)
Net current-period other comprehensive income 198  2,450  (10) 2,638 
As of September 30, 2020 $ (4,735) $ 1,116  $ (10) $ (3,629)

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(in thousands)
As of December 31, 2018 $ (5,928) $ (785) $ —  $ (6,713)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (80) 1,780  —  1,700 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) 312  (587) —  (275)
Net prior-period other comprehensive income 232  1,193  —  1,425 
Prior-year reclassification —  (115) —  (115)
As of September 30, 2019 $ (5,696) $ 293  $ —  $ (5,403)

The following table presents amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. Deferred gains or losses for our commodity contracts and interest rate swap cash flow hedges are recognized in earnings upon settlement.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
(in thousands)
Amortization of defined benefit pension and postretirement plan items:
Prior service credit (1)
$ 19  $ 19  $ 57  $ 58 
Net loss(1)
(108) (44) (323) (370)
Total before income taxes (89) (25) (266) (312)
Income tax benefit 23  68  80 
Net of tax (66) (20) (198) (232)
Gains and losses on commodity contracts cash flow hedges:
Propane swap agreements (2)
116  290  1,581  1,148 
Natural gas swaps (2)(3)
  (4)  
Natural gas futures (2)(3)
  348    (350)
Total before income taxes 116  634  1,581  805 
Income tax expense (32) (179) (437) (218)
Net of tax 84  455  1,144  587 
Gains on interest rate swap cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swap agreements 34  —  45  — 
Total before income taxes 34  —  45  — 
Income tax expense (9) —  (12) — 
Net of tax 25  —  33  — 
Total reclassifications for the period $ 43  $ 435  $ 979  $ 355 
(1) These amounts are included in the computation of net periodic costs (benefits). See Note 10, Employee Benefit Plans, for additional details.
(2) These amounts are included in the effects of gains and losses from derivative instruments. See Note 13, Derivative Instruments, for additional details.
(3) PESCO's results are reflected as discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

Amortization of defined benefit pension and postretirement plan items is included in other expense, net gains and losses on propane swap agreements, natural gas swaps, and natural gas futures contracts are included in cost of sales, the realized gain or loss on interest rate swap agreements is recognized as a component of interest charges in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. The income tax benefit is included in income tax expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.


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10.    Employee Benefit Plans
Net periodic benefit costs for our pension and post-retirement benefits plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are set forth in the following tables:
Chesapeake
Pension Plan
FPU
Pension Plan
Chesapeake SERP Chesapeake
Postretirement
Plan
FPU
Medical
Plan
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019
(in thousands)                    
Interest cost $ 46  $ 104  $ 518  $ 614  $ 16  $ 16  $ 8  $ 10  $ 10  $ 12 
Expected return on plan assets (42) (127) (745) (693)   —    —    — 
Amortization of prior service credit   —    —    —  (19) (19)   — 
Amortization of net loss 65  101  135  128  5  17  12  11    — 
Net periodic cost (benefit) 69  78  (92) 49  21  33  1  10  12 
Settlement expense   —    —    58    —    — 
Amortization of pre-merger regulatory asset   —    162    —    —  2 
Total periodic cost $ 69  $ 78  $ (92) $ 211  $ 21  $ 91  $ 1  $ $ 12  $ 14 
Chesapeake
Pension Plan
FPU
Pension Plan
Chesapeake SERP Chesapeake
Postretirement
Plan
FPU
Medical
Plan
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019
(in thousands)                    
Interest cost $ 138  $ 314  $ 1,554  $ 1,844  $ 48  $ 58  $ 24  $ 29  $ 30  $ 36 
Expected return on plan assets (126) (381) (2,235) (2,079)   —    —    — 
Amortization of prior service credit   —    —    —  (57) (58)   — 
Amortization of net loss 195  304  405  386  15  68  36  35    — 
Net periodic cost (benefit) 207  237  (276) 151  63  126  3  30  36 
Settlement expense   —    —    58    —    — 
Amortization of pre-merger regulatory asset   —    543    —    —  6 
Total periodic cost $ 207  $ 237  $ (276) $ 694  $ 63  $ 184  $ 3  $ $ 36  $ 42 

We expect to record immaterial pension and post-retirement benefit costs for 2020. The components of our net periodic costs have been recorded or reclassified to other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of income. Pursuant to a Florida PSC order, FPU continues to record, as a regulatory asset, a portion of the unrecognized postretirement benefit costs related to its regulated operations after the FPU merger. The portion of the unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs related to FPU’s unregulated operations and Chesapeake Utilities' operations is recorded to accumulated other comprehensive loss.


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The following tables present the amounts included in the regulatory asset and accumulated other comprehensive loss that were recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019: 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 Chesapeake
Pension
Plan
FPU
Pension
Plan
Chesapeake SERP Chesapeake
Postretirement
Plan
FPU
Medical
Plan
Total
(in thousands)
Prior service credit $   $   $   $ (19) $   $ (19)
Net loss 65  135  5  12    217 
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost 65  135  5  (7)   198 
Recognized from accumulated other comprehensive loss/(gain) (1)
65  26  5  (7)   89 
Recognized from regulatory asset   109        109 
Total $ 65  $ 135  $ 5  $ (7) $   $ 198 
    
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 Chesapeake
Pension
Plan
FPU
Pension
Plan
Chesapeake SERP Chesapeake
Postretirement
Plan
FPU
Medical
Plan
Total
(in thousands)
Prior service credit $ —  $ —  $ —  $ (19) $ —  $ (19)
Net loss 101  128  17  11  —  257 
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost 101  128  17  (8) —  238 
Recognized from accumulated other comprehensive loss/(gain) (1)
101  24  (93) (8) —  24 
Recognized from regulatory asset —  104  —  —  —  104 
Total $ 101  $ 128  $ (93) $ (8) $ —  $ 128 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Chesapeake
Pension
Plan
FPU
Pension
Plan
Chesapeake SERP Chesapeake
Postretirement
Plan
FPU
Medical
Plan
Total
(in thousands)
Prior service credit $   $   $   $ (57) $   $ (57)
Net loss 195  405  15  36    651 
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost 195  405  15  (21)   594 
Recognized from accumulated other comprehensive loss/(gain) (1)
195  78  15  (21)   267 
Recognized from regulatory asset   327        327 
Total $ 195  $ 405  $ 15  $ (21) $   $ 594 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Chesapeake
Pension
Plan
FPU
Pension
Plan
Chesapeake SERP Chesapeake
Postretirement
Plan
FPU
Medical
Plan
Total
(in thousands)
Prior service credit $ —  $ —  $ —  $ (58) $ —  $ (58)
Net loss 304  386  (42) 35  —  683 
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost 304  386  (42) (23) —  625 
Recognized from accumulated other comprehensive loss/(gain) (1)
304  73  (42) (23) —  312 
Recognized from regulatory asset —  313  —  —  —  313 
Total $ 304  $ 386  $ (42) $ (23) $ —  $ 625 
    (1) See Note 9, Stockholders' Equity.

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we contributed approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, to the Chesapeake Pension Plan and approximately $0.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively, to the FPU Pension Plan. We expect to contribute approximately $0.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively, to the Chesapeake Pension Plan and FPU Pension Plans during 2020, which represents the minimum annual contribution payments required. A provision in the CARES Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump in March 2020, authorized the deferral of 2020 pension contributions to January 1, 2021. Despite this authorization, we have not deferred, and do not expect to defer, any of our 2020 pension plan contributions to 2021.
The Chesapeake SERP, the Chesapeake Postretirement Plan and the FPU Medical Plan are unfunded and are expected to be paid out of our general funds. Cash benefits paid under the Chesapeake SERP for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were immaterial and $0.1 million, respectively. We expect to pay total cash benefits of approximately $0.2 million under the Chesapeake SERP in 2020. Cash benefits paid under the Chesapeake Postretirement Plan, primarily for medical claims for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were immaterial. We estimate that approximately $0.1 million will be paid for such benefits under the Chesapeake Postretirement Plan in 2020. Cash benefits paid under the FPU Medical Plan, primarily for medical claims for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, were immaterial. We estimate that approximately $0.1 million will be paid for such benefits under the FPU Medical Plan in 2020.

11.    Investments
The investment balances at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, consisted of the following:
    
(in thousands) September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Rabbi trust (associated with the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan) $ 9,663  $ 9,202 
Investments in equity securities 17  27 
Total $ 9,680  $ 9,229 
We classify these investments as trading securities and report them at their fair value. For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recorded a net unrealized gain of approximately $0.6 million and a net unrealized loss of approximately $0.1 million, respectively, in other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of income related to these investments. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we recorded a net unrealized gain of approximately $0.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of income related to these investments. For the investment in the Rabbi Trust, we also have recorded an associated liability, which is included in other pension and benefit costs in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and is adjusted each period for the gains and losses incurred by the investments in the Rabbi Trust.
 
12.    Share-Based Compensation
Our non-employee directors and key employees are granted share-based awards through our SICP. We record these share-based awards as compensation costs over the respective service period for which services are received in exchange for an award of equity or equity-based compensation. The compensation cost is based primarily on the fair value of the shares awarded, using the estimated fair value of each share on the date it was granted and the number of shares to be issued at the end of the service period.
The table below presents the amounts included in net income related to share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
    

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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
(in thousands)    
Awards to non-employee directors $ 188  $ 158  $ 545  $ 463 
Awards to key employees 1,144  1,052  3,109  1,842 
Total compensation expense 1,332  1,210  3,654  2,305 
Less: tax benefit (348) (315) (955) (600)
Share-based compensation amounts included in net income $ 984  $ 895  $ 2,699  $ 1,705 
    Non-employee Directors
Shares granted to non-employee directors are issued in advance of the directors’ service periods and are fully vested as of the date of the grant. We record a deferred expense equal to the fair value of the shares issued and amortize the expense equally over a service period of one year. In May 2020, after the most recent election of directors, each of our non-employee directors received an annual retainer of 887 shares of common stock under the SICP for service as a director through the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; accordingly, 8,870 shares, with a weighted average fair value of $84.47 per share, were issued and vested in 2020. At September 30, 2020, there was approximately $0.4 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to shares granted to non-employee directors. This expense will be recognized over the remaining service period ending on the date of the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
In January 2020, a newly appointed member of the Board of Directors received a pro-rated retainer of 254 shares of common stock under the SICP to serve as a non-employee director through the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The shares awarded to the non-employee director immediately vested upon issuance in January 2020, had a weighted average fair value of $95.83 per share, and the expense was recognized over the remaining service period ending on the date of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Key Employees
The table below presents the summary of the stock activity for awards to key employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2020: 
Number of Shares Weighted Average
Fair Value
Outstanding—December 31, 2019 157,817  $ 80.28 
Granted 69,345  $ 92.78 
Vested (35,651) $ 66.48 
Expired (5,302) $ 65.32 
Outstanding—September 30, 2020 186,209  $ 86.98 
In February 2020, our Board of Directors granted awards of 69,345 shares of common stock to key employees under the SICP. The shares granted are multi-year awards that will vest at the end of the three-year service period ending December 31, 2022. All of these stock awards are earned based upon the successful achievement of long-term financial results, which comprise market-based and performance-based conditions or targets. The fair value of each performance-based condition or target is equal to the market price of our common stock on the grant date of each award. For the market-based conditions, we used the Monte Carlo valuation to estimate the fair value of each market-based award granted.
In March 2020, upon the appointment of certain of our executive officers, we withheld shares with a value at least equivalent to each such executive officer’s minimum statutory obligation for applicable income and other employment taxes related to shares that we awarded in February 2020 for the performance period ended December 31, 2019, remitted the cash to the appropriate taxing authorities, and paid the balance of such awarded shares to each such executive officer. We withheld 10,319 shares, based on the value of the shares on their award date. Total combined payments for the employees’ tax obligations to the taxing authorities were approximately $1.0 million.
At September 30, 2020, the aggregate intrinsic value of the SICP awards granted to key employees was approximately $15.7 million. At September 30, 2020, there was approximately $4.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to these awards, which is expected to be recognized as expense for the remainder of 2020 through 2022.

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Stock Options
There were no stock options outstanding or issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

13.    Derivative Instruments

We use derivative and non-derivative contracts to manage risks related to obtaining adequate supplies and the price fluctuations of natural gas, electricity and propane and to mitigate interest rate risk. Our natural gas, electric and propane distribution operations have entered into agreements with suppliers to purchase natural gas, electricity and propane for resale to our customers. Our natural gas gathering and transmission company has entered into contracts with producers to secure natural gas to meet its obligations. Purchases under these contracts typically either do not meet the definition of derivatives or are considered “normal purchases and normal sales” and are accounted for on an accrual basis. Our propane distribution operations may also enter into fair value hedges of their inventory or cash flow hedges of their future purchase commitments in order to mitigate the impact of wholesale price fluctuations. Occasionally, we may enter into interest rate swap agreements to mitigate risk associated with changes in short-term borrowing rates. As of September 30, 2020, our natural gas and electric distribution operations did not have any outstanding derivative contracts.

PESCO's Derivative Instruments
As discussed in Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures, during the fourth quarter of 2019, we sold PESCO's assets and contracts and, therefore, no longer have natural gas futures and contracts recorded in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Commodity Derivative Activities
As of September 30, 2020, the volume of our commodity derivative contracts were as follows:
Business unit Commodity Quantity hedged (in millions) Designation Longest Expiration date of hedge
Sharp Propane (gallons) 21.7 Cash flows hedges May 2023
Sharp entered into futures and swap agreements to mitigate the risk of fluctuations in wholesale propane index prices associated with the propane volumes expected to be purchased during the heating season. Under the futures and swap agreements, Sharp will receive the difference between: (i) the index prices (Mont Belvieu prices for September 2020 through May 2023), and (ii) the per gallon propane swap prices, to the extent the index prices exceed the contracted prices. If the index prices are lower than the swap prices, Sharp will pay the difference. We designated and accounted for propane swaps as cash flows hedges. The change in the fair value of the swap agreements is recorded as unrealized gain (loss) in other comprehensive income (loss) and later recognized in the statement of income in the same period and in the same line item as the hedged transaction. We expect to reclassify approximately $1.0 million from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings during the next 12-month period ended September 30, 2021.

Interest Rate Swap Activities
We manage interest rate risk by entering into derivative contracts to hedge the variability in cash flows attributable to changes in the short-term borrowing rates. In the second quarter of 2020, we entered into interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $100.0 million associated with three of our short-term lines of credit through October 2020. The interest rate swaps were entered to hedge the variability in cash flows attributable to changes in the short-term borrowing rates during this period. Pricing on the interest rate swaps range between 0.2615 and 0.3875 percent for the period. Our short-term borrowing is based on the 30-day LIBOR rate. The interest rate swaps are cash settled monthly as the counter-party pays us the 30-day LIBOR rate less the fixed rate.

We designated and accounted for interest rate swaps as cash flows hedges. Accordingly, unrealized gains and losses associated with the interest rate swaps are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). When the interest rate swaps settle, the realized gain or loss will be recorded in the income statement and recognized as a component of interest charges. We expect to reclassify less than $0.1 million from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings during the next 12-month period ended September 30, 2021.



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Broker Margin
Futures exchanges have contract specific margin requirements that require the posting of cash or cash equivalents relating to traded contracts. Margin requirements consist of initial margin that is posted upon the initiation of a position, maintenance margin that is usually expressed as a percent of initial margin, and variation margin that fluctuates based on the daily mark-to-market relative to maintenance margin requirements. We currently maintain a broker margin account for Sharp, with the balance related to the account is as follows:
(in thousands) Balance Sheet Location September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Sharp Other Current Assets $ 177  $ 2,317 

Financial Statements Presentation

The following tables present information about the fair value and related gains and losses of our derivative contracts. We did not have any derivative contracts with a credit-risk-related contingency.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we did not have material fair value hedges. The fair values of the derivative contracts recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, are as follows: 
  Derivative Assets
    Fair Value As Of
(in thousands) Balance Sheet Location September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Propane swap agreements Derivative assets, at fair value $ 1,967  $ — 
Total asset derivatives $ 1,967  $ — 
 
  Derivative Liabilities
    Fair Value As Of
(in thousands) Balance Sheet Location September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Propane swap agreements Derivative liabilities, at fair value $ 426  $ 1,844 
Interest rate swap agreements Derivative liabilities, at fair value 13  — 
Total liability derivatives $ 439  $ 1,844 


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The effects of gains and losses from derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows:
  Amount of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:
Location of Gain For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands) (Loss) on Derivatives 2020 2019 2020 2019
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Propane swap agreements Cost of sales $ 116  $ 290  $ 1,581  $ 1,148 
Propane swap agreements Other comprehensive income (loss) 1,022  (1,139) 3,385  (624)
Interest rate swap agreements
Interest expense 34  —  45  — 
Interest rate swap agreements Other comprehensive income (loss) 37  —  (14) — 
       Natural gas swap contracts Other comprehensive income (loss)     (63)
       Natural gas futures contracts Other comprehensive income (loss)   1,612    2,376 
Total $ 1,209  $ 767  $ 4,997  $ 2,837 



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14.    Fair Value of Financial Instruments
GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are the following:
Fair Value Hierarchy Description of Fair Value Level Fair Value Technique Utilized
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities
Investments - equity securities - The fair values of these trading securities are recorded at fair value based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Investments - mutual funds and other - The fair values of these investments, comprised of money market and mutual funds, are recorded at fair value based on quoted net asset values of the shares.

Level 2 Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability
Derivative assets and liabilities - The fair value of the propane put/call options and swap agreements are measured using market transactions for similar assets and liabilities in either the listed or over-the-counter markets.

Level 3 Prices or valuation techniques requiring inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e. supported by little or no market activity)
Investments - guaranteed income fund - The fair values of these investments are recorded at the contract value, which approximates their fair value.


Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
The following tables summarize our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the fair value measurements, by level, within the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
  Fair Value Measurements Using:
As of September 30, 2020 Fair Value Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
(in thousands)
Assets:
Investments—equity securities $ 17  $ 17  $   $  
Investments—guaranteed income fund 2,129      2,129 
Investments—mutual funds and other 7,534  7,534     
Total investments 9,680  7,551    2,129 
Derivative assets 1,967    1,967   
Total assets $ 11,647  $ 7,551  $ 1,967  $ 2,129 
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities $ 439  $   $ 439  $  
 

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  Fair Value Measurements Using:
As of December 31, 2019 Fair Value Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
(in thousands)
Assets:
Investments—equity securities $ 27  $ 27  $ —  $ — 
Investments—guaranteed income fund 803  —  —  803 
Investments—mutual funds and other 8,399  8,399  —  — 
Total investments 9,229  8,426  —  803 
Derivative assets —  —  —  — 
Total assets $ 9,229  $ 8,426  $ —  $ 803 
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities $ 1,844  $ —  $ 1,844  $ — 
The following table sets forth the summary of the changes in the fair value of Level 3 investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
     
Nine months ended September 30,
2020 2019
(in thousands)  
Beginning Balance $ 803  $ 686 
Purchases and adjustments 243  123 
Transfers 1,579  — 
Distribution (514) (14)
Investment income 18  11 
Ending Balance $ 2,129  $ 806 

Investment income from the Level 3 investments is reflected in other expense, (net) in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
At September 30, 2020, there were no non-financial assets or liabilities required to be reported at fair value. We review our non-financial assets for impairment at least on an annual basis, as required.
Other Financial Assets and Liabilities
Financial assets with carrying values approximating fair value include cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Financial liabilities with carrying values approximating fair value include accounts payable and other accrued liabilities and short-term debt. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is measured using the comparable value in the active market and approximates its carrying value (Level 1 measurement). The fair value of short-term debt approximates the carrying value due to its near-term maturities and because interest rates approximate current market rates (Level 3 measurement).
At September 30, 2020, long-term debt, which includes current maturities but excludes debt issuance costs, had a carrying value of approximately $536.5 million, compared to the estimated fair value of $567.0 million. At December 31, 2019, long-term debt, which includes the current maturities but excludes debt issuance costs, had a carrying value of approximately $486.6 million, compared to a fair value of approximately $505.0 million. The fair value was calculated using a discounted cash flow methodology that incorporates a market interest rate based on published corporate borrowing rates for debt instruments with similar terms and average maturities, and with adjustments for duration, optionality, and risk profile. The valuation technique used to estimate the fair value of long-term debt would be considered a Level 3 measurement.

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15.    Long-Term Debt
Our outstanding long-term debt is shown below: 
September 30, December 31,
(in thousands) 2020 2019
FPU secured first mortgage bonds (1) :
9.08% bond, due June 1, 2022 $ 7,993  $ 7,990 
Uncollateralized senior notes:
5.50% note, due October 12, 2020 2,000  2,000 
5.93% note, due October 31, 2023 10,500  12,000 
5.68% note, due June 30, 2026 17,400  20,300 
6.43% note, due May 2, 2028 5,600  6,300 
3.73% note, due December 16, 2028 18,000  18,000 
3.88% note, due May 15, 2029 45,000  50,000 
3.25% note, due April 30, 2032 70,000  70,000 
3.48% note, due May 31, 2038 50,000  50,000 
3.58% note, due November 30, 2038 50,000  50,000 
3.98% note, due August 20, 2039 100,000  100,000 
       2.98% note, due December 20, 2034 70,000  70,000 
3.00% note, due July 15, 2035 50,000  — 
2.96% note, due August 15, 2035 40,000  — 
Term Note due February 28, 2020
  30,000 
Less: debt issuance costs (922) (822)
Total long-term debt 535,571  485,768 
Less: current maturities (15,600) (45,600)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities $ 519,971  $ 440,168 
    (1) FPU secured first mortgage bonds are guaranteed by Chesapeake Utilities.
    Term Notes
In January 2019, we issued a $30 million unsecured term note through Branch Banking and Trust Company, with a maturity date of February 28, 2020. This note was paid in full in February 2020 utilizing our short-term borrowing facilities.

    Shelf Agreements

We have entered into Shelf Agreements with Prudential, MetLife and NYL, whom are under no obligation to purchase any unsecured debt. The following table summarizes our Shelf Agreements at September 30, 2020:
(in thousands) Total Borrowing Capacity Less: Amount of Debt Issued Less: Unfunded Commitments Remaining Borrowing Capacity
Shelf Agreement
Prudential Shelf Agreement (1) (2)
$ 370,000  $ (220,000) $ —  $ 150,000 
MetLife Shelf Agreement (3)
150,000  —  —  150,000 
NYL Shelf Agreement (4)
150,000  (140,000) —  10,000 
Total Shelf Agreements as of September 30, 2020 $ 670,000  $ (360,000) $ —  $ 310,000 

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(1) In January 2020, we requested and Prudential accepted our request to purchase $50.0 million of our unsecured debt. We issued the Shelf Notes in July 2020 at the rate of 3.00 percent per annum.
(2) In April 2020, the Prudential Shelf Agreement was amended to increase the available borrowing capacity to $150.0 million. The Shelf Agreement expires in April 2023.
(3) In May 2020, we reached into an agreement with MetLife to provide a new $150.0 million MetLife Shelf Agreement for a three-year term ending May 2023.
(4) In February 2020, we requested and NYL accepted our request to purchase $40.0 million of our unsecured debt. The Shelf Notes were issued in August 2020 at the rate of 2.96 percent per annum. The Shelf Agreement expires in November 2021.
    
The Uncollateralized Senior Notes, Shelf Agreements or Shelf Notes set forth certain business covenants to which we are subject when any note is outstanding, including covenants that limit or restrict our ability, and the ability of our subsidiaries, to incur indebtedness, or place or permit liens and encumbrances on any of our property or the property of our subsidiaries.

16.    Short-Term Borrowings
At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had $216.4 million and $247.4 million, respectively, of short-term borrowings outstanding at weighted average interest rates of 1.28 percent and 2.62 percent, respectively. Our short-term borrowings balance at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, included book overdrafts of $0.9 million and $3.2 million, respectively. Included in the September 30, 2020 balance, is $100.0 million in short-term debt for which we have entered into interest rate swap agreements.

In the second quarter of 2020, we entered into interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $100.0 million associated with three of our short-term lines of credit through October 2020. The interest rate swaps were entered to hedge the variability in cash flows attributable to changes in the short-term borrowing rates during this period. The fixed swap rates will range between 0.2615 and 0.3875 percent for the period. Our short-term borrowing is based on the 30-day LIBOR rate. The interest swap is cash settled monthly as the counter-party pays us the 30-day LIBOR rate less the fixed rate.

In September 2020, we entered into a new $375.0 million syndicated Revolver with six participating lenders. The Revolver expires on September 29, 2021 and has a commitment fee of 0.175 percent and an interest rate of 1.125 percent over LIBOR. As a result of entering into the Revolver, in September 2020, we terminated and paid outstanding balances for all of our previously existing bilateral lines of credit and the previous revolving credit facility. Our available credit under the new Revolver at September 30, 2020 was $154.7 million.
The availability of funds under the Revolver is subject to conditions specified in the credit agreement, all of which we currently satisfy. These conditions include our compliance with financial covenants and the continued accuracy of representations and warranties contained in the agreement. We are required by the financial covenants our Revolver to maintain, at the end of each fiscal year, a funded indebtedness ratio of no greater than 65 percent. As of September 30, 2020, we are in compliance with all of our debt covenants.

17.    Leases
    
    We have entered into lease arrangements for office space, land, equipment, pipeline facilities and warehouses. These lease arrangements enable us to better conduct business operations in the regions in which we operate. Office space is leased to provide adequate workspace for all our employees in several locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West and in Florida. We lease land at various locations throughout our service territories to enable us to inject natural gas into underground storage and distribution systems, for bulk storage capacity, for our propane operations and for storage of equipment used in repairs and maintenance of our infrastructure. We lease natural gas compressors to ensure timely and reliable transportation of natural gas to our customers. Additionally, we lease a pipeline to deliver natural gas to an industrial customer in Polk County, Florida. We also lease warehouses to store equipment and materials used in repairs and maintenance for our businesses.
Some of our leases are subject to annual changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). While lease liabilities are not re-measured as a result of changes to the CPI, changes to the CPI are treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments was incurred. A 100-basis-point increase in CPI would have resulted in immaterial additional annual lease costs. Most of our leases include options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to 25 years or more. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. The amounts disclosed in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2020 pertaining to the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, are measured based on our current expectations of exercising our available renewal options. Our existing leases are not subject to any restrictions or covenants which would preclude our ability

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to pay dividends, obtain financing or enter into additional leases. As of September 30, 2020, we have not entered into any leases, which have not yet commenced, that would entitle us to significant rights or create additional obligations. The following table presents information related to our total lease cost included in our condensed consolidated statements of income:
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
( in thousands) Classification 2020 2019 2020 2019
Operating lease cost (1)
Operations expense $ 627  $ 638  $ 1,882  $ 1,926 
Finance lease cost:      
Amortization of lease assets Depreciation and amortization    —    650 
Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense   —   
Net lease cost   $ 627  $ 638  $ 1,882  $ 2,581 
     (1) Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

The following table presents the balance and classifications of our right of use assets and lease liabilities included in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
(in thousands) Balance sheet classification September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Assets  
Operating lease assets Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 11,077  $ 11,563 
Total lease assets $ 11,077  $ 11,563 
Liabilities
Current
Operating lease liabilities Other accrued liabilities $ 1,733  $ 1,705 
Noncurrent
Operating lease liabilities Operating lease - liabilities 9,681  9,896 
Total lease liabilities   $ 11,414  $ 11,601 

The following table presents our weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates for our operating and financing leases at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
 
Operating leases 8.5 8.88
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases 3.8  % 3.8  %
The following table presents additional information related to cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities included in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as of September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2020 2019
Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 1,435  $ 1,580 
Operating cash flows from finance leases $   $
Financing cash flows from finance leases $   $ 650 


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The following table presents the future undiscounted maturities of our operating and financing leases at September 30, 2020 and for each of the next five years and thereafter:
(in thousands)
Operating 
Leases (1)
Remainder of 2020 $ 602 
2021 1,984 
2022 1,939 
2023 1,874 
2024 1,619 
2025 1,383 
Thereafter 3,876 
Total lease payments $ 13,277 
Less: Interest 1,863 
Present value of lease liabilities $ 11,414 
    (1) Operating lease payments include $3.9 million related to options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.



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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is designed to provide a reader of the financial statements with a narrative report on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, including the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

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Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
We make statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. One can typically identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words, such as “project,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “continue,” “potential,” “forecast” or other similar words, or future or conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would” or “could.” These statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future financial performance, business strategy, projected plans and objectives of the Company. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made or as of the date indicated and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These statements are subject to many risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. In addition to the risk factors described under Item 1A, Risk Factors in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and Item 1A, Risk Factors, in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, such factors include, but are not limited to:
state and federal legislative and regulatory initiatives that affect cost and investment recovery, have an impact on rate structures, and affect the speed and the degree to which competition enters the electric and natural gas industries;
the outcomes of regulatory, environmental and legal matters, including whether pending matters are resolved within current estimates and whether the related costs are adequately covered by insurance or recoverable in rates;
the impact of climate change, including the impact of greenhouse gas emissions or other legislation or regulations intended to address climate change;
the impact of significant changes to current tax regulations and rates;
the timing of certification authorizations associated with new capital projects and the ability to construct facilities at or below estimated costs;
changes in environmental and other laws and regulations to which we are subject and environmental conditions of property that we now, or may in the future, own or operate;
possible increased federal, state and local regulation of the safety of our operations;
the inherent hazards and risks involved in transporting and distributing natural gas and electricity;
the economy in our service territories or markets, the nation, and worldwide, including the impact of economic conditions (which we do not control ) on demand for electricity, natural gas, propane or other fuels;
risks related to cyber-attacks or cyber-terrorism that could disrupt our business operations or result in failure of information technology systems or result in the loss or exposure of confidential or sensitive customer, employee or Company information;
adverse weather conditions, including the effects of hurricanes, ice storms and other damaging weather events;
customers' preferred energy sources;
industrial, commercial and residential growth or contraction in our markets or service territories;
the effect of competition on our businesses from other energy suppliers and alternative forms of energy;
the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices and interest rates;
the effect of spot, forward and future market prices on our various energy businesses;
the extent of our success in connecting natural gas and electric supplies to transmission systems, establishing and maintaining key supply sources; and expanding natural gas and electric markets;
the creditworthiness of counterparties with which we are engaged in transactions;
the capital-intensive nature of our regulated energy businesses;
our ability to access the credit and capital markets to execute our business strategy, including our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, which can be affected by various factors, including credit ratings and general economic conditions;
the ability to successfully execute, manage and integrate a merger, acquisition or divestiture of assets or businesses and the related regulatory or other conditions associated with the merger, acquisition or divestiture;
the impact on our costs and funding obligations, under our pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, of potential downturns in the financial markets, lower discount rates, and costs associated with health care legislation and regulation;
the ability to continue to hire, train and retain appropriately qualified personnel;
the effect of accounting pronouncements issued periodically by accounting standard-setting bodies; and
risks related to the outbreak of a pandemic, including the duration and scope of the pandemic and the corresponding impact on our supply chains, our personnel, our contract counterparties, general economic conditions and growth, and the financial markets.




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Introduction
We are an energy delivery company engaged in the distribution of natural gas, propane and electricity; the transmission of natural gas; the generation of electricity and steam, and in providing related services to our customers.
Our strategy is focused on growing earnings from a stable utility foundation and investing in related businesses and services that provide opportunities for returns greater than traditional utility returns. We are focused on identifying and developing opportunities across the energy value chain, with emphasis on midstream and downstream investments that are accretive to earnings per share and consistent with our long-term growth strategy.
Our strategy is to consistently produce industry-leading total shareholder return by profitably investing capital into opportunities that leverage our skills and expertise in energy distribution and transmission to achieve high levels of service and growth. The key elements of our strategy include:
capital investment in growth opportunities that generate our target returns;
expanding our energy delivery businesses within our existing service areas as well as into new geographic areas;
providing new services in our current service areas;
expanding our footprint in potential growth markets through strategic acquisitions that complement our businesses;
entering new energy markets and businesses that complement our existing operations and growth strategy; and
operating as a customer-centric full-service energy supplier/partner/provider, while providing safe and reliable service.
Our employees strive to build meaningful connections that generate opportunities to grow our businesses, develop new markets, and enrich the communities in which we live, work and serve.

Due to the seasonality of our business, results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire fiscal year. Revenue and earnings are typically greater during the first and fourth quarters, when consumption of energy is normally highest due to colder temperatures.
The following discussions and those later in the document on operating income and segment results include the use of the term “gross margin," which is determined by deducting the cost of sales from operating revenue. Cost of sales includes the purchased cost of natural gas, electricity and propane and the cost of labor spent on direct revenue-producing activities, and excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion. Gross margin should not be considered an alternative to operating income or net income, which are determined in accordance with GAAP. We believe that gross margin, although a non-GAAP measure, is useful and meaningful to investors as a basis for making investment decisions. It provides investors with information that demonstrates the profitability achieved by us under our allowed rates for regulated energy operations and under our competitive pricing structures for unregulated energy operations. Our management uses gross margin in measuring our business units’ performance and has historically analyzed and reported gross margin information publicly. Other companies may calculate gross margin in a different manner.
Earnings per share information is presented for continuing operations on a diluted basis, unless otherwise noted.




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Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Ended September 30, 2020
Overview
Chesapeake Utilities is a Delaware corporation formed in 1947. We are a diversified energy company engaged, through our operating divisions and subsidiaries, in regulated energy, unregulated energy and other businesses. We operate primarily on the Delmarva Peninsula and in Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio and provide natural gas distribution and transmission; electric distribution and generation; propane gas distribution; mobile compressed natural gas services; steam generation; and other energy-related services.
In the fourth quarter of 2019, we completed the sale of the assets and contracts of PESCO. As a result, PESCO’s results for all periods presented have been separately reported as discontinued operations.
In March 2020, the CDC declared a national emergency due to the rapidly growing outbreak of COVID-19. In response to this declaration and the rapid spread of COVID-19 within the United States, federal, state and local governments throughout the country imposed varying degrees of restrictions on social and commercial activity to promote social distancing in an effort to slow the spread of the illness. These restrictions have continued to significantly impact economic conditions in the United States. Chesapeake Utilities is considered an “essential business,” which allows us to continue its operational activities and construction projects while the social distancing restrictions remain in place. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, we implemented our pandemic response plan, which includes having all employees who can work remotely do so in order to promote social distancing and providing personal protective equipment to field employees to reduce the spread of COVID-19. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the estimated impacts that COVID-19 had on our earnings were approximately $0.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively, primarily driven by reduced consumption of energy largely in the commercial and industrial sectors, higher bad debt expenses and incremental expenses associated with COVID-19, including protective personal equipment and premium pay for field personnel. The additional operating expenses we incurred support the ongoing delivery of our essential services during these unprecedented times. As the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, we are continuing to assess recoverability and to date, have not established regulatory assets associated with the incremental expense impacts, as currently authorized by the Delaware, Maryland and Florida PSCs. We are committed to communicating timely updates and will continue to monitor developments affecting our employees, customers, suppliers, stockholders and take additional precautions as warranted to operate safely and to comply with the CDC, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, state and local requirements in order to protect its employees, customers and the communities. Refer to Note 5, Rates and Other Regulatory Activities, for further information on the potential deferral of incremental expenses associated with COVID-19.


Operational Highlights
Our net income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $9.3 million, or $0.56 per share, compared to $5.6 million, or $0.34 per share, for the same quarter of 2019. Our income from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $9.3 million, or $0.56 per share, compared to $6.3 million, or $0.38 per share for the same quarter of 2019. Operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased by $3.0 million, or 21.2 percent, compared to the same period in 2019. The increase in operating income was largely driven by the settlement of the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding which improved operating income by $2.9 million, including $1.9 million in operating income that was previously billed under interim rates during the first half of 2020. Operating income for the quarter was reduced by an estimated $1.9 million due to unfavorable impacts of COVID-19. For additional details on the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding, see the Major Projects and Initiatives discussion below.
Further contributing to the improved performance for the quarter was margin growth from our organic growth projects, increased margins from investments in Florida GRIP and increased demand for Marlin Gas Services' CNG transportation services. These increases were partially offset by higher operating expenses related to growth initiatives.


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Three Months Ended
September 30, Increase /
2020 2019 (decrease)
(in thousands except per share)      
Gross Margin
  Regulated Energy segment $ 66,491  $ 54,961  $ 11,530 
  Unregulated Energy segment 13,068  12,418  650 
Other businesses and eliminations (51) (81) 30 
Total Gross Margin $ 79,508  $ 67,298  $ 12,210 
Operating Income
Regulated Energy segment $ 20,482  $ 17,540  $ 2,942 
Unregulated Energy segment (3,092) (3,169) 77 
Other businesses and eliminations 16  (14) 30 
Total Operating Income 17,406  14,357  3,049 
Other expense, net (40) (351) 311 
Interest charges 4,584  5,403  (819)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes 12,782  8,603  4,179 
Income Taxes on Continuing Operations 3,502  2,352  1,150 
Income from Continuing operations 9,280  6,251  3,029 
Loss from Discontinued Operations (19) (630) 611 
Net Income $ 9,261  $ 5,621  $ 3,640 
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
Earnings from Continuing Operations $ 0.56  $ 0.38  $ 0.18 
Loss from Discontinued Operations   (0.04) 0.04 
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common Stock $ 0.56  $ 0.34  $ 0.22 
Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
Earnings from Continuing Operations $ 0.56  $ 0.38  $ 0.18 
Loss from Discontinued Operations   (0.04) 0.04 
Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock $ 0.56  $ 0.34  $ 0.22 

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Key variances in continuing operations, between the third quarter of 2020 and the third quarter of 2019, included: 
(in thousands, except per share data) Pre-tax
Income
Net
Income
Earnings
Per Share
Third Quarter of 2019 Reported Results from Continuing Operations $ 8,603  $ 6,251  $ 0.38 
Adjusting for Unusual Items:
Hurricane Michael (net impact of the first and second quarter of 2020)(1)
2,705  1,964  0.12 
Unfavorable COVID-19 impacts
(1,023) (742) (0.04)
Decreased customer consumption - primarily weather related (1,005) (729) (0.05)
677  493  0.03 
Increased (Decreased) Gross Margins:
Margin contribution from the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement* 2,754  1,999  0.12 
Eastern Shore and Peninsula Pipeline service expansions* 2,677  1,943  0.12 
Natural gas growth (excluding service expansions) 797  578  0.03 
Florida GRIP* 685  498  0.03 
Margin contributions from Boulden and Elkton Gas acquisitions (completed July 2020 and December 2019, respectively)* 684  496  0.03 
Increased demand for CNG services for Marlin Gas Services* 599  435  0.03 
8,196  5,949  0.36 
 (Increased) Decreased Operating Expenses (Excluding Cost of Sales):
Depreciation and amortization associated with Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement (1,781) (1,293) (0.08)
Depreciation, amortization and property tax costs due to new capital investments (1,312) (952) (0.06)
Operating expenses from Elkton Gas and Boulden acquisitions (completed July 2020 and December 2019, respectively) (867) (630) (0.04)
Facilities, maintenance and outside services costs (414) (301) (0.02)
Insurance expense (non-health) - both insured and self-insured (323) (234) (0.01)
(4,697) (3,410) (0.21)
Interest charges (841) (611) (0.04)
Lower pension expense 388  282  0.02 
Net other changes 456  326  0.02 
(3) — 
Third Quarter of 2020 Reported Results from Continuing Operations $ 12,782  $ 9,280  $ 0.56 
*See the Major Projects and Initiatives table.
(1) Includes amortization of regulatory liability associated with interest expense of $0.8 million related to the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement.

Our net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $49.1 million, or $2.97 per share, compared to $42.6 million, or $2.59 per share for the same period of 2019. Our net income from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $49.0 million, or $2.96 per share compared to $44.0 million, or $2.67 per share, for the same period of 2019. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 increased by $0.9 million compared to the same period in 2019. Operating income for the period was reduced by an estimated $6.7 million due to unfavorable impacts of COVID-19, inclusive of an increase in bad debt expense of $1.9 million compared to the same period in 2019. Excluding this impact, operating income for the quarter increased by $7.6 million which included operating income of $2.9 million from the settlement of the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding, higher operating income from organic growth projects, gross margin contributions from the Boulden and Elkton Gas asset acquisitions completed in December 2019 and July 2020,

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respectively, and higher retail propane margins per gallon, partially offset by decreased margin from customer consumption associated with milder weather during 2020.
Nine Months Ended
September 30, Increase
2020 2019 (decrease)
(in thousands except per share)      
Gross Margin
  Regulated Energy segment $ 191,745  $ 177,149  $ 14,596 
  Unregulated Energy segment 61,883  59,340  2,543 
Other businesses and eliminations (210) (286) 76 
Total Gross Margin $ 253,418  $ 236,203  $ 17,215 
Operating Income
Regulated Energy segment $ 66,376  $ 65,310  $ 1,066 
Unregulated Energy segment 11,050  11,317  (267)
Other businesses and eliminations 92  18  74 
Total Operating Income 77,518  76,645  873 
Other income (expense), net 2,997  (731) 3,728 
Interest charges 15,452  16,583  (1,131)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes 65,063  59,331  5,732 
Income taxes on Continuing Operations 16,082  15,354  728 
Income from Continuing operations 48,981  43,977  5,004 
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations 165  (1,388) 1,553 
Net Income $ 49,146  $ 42,589  $ 6,557 
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
Earnings from Continuing Operations $ 2.97  $ 2.68  $ 0.29 
Earnings (loss) from Discontinued Operations 0.01  (0.08) 0.09 
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common Stock $ 2.98  $ 2.60  $ 0.38 
Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
Earnings from Continuing Operations $ 2.96  $ 2.67  $ 0.29 
Earnings (loss) from Discontinued Operations 0.01  (0.08) 0.09 
Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock $ 2.97  $ 2.59  $ 0.38 

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Key variances in continuing operations, between the nine months ended 2020 and the nine months ended 2019, included: 
(in thousands, except per share data) Pre-tax
Income
Net
Income
Earnings
Per Share
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Reported Results from Continuing Operations: $ 59,331  $ 43,977  $ 2.67 
Adjusting for Unusual Items:
Unfavorable COVID-19 impacts (4,933) (3,587) (0.22)
Decreased customer consumption - primarily weather related (3,090) (2,247) (0.14)
Absence of Florida tax savings (net of GRIP refunds) recorded in first quarter of 2019 for 2018 (910) (667) (0.04)
Gains from sales of assets 3,162  2,317  0.14 
Favorable income tax impact associated with net operating loss carryback —  1,669  0.10 
(5,771) (2,515) (0.16)
Increased (Decreased) Gross Margins:
Margin contribution from the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement* 8,261  6,007  0.36 
Eastern Shore and Peninsula Pipeline service expansions* 5,485  3,988  0.24 
Margin contribution from Elkton Gas and Boulden acquisitions (completed July 2020 and December 2019, respectively)* 3,120  2,269  0.14 
Natural gas growth (excluding service expansions) 2,497  1,816  0.11 
Increased retail propane margins per gallon 1,892  1,375  0.08 
Eastern Shore margin from capital improvements and non-service expansion projects 793  576  0.04 
Increased demand for CNG services for Marlin Gas Services* 694  505  0.03 
Florida GRIP* 678  493  0.03 
Aspire Energy rate increases 443  322  0.02 
23,863  17,351  1.05 
 (Increased) Decreased Operating Expenses (Excluding Cost of Sales):
Depreciation and amortization associated with Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement (5,355) (3,894) (0.24)
Depreciation, amortization and property tax costs due to new capital investments (3,732) (2,714) (0.16)
Insurance expense (non-health) - both insured and self-insured (1,900) (1,382) (0.08)
Operating expenses from Elkton Gas and Boulden acquisitions (completed July 2020 and December 2019, respectively) (1,900) (1,382) (0.08)
Facilities maintenance and outside services costs (1,294) (941) (0.06)
(14,181) (10,313) (0.62)
Other income tax effects —  (914) (0.06)
Interest charges (1)
(852) (620) (0.04)
Lower pension expense 1,131  822  0.05 
Net other changes 1,542  1,193  0.07 
1,821  481  0.02 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Reported Results from Continuing Operations $ 65,063  $ 48,981  $ 2.96 
*See the Major Projects and Initiatives table.
(1) Interest charges includes amortization of a regulatory liability of $1.1 million related to the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement.




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Summary of Key Factors
Recently Completed and Ongoing Major Projects and Initiatives
We constantly pursue and develop additional projects and initiatives to serve existing and new customers, and to further grow our businesses and earnings, with the intention to increase shareholder value. The following represent the major projects/initiatives recently completed and currently underway. Major projects and initiatives that have generated consistent year-over-year margin contributions are removed from the table. In the future, we will add new projects and initiatives to this table once negotiations are substantially final and the associated earnings can be estimated.
Gross Margin for the Period
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Year Ended Estimate for
September 30, September 30, December 31, Fiscal
in thousands 2020 2019 2020 2019 2019 2020 2021
Pipeline Expansions:
Regulated Energy
West Palm Beach County, Florida Expansion(1)
$ 1,020  $ 745  $ 2,988  $ 1,068  $ 2,139  $ 4,076  $ 4,984 
Del-Mar Energy Pathway(1)
925  189  1,565  542  731  2,398  4,100 
Auburndale
170  113  509  113  283  679  679 
Callahan Intrastate Pipeline (including related natural gas distribution services)
1,609  —  2,146  —  —  4,039  6,437 
Guernsey Power Station
  —    —  —    514 
Total Pipeline Expansions 3,724  1,047  7,208  1,723  3,153  11,192  16,714 
Virtual Pipeline Growth:
Compressed Natural Gas Transportation
1,592  993  5,047  4,353  5,410  7,000  8,000 
Renewable Natural Gas Transportation
  —    —  —    1,000 
Total Virtual Pipeline Growth 1,592  993  5,047  4,353  5,410  7,000  9,000 
Acquisitions:
Boulden Propane 327  —  2,763  —  329  4,000  4,200 
Elkton Gas 357  —  357  —  —  1,365  3,992 
    Western Natural Gas Company   —    —  —  250  1,800 
Total Acquisitions 684  —  3,120  —  329  5,615  9,992 
Regulatory Initiatives:
Florida GRIP 3,831  3,146  11,135  10,457  13,939  14,976  16,739 
Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding(2)
8,261  —  8,261  —  —  11,014  11,014 
Total Regulatory Initiatives 12,092  3,146  19,396  10,457  13,939  25,990  27,753 
Total $ 18,092  $ 5,186  $ 34,771  $ 16,533  $ 22,831  $ 49,797  $ 63,459 
(1) Includes margin generated from interim services.
(2) This amount includes $5.5 million of gross margin previously invoiced under interim rates that was not recognized in revenue during the first and second quarters of 2020.

Detailed Discussion of Major Projects and Initiatives
Pipeline Expansions - Regulated Energy

West Palm Beach County, Florida Expansion
Peninsula Pipeline is constructing four transmission lines to bring additional natural gas to our distribution system in West Palm Beach, Florida. The first phase of this project was placed into service in December 2018 and generated $0.3 million and $1.9 million in additional gross margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to 2019,

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respectively. We expect to complete the remainder of the project in phases through the second quarter of 2021, and estimate that the project will generate gross margin of $4.1 million in 2020 and $5.0 million annually thereafter.

Del-Mar Energy Pathway
In December 2019, the FERC issued an order approving the construction of the Del-Mar Energy Pathway project. Eastern Shore anticipates that this project will be fully in-service by the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2021. The new facilities will: (i) ensure an additional 14,300 Dts/d of firm service to four customers, (ii) provide additional natural gas transmission pipeline infrastructure in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, and (iii) represent the first extension of Eastern Shore’s pipeline system into Somerset County, Maryland. Construction of the project began in January 2020, and interim services in advance of this project generated $0.9 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The estimated gross margin from this project is approximately $2.4 million in 2020, $4.1 million in 2021 and $5.1 million annually thereafter.

Auburndale
In August 2019, the Florida PSC approved Peninsula Pipeline's Transportation Service Agreement with the Florida Division of Chesapeake Utilities. Peninsula Pipeline purchased an existing pipeline owned by the Florida Division of Chesapeake Utilities and Calpine, and has completed the construction of pipeline facilities in Polk County, Florida. Peninsula Pipeline provides transportation service to the Florida Division of Chesapeake Utilities increasing both delivery capacity and downstream pressure as well as introducing a secondary source of natural gas for the Florida Division of Chesapeake Utilities' distribution system. Peninsula Pipeline generated additional gross margin from this project of $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and expects to generate annual gross margin of $0.7 million in 2020 and beyond.

Callahan Intrastate Pipeline
In May 2018, Peninsula Pipeline announced a plan to construct a jointly owned intrastate transmission pipeline with Seacoast Gas Transmission in Nassau County, Florida. The 26-mile pipeline will serve growing demand in both Nassau and Duval Counties. This project was placed in service in June 2020, one month earlier than initially forecasted, and generated $1.6 million and $2.1 million in additional gross for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. Peninsula Pipeline expects to generate gross margin of $4.0 million in 2020 and $6.4 million annually thereafter.

Pipeline Expansions - Unregulated Energy

Guernsey Power Station
Guernsey Power Station, LLC ("Guernsey Power Station") and our affiliate, Aspire Energy Express, entered into a precedent firm transportation capacity agreement whereby Guernsey Power Station will construct a power generation facility and Aspire Energy Express will provide firm natural gas transportation service to this facility. Guernsey Power Station commenced construction of the project in October 2019. Aspire Energy Express is expected to commence construction of the gas transmission facilities to provide the firm transportation service to the power generation facility in the fourth quarter of 2021. This project is expected to produce gross margin of approximately $0.5 million in 2021 and $1.5 million in 2022 and beyond.

Virtual Pipeline Growth
CNG Transportation
Marlin Gas Services provides CNG temporary hold services, contracted pipeline integrity services, emergency services for damaged pipelines and specialized gas services for customers who have unique requirements. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, Marlin Gas Services generated additional gross margin of $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively. We estimate that Marlin Gas Services will generate annual gross margin of approximately $7.0 million in 2020 and $8.0 million in 2021, with potential for additional growth in future years. Marlin Gas Services continues to actively expand the territories it serves, as well as leverage its patented technology to serve other markets, including pursuing liquefied natural gas transportation opportunities and most recently, announcing its expansion into the transportation of renewable natural gas from diverse supply sources to various pipeline interconnection points, as further outlined below.
Renewable Natural Gas Transportation

Bioenergy Devco
In June 2020, our Delmarva natural gas operations and Bioenergy Devco (“BDC”), a developer of anaerobic digestion facilities that create renewable energy and healthy soil products from organic material, entered into an agreement related to a project to remove excess organics from poultry waste and convert it into renewable natural gas. BDC and our affiliates are

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collaborating on this project in addition to several other project sites where organic waste can be converted into a carbon-negative energy source. This project provides us the opportunity to maintain the green attributes of renewable natural gas as the gas is distributed to natural gas distribution customers.
The resources generated from organic material at BDC's anaerobic digestion facilities in Delaware, will be processed by our Delmarva natural gas operations and Eastern Shore, and Marlin Gas Services will facilitate the transportation and receipt of renewable natural gas for multiple suppliers through its interconnect facility and equipment. Marlin Gas Services will transport the sustainable fuel to Eastern Shore, where it will be introduced to our distribution system and ultimately distributed to our natural gas customers.
CleanBay Project
In July 2020, our Delmarva natural gas operations and CleanBay Renewables Inc. ("CleanBay") announced a new partnership to bring renewable natural gas to our operations. As part of this partnership, we will transport the renewable natural gas produced at CleanBay's planned Westover, Maryland bio-refinery, to our natural gas infrastructure in the Delmarva Peninsula region. Eastern Shore and Marlin Gas Services, will transport the renewable natural gas from CleanBay to our Delmarva natural gas distribution system where it is ultimately delivered to the Delmarva natural gas distribution end use customers.
At the present time, we have disclosed that we expect to generate $1.0 million in 2021 in incremental margin from renewable natural gas transportation beginning in 2021. We continue to finalize contract terms associated with some of these projects. Additional information will be provided regarding incremental margin on these projects at a future time, as contracts are finalized.
Acquisitions

Boulden Propane
In December 2019, Sharp acquired certain propane customers and operating assets of Boulden, which provides propane distribution service to approximately 5,200 customers in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The customers and assets acquired from Boulden have been assimilated into Sharp. The operations acquired from Boulden generated $0.3 million and $2.8 million of incremental gross margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. We estimate that this acquisition will generate annual gross margin of approximately $4.0 million in 2020, and $4.2 million in 2021, with the potential for additional growth in future years.
Elkton Gas
In July 2020, we closed on the acquisition of Elkton Gas, which provides natural gas distribution service to approximately 7,000 residential and commercial customers within a franchised area of Cecil County, Maryland. The purchase price is approximately $15.6 million, which included $0.6 million of working capital. Elkton Gas’ territory is contiguous to our franchised service territory in Cecil County, Maryland. We generated $0.4 million in additional gross margin from Elkton Gas and estimate that this acquisition will generate gross margin of approximately $1.4 million in 2020 and $4.0 million in 2021.

Western Natural Gas Company
In October 2020, Sharp acquired certain propane operating assets of Western Natural Gas Company, which provides propane distribution service throughout Jacksonville, Florida and the surrounding communities, for approximately $6.7 million, net of cash acquired. The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination within our Unregulated Energy Segment beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020. We estimate that this acquisition will generate gross margin of approximately of $0.3 million in 2020 and $1.8 million in 2021.

Regulatory Initiatives

Florida GRIP
Florida GRIP is a natural gas pipe replacement program approved by the Florida PSC that allows automatic recovery, through rates, of costs associated with the replacement of mains and services. Since the program's inception in August 2012, we have invested $160.1 million of capital expenditures to replace 322 miles of qualifying distribution mains, including $16.1 million of new pipes during the first nine months of 2020. We expect to generate annual gross margin of approximately $15.0 million in 2020, and $16.7 million in 2021.

Hurricane Michael
In October 2018, Hurricane Michael passed through FPU's electric distribution operation's service territory in Northwest Florida and caused widespread and severe damage to FPU's infrastructure resulting in 100 percent of its customers in the Northwest Florida service territory losing electrical service.

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In August 2019, FPU filed a limited proceeding requesting recovery of storm-related costs associated with Hurricane Michael (capital and expenses) through a change in base rates. FPU also requested treatment and recovery of certain storm-related costs as regulatory assets for items currently not allowed to be recovered through the storm reserve as well as the recovery of capital replaced as a result of the storm. Recovery of these costs included a component of an overall return on capital additions and regulatory assets. In March 2020, we filed an update to our original filing to account for actual charges incurred through December 2019, revised the amortization period of the storm-related costs from 30 years as originally requested to 10 years, and included costs related to Hurricane Dorian of approximately $1.2 million in this filing.
In September 2019, FPU filed a petition, with the Florida PSC, for approval of its consolidated electric depreciation rates. The petition was joined to the Hurricane Michael docket, and was approved at the Florida PSC Agenda on September 21, 2020. The approved rates were retroactively effective January 1, 2020.
In September 2020, the Florida PSC approved a settlement agreement between FPU and the Office of the Public Counsel regarding final cost recovery and rates associated with Hurricane Michael. Previously, the Florida PSC approved an interim rate increase, subject to refund, effective January 1, 2020, associated with the restoration effort following Hurricane Michael. We fully reserved these interim rates, pending a final resolution and settlement of the limited proceeding. The settlement agreement allowed us to: (a) record regulatory assets for storm costs in the amount of $45.8 million including interest which will be amortized over six years; (b) recover these storm costs through a surcharge for a total of $7.7 million annually; (c) collect an annual increase in revenue of $3.3 million to recover capital costs associated with new plant and regulatory asset for cost of removal and undepreciated plant. The new base rates and storm surcharge were effective on November 1, 2020. The following table summarizes the impact of Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2020(1)
September 30, 2020
Gross Margin $ 2,754  $ 8,261 
Depreciation (298) (883)
Amortization of regulatory assets 2,079  6,238 
Operating income 973  2,906 
Amortization of liability associated with interest expense (360) (1,132)
Pre-tax income 1,333  4,038 
Income tax expense 365  1,106 
Net income $ 968  $ 2,932 
(1) The Hurricane Michael impact for three months ended September 30, 2020, is presented for comparison purposes.
Other major factors influencing gross margin

Weather and Consumption
Weather conditions accounted for a $1.0 million decrease in gross margin during the third quarter of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, due to a 17 percent decrease in CDDs in Florida that resulted in reduced customer consumption for our electric operations. Compared to normal temperatures, as detailed below, gross margin was lower by $0.5 million. For the nine-month period, overall milder temperatures decreased gross margin by $3.1 million compared to the same period in 2019 and $3.2 million compared to normal temperatures. The following table summarizes HDD and CDD variances from the 10-year average HDD/CDD ("Normal") for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.


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The following table summarizes HDD and CDD variances from the 10-year average HDD/CDD ("Normal") for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2020 2019 Variance 2020 2019 Variance
Delmarva
Actual HDD 43  36  2,416  2,576  (160)
10-Year Average HDD ("Normal") 48  61  (13) 2,797  2,846  (49)
Variance from Normal (5) (54) (381) (270)
Florida
Actual HDD   —  —  343  379  (36)
10-Year Average HDD ("Normal")   —  —  508  532  (24)
Variance from Normal   —  (165) (153)
Ohio
Actual HDD 86  84  3,383  3,533  (150)
10-Year Average HDD ("Normal") 79  90  (11) 3,691  3,742  (51)
Variance from Normal 7  (88) (308) (209)
Florida
Actual CDD 1,337  1,620  (283) 2,412  2,840  (428)
10-Year Average CDD ("Normal") 1,573  1,553  20  2,666  2,625  41 
Variance from Normal (236) 67  (254) 215 
Natural Gas Distribution Margin Growth
Customer growth for our natural gas distribution operations, as a result of the addition of new customers and the conversion of customers from alternative fuel sources to natural gas service, generated $0.8 million and $2.5 million of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The average number of residential customers served on the Delmarva Peninsula and in Florida increased by 4.9 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively, during the third quarter of 2020 and 4.0 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. On the Delmarva Peninsula, a larger percentage of the margin growth is generated from residential growth given the expansion of gas into new communities and conversions to natural gas as our distribution infrastructure continues to build out, while in Florida, as gas heating is not a significant portion of residential use, a greater portion of the margin growth occurred in the commercial and industrial sectors. The details for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are provided in the following table:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020
(in thousands) Delmarva Peninsula Florida Delmarva Peninsula Florida
Customer Growth:
Residential $ 302  $ 166  $ 1,069  $ 560 
Commercial and industrial 78  251  302  566 
Total Customer Growth $ 380  $ 417  $ 1,371  $ 1,126 






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Regulated Energy Segment

For the quarter ended September 30, 2020, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2019:
Three Months Ended
September 30, Increase
2020 2019 (decrease)
(in thousands)    
Revenue $ 82,762  $ 74,580  $ 8,182 
Cost of sales 16,271  19,619  (3,348)
Gross margin 66,491  54,961  11,530 
Operations & maintenance 26,364  24,374  1,990 
Depreciation & amortization 15,314  8,684  6,630 
Other taxes 4,331  4,363  (32)
Total operating expenses 46,009  37,421  8,588 
Operating income $ 20,482  $ 17,540  $ 2,942 
Operating income for the Regulated Energy segment increased by $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to 2019, or 16.8 percent. Higher operating income was a result of the settlement of the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding, which included recognizing the first and second quarter rate impacts associated with the settlement, expansion projects completed and underway by Eastern Shore and Peninsula Pipeline, organic growth in our natural gas distribution businesses, margin from increased investments in Florida GRIP and the gross margin generated from the acquisition of Elkton Gas. These increases were partially offset by higher depreciation, amortization and property taxes including amortization of the regulatory asset associated with the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement and higher other operating expenses. Operating income for the quarter was reduced by an estimated $1.5 million due to unfavorable impacts of COVID-19, which included an increase in bad debt expense of $1.3 million compared to the third quarter 2019.
Items contributing to the quarter-over-quarter increase in gross margin are listed in the following table:
(in thousands)
Margin contribution from Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement (1)
$ 8,261 
Eastern Shore and Peninsula Pipeline service expansions 2,677 
Natural gas growth (excluding service expansions) 797 
Florida GRIP 685 
 Margin contribution from Elkton Gas (acquisition completed in July 2020) 357 
Decreased customer consumption - weather related (1,013)
Other variances (234)
Quarter-over-quarter increase in gross margin $ 11,530 
(1) This amount includes $5.5 million of gross margin previously invoiced under interim rates that was not recognized in revenue during the first and second quarter of 2020.
The following is a narrative discussion of the significant items in the foregoing table, which we believe is necessary to understand the information disclosed in the table.
Margin Contribution from Hurricane Michael Regulatory Proceeding Settlement
We generated $8.3 million in additional gross margin in the third quarter of 2020 as a result of the settlement of the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding which included $5.5 million of gross margin previously invoiced under interim rates that were not recognized in revenue during the first and second quarters. Refer to Note 5, Rates and Other Regulatory Activities, in the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Eastern Shore and Peninsula Pipeline Service Expansions
We generated additional gross margin of $1.9 million from Peninsula Pipeline's Western Palm Beach County, Auburndale and Callahan projects and $0.7 million from Eastern Shore's Del-Mar Energy Pathway project.

Natural Gas Distribution Customer Growth
We generated additional gross margin of $0.8 million from natural gas customer growth. Gross margin increased by $0.4 million in Florida and $0.4 million on the Delmarva Peninsula for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, due primarily to residential customer growth of 4.9 percent and 3.9 percent on the Delmarva Peninsula

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and in Florida, respectively. On the Delmarva Peninsula, a larger percentage of the margin growth was generated from residential growth given the expansion of gas into new communities and conversions, while in Florida, as gas heating is not a significant portion of residential use, a greater portion of the margin growth occurred in the commercial and industrial sectors.

Florida GRIP
Continued investment in the Florida GRIP generated additional gross margin of $0.7 million in 2020 compared to 2019.

Elkton Gas
Gross margin increased by $0.4 million due to the margin generated by Elkton Gas which was acquired in July 2020.

Decreased Customer Consumption - Weather Related
Gross margin decreased by $1.0 million for the for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to a 17 percent decrease in CDDs in Florida that resulted in reduced customer consumption for our electric operations.

Other Operating Expenses
Items contributing to the quarter-over-quarter increase in other operating expenses are listed in the following table:
(in thousands)
Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement - depreciation and amortization impact(1)
$ 5,355 
Unfavorable COVID-19 impacts (primarily bad debt expense) 1,334 
Depreciation, asset removal and property tax costs due to new capital investments 1,187 
Payroll, Benefits and other employee-related expenses 447 
Operating expenses from Elkton Gas acquisition (completed July 2020) 276 
Other variances (11)
Quarter-over-quarter increase in other operating expenses $ 8,588 
(1) This amount includes $3.6 million of depreciation and amortization for the first and second quarter of 2020.


For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, Increase
2020 2019 (decrease)
(in thousands)    
Revenue $ 259,235  $ 251,601  $ 7,634 
Cost of sales 67,490  74,452  (6,962)
Gross margin 191,745  177,149  14,596 
Operations & maintenance 78,062  73,071  4,991 
Depreciation & amortization 33,979  26,099  7,880 
Other taxes 13,328  12,669  659 
Total operating expenses 125,369  111,839  13,530 
Operating income $ 66,376  $ 65,310  $ 1,066 

Operating income for the Regulated Energy segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $66.4 million, an increase of $1.1 million, compared to the same period in 2019. Excluding the estimated unfavorable COVID-19 impacts of $4.8 million, which included an increase in bad debt expense of $1.9 million, operating income increased $5.9 million as a result of the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement, higher gross margin from expansion projects completed by Eastern Shore and Peninsula Pipeline and organic growth in our natural gas distribution businesses. These increases were offset by higher depreciation, amortization and property taxes, including amortization of the regulatory asset associated with the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement and higher other operating expenses.

Gross Margin
Items contributing to the period-over-period increase in gross margin are listed in the following table:

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(in thousands)
Margin Contribution from Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement $ 8,261 
Eastern Shore and Peninsula Pipeline service expansions 5,485 
Natural gas distribution - customer growth (excluding service expansions) 2,497 
Eastern Shore margin from capital improvements and non-service expansion projects 793 
Florida GRIP 678 
 Margin contribution from Elkton Gas acquisition (completed July 2020) 357 
Unfavorable COVID-19 impacts on gross margin (2,634)
Absence of Florida tax savings (net of GRIP refunds) recorded in the first quarter of 2019 for 2018 (910)
Decreased customer consumption - weather related (863)
Other variances 932 
Period-over-period increase in gross margin $ 14,596 

The following is a narrative discussion of the significant items in the foregoing table, which we believe is necessary to understand the information disclosed in the table.
Margin Contribution from Hurricane Michael Regulatory Proceeding Settlement
We generated $8.3 million in additional gross margin related as a result of the settlement of the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding. Refer to Note 5, Rates and Other Regulatory Activities, in the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Eastern Shore and Peninsula Pipeline Service Expansions
We generated additional gross margin of $4.5 million from Peninsula Pipeline's Western Palm Beach County, Auburndale and Callahan projects and $1.0 million from Eastern Shore's Del-Mar Energy Pathway project.

Natural Gas Distribution Customer Growth
We generated additional gross margin of $2.5 million from natural gas customer growth. Gross margin increased by $1.1 million in Florida and $1.4 million on the Delmarva Peninsula for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, due primarily to residential customer growth of 4.0 percent on the Delmarva Peninsula and 3.8 percent in Florida. On the Delmarva Peninsula, a larger percentage of the margin growth was generated from residential growth given the expansion of gas into new communities and conversions, while in Florida, as gas heating is not a significant portion of residential use, a greater portion of the margin growth occurred in the commercial and industrial sectors.

Eastern Shore margin from capital improvements and non-service expansion projects
We generated additional gross margin of $0.8 million from Eastern Shore's surcharge on capital spent on several relocation projects and non-service expansion projects.

Florida GRIP
Continued investment in the Florida GRIP generated additional gross margin of $0.7 million in 2020 compared to 2019.

Elkton Gas
Gross margin increased by $0.4 million due to the margin generated by Elkton Gas which we acquired in July 2020.

Unfavorable COVID-19 Impacts
Gross margin decreased by $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, as a result of the lower customer consumption, which was caused by the slowing of economic activities in our service territories as a result of restrictions imposed to promote social distancing and slow down the spread of COVID-19.

Absence of Florida Tax Savings Recorded in the First Quarter of 2019
Gross margin decreased by $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, due primarily to the absence of TCJA related tax savings from 2018 that the Florida PSC allowed us to retain during the first quarter of 2019. In February 2019, the Florida PSC issued a final order regarding the treatment of the TCJA impact, allowing us to retain the savings associated with lower federal tax rates for certain of our natural gas distribution operations. As a result, refunds to GRIP customers and reserves for customer refunds, recorded in 2018 were reversed in the first quarter of 2019.


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Decreased Customer Consumption - Weather Related
Gross margin decreased by $0.9 million due to weather and other consumption on the Delmarva Peninsula and in Florida during the first nine months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.

Other Operating Expenses
Items contributing to the period-over-period increase in other operating expenses are listed in the following table:
(in thousands)
Hurricane Michael settlement agreement - depreciation and amortization impact $ 5,355 
Depreciation, asset removal and property tax costs due to new capital investments 3,095 
Unfavorable COVID-19 impacts (largely higher bad debt expense) 2,194 
Insurance expense (non-health) - both insured and self-insured 1,377 
Payroll, benefits and other employee-related expenses 1,029 
Facilities maintenance and outside services costs 777 
Operating expenses from Elkton acquisition (completed July 2020) 276 
Other variances (573)
Period-over-period increase in other operating expenses $ 13,530 
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Unregulated Energy Segment

For the quarter ended September 30, 2020, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2019:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, Increase
2020 2019 (decrease)
(in thousands)      
Revenue $ 22,714  $ 22,280  $ 434 
Cost of sales 9,646  9,862  (216)
Gross margin 13,068  12,418  650 
Operations & maintenance 12,412  12,262  150 
Depreciation & amortization 2,968  2,519  449 
Other taxes 780  806  (26)
Total operating expenses 16,160  15,587  573 
Operating loss $ (3,092) $ (3,169) $ 77 

Operating results for the Unregulated Energy segment increased by $0.1 million for the third quarter, as compared to the third quarter of 2019. Excluding the estimated COVID-19 impacts of $0.3 million, operating income increased $0.4 million driven by margin growth from Marlin Gas Services and incremental margin from the Boulden assets. These increases were partially offset by higher depreciation, amortization and property taxes and higher other operating expenses.



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Gross Margin
Items contributing to the quarter-over-quarter increase in gross margin are listed in the following table:
(in thousands) Margin Impact
Marlin Gas Services - increased gross margin from demand for CNG transportation services $ 599 
Boulden acquisition (assets acquired in December 2019) 327 
Unfavorable COVID-19 impacts on gross margin (399)
Other variances 123 
Quarter-over-quarter increase in gross margin $ 650 
The following is a narrative discussion of the significant items in the foregoing table, which we believe is necessary to understand the information disclosed in the table.
Marlin Gas Services
Gross margin increased by $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the same period in the prior year due to higher demand for compressed natural gas hold services.
Boulden acquisition
Gross margin increased by $0.3 million due to the margin generated from Boulden, which was acquired by Sharp in December 2019.
Unfavorable COVID-19 Impacts
Gross margin decreased by $0.4 million as a result of the lower customer consumption, which was caused by the slowing of economic activities in our service territories as a result of restrictions imposed to promote social distancing and slow down the spread of COVID-19.

Other Operating Expenses
Items contributing to the quarter-over-quarter increase in other operating expenses are listed in the following table:
(in thousands)
Depreciation, amortization and property tax costs due to new capital investments $ 425 
Operating expenses from Boulden acquisition (completed December 2019) 290 
Payroll, Benefits and other employee-related expenses (202)
Other variances 60 
Quarter-over-quarter increase in other operating expenses $ 573 


For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, Increase
2020 2019 (decrease)
(in thousands)      
Revenue $ 104,466  $ 108,985  $ (4,519)
Cost of sales 42,583  49,645  (7,062)
Gross margin 61,883  59,340  2,543 
Operations & maintenance 39,408  37,965  1,443 
Depreciation & amortization 8,774  7,462  1,312 
Other taxes 2,651  2,596  55 
Total operating expenses 50,833  48,023  2,810 
Operating income $ 11,050  $ 11,317  $ (267)
Operating income for the Unregulated Energy segment decreased by $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. Excluding the estimated COVID-19 impacts of $1.6 million, operating income

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increased $1.3 million as a result of incremental gross margin from the acquisition of the Boulden propane assets, higher retail propane margins per gallon and increased demand for Marlin Gas Services' CNG transportation services. These increases were partially offset by reduced gross margins from overall warmer temperatures, expenses associated with recent acquisitions, and increased insurance expense.
Gross Margin
Items contributing to the period-over-period increase in gross margin are listed in the following table:
(in thousands)
Propane Operations
Boulden acquisition (assets acquired in December 2019) $ 2,763 
Increased retail propane margins per gallon driven by favorable market conditions and supply management 1,892 
Decreased customer consumption - primarily weather related (1,540)
Marlin Gas Services
Increased demand for CNG services 694 
Aspire Energy
Decreased customer consumption - primarily weather related (687)
Higher margins from negotiated rate increases 443 
Unfavorable COVID-19 impacts on gross margin (1,145)
Other variances 123 
Period-over-period increase in gross margin $ 2,543 
The following is a narrative discussion of the significant items in the foregoing table, which we believe is necessary to understand the information disclosed in the table.

Propane Operations
Propane Operations - Boulden - Gross margin increased by $2.8 million due to the margin generated from Boulden, which was acquired by Sharp in December 2019.
Increased Retail Propane Margins - Gross margin increased by $1.9 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year, due to lower propane inventory costs and favorable market conditions. These market conditions, which include market pricing and competition with other propane suppliers, as well as the availability and price of alternative energy sources, may fluctuate based on changes in demand, supply and other energy commodity prices.
Decreased Customer Consumption Primarily Driven by Weather - Gross margin decreased by $1.5 million primarily from the Mid-Atlantic propane operations as weather on the Delmarva Peninsula was 6 percent warmer for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.

Marlin Gas Services
Gross margin increased by $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in the prior year due to higher demand for compressed natural gas hold services.
Aspire Energy
Decreased Customer Consumption Primarily Driven by Weather - Gross margin decreased by $0.7 million due to lower consumption as weather in Ohio was approximately 4 percent warmer for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
Increased Margin Driven by Changes in Rates - Gross margin increased by $0.4 million in 2020, as compared to the prior year, due primarily to higher margins from negotiated rate increases.
Unfavorable COVID-19 Impacts
Gross margin decreased by $1.1 million as a result of lower customer consumption, which was caused by the slowing of economic activities in our service territories as a result of restrictions imposed to promote social distancing and to slow down the spread of COVID-19.

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Other Operating Expenses
Items contributing to the period-over-period increase in other operating expenses are listed in the following table:
(in thousands)
Depreciation, amortization and property tax costs due to new capital investments $ 1,326 
Operating expenses from Boulden acquisition (completed in December 2019) 939 
Insurance expense (non-health) - both insured and self-insured 523 
Unfavorable COVID-19 impacts (higher operating and bad debt expenses) 417 
Other variances (395)
Period-over-period increase in other operating expenses $ 2,810 
Divestiture of PESCO
As discussed in Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures, during the fourth quarter of 2019, we sold PESCO's assets and contracts and accordingly have exited the natural gas marketing business. This was done in an effort to enable us to focus on the strategies that support our core energy delivery business. As a result, we began to report PESCO as discontinued operations during the third quarter of 2019 and excluded PESCO's performance from continuing operations for all periods presented and classified its assets and liabilities as held for sale, where applicable.

OTHER EXPENSE, NET
For the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2019
Other expense, net, which includes non-operating investment income (expense), interest income, late fees charged to customers, gains or losses from the sale of assets and pension and other benefits expense, increased by $0.3 million in the third quarter of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. The increase was primarily due to lower pension expense.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to for the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Other expense, net, which includes non-operating investment income (expense), interest income, late fees charged to customers, gains or losses from the sale of assets and pension and other benefits expense, increased by $3.7 million for the first nine months of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. The increase was primarily due to gains from the sale of two properties as well as lower pension expense. The property sales were made possible due to changes in the consolidation of certain operations. 

INTEREST CHARGES
For the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2019
Interest charges for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 decreased by $0.8 million, compared to the same period in 2019, attributable primarily to $1.1 million in amortization expense associated with a regulatory liability that was established in connection with the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement offset by $0.2 million in lower capitalized interest associated with growth projects. Higher interest expense from long-term debt offset the decreased interest from short-term borrowings as we consummated several refinancing of short-term debt to long-term debt in mid-2019 and earlier this year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to for the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Interest charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 decreased by $1.1 million, compared to the same period in 2019, attributable primarily to a decrease of $3.6 million in interest expense primarily on lower levels outstanding under our revolving credit facilities and lower interest rates on short-term borrowings, $1.1 million in amortization expense associated with a regulatory liability that was established in connection with the Hurricane Michael regulatory proceeding settlement, and $0.3 million in higher capitalized interest associated with growth projects. This decrease was offset by an increase of $3.9 million in interest expense on long-term debt as a result of several long-term debt placements in 2019 and 2020.

INCOME TAXES
For the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2019
Income tax expense was $3.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, compared to $2.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Our effective income tax rate was 27.4 percent and 27.3 percent, for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to for the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Income tax expense was $16.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $15.4 million in the same period in 2019. Our effective income tax rate was 24.7 percent and 25.9 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2020

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and 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we implemented certain provisions of the CARES Act that allowed us to carryback net operating losses from 2018 and 2019 into prior year periods where the federal income tax rate was higher. As a result, we recognized a $1.7 million reduction in tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Excluding this impact of the CARES Act, our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was 27.3 percent.


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FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our capital requirements reflect the capital-intensive and seasonal nature of our business and are principally attributable to investment in new plant and equipment, retirement of outstanding debt and seasonal variability in working capital. We rely on cash generated from operations, short-term borrowings, and other sources to meet normal working capital requirements and to temporarily finance capital expenditures. We may also issue long-term debt and equity to fund capital expenditures and to more closely align our capital structure with our target capital structure. We maintain an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC for the issuance of shares of common stock in various types of equity offerings, including shares of common stock under our ATM equity program, as well as an effective registration statement with respect to the DRIP. Depending on our capital needs and subject to market conditions, in addition to other possible debt and equity offerings, we may consider issuing additional shares under the direct share purchase component of the DRIP and/or under the ATM equity program. Beginning in the third quarter of 2020, we issued shares of common stock under both the DRIP and the ATM equity program.
Our energy businesses are weather-sensitive and seasonal. We normally generate a large portion of our annual net income and subsequent increases in our accounts receivable in the first and fourth quarters of each year due to significant volumes of natural gas, electricity, and propane delivered by our distribution operations, and our natural gas transmission operations to customers during the peak heating season. In addition, our natural gas and propane inventories, which usually peak in the fall months, are largely drawn down in the heating season and provide a source of cash as the inventory is used to satisfy winter sales demand.
Capital expenditures for investments in new or acquired plant and equipment are our largest capital requirements. Our capital expenditures were $143.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The following table shows a range of the expected 2020 capital expenditures by segment and by business line:
2020
(dollars in thousands) Low High
Regulated Energy:
Natural gas distribution
$ 77,000  $ 85,000 
Natural gas transmission
70,000  74,000 
Electric distribution
3,000  5,000 
Total Regulated Energy
150,000  164,000 
Unregulated Energy:
Propane distribution
14,000  16,000 
Energy transmission
17,000  18,000 
Other unregulated energy
12,000  14,000 
Total Unregulated Energy
43,000  48,000 
Other:
Corporate and other businesses
2,000  3,000 
Total Other
2,000  3,000 
Total 2020 Expected Capital Expenditures $ 195,000  $ 215,000 

The 2020 budget includes: Eastern Shore's Del-Mar Energy Pathway, Florida's Callahan and West Palm Beach County Expansions and other potential pipeline projects, continued expenditures under Florida GRIP, further expansions of our natural gas distribution and transmission systems, continued natural gas infrastructure improvement activities, information technology systems, and other strategic initiatives and investments.

The capital expenditure projection is subject to continuous review and modification. Actual capital requirements may vary from the above estimates due to a number of factors, including changing economic conditions, capital delays because of COVID-19 that are greater than currently anticipated, customer growth in existing areas, regulation, new growth or acquisition opportunities and availability of capital. Historically, actual capital expenditures have typically lagged behind the budgeted amounts.



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Capital Structure
We are committed to maintaining a sound capital structure and strong credit ratings to provide the financial flexibility needed to access capital markets when required. This commitment, along with adequate and timely rate relief for our regulated energy operations, is intended to ensure our ability to attract capital from outside sources at a reasonable cost, which will benefit our customers, creditors, employees and stockholders.
The following table presents our capitalization, excluding and including short-term borrowings, as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
(in thousands)        
Long-term debt, net of current maturities $ 519,971  46  % $ 440,168  44  %
Stockholders’ equity 616,690  54  % 561,577  56  %
Total capitalization, excluding short-term debt $ 1,136,661  100  % $ 1,001,745  100  %
  September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
(in thousands)        
Short-term debt $ 216,388  16  % $ 247,371  19  %
Long-term debt, including current maturities 535,571  39  % 485,768  38  %
Stockholders’ equity 616,690  45  % 561,577  43  %
Total capitalization, including short-term debt $ 1,368,649  100  % $ 1,294,716  100  %
Our target ratio of equity to total capitalization, including short-term borrowings, is between 50 and 60 percent. We seek to align permanent financing with the in-service dates of our capital projects. We may utilize more temporary short-term debt when the financing cost is attractive as a bridge to the permanent long-term financing or if the equity markets are volatile.
Our equity to total capitalization ratio, including short-term borrowings, was 45 percent as of September 30, 2020. As a result of issuing additional equity in October 2020, as described below, our equity to total capitalization ratio including short-term borrowings was approximately 50 percent at October 31, 2020.
In September 2020, we issued 0.2 million shares of common stock through our DRIP and the ATM programs and received net proceeds of approximately $19.2 million which were added to our general funds. In October 2020, we issued an additional 0.7 million shares of common stock through the same programs and received approximately $63.8 million in net proceeds, for the DRIP and ATM issuances. See Note 9, Stockholders’ Equity, in the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on commissions and fees paid in connection with these issuances.
Term Notes
In January 2019, we issued a $30.0 million unsecured term note through Branch Banking and Trust Company, with a maturity date of February 28, 2020. This note was paid in full in February 2020 utilizing our short-term borrowing facilities.
Shelf Agreements
We have entered into Shelf Agreements with Prudential, MetLife and NYL, whom are under no obligation to purchase any unsecured debt. The following table summarizes our Shelf Agreements at September 30, 2020:
(in thousands) Total Borrowing Capacity Less: Amount of Debt Issued Less: Unfunded Commitments Remaining Borrowing Capacity
Shelf Agreement
Prudential Shelf Agreement (1) (2)
$ 370,000  $ (220,000) $ —  $ 150,000 
MetLife Shelf Agreement (3)
150,000  —  —  150,000 
NYL Shelf Agreement (4)
150,000  (140,000) —  10,000 
Total Shelf Agreements as of September 30, 2020 $ 670,000  $ (360,000) $ —  $ 310,000 

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(1) In January 2020, we requested and Prudential accepted our request to purchase $50.0 million of our unsecured debt. We issued the Shelf Notes in July 2020 at the rate of 3.00 percent per annum.
(2) In April 2020, the Prudential Shelf Agreement was amended to increase the available borrowing capacity to $150.0 million. The Shelf Agreement expires in April 2023.
(3) In May 2020, we reached into an agreement with MetLife to provide a new $150.0 million MetLife Shelf Agreement for a three-year term ending May 2023.
(4) In February 2020, we requested and NYL accepted our request to purchase $40.0 million of our unsecured debt. The Shelf Notes were issued in August 2020 at the rate of 2.96 percent per annum. The Shelf Agreement expires in November 2021.
The Uncollateralized Senior Notes, Shelf Agreements or Shelf Notes set forth certain business covenants to which we are subject when any note is outstanding, including covenants that limit or restrict our ability, and the ability of our subsidiaries, to incur indebtedness, or place or permit liens and encumbrances on any of our property or the property of our subsidiaries.
Short-term Borrowings
We are authorized by our Board of Directors to borrow up to $375.0 million of short-term debt, as required, from among our various short-term debt facilities. We utilize bank lines of credit to provide funds for our short-term cash needs to meet seasonal working capital requirements and to temporarily fund portions of the capital expenditure program.

In the second quarter of 2020, we entered into interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $100.0 million associated with three of our short-term lines of credit through October 2020. The interest rate swaps were entered to hedge the variability in cash flows attributable to changes in the short-term borrowing rates during this period. The fixed swap rates ranged between 0.2615 and 0.3875 percent for the period. Our short-term borrowing is based on the 30-day LIBOR rate. The interest swap is cash settled monthly as the counter-party pays us the 30-day LIBOR rate less the fixed rate.

In September 2020, we entered into a new $375.0 million syndicated revolving line of credit, the Revolver, with six participating lenders. The Revolver expires on September 29, 2021 and has a commitment fee of 0.175 percent and an interest rate of 1.125 percent over LIBOR. As a result of entering into the Revolver, in September 2020, we terminated and paid the outstanding balances for all of our previously existing bilateral lines of credit and the previous revolving credit facility. Our available credit under the new Revolver at September 30, 2020 was $154.7 million. Our book overdrafts were $0.9 million and $3.2 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. If presented, the book overdrafts would be funded through the Revolver.        
The availability of funds under the Revolver is subject to conditions specified in the credit agreement, all of which we currently satisfy. These conditions include our compliance with financial covenants and the continued accuracy of representations and warranties contained in the agreement. We are required by the financial covenants our Revolver to maintain, at the end of each fiscal year, a funded indebtedness ratio of no greater than 65 percent. As of September 30, 2020, we are in compliance with all of our debt covenants.

Cash Flows
The following table provides a summary of our operating, investing and financing cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2020 2019
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities $ 115,880  $ 103,939 
Investing activities (136,551) (139,913)
Financing activities 16,742  34,205 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (3,929) (1,769)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period 6,985  6,089 
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period $ 3,056  $ 4,320 


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Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities
Changes in our cash flows from operating activities are attributable primarily to changes in net income, adjusted for non-cash items such as depreciation and changes in deferred income taxes, and working capital. Changes in working capital are determined by a variety of factors, including weather, the prices of natural gas, electricity and propane, the timing of customer collections, payments for purchases of natural gas, electricity and propane, and deferred fuel cost recoveries.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, net cash provided by operating activities was $115.9 million and $103.9 million, respectively, resulting in an increase in cash flows of $12.0 million. Significant operating activities generating the cash flows change were as follows:
Net income, adjusted for non-cash adjustments and reconciling activities, increased cash flows by $26.2 million, due primarily to deferred income taxes and depreciation and amortization, offset by realized gain on commodity contracts and sale of assets;
Changes in net accounts receivable and accrued revenue and accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased cash flows by $8.9 million, due in part to the timing and receipt of payments and the absence of PESCO, whose assets and contracts were sold in the fourth quarter of 2019;
Changes in net regulatory assets and liabilities increased cash flows by $4.9 million due primarily to the change in fuel costs collected through the various cost recovery mechanisms;
Net cash flows from income taxes receivable decreased by $11.0 million due primarily to the implementation of the federal tax law associated with the CARES Act;
Changes in net prepaid expenses and other current assets, customer deposits and refunds, accrued compensation and other net assets and liabilities, decreased cash flows by $11.8 million; and
Net cash flows from changes in propane inventory, storage gas and other inventories decreased by approximately $5.2 million.

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $136.6 million and $139.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, resulting in an increase in cash flows of $3.3 million. Cash paid for capital expenditures was $123.4 million for the first nine months of 2020, compared to $139.3 million for the same period in 2019, resulting in increased cash flows of $15.9 million, and was offset by cash paid for the acquisition of Elkton Gas of $15.6 million.

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash used by financing activities totaled $16.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $34.2 million of net cash provided by financing activities during the prior year period resulting in a decrease in cash flows of $17.5 million. The decrease in net cash provided by financing activities resulted primarily from the following:
Decreased cash flows of $40.0 million associated with issuance of long-term debt. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we received $89.8 million from the issuance of Prudential Shelf Notes in July 2020 and NYL Shelf Notes in August 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we received $129.8 million from the issuance of the Prudential Shelf Notes in August 2019 and term notes in January 2019;
Decreased cash flows of $33.7 million from repayments of long-term debt;
Increased cash flows of $0.1 million as a result of changes in cash overdrafts in 2020;
Cash dividends of $20.0 million paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $18.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019;
Increased cash flows from short-term borrowing of $37.9 million under our line of credit arrangements; and
Increased cash flows of $20.3 million as a result of issuing stock under the DRIP and the ATM equity program.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have issued corporate guarantees to certain vendors of our subsidiaries that provide for the payment of propane and natural gas purchases in the event of the subsidiary’s default. The liabilities for these purchases are recorded in our financial statements when incurred. The aggregate amount guaranteed at September 30, 2020 was $7.9 million, with the guarantees expiring on various dates through September 24, 2021. The amounts related to PESCO were immaterial and were fully terminated in October 2020. See Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures, in the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional details on the sale of assets and contracts for PESCO.

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As of September 30, 2020, we have issued letters of credit totaling approximately $4.8 million related to the electric transmission services for FPU's electric division, the firm transportation service agreement between TETLP and our Delaware and Maryland divisions, to our current and previous primary insurance carriers. These letters of credit have various expiration dates through October 5, 2021. There have been no draws on these letters of credit as of September 30, 2020. We do not anticipate that the counterparties will draw upon these letters of credit, and we expect that they will be renewed to the extent necessary in the future. Additional information is presented in Note 7, Other Commitments and Contingencies, in the condensed consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2020, letters of credit associated with PESCO were fully terminated. See Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures, in the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional details on the sale of PESCO.

Contractual Obligations
There has been no material change in the contractual obligations presented in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, except for commodity purchase obligations entered into in the ordinary course of our business. The following table summarizes commodity purchase contract obligations at September 30, 2020:
 
  Payments Due by Period
Less than 1 year 1 - 3 years 3 - 5 years More than 5 years Total
(in thousands)          
Purchase obligations - Commodity (1)
13,732  17,502  —  —  31,234 
Total $ 13,732  $ 17,502  $   $   $ 31,234 
 
(1) In addition to the obligations noted above, we have agreements with commodity suppliers that have provisions with no minimum purchase requirements. There are no monetary penalties for reducing the amounts purchased; however, the propane contracts allow the suppliers to reduce the amounts available in the winter season if we do not purchase specified amounts during the summer season. Under these contracts, the commodity prices will fluctuate as market prices fluctuate.
Rates and Regulatory Matters
Our natural gas distribution operations in Delaware, Maryland and Florida and electric distribution operation in Florida are subject to regulation by the respective state PSC; Eastern Shore is subject to regulation by the FERC; and Peninsula Pipeline is subject to regulation by the Florida PSC. At September 30, 2020, we were involved in regulatory matters in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Our significant regulatory matters are fully described in Note 5, Rates and Other Regulatory Activities, to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Recent Authoritative Pronouncements on Financial Reporting and Accounting
Recent accounting developments applicable to us and their impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows are described in Note 1, Summary of Accounting Policies, to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
INTEREST RATE RISK
Long-term debt is subject to potential losses based on changes in interest rates. Our long-term debt at September 30, 2020, consists of fixed-rate Senior Notes and $8.0 million of fixed-rate secured debt. We evaluate whether to refinance existing debt or permanently refinance existing short-term borrowings based in part on the fluctuation in interest rates. The fluctuation in interest rates expose us to potential increased cost we could incur when we issue debt instruments or to provide financing and liquidity for our business activities. Occasionally, we utilize interest rate swap agreements to mitigate short-term borrowing rate risk. Additional information about our long-term debt and short-term borrowing is disclosed in Note 15, Long-Term Debt, and Note 16, Short-Term Borrowings, respectively, in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
COMMODITY PRICE RISK
Regulated Energy Segment
We have entered into agreements with various wholesale suppliers to purchase natural gas and electricity for resale to our customers. Our regulated energy distribution businesses that sell natural gas or electricity to end-use customers have fuel cost recovery mechanisms authorized by the PSCs that allow us to recover all of the costs prudently incurred in purchasing natural gas and electricity for our customers. Therefore, our regulated energy distribution operations have limited commodity price risk exposure.
Unregulated Energy Segment
Our propane operations are exposed to commodity price risk as a result of the competitive nature of retail pricing offered to our customers. In order to mitigate this risk, we utilize propane storage activities and forward contracts for supply.
We can store up to approximately 8.0 million gallons of propane (including leased storage and rail cars) during the winter season to meet our customers’ peak requirements and to serve metered customers. Decreases in the wholesale price of propane may cause the value of stored propane to decline, particularly if we utilize fixed price forward contracts for supply. To mitigate the risk of propane commodity price fluctuations on the inventory valuation, we have adopted a Risk Management Policy that allows our propane distribution operation to enter into fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or other economic hedges of our inventory.
Aspire Energy is exposed to commodity price risk, primarily during the winter season, to the extent we are not successful in balancing our natural gas purchases and sales and have to secure natural gas from alternative sources at higher spot prices. In order to mitigate this risk, we procure firm capacity that meets our estimated volume requirements and we continue to seek out new producers in order to fulfill our natural gas purchase requirements.
The following table reflects the changes in the fair market value of financial derivatives contracts related to propane purchases and sales from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020:
(in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2019 Increase (Decrease) in Fair Market Value Less Amounts Settled Balance at September 30, 2020
Sharp $ (1,844) $ 1,803  $ 1,582  $ 1,541 
Total $ (1,844) $ 1,803  $ 1,582  $ 1,541 
There were no changes in methods of valuations during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
The following is a summary of fair market value of financial derivatives as of September 30, 2020, by method of valuation and by maturity for each fiscal year period.
(in thousands) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total Fair Value
Price based on Mont Belvieu - Sharp $ 460  $ 834  $ 244  $ $ —  $ 1,541 
Total $ 460  $ 834  $ 244  $ $ —  $ 1,541 

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WHOLESALE CREDIT RISK
The Risk Management Committee reviews credit risks associated with counterparties to commodity derivative contracts prior to such contracts being approved.
Additional information about our derivative instruments is disclosed in Note 13, Derivative Instruments, in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
INFLATION
Inflation affects the cost of supply, labor, products and services required for operations, maintenance and capital improvements. To help cope with the effects of inflation on our capital investments and returns, we periodically seek rate increases from regulatory commissions for our regulated operations and closely monitor the returns of our unregulated energy business operations. To compensate for fluctuations in propane gas prices, we adjust propane sales prices to the extent allowed by the market.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Chesapeake Utilities, with the participation of other Company officials, have evaluated our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of September 30, 2020. Based upon their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2020.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In September 2020, we implemented a new fixed assets tracking system. Throughout this system implementation, we appropriately considered internal controls over financial reporting. Additionally, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the current social distancing restrictions that have been established in our service territories, we have implemented our pandemic response plan, which includes having office staff work remotely to promote social distancing in efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19. During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the implementation of the new fixed asset tracking system and our pandemic response plan did not result in a change in the design or operations of our internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
As disclosed in Note 7, Other Commitments and Contingencies, of the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we are involved in certain legal actions and claims arising in the normal course of business. We are also involved in certain legal and administrative proceedings before various governmental or regulatory agencies concerning rates and other regulatory actions. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these proceedings and claims will not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business, operations, and financial condition are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The risk factors described in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2019, and Part II, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, should be carefully considered, together with the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC in connection with evaluating Chesapeake Utilities, our business and the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Additional risks and uncertainties not known to us at present, or that we currently deem immaterial, also may affect Chesapeake Utilities. The occurrence of any of these known or unknown risks could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

    
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 
Total
Number of
Shares
Average
Price Paid
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced Plans
Maximum Number of
Shares That May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans
Period Purchased per Share
or Programs (2)
or Programs (2)
July 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020 (1)
556  $ 84.77  —  — 
August 1, 2020
through August 31, 2020
       
September 1, 2020
through September 30, 2020
 
Total 556  $ 84.77     
 
(1) Chesapeake Utilities purchased shares of common stock on the open market for the purpose of reinvesting the dividend on shares held in the Rabbi Trust accounts for certain directors and senior executives under the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan is discussed in detail in Item 8 under the heading “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 9, Employee Benefit Plans,” in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, 556 shares were purchased through the reinvestment of dividends on deferred stock units.
(2) Except for the purposes described in Footnote (1), Chesapeake Utilities has no publicly announced plans or programs to repurchase its shares.


Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
 
Item 5. Other Information

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Item 6.     Exhibits
 
1.1
101.INS* XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION
/S/ BETH W. COOPER
Beth W. Cooper
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Assistant Corporate Secretary
Date: November 4, 2020


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Published CUSIP Number: [_____] Revolving Credit CUSIP Number: [_____] $375,000,000 REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY CREDIT AGREEMENT by and among CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION and THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, Swing Loan Lender and Issuing Lender PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC., and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents Dated as of September [30], 2020 135035202_4


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE 1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS .................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 1.1 Certain Definitions ................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.2 Construction ......................................................................................................... 30 1.3 Accounting Principles; Changes in GAAP .......................................................... 30 1.4 Divisions .............................................................................................................. 31 1.5 LIBOR Notification ............................................................................................. 31 ARTICLE 2 REVOLVING CREDIT AND SWING LOAN FACILITIES ................................ 32 2.1 Revolving Credit Commitments. ......................................................................... 32 2.2 Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans .......... 32 2.3 Fees ...................................................................................................................... 33 2.4 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments ........................... 33 2.5 Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals; Swing Loan Requests. .............................................................................................................. 34 2.6 Making Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans; Presumptions by the Administrative Agent; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans; Borrowings to Repay Swing Loans. ........................................................................................ 34 2.7 Notes .................................................................................................................... 37 2.8 Reserved. .............................................................................................................. 37 2.9 Letter of Credit Subfacility. ................................................................................. 37 2.10 Defaulting Lenders............................................................................................... 44 2.11 Increase in Revolving Credit Commitments. ....................................................... 46 2.12 Extension of Expiration Date ............................................................................... 48 ARTICLE 3 RESERVED ............................................................................................................ 50 ARTICLE 4 INTEREST RATES ................................................................................................ 50 4.1 Interest Rate Options............................................................................................ 50 4.2 Interest Periods..................................................................................................... 51 4.3 Interest After Default ........................................................................................... 51 4.4 LIBOR Rate Unascertainable; Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available. ............................................................................................................. 51 4.5 Selection of Interest Rate Options ....................................................................... 56 ARTICLE 5 PAYMENTS; TAXES; YIELD MAINTENANCE ................................................ 56 -i- 135035202_4


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page 5.1 Payments .............................................................................................................. 56 5.2 Pro Rata Treatment of Lenders ............................................................................ 56 5.3 Sharing of Payments by Lenders ......................................................................... 57 5.4 Administrative Agent’s Clawback. ...................................................................... 57 5.5 Interest Payment Dates ........................................................................................ 58 5.6 Voluntary Prepayments. ....................................................................................... 58 5.7 Replacement of a Lender; Designation of a Different Lending Office. .............. 59 5.8 Increased Costs. ................................................................................................... 60 5.9 Taxes. ................................................................................................................... 61 5.10 Indemnity ............................................................................................................. 65 5.11 Settlement Date Procedures ................................................................................. 66 5.12 Cash Collateral ..................................................................................................... 66 ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ....................................................... 67 6.1 Organization and Qualification; Power and Authority; Compliance With Laws; Title to Properties; Event of Default ......................................................... 67 6.2 Borrower; Subsidiaries and Owners; Investment Companies ............................. 68 6.3 Validity and Binding Effect ................................................................................. 68 6.4 No Conflict; Material Agreements; Consents ...................................................... 68 6.5 Litigation .............................................................................................................. 69 6.6 Financial Statements. ........................................................................................... 69 6.7 Margin Stock ........................................................................................................ 70 6.8 Full Disclosure ..................................................................................................... 70 6.9 Taxes .................................................................................................................... 70 6.10 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses, Etc .................................................. 70 6.11 Certificate of Beneficial Ownership .................................................................... 71 6.12 Insurance .............................................................................................................. 71 6.13 ERISA Compliance. ............................................................................................. 71 6.14 Environmental Matters......................................................................................... 72 6.15 Solvency ............................................................................................................... 73 6.16 Anti-Terrorism Laws ........................................................................................... 73 -ii- 135035202_4


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page 6.17 Anti-Corruption Laws .......................................................................................... 73 ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS OF LENDING AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT ......................................................................................................... 73 7.1 Initial Loans and Letters of Credit. ...................................................................... 73 7.2 Each Loan or Letter of Credit .............................................................................. 75 ARTICLE 8 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS............................................................................. 76 8.1 Preservation of Existence, Etc ............................................................................. 76 8.2 Payment of Liabilities, Including Taxes, Etc ....................................................... 76 8.3 Maintenance of Insurance .................................................................................... 76 8.4 Maintenance of Properties and Leases ................................................................. 76 8.5 Inspection Rights ................................................................................................. 77 8.6 Keeping of Records and Books of Account ......................................................... 77 8.7 Compliance with Laws; Use of Proceeds ............................................................ 77 8.8 Further Assurances............................................................................................... 77 8.9 Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws; Anti-Corruption Laws ..................... 77 8.10 Reserved. .............................................................................................................. 78 8.11 Reporting Requirements ...................................................................................... 78 8.12 Certificates; Notices; Additional Information. .................................................... 78 ARTICLE 9 NEGATIVE COVENANTS ................................................................................... 80 9.1 Indebtedness ......................................................................................................... 80 9.2 Liens; Lien Covenants ......................................................................................... 81 9.3 Loans and Investments ......................................................................................... 81 9.4 Line of Business ................................................................................................... 81 9.5 Liquidations, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions .......................................... 81 9.6 Dispositions of Assets or Subsidiaries ................................................................. 81 9.7 Affiliate Transactions........................................................................................... 82 9.8 Maximum Funded Indebtedness to Total Adjusted Capitalization Ratio ............ 82 9.9 Limitation on Negative Pledges and Restrictive Agreements ............................. 82 ARTICLE 10 DEFAULT ............................................................................................................ 83 10.1 Events of Default ................................................................................................. 83 -iii- 135035202_4


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page 10.2 Consequences of Event of Default. ...................................................................... 85 10.3 Application of Proceeds ....................................................................................... 87 ARTICLE 11 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ..................................................................... 88 11.1 Appointment and Authority ................................................................................. 88 11.2 Rights as a Lender ................................................................................................ 88 11.3 Exculpatory Provisions ........................................................................................ 89 11.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent ....................................................................... 90 11.5 Delegation of Duties ............................................................................................ 90 11.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent .................................................................. 90 11.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders ................................ 91 11.8 No Other Duties, Etc ............................................................................................ 92 11.9 Administrative Agent’s Fee ................................................................................. 92 11.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim ................................................. 92 11.11 Reserved ............................................................................................................... 92 11.12 No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program ........ 93 11.13 Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedges, Lender Provided Commodity Hedges and Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products ......................... 93 11.11 Certain ERISA Matters ........................................................................................ 93 ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................. 94 12.1 Modifications, Amendments or Waivers ............................................................. 94 12.2 No Implied Waivers; Cumulative Remedies ....................................................... 96 12.3 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. ............................................................... 96 12.4 Reserved. .............................................................................................................. 98 12.5 Holidays ............................................................................................................... 98 12.6 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication ............................................ 99 12.7 Severability ........................................................................................................ 100 12.8 Duration; Survival .............................................................................................. 100 12.9 Successors and Assigns...................................................................................... 101 12.10 Confidentiality. .................................................................................................. 105 12.11 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. ........................................................... 106 -iv- 135035202_4


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page 12.12 Choice of Law Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trail. ........................................................................... 107 12.13 USA Patriot Act Notice ..................................................................................... 108 12.14 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility .......................................................... 108 12.15 Contractual Recognition of Bail-In .................................................................... 109 12.16 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs .......................................... 109 -v- 135035202_4


 
LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1.1(B) - COMMITMENTS OF LENDERS AND ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES SCHEDULE 1.1(C) - EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT SCHEDULE 1.1(D) - PERMITTED LIENS SCHEDULE 1.1(E) - SPECIFIED EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS SCHEDULE 6.2 - SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE 6.6(B) - INDEBTEDNESS AND LIABILITIES SCHEDULE 9.1 - PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS EXHIBITS EXHIBIT A - ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT EXHIBIT B - PERMITTED ACQUISITION CERTIFICATE EXHIBIT C - REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE EXHIBIT D - SWING LOAN NOTE EXHIBIT E - REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN REQUEST EXHIBIT F - SWING LOAN REQUEST EXHIBIT G - NEW LENDER JOINDER EXHIBIT H-1 - U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) EXHIBIT H-2 - U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) EXHIBIT H-3 - U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) EXHIBIT H-4 - U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) EXHIBIT I - QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE -vi- 135035202_4


 
CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (as hereafter amended, the “Agreement”) is dated as of September [30], 2020 and is made by and among CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS (as hereinafter defined), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement (hereinafter referred to in such capacity as the “Administrative Agent”), Swing Loan Lender and Issuing Lender. The Borrower has requested the Lenders to provide a revolving credit facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $375,000,000, including therein a Swing Loan subfacility and a Letter of Credit subfacility. In consideration of their mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 1.1 Certain Definitions. In addition to words and terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context hereof clearly requires otherwise: Acquisition shall mean any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (a) acquires any ongoing business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company. Additional Commitment Lender shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.12(d) [(Additional Commitment Lenders]. Administrative Agent shall mean PNC Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns, in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder. Administrative Agent’s Fee shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a) [Fees]. Administrative Agent’s Letter shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a) [Fees]. Administrative Questionnaire shall mean an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent. 135035202_4


 
Affected Financial Institution means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution. Affiliate shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. Agent Parties means as is specified in Section 12.6(d)(ii) [Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication]. Alternate Source shall have the meaning specified in the definition of LIBOR Rate. Anniversary Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a) [Requests for Extension]. Anti-Corruption Laws shall mean the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and any other similar anti-corruption laws or regulations administered or enforced in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business. Anti-Terrorism Law shall mean any Law in force or hereinafter enacted related to terrorism, money laundering or Sanctioned Persons, including Executive Order No. 13224, the USA PATRIOT Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701, et. seq., the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1, et. seq., 18 U.S.C. § 2332d, and 18 U.S.C. § 2339B and any regulations or directives promulgated under these provisions. Applicable Margin shall mean the corresponding percentages per annum as set forth below based on the Total Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio: Revolving Credit Loans Pricing Total Commitment Letter of Daily Base Rate Level Indebtedness to Fee Credit LIBOR/LIBOR + Total Fee + Capitalization Ratio I Equal to or less 0.125% 0.875% 0.875% 0.000% than 40.0% II Greater than 0.150% 1.000% 1.000% 0.000% 40.0% but equal to or less than 55.0% III Greater than 0.175% 1.125% 1.125% 0.125% 55.0% but equal to or less than 60.0% 2 135035202_4


 
IV Greater than 0.225% 1.250% 1.250% 0.250% 60.0% The Applicable Margin shall be determined and adjusted quarterly on the date on which the Borrower is required to provide a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 8.12(a) [Certificates; Notices; Additional Information] for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower (each such date, a “Calculation Date”); provided that (a) the Applicable Margin shall be based on Pricing Level III until the Calculation Date related to the Compliance Certificate delivered for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020, and, thereafter the Pricing Level shall be determined by reference to the Total Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower preceding the applicable Calculation Date, and (b) if the Borrower fails to provide any Compliance Certificate when due as required by Section 8.12(a) [Certificates; Notices; Additional Information], the Applicable Margin from the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered shall be based on Pricing Level IV until such time as such Compliance Certificate is delivered, at which time the Pricing Level shall be determined by reference to the Total Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower preceding such Calculation Date. The applicable Pricing Level shall be effective from one Calculation Date until the next Calculation Date, except as provided in the preceding sentence. Any adjustment in the Pricing Level shall be applicable to all extensions of credit then existing or subsequently made or issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.11(a) or (b) [Reporting Requirements] or Section 8.12(a) [Certificates; Notices; Additional Information] is shown to be inaccurate (regardless of whether (i) this Agreement is in effect, (ii) any Commitments are in effect, or (iii) any Loan or Letter of Credit Obligation is outstanding when such inaccuracy is discovered or such financial statement or Compliance Certificate was delivered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, then (A) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, (B) the Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period shall be determined as if the Total Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio in the corrected Compliance Certificate were applicable for such Applicable Period, and (C) the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the applicable Lenders) the accrued additional interest and fees owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.4 [Administrative Agent’s Clawback]. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and Lenders with respect to Section 5.1 [Payments] or Section 10.2 [Consequences of Event of Default] nor any of their other rights under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder. Approved Fund shall mean any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender. 3 135035202_4


 
Arrangers shall, collectively, mean the Lead Arranger, BofA Securities and Citizens Bank. Assignment and Assumption shall mean an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.9 [Successors and Assigns]), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent. Authorized Officer shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of the Borrower, or such other individuals, designated by written notice to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, authorized to execute notices, reports and other documents on behalf of the Borrower required hereunder. The Borrower may amend such list of individuals from time to time by giving written notice of such amendment to the Administrative Agent. Bail-In Action means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution. Bail-In Legislation means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings). Base Rate shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating per annum rate of interest equal to the highest of (i) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate, plus 0.5%, (ii) the Prime Rate, and (iii) the Daily LIBOR Rate, plus 1.00% so long as Daily LIBOR Rate is offered, ascertainable and not unlawful. Any change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Base Rate as determined under any method above would be less than one percent (1.00%) such rate shall be deemed to be one percent (1.00%) for purposes of this Agreement. Base Rate Option shall mean the option of the Borrower to have Loans bear interest at the rate and under the terms set forth in Section 4.1(a)(i) [Revolving Credit Base Rate Options] or Section 4.1(b) [Swing Loan Interest Rate], as applicable. Beneficial Owner shall mean, for purposes of the Certificate of Beneficial Ownership, with respect to the Borrower, each of the following: (a) each individual, if any, who, directly or indirectly, owns 25% or more of Borrower’s Equity Interests; and (b) a single individual with significant responsibility to control, manage, or direct Borrower. Benefit Plan shall mean 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 4 135035202_4


 
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”. BofA Securities shall mean BofA Securities, Inc. and its successors and assigns. Borrower shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph. Borrowing Date shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the date of the making, renewal or conversion thereof, which shall be a Business Day. Borrowing Tranche shall mean specified portions of Revolving Credit Loans outstanding as follows: (i) any Revolving Credit Loans to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies which become subject to the same Interest Rate Option under the same Revolving Credit Loan Request by the Borrower and which have the same Interest Period shall constitute one Borrowing Tranche, and (ii) all Revolving Credit Loans to which a Base Rate Option applies shall constitute one Borrowing Tranche. Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed, or are in fact closed, for business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (or, if otherwise, the Lending Office of the Administrative Agent) and if the applicable Business Day relates to any Loan to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies, such day must also be a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market. Cash Collateralize shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Lender or the Lenders, as collateral for Letter of Credit Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Lender shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Lender. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support. Cash Equivalents shall, collectively, mean such items described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition of Permitted Investments. Cash Management Agreements shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6(f) [Swing Loans Under Cash Management Agreements]. Cash Management Bank shall mean any Person that, at the time it enters into an Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product. Certificate of Beneficial Ownership shall mean, for the Borrower, a certificate in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent (as amended or modified by 5 135035202_4


 
Administrative Agent from time to time in its sole discretion), certifying, among other things, the Beneficial Owner of Borrower. CFTC shall mean the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Change in Law shall mean the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (i) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (ii) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Official Body or (iii) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) by any Official Body; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, interpretations or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (whether or not having the force of Law) and (y) all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, interpretations or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities (whether or not having the force of Law), in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a Change in Law regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented. Change of Control shall mean any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), shall become, or obtain rights (whether by means or warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower. CIP Regulations shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.12 [No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program]. Citizens Bank shall mean Citizens Bank, N.A., and its successors and assigns. Closing Date shall mean September [30], 2020. Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect. Commitment shall mean, as to any Lender, its Revolving Credit Commitment, and Commitments shall mean the aggregate of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Lenders. The term “Commitment” in reference to PNC only may also refer to its Swing Loan Commitment as the context may require, but does not refer to the aggregate of its Revolving Credit Commitment and its Swing Loan Commitment. Commitment Fee shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3 [Commitment Fees]. Commodity Hedge shall mean commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts and any other similar transactions entered into by the Borrower in the ordinary course of its business (only for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes) in order to 6 135035202_4


 
provide protection to, or minimize the impact upon, the Borrower of increasing prices of commodities. Commodity Hedge Bank shall mean any Person that, at the time it enters into a Lender Provided Commodity Hedge, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Lender Provided Commodity Hedge. Commodity Hedge Liabilities shall have the meaning assigned in the definition of Lender Provided Commodity Hedge. Communications means as is specified in Section 12.6(d)(ii) [Platform]. Compliance Certificate shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.12(a) [Certificate of the Borrower]. Connection Income Taxes shall mean Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes. Consolidated Net Worth shall mean as of any date, the sum of the amounts that would be shown on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date for (a) capital stock, (b) capital surplus and (c) the other components of stockholders’ equity. Consolidated Total Assets shall mean as of any date the aggregate amount at which the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would be shown on a consolidated balance sheet at such date. Control shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto. Covered Entity shall mean (a) the Borrower and each of Borrower’s Subsidiaries and (b) each Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of a Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the direct or indirect (x) ownership of, or power to vote, 25% or more of the issued and outstanding equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or other Persons performing similar functions for such Person, or (y) power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of equity interests, contract or otherwise. Current Indebtedness shall mean with respect to any Person, all Indebtedness for borrowed money and all Indebtedness secured by any Lien existing on property owned by that Person (whether or not such Indebtedness have been assumed) which, in either case, is payable on demand or within one year from their creation, plus the aggregate amount of Guaranties by that Person of all such Indebtedness of other Persons, except: (a) any Indebtedness which is renewable or extendible at the option of the debtor to a date more than one year from the date of 7 135035202_4


 
creation thereof; (b) any Indebtedness which, although payable within one year, constitutes principal payments on Indebtedness expressed to mature more than one year from the date of its creation and (c) Revolving Credit Loans and Guaranties of Revolving Credit Loans to the extent in excess of $250,000,000. For the avoidance of doubt, all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Guaranties of Revolving Credit Loans less than or equal to $250,000,0000 shall constitute Current Indebtedness. Daily LIBOR Rate shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (x) the Published Rate by (y) a number equal to 1.00 minus the LIBOR Reserve Percentage on such day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Daily LIBOR Rate as determined above would be less than zero (0.00), such rate shall be deemed to be zero (0.00) percent for purposes of this Agreement. Debtor Relief Laws shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect. Defaulting Lender shall mean, subject to Section 2.10(b) [Defaulting Lender Cure], any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Loan Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swing Loan Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by an Official Body so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts 8 135035202_4


 
within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Official Body) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.10(b) [Defaulting Lender Cure]) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Loan Lender and each Lender. Designated Jurisdiction means any country or territory that itself is specifically targeted by a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by OFAC and available at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx, or any successor list maintained by, or as otherwise published from time to time by, OFAC. Disqualified Institution shall mean the Persons identified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date, and, upon reasonable notice to the Administrative Agent, those Persons that are competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or reasonably known, on the basis of their name, Affiliates of any such competitors (other than any such Affiliate that is a bona fide fixed income fund)) that are specified in writing from time to time by the Borrower on or after the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent. Dollar, Dollars, U.S. Dollars and the symbol $ shall mean lawful money of the United States of America. Drawing Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.9(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]. EEA Financial Institution means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent. EEA Member Country means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. EEA Resolution Authority means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution. Effective Date shall mean the date indicated in a document or agreement to be the date on which such document or agreement becomes effective, or, if there is no such indication, the date of execution of such document or agreement. Eligible Assignee shall mean any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.9 [Successors and Assigns](b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.9 [Successors and Assigns] (b)(iii)). 9 135035202_4


 
Environmental Laws means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions having the force of law relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment. Environmental Liability shall mean any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing. Equity Interests shall mean, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination. ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect. ERISA Event shall mean (a) with respect to a Pension Plan, a reportable event under Section 4043 of ERISA as to which event (after taking into account notice waivers provided for in the regulations) there is a duty to give notice to the PBGC; (b) a withdrawal by Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group from a Multiemployer Plan, notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, or occurrence of an event described in Section 4041A(a) of ERISA that results in the termination of a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan in a distress termination, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041(e) of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of 10 135035202_4


 
Sections 430.431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (g) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group. ERISA Group shall mean, at any time, the Borrower and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control and all other entities which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA. EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time. Event of Default shall mean any of the events described in Section 10.1 [Events of Default] and referred to therein as an “Event of Default.” Excluded Taxes shall mean 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: (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (a) 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 (b) that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (a) such Lender acquires such interest in such Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 5.7(a) [Replacement of a Lender]) or (b) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.9(g) [Status of Lenders], amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.9(g) [Status of Lenders], and (iv) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA (except to the extent imposed due to the failure of the Borrower to provide documentation or information to the IRS). Executive Order No. 13224 means the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced. Existing Expiration Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a) [Requests for Extension]. Existing Letters of Credit means those letters of credit existing on the Closing Date and identified on Schedule 1.1(C). Expiration Date shall mean, with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, September [29], 2021, as such date may be extended with respect to certain Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.12 [Extension of Expiration Date]. 11 135035202_4


 
Facility shall mean the revolving loan facility provided pursuant to Article 2. Facility Termination Date shall mean the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the aggregate Commitments have terminated, (b) all Obligations have been paid in full (other than (i) contingent indemnification obligations that are not yet due and (ii) obligations and liabilities under any Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge, Lender Provided Commodity Hedge and any Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product (other than any such obligations for which written notice has been received by the Administrative Agent that either (x) amounts are currently due and payable under any such Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge, Lender Provided Commodity Hedge or Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product, as applicable, or (y) no arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank, Commodity Hedge Bank or Interest Rate Hedge Bank, as applicable, have been made)), and (c) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements with respect thereto reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (to the extent the Administrative Agent is a party to such arrangements) and the Issuing Lender, including the provision of Cash Collateral, shall have been made). FATCA shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code. Federal Funds Effective Rate shall mean for any day the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” as of the date of this Agreement; provided that if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as determined under any method above would be less than zero percent (0.00%), such rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%) for purposes of this Agreement. Foreign Lender shall mean a Lender that is not a U.S. Person. FPU Indebtedness means Florida Public Utilities Company’s 9.08% First Mortgage Bonds due June 1, 2022, which FPU Indebtedness is described on Schedule 9.1. Fronting Exposure shall mean, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Ratable Share of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender other than Letter of Credit Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, 12 135035202_4


 
and (b) with respect to any Swing Loan Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Ratable Share of outstanding Swing Loans made by such Swing Loan Lender other than Swing Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders. Fund shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities. Funded Indebtedness shall mean with respect to any Person, without duplication: (a) its Indebtedness for borrowed money, other than Current Indebtedness; (b) its Indebtedness secured by any Lien existing on property owned by the Person (whether or not such Indebtedness have been assumed); (c) the aggregate amount of Guaranties of Indebtedness by the Person, other than Guaranties which constitute Current Indebtedness; (d) its Indebtedness under capitalized leases; (e) reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of credit agreement and (f) Indebtedness under any Interest Rate Hedges; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness under any such Interest Rate Hedges on any date shall be deemed to be the Hedge Termination Value thereof as of such date. Funded Indebtedness to Total Adjusted Capitalization Ratio shall mean the ratio of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding secured and unsecured Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower plus secured and unsecured Funded Indebtedness of Subsidiaries (excluding Indebtedness owed by a Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) to (b) Total Adjusted Capitalization; provided that no more than $250,000,000 in the aggregate of Current Indebtedness shall be excluded in determining Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for purposes of determining the foregoing clause (a) and for purposes of determining Total Adjusted Capitalization for the foregoing clause (b). For the avoidance of doubt, any amount of Indebtedness included in the determination of clause (a) shall also be included in the determination of clause (b). GAAP shall mean U.S. generally accepted accounting principles as are in effect from time to time, subject to the provisions of Section 1.3 [Accounting Principles; Changes in GAAP], and applied on a consistent basis both as to classification of items and amounts. Guaranty of any Person shall mean any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any liability or obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any agreement to indemnify or hold harmless any other Person, any performance bond or other suretyship arrangement and any other form of assurance against loss, except endorsement of negotiable or other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. Hazardous Materials shall mean any and all pollutants, toxic or hazardous substances or other materials that have been determined by an Official Body to pose a hazard to human health and safety, or are regulated as a pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product, coal combustion residual, manufactured gas plant residual, toxic substance, hazardous substance, hazardous material or hazardous waste including, but not limited to, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, petroleum products, lead based paint, radon gas, or similar restricted or prohibited substances. 13 135035202_4


 
Hedge Termination Value shall mean, in respect of any one or more Interest Rate Hedges, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Interest Rate Hedges, (a) for any date on or after the date such Interest Rate Hedges 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 Interest Rate Hedges, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Interest Rate Hedges (which may include a Interest Rate Hedge Bank). ICC shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.12(a) [Governing Law]. Increasing Lender shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.11(a) [Increasing Lenders and New Lenders]. Indebtedness shall mean, as to any Person at any time, any and all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in respect of: (i) borrowed money, (ii) amounts raised under or liabilities in respect of any note purchase or acceptance credit facility, (iii) reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of credit agreement, (iv) obligations under any Commodity Hedges, Interest Rate Hedges, currency swap agreements or other similar agreements, (v) any other transaction (including forward sale or purchase agreements, capitalized leases and conditional sales agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing of money entered into by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements (but not including trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business), or (vi) any Guaranty of Indebtedness for borrowed money. Indemnified Taxes shall mean (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document, and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in the preceding clause (i), Other Taxes. Indemnitee shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.3(b) [Indemnification by the Borrower]. Information shall mean all information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Insolvency Proceeding shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) a case, action or proceeding with respect to such Person (i) before any court or any other Official Body under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect, or (ii) for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, 14 135035202_4


 
conservator (or similar official) of the Borrower or otherwise relating to the liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or relief of such Person, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of such Person’s creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; undertaken under any Law. Interest Period shall mean the period of time selected by the Borrower in connection with (and to apply to) any election permitted hereunder by the Borrower to have Revolving Credit Loans bear interest under the LIBOR Rate Option. Subject to the last sentence of this definition, such period shall be one, two, three or six Months. Such Interest Period shall commence on the effective date of such Interest Rate Option, which shall be (i) the Borrowing Date if the Borrower is requesting new Loans, or (ii) the date of renewal of or conversion to the LIBOR Rate Option if the Borrower is renewing or converting to the LIBOR Rate Option applicable to outstanding Loans. Notwithstanding the second sentence hereof: (A) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a date which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (B) the Borrower shall not select, convert to or renew an Interest Period for any portion of the Loans that would end after the Expiration Date. Interest Rate Hedge shall mean an interest rate exchange, collar, cap, swap, floor, adjustable strike cap, adjustable strike corridor, cross-currency swap or similar agreements entered into by the Borrower in the ordinary course of its business (only for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes) in order to provide protection to, or minimize the impact upon, the Borrower of increasing floating rates of interest applicable to Indebtedness. Interest Rate Hedge Bank shall mean any Person that, at the time it enters into a Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge. Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities shall have the meaning assigned in the definition of Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge. Interest Rate Option shall mean any LIBOR Rate Option or Base Rate Option or, solely with respect to Swing Loans, the Daily LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin. Investment shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3 [Loans and Investments]. IRS shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service. ISP98 shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.12(a) [Governing Law]. Issuing Lender shall mean PNC, in its individual capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder (including the Existing Letters of Credit). Law shall mean any law(s) (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, issued guidance, release, ruling, order, executive order, 15 135035202_4


 
injunction, writ, decree, bond, judgment, authorization or approval, lien or award of or any settlement arrangement, by agreement, consent or otherwise, with any Official Body, foreign or domestic. Lead Arranger shall mean PNC Capital Markets LLC. Lender Provided Commodity Hedge shall mean a Commodity Hedge that is provided by a Commodity Hedge Bank to the Borrower or any Subsidiary the Borrower and with respect to which such Commodity Hedge Bank confirms to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to the execution thereof that it: (a) is documented in a Master Agreement or another reasonable and customary manner and (b) is entered into for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes. The liabilities owing to the Commodity Hedge Bank providing any Lender Provided Commodity Hedge (the “Commodity Hedge Liabilities”) by the Borrower shall, for purposes of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents be “Obligations” of the Borrower and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of the other Loan Documents. Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge shall mean an Interest Rate Hedge which is entered into between the Borrower and any Interest Rate Hedge Bank and with respect to which such Interest Rate Hedge Bank (or the Lender affiliated with such Interest Rate Hedge Bank) confirms to Administrative Agent in writing prior to the execution thereof that it: (a) is documented in a Master Agreement or another reasonable and customary manner and (b) is entered into for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes. The liabilities owing to the Interest Rate Hedge Bank providing any Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge (the “Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities”) by the Borrower shall, for purposes of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents be “Obligations” of the Borrower and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of the other Loan Documents. Lenders shall mean the financial institutions named on Schedule 1.1(B) and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a Lender. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Lenders” includes the Swing Loan Lender. Lending Office shall mean, as to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender, the office or offices of such Person described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as such Person may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Letter of Credit shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.9(a) [Issuance of Letters of Credit]. As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. Letter of Credit Borrowing shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.9(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]. Letter of Credit Fee shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.9(b) [Letter of Credit Fees]. 16 135035202_4


 
Letter of Credit Obligation shall mean, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit on such date (if any Letter of Credit shall increase in amount automatically in the future, such aggregate amount available to be drawn shall currently give effect to any such future increase) plus the aggregate Reimbursement Obligations and Letter of Credit Borrowings on such date. Letter of Credit Sublimit shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.9(a) [Issuance of Letters of Credit]. LIBOR Rate shall mean, with respect to the Loans comprising any Borrowing Tranche to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies for any Interest Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (i) the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by the Administrative Agent as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (an “Alternate Source”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. Dollars for an amount comparable to such Borrowing Tranche and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest Period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)), by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the LIBOR Reserve Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LIBOR Rate as determined under any method above would be less than zero percent (0.00%), such rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%) for purposes of this Agreement. The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any Loan to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies that is outstanding on the effective date of any change in the LIBOR Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower of the LIBOR Rate as determined or adjusted in accordance herewith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. LIBOR Rate Option shall mean the option of the Borrower to have Loans bear interest at the rate and under the terms set forth in Section 4.1(a)(ii) [Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Option]. LIBOR Reserve Percentage shall mean as of any day the maximum effective percentage in effect on such day, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to eurocurrency funding or in respect of eurocurrency liabilities or any similar category of liabilities for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City. 17 135035202_4


 
Lien shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily given, including any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security and any filed financing statement or other notice of any of the foregoing (whether or not a lien or other encumbrance is created or exists at the time of the filing). LLC Division means, in the event a Person is a limited liability company, (a) the division of such Person into two or more newly formed limited liability companies (whether or not such Person is a surviving entity following any such division) pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or any similar provision under any similar act governing limited liability companies organized under the laws of any other State or Commonwealth or of the District of Columbia, or (b) the adoption of a plan contemplating, or the filing of any certificate with any applicable Official Body that results or may result in, any such division. Loan Documents shall mean this Agreement, the Administrative Agent’s Letter, the Notes and any other instruments, certificates or documents delivered in connection herewith or therewith. Loans shall mean collectively and Loan shall mean separately all Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans or any Revolving Credit Loan or Swing Loan. Master Agreement shall mean any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, any North American Energy Standard Board Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any related schedules and such obligations or liabilities thereunder. Material Adverse Change shall mean any set of circumstances or events which (a) has any material adverse effect whatsoever upon the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) is material and adverse to the business, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (c) impairs materially the ability of the Borrower to duly and punctually pay or perform any of the Obligations, or (d) impairs materially the ability of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, to the extent permitted, to enforce their legal remedies pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Minimum Collateral Amount shall mean, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 102% of the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Lender with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender in their sole discretion. Month, with respect to an Interest Period under the LIBOR Rate Option, shall mean the interval between the days in consecutive calendar months numerically corresponding to the first day of such Interest Period. If any LIBOR Rate Interest Period begins on a day of a calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which such 18 135035202_4


 
Interest Period is to end, the final month of such Interest Period shall be deemed to end on the last Business Day of such final month. Multiemployer Plan shall mean any employee pension benefit plan which is a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or, within the preceding five plan years, has made or had an obligation to make such contributions, or to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group has any liability (contingent or otherwise). New Lender shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.11(a) [Increasing Lenders and New Lenders]. Non-Consenting Lender shall mean any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 12.1 [Modifications, Amendments or Waivers] and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders. Non-Defaulting Lender shall mean, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time. Non-Extending Lender shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.12(b) [Lender Elections to Extend]. Non-Recourse Debt shall mean Indebtedness that is nonrecourse to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary. Notes shall mean collectively, and Note shall mean separately, the promissory notes in the form of Exhibit C evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans and in the form of Exhibit D evidencing the Swing Loan. Obligation shall mean any obligation or liability of the Borrower, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due, under or in connection with (i) this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent’s Letter or any other Loan Document whether to the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders or their Affiliates or other persons provided for under such Loan Documents, (ii) any Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge, (iii) any Lender Provided Commodity Hedge and (iv) any Other Lender Provided Financial Service Product. OFAC means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury. Official Body shall mean the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or 19 135035202_4


 
regulatory capital rules or standards (including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing). Order shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.9(i) [Liability for Acts and Omissions]. Other Connection Taxes shall mean, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient (or an agent or affiliate thereof) 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 Lender Provided Financial Service Product shall mean agreements or other arrangements entered into between the Borrower and any Cash Management Bank that provides any of the following products or services to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH transactions, or (f) cash management, including controlled disbursement, accounts or services. The liabilities owing to the Cash Management Bank providing any Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products to the Borrower shall, for purposes of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents be “Obligations” of the Borrower and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of the other Loan Documents. Other Taxes shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.7(a) [Replacement of a Lender]). Overnight Bank Funding Rate means for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“NYFRB”), as set forth on its public website from time to time, and as published on the next succeeding Business Day as the overnight bank funding rate by the NYFRB (or by such other recognized electronic source (such as Bloomberg) selected by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of displaying such rate); provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Overnight Bank Funding Rate for such day shall be such rate on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided, further, that if such rate shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error). If the Overnight Bank Funding Rate determined as above would be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed to be zero. The rate of interest charged shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Overnight Bank Funding Rate without notice to the Borrower. 20 135035202_4


 
Participant shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.9(d) [Participations]. Participant Register shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.9(d) [Participations]. Participation Advance shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.9(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]. Payment Date shall mean the first day of each calendar quarter after the Closing Date and on the Expiration Date, the applicable Specified Maturity Date or upon acceleration of the Notes. PBGC shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA or any successor. Pension Plan shall mean at any time an “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) (including a “multiple employer plan” as described in Sections 4063 and 4064 of ERISA, but not a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 or Section 430 of the Code and either (i) is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group, (ii) has at any time within the preceding five years been sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any entity which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any entity which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group, or in the case of a “multiple employer” or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years or (iii) or to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group may have any liability (contingent or otherwise). Permitted Acquisition shall mean an Acquisition (the Person or division, line of business or other business unit of the Person to be acquired in such Acquisition shall be referred to herein as the “Target”), in each case that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case so long as: (a) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto; (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition (or such later date as permitted by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), a Permitted Acquisition Certificate, executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying that such Permitted Acquisition complies with the requirements of this Agreement and attaching (i) the final forms of the acquisition and purchase documents and (ii) evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to the Acquisition on a pro forma basis (with such Acquisition deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement), the Funded Indebtedness to Total Adjusted Capitalization Ratio of the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the 21 135035202_4


 
then applicable level set forth in Section 9.8 [Maximum Funded Indebtedness to Total Adjusted Capitalization Ratio]; (c) (i) the Borrower is the surviving corporation after such Acquisition if it is the constituent party thereto acquiring such Target, and (ii) if a Subsidiary is a party to such Acquisition, the surviving Person after such Acquisition shall be a direct or indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary; and (d) such Acquisition shall not be a “hostile” Acquisition and shall have been approved by the board of directors (or equivalent) and/or shareholders (or equivalent) of the Borrower and the Target, in each case, to the extent required by applicable Law or such Person’s organizational documents. Permitted Acquisition Certificate shall mean a certificate substantially the form of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent. Permitted Investments shall mean: (i) direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof or obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America maturing in twelve (12) months or less from the date of acquisition; (ii) commercial paper maturing in 180 days or less rated not lower than A-1, by Standard & Poor’s or P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. on the date of acquisition; (iii) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit maturing within one year in commercial banks whose obligations are rated A-1, A or the equivalent or better by Standard & Poor’s on the date of acquisition; (iv) money market or mutual funds whose investments are limited to those types of investments described in clauses (i)-(iii) above; and (v) investments made under the Cash Management Agreements or under cash management agreements with any other Lenders. Permitted Liens shall mean: (i) Liens for taxes, assessments, or similar charges, incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are not yet due and payable; (ii) Pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure payment of workmen’s compensation, or to participate in any fund in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old-age pensions or other social security programs; (iii) Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, suppliers or other like Liens, securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not yet 22 135035202_4


 
due and payable and Liens of landlords securing obligations to pay lease payments that are not yet due and payable or in default; (iv) Good-faith pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of letters of credit, bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money or for Interest Rate Hedges or Commodity Hedges) or leases, not in excess of the aggregate amount due thereunder or to secure statutory obligations, or surety, appeal, indemnity, performance or other similar bonds required in the ordinary course of business; (v) Encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements or other restrictions on the use of real property, none of which materially impairs the use of such property or the value thereof, and none of which is violated in any material respect by existing or proposed structures or land use; (vi) Lien existing on property of a Person immediately prior to its being consolidated with or merged into the Borrower or a Subsidiary or its becoming a Subsidiary, or any Lien existing on any property acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary at the time such property is so acquired (whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby shall have assumed), provided that (i) any Indebtedness secured by such Liens is then permitted by Section 9.1(c) [Indebtedness], (ii) no such Lien shall have been created in contemplation of such consolidation or merger or such Person’s becoming a Subsidiary or such acquisition of property and (iii) no such Lien shall extend to or cover any property not originally subject thereto, other than improvements to the property originally subject thereto; (vii) Any Lien existing on the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 1.1(D), and any renewal, extension or refunding of any such Lien, provided that the principal amount secured thereby is not hereafter increased, and no additional assets become subject to such Lien; (viii) Liens securing Indebtedness relating to purchase money security interests, capitalized leases and first mortgage bonds permitted in Section 9.1(c)(i) [Indebtedness]; provided that (i) any such Indebtedness secured by such Liens is then permitted by Section 9.1(c)(i) [Indebtedness] and (ii) no such Lien shall extend to or cover any property not originally subject thereto, other than improvements to the property originally subject thereto; (ix) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time to secure Indebtedness arising under Commodity Hedges which Liens are granted pursuant to a Master Agreement or pursuant to the rules of a designated contract market; provided that any such Indebtedness secured by such Liens is then permitted by Section 9.1(c) [Indebtedness]; (x) Liens on property of a Subsidiary, provided that they secure only Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is permitted under Section 9.1 [Indebtedness]; (xi) Non-exclusive licenses, leases or subleases granted to other Persons in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; 23 135035202_4


 
(xii) customary bankers’ Liens and rights of setoff arising by either operation of law or pursuant to depository agreements and, in each case, incurred on deposits made in the ordinary course of business; (xiii) The following, (A) if the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate and lawful proceedings diligently conducted so long as levy and execution thereon have been stayed and continue to be stayed or (B) if a final judgment is entered and such judgment is discharged within thirty (30) days of entry, and in either case they do not, in the aggregate, materially impair the ability of the Borrower to perform its Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents: (1) claims or Liens for taxes, assessments or charges due and payable and subject to interest or penalty; provided that the Borrower maintains such reserves or other appropriate provisions as shall be required by GAAP and pays all such taxes, assessments or charges forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any such Lien; (2) claims, Liens or encumbrances upon, and defects of title to, real or personal property, including any attachment of personal or real property or other legal process prior to adjudication of a dispute on the merits; (3) claims or Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, or other statutory nonconsensual Liens; or (4) Liens resulting from final judgments or orders described in Section 10.1(f) [Final Judgments or Orders]; and (xiv) Other Liens not otherwise permitted pursuant to clauses (i) through (x) above securing Indebtedness permitted in Section 9.1(c)(i) [Indebtedness]; provided that (i) any such Indebtedness secured by such Liens is then permitted by Section 9.1(c)(i) [Indebtedness] and (ii) no such Lien shall extend to or cover any property not originally subject thereto, other than improvements to the property originally subject thereto. Person shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Official Body or other entity. Plan shall mean any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group or any such Plan to which the Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees. Platform shall mean Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system. PNC shall mean PNC Bank, National Association, its successors and assigns. Potential Default shall mean any event or condition which with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default. 24 135035202_4


 
Prime Rate shall mean the interest rate per annum announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office as its then prime rate, which rate may not be the lowest or most favorable rate then being charged commercial borrowers or others by the Administrative Agent. Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change is announced. Principal Office shall mean the main banking office of the Administrative Agent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PTE shall mean a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time. Published Rate shall mean the rate of interest published each Business Day in The Wall Street Journal “Money Rates” listing under the caption “London Interbank Offered Rates” for a one month period: provided that if no such rate is published therein for any reason, then the Published Rate shall be the rate at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market for a one month period either (i) as published in another publication selected by the Administrative Agent or (ii) in an Alternate Source (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist any such reference or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)). Ratable Share shall mean with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans, participate in Letters of Credit and other Letter of Credit Obligations, participate in Swing Loans, and receive payments, interest, and fees related thereto and all other matters as to a particular Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, by (ii) the sum of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders; provided however that if the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the computation in this clause shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments, and not on the current amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments and provided further in the case of Section 2.10 [Defaulting Lenders] when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Ratable Share” shall mean the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Recipient shall mean (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) any Lender and (iii) the Issuing Lender, as applicable. Reimbursement Obligation shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.9(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]. Related Parties shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates. Reportable Compliance Event shall mean that any Covered Entity becomes a Sanctioned Person, or is charged by indictment, criminal complaint or similar charging 25 135035202_4


 
instrument, arraigned, or custodially detained in connection with any Anti-Terrorism Law or Anti-Corruption Law or any predicate crime to any Anti-Terrorism Law or Anti-Corruption Law, or has knowledge of facts or circumstances to the effect that it is reasonably likely that any aspect of its operations is in actual or probable violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law or any Anti- Corruption Law. Resolution Authority means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority. Required Lenders shall mean Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) having more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender) or, after the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Ratable Share of Letter of Credit Obligations of the Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lender). The amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and required but unreimbursed amounts in respect of Letters of Credit that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, in making such determination. Required Share shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.11 [Settlement Date Procedures]. Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, as to any Lender at any time, the amount initially set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1.1(B) in the column labeled “Amount of Commitment for Revolving Credit Loans,” as such Commitment is thereafter assigned or modified and Revolving Credit Commitments shall mean the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Lenders. Revolving Credit Loan Request shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Swing Loan Requests]. Revolving Credit Loans shall mean collectively and Revolving Credit Loan shall mean separately all Revolving Credit Loans or any Revolving Credit Loan made by the Lenders or one of the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 [Revolving Credit Commitments] or Section 2.9(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]. Revolving Facility Usage shall mean at any time the sum of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, the outstanding Swing Loans, and the Letter of Credit Obligations. Sanctioned Person means (a) a Person named on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” maintained by OFAC available at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx, or as otherwise published from time to time, (b) a Person named on the lists maintained by the European Union available at http://eeas.europa.eu/cfsp/sanctions/consol-list_en.htm, or as otherwise published from time to time, (c) a Person named on the lists maintained by Her Majesty’s Treasury available at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/fin_sanctions_index.htm, or as otherwise published from time to time, (d) a Person that is specifically targeted by any other relevant sanctions authority of a jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business, (e) 26 135035202_4


 
(i) an agency of the government of, or an organization controlled by, a Designated Jurisdiction, to the extent such agency or organization is subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC, or (ii) a Person located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction, to the extent such Person is subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC or (f) a Person controlled by any such Person set forth in clauses (a) through (e) above. SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. Secured Parties shall mean, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, Commodity Hedge Banks, Interest Rate Hedge Banks, Lenders or Affiliates thereof that are owed Interest Rate Hedge Liabilities, Commodity Hedge Liabilities or obligations under Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 11.5, and the other Persons to whom the Obligations are owing. Settlement Date shall mean the Business Day on which the Administrative Agent elects to effect settlement pursuant Section 5.11 [Settlement Date Procedures]. Solvent shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, taking into account any right of reimbursement, contribution or similar right available to such Person from other Persons, that on such date (i) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (ii) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (iv) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (v) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability. Specified Existing Indebtedness shall mean such Indebtedness of the Borrower as evidenced by the documents identified on Schedule 1.1(E). Specified Maturity Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.5(a) [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals]. Standard & Poor’s shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Statements shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.6(a). [Historical Statements]. 27 135035202_4


 
Subsidiary of any Person at any time shall mean any corporation, trust, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity (i) of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities or other interests normally entitled to vote for the election of one or more directors or trustees (regardless of any contingency which does or may suspend or dilute the voting rights) is at such time owned directly or indirectly by such Person or one or more of such Person’s Subsidiaries, or (ii) which is controlled or capable of being controlled by such Person or one or more of such Person’s Subsidiaries. Subsidiary Equity Interests shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.1(b) [Subsidiaries and Owners; Investment Companies]. Swing Loan Commitment shall mean PNC’s commitment to make Swing Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b) [Swing Loan Commitment] hereof in an aggregate principal amount up to $40,000,000. Swing Loan Lender shall mean PNC, in its capacity as a lender of Swing Loans. Swing Loan Note shall mean the Swing Loan Note of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit D evidencing the Swing Loans, together with all amendments, extensions, renewals, replacements, refinancings or refundings thereof in whole or in part. Swing Loan Request shall mean a request for Swing Loans made in accordance with Section 2.5(b) [Swing Loan Requests] hereof. Swing Loans shall mean collectively and Swing Loan shall mean separately all Swing Loans or any Swing Loan made by PNC to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b) [Swing Loan Commitment] hereof. Taxes shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto. Total Adjusted Capitalization means at any date, the aggregate amount at that date, as determined on a consolidated basis, of the Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, plus Consolidated Net Worth. Total Capitalization means at any date, the aggregate amount at that date, as determined on a consolidated basis, of the Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, plus (without duplication) Current Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries plus Consolidated Net Worth. Total Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries plus (without duplication) Current Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date to (b) Total Capitalization on such date. UCP shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.12(a) [Governing Law]. 28 135035202_4


 
UK Financial Institution shall mean any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms. UK Resolution Authority means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution. USA Patriot Act shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107- 56, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced. U.S. Person shall mean any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.9(g)(ii)(B)(III) [Status of Lenders]. Wholly-Owned Subsidiary shall mean any Subsidiary whose financial results are consolidated with the financial results of the Borrower, and all of the Equity Interests of which (except director’s qualifying shares) are owned by the Borrower and/or one or more Wholly- Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower. Withholding Agent shall mean the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Working Cash® Sweep Rider shall mean the Working Cash®, Line of Credit, Investment Sweep Rider, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower and PNC. Write-down and Conversion Powers means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers. 1.2 Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, the following rules of construction shall apply to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents: (i) references to the plural include the singular, the plural, the part and the whole and the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; (ii) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”; (iii) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereto” and similar terms in 29 135035202_4


 
this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document as a whole; (iv) article, section, subsection, clause, schedule and exhibit references are to this Agreement or other Loan Document, as the case may be, unless otherwise specified; (v) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns; (vi) reference to any agreement, including this Agreement and any other Loan Document together with the schedules and exhibits hereto or thereto, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, replaced, substituted for, superseded or restated (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein); (vii) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including,” “to” means “to but excluding,” and “through” means “through and including”; (viii) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (ix) 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; (x) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; (xi) section headings herein and in each other Loan Document are included for convenience and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or such Loan Document, and (xii) unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall constitute references to Eastern Time. 1.3 Accounting Principles; Changes in GAAP. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters and all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be made and prepared in accordance with GAAP (including principles of consolidation where appropriate), and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP; provided, however, that all accounting terms used in Article 9 [Negative Covenants] (and all defined terms used in the definition of any accounting term used in Article 9 [Negative Covenants]) shall have the meaning given to such terms (and defined terms) under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date applied on a basis consistent with those used in preparing Statements referred to in Section 6.6(a) [Historical Statements]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that the Borrower wishes to amend any financial covenant in Article 9 [Negative Covenants] of this Agreement, any related definition and/or the definition of the term Total Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio for purposes of interest, Letter of Credit Fee and Commitment Fee determinations to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the Closing Date on the operation of such financial covenants and/or interest, Letter of Credit Fee or Commitment Fee determinations (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower in writing that the Required Lenders wish to amend any financial covenant in Article 9 [Negative Covenants], any related definition and/or the definition of the term Total Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio for purposes of interest, Letter of Credit Fee and Commitment Fee determinations to eliminate the effect of any such change in GAAP), then the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratios or requirements to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, the Borrower’s compliance with such covenants and/or the definition of the term Total Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio for purposes of interest, Letter of Credit Fee and Commitment Fee determinations shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such 30 135035202_4


 
covenants or definitions are amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders, and the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent, when they deliver their financial statements pursuant to Sections 8.11(b) [Quarterly Financial Statements] and 8.11(a) [Annual Financial Statements] of this Agreement, such reconciliation statements as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Statements referred to in Section 6.6(a) [Historical Statements] for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above. 1.4 Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time. 1.5 LIBOR Notification. Section 4.4(d) [Successor LIBOR Rate Index] of this Agreement provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest in the event that the London interbank offered rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances. The Administrative 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 therefor. ARTICLE 2 REVOLVING CREDIT AND SWING LOAN FACILITIES 2.1 Revolving Credit Commitments. (a) Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower at any time or from time to time on or after the Closing Date to the Expiration Date; provided that after giving effect to each such Loan (i) the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Loans from such Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment minus such Lender’s Ratable Share of the outstanding Swing Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations and (ii) the Revolving Facility Usage shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments. Within such limits of time and amount and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow pursuant to this Section 2.1. (b) Swing Loan Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth and the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in Section 2.6 [Making Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans; Presumptions by the Administrative Agent; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans; Borrowings to Repay Swing Loans] with respect to Swing Loans, and in order to facilitate loans and 31 135035202_4


 
repayments between Settlement Dates, PNC may, at its option, cancelable at any time for any reason whatsoever, make swing loans (the “Swing Loans”) to the Borrower at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date to, but not including, the Expiration Date, in an aggregate principal amount up to but not in excess of $40,000,000, provided that after giving effect to such Swing Loan (i) the aggregate amount of any Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans plus such Lender’s Ratable Share of the outstanding Swing Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) the Revolving Facility Usage shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders. Within such limits of time and amount and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow pursuant to this Section 2.1(b). 2.2 Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans. Each Lender shall be obligated to fund each request for Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Swing Loan Requests] in accordance with its Ratable Share. The aggregate of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans outstanding hereunder to the Borrower at any time shall never exceed its Revolving Credit Commitment minus its Ratable Share of the outstanding Swing Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations. The obligations of each Lender hereunder are several. The failure of any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the Obligations of the Borrower to any other party nor shall any other party be liable for the failure of such Lender to perform its obligations hereunder. The Lenders shall have no obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans hereunder on or after the Expiration Date. 2.3 Fees. (a) Accruing at all times from the Closing Date until the Expiration Date (and without regard to whether the conditions to making Revolving Credit Loans are then met), the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender according to its Ratable Share, a nonrefundable commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Margin for Commitment Fee (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed) multiplied by the daily difference between the amount of (i) the Revolving Credit Commitments minus (ii) the Revolving Facility Usage (provided however, that solely in connection with determining the share of each Lender in the Commitment Fee, the Revolving Facility Usage with respect to the portion of the Commitment Fee allocated to PNC shall include the full amount of the outstanding Swing Loans, and with respect to the portion of the Commitment Fee allocated by the Administrative Agent to all of the Lenders other than PNC, such portion of the Commitment Fee shall be calculated (according to each such Lender's Ratable Share) as if the Revolving Facility Usage excludes the outstanding Swing Loans); provided that no Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such Commitment Fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender). Subject to the proviso in the directly preceding sentence, all Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on each Payment Date. (b) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent a nonrefundable fee (the “Administrative Agent’s Fee”) under the terms of a letter (the “Administrative Agent’s 32 135035202_4


 
Letter”) between the Borrower, PNC Capital Markets LLC and Administrative Agent, as amended from time to time. 2.4 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (ratably among the Lenders in proportion to their Ratable Shares); provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Credit Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Revolving Facility Usage would exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $5,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect. Any such reduction or termination shall be accompanied by prepayment of the Notes, together with outstanding Commitment Fees, and the full amount of interest accrued on the principal sum to be prepaid (and all amounts referred to in Section 5.10 [Indemnity] hereof) to the extent necessary to cause the aggregate Revolving Facility Usage after giving effect to such prepayments to be equal to or less than the Revolving Credit Commitments as so reduced or terminated. Any notice to reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.4 shall be irrevocable. 2.5 Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals; Swing Loan Requests. (a) Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may from time to time prior to the Expiration Date request the Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans, or renew or convert the Interest Rate Option applicable to existing Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 4.2 [Interest Periods], by delivering to the Administrative Agent, not later than 10:00 a.m., (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to the making of Revolving Credit Loans to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies or the conversion to or the renewal of the LIBOR Rate Option for any Revolving Credit Loans; and (ii) the same Business Day of the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to the making of a Revolving Credit Loan to which the Base Rate Option applies or the last day of the preceding Interest Period with respect to the conversion to the Base Rate Option for any Revolving Credit Loan, of a duly completed request therefor substantially in the form of Exhibit E or a request by telephone immediately confirmed in writing by letter, facsimile or telex in such form (each, a “Revolving Credit Loan Request”), it being understood that the Administrative Agent may rely on the authority of any individual making such a telephonic request without the necessity of receipt of such written confirmation. Each Revolving Credit Loan Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify (A) the aggregate amount of the proposed Loans comprising each Borrowing Tranche, (B) if applicable, the Interest Period, which amounts shall be in (x) integral multiples of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000 for each Borrowing Tranche under the LIBOR Rate Option, and (y) integral multiples of $100,000 and not less than $500,000 for each Borrowing Tranche under the Base Rate Option and (C) if the Borrower so chooses, a term, expressed as a number of days (which shall in no event end later than the Expiration Date), beyond which such Borrowing Tranche may not be outstanding (the last day of such term the “Specified Maturity Date”). 33 135035202_4


 
(b) Swing Loan Requests. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may from time to time prior to the Expiration Date request the Swing Loan Lender to make Swing Loans by delivery to the Swing Loan Lender not later than 12:00 noon on the proposed Borrowing Date of a duly completed request therefor substantially in the form of Exhibit N hereto or a request by telephone immediately confirmed in writing by letter, facsimile or telex (each, a “Swing Loan Request”), it being understood that the Administrative Agent may rely on the authority of any individual making such a telephonic request without the necessity of receipt of such written confirmation. Each Swing Loan Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed Borrowing Date and the principal amount of such Swing Loan, which shall be not less than $100,000. 2.6 Making Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans; Presumptions by the Administrative Agent; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans; Borrowings to Repay Swing Loans. (a) Making Revolving Credit Loans. The Administrative Agent shall, promptly after receipt by it of a Revolving Credit Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Swing Loan Requests], notify the applicable Lenders of its receipt of such Revolving Credit Loan Request specifying the information provided by the Borrower and the apportionment among the Lenders of the requested Revolving Credit Loans as determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.2 [Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans]. Each Lender shall remit its apportioned share (as provided to it by the Administrative Agent) of the principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan to the Administrative Agent such that the Administrative Agent is able to, and the Administrative Agent shall, to the extent the Lenders have made funds available to it for such purpose and subject to Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit], fund such Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower in U.S. Dollars and immediately available funds at the Principal Office prior to 2:00 p.m., on the applicable Borrowing Date. (b) Repayment of Swing Loans. The Borrower shall repay the principal amount of each Swing Loan no later than on the earlier of (i) the Expiration Date and (ii) the thirtieth (30th) day after the date such Swing Loan was advanced by the Swing Loan Lender. A Swing Loan may not be repaid with the proceeds from another Swing Loan. (c) Making Swing Loans. So long as PNC elects to make Swing Loans, Swing Loan Lender shall, after receipt by it of a Swing Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.5(b), [Swing Loan Requests] fund such Swing Loan to the Borrower in U.S. Dollars and immediately available funds at the Principal Office prior to 4:00 p.m. on the Borrowing Date. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Loan Lender a risk participation in such Swing Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Ratable Share times the amount of such Swing Loan. (d) Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay the principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan, together with all outstanding interest thereon, no later than on the earlier of (i) the Expiration Date and (ii) the applicable Specified Maturity Date, if any, specified pursuant to clause (C) of the last sentence of Section 2.5(a) [Revolving 34 135035202_4


 
Credit Loan Requests; Conversions and Renewals] in the Revolving Credit Loan Request related to such Revolving Credit Loan. (e) Borrowings to Repay Swing Loans. (i) PNC may, at its option, exercisable at any time for any reason whatsoever, demand repayment of any or all of the outstanding Swing Loans, and each Lender shall make a Revolving Credit Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Ratable Share of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Swing Loans with respect to which repayment is demanded, plus, if PNC so requests, accrued interest thereon, provided that no Lender shall be obligated in any event to make Revolving Credit Loans in excess of its Revolving Credit Commitment minus its Ratable Share of Letter of Credit Obligations and minus its Ratable Share of any Swing Loans not so being repaid. Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall bear interest at the Base Rate Option and shall be deemed to have been properly requested in accordance with Section 2.5(a) [Revolving Credit Loan Requests] without regard to any of the requirements of that provision. PNC shall provide notice to the Lenders (which may be telephonic or written notice by letter, facsimile or telex) that such Revolving Credit Loans are to be made under this Section 2.6(e) and of the apportionment among the Lenders, and the Lenders shall be unconditionally obligated to fund such Revolving Credit Loans (whether or not the conditions specified in Section 2.5(a) [Revolving Credit Loan Requests] or in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] are then satisfied) by the time PNC so requests, which shall not be earlier than 3:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Business Day following the date the Lenders receive such notice from PNC. (ii) With respect to any Swing Loan that is not refinanced into Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part as contemplated by Section 2.6(e)(i), because of the Borrower’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] other than any notice requirements, or for any other reason, each Lender shall fund its risk participation in the applicable Swing Loan. Each Lender’s payment to the Swing Loan Lender pursuant to this Section 2.6(e)(ii) shall be deemed to be a payment in respect of its risk participation in such Swing Loan from such Lender in satisfaction of its risk participation obligation under Section 2.6(c) [Making Swing Loans]. (iii) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of PNC (as the Swing Loan Lender) any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(e) by the time specified in Section 2.6(e)(i), the Swing Loan Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Loan Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Loan Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such 35 135035202_4


 
Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan or funded participation, as applicable, with respect to such prepayment. A certificate of the Swing Loan Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (ii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (f) Swing Loans Under Cash Management Agreements. In addition to making Swing Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of Section 2.6(c) [Making Swing Loans], without the requirement for a specific request from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5(b) [Swing Loan Requests], PNC as the Swing Loan Lender may make Swing Loans to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Working Cash® Sweep Rider and any other agreements between the Borrower and such Swing Loan Lender relating to the Borrower’s deposit, sweep and other accounts at such Swing Loan Lender and related arrangements and agreements regarding the management and investment of the Borrower’s cash assets as in effect from time to time (the “Cash Management Agreements”) to the extent of the daily aggregate net negative balance in the Borrower’s accounts which are subject to the provisions of the Cash Management Agreements. Swing Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.6(f) in accordance with the provisions of the Cash Management Agreements shall (i) be subject to the limitations as to aggregate amount set forth in Section 2.1(b) [Swing Loan Commitment], (ii) not be subject to the limitations as to individual amount set forth in Section 2.5(b) [Swing Loan Requests], (iii) be payable by the Borrower, both as to principal and interest, at the rates and times set forth in the Cash Management Agreements (but in no event later than the Expiration Date), (iv) not be made at any time after such Swing Loan Lender has received written notice of the occurrence of an Event of Default and so long as such shall continue to exist, or, unless consented to by the Required Lenders, a Potential Default and so long as such shall continue to exist, (v) if not repaid by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Cash Management Agreements, be subject to each Lender’s obligation pursuant to Section 2.6(e) [Borrowings to Repay Swing Loans], and (vi) except as provided in the foregoing subsections (i) through (v), be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Section 2. 2.7 Notes. The Obligation of the Borrower to repay the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans made to it by each Lender, together with interest thereon, shall be evidenced, at the request of such Lender, by a Revolving Credit Note and the Swing Loan Note each dated the Closing Date payable to the order of such Lender in a face amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment or Swing Loan Commitment, as applicable, of such Lender. 2.8 Reserved. 2.9 Letter of Credit Subfacility. (a) Issuance of Letters of Credit. The Borrower may at any time prior to the Expiration Date request the issuance of a standby letter of credit (each a “Letter of Credit”) for its own account or the account of any Subsidiary (in which case the Borrower and such Subsidiary shall be co-applicants with respect to such Letter of Credit), or the amendment or extension of an existing Letter of Credit, by delivering or transmitting electronically to the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a completed application for letter of credit, or request for such amendment or extension, as applicable, in such form as the Issuing 36 135035202_4


 
Lender may specify from time to time by no later than 10:00 a.m. at least five (5) Business Days, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Issuing Lender, in advance of the proposed date of issuance. The Borrower shall authorize and direct the Issuing Lender to name the Borrower or any Subsidiary as the “Applicant” or “Account Party” of each Letter of Credit. Promptly after receipt of any letter of credit application, the Issuing Lender shall confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit application and if not, the Issuing Lender will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. (i) Unless the Issuing Lender has received notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at least one day prior to the requested date of issuance, amendment or extension of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Section 7 [Conditions of Lending and Issuance of Letters of Credit] is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.9, the Issuing Lender or any of the Issuing Lender’s Affiliates will issue the proposed Letter of Credit or agree to such amendment or extension, provided that, subject to the second to last sentence of this clause (a)(i), each Letter of Credit shall in no event expire later than the Expiration Date and provided further that in no event shall (i) the Letter of Credit Obligations exceed, at any one time, $15,000,000 (the “Letter of Credit Sublimit”) or (ii) the Revolving Facility Usage exceed, at any one time, the Revolving Credit Commitments. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that it shall be in compliance with the preceding sentence and with Section 7 [Conditions of Lending and Issuance of Letters of Credit] after giving effect to the requested issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit. Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable Issuing Lender will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. If any Letter of Credit Obligation for any reason remains outstanding seven (7) days prior to the applicable Expiration Date, Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then outstanding amount of all Letter of Credit Obligations in the Minimum Collateral Amount or the Borrower shall have entered into other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender with respect to such outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each Issuing Lender and the Lenders, a security interest in all Cash Collateral pledged pursuant to this Section or otherwise under this Agreement. (ii) Notwithstanding Section 2.9(a)(i), the Issuing Lender shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Official Body or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Official Body with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing 37 135035202_4


 
Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good faith deems material to it, (ii) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally or (iii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuer Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.10(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other Issuer Lender Obligations as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion. (b) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders a fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) equal to the Applicable Margin for Letters of Credit times the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit, and (ii) to the Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit. All Letter of Credit Fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Payment Date following issuance of each Letter of Credit. The Borrower shall also pay to the Issuing Lender for the Issuing Lender’s sole account the Issuing Lender’s then in effect customary fees and administrative expenses payable with respect to the Letters of Credit as the Issuing Lender may generally charge or incur from time to time in connection with the issuance, maintenance, amendment (if any), assignment or transfer (if any), negotiation, and administration of Letters of Credit. (c) Disbursements, Reimbursement. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Lender a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s Ratable Share of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and the amount of such drawing, respectively. (i) In the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof, the Issuing Lender will promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Provided that it shall have received such notice, the Borrower shall reimburse (such obligation to reimburse the Issuing Lender shall sometimes be referred to as a “Reimbursement Obligation”) the Issuing Lender prior to 12:00 noon on each date that an amount is paid by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit (each such date, a “Drawing Date”) by paying to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender an amount equal to the amount so paid by the Issuing Lender. In the event the Borrower fails to reimburse the Issuing Lender (through the Administrative Agent) for the full amount of any drawing under any Letter of Credit by 12:00 noon on the Drawing Date, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof, and the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that Revolving Credit Loans be made by the Lenders under the Base Rate Option to be disbursed on the Drawing Date under such Letter of Credit, subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] other than any notice requirements. Any notice given by the Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.9(c)(i) may be 38 135035202_4


 
oral if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice. (ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.9(c)(i) make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender an amount in immediately available funds equal to its Ratable Share of the amount of the drawing, whereupon the participating Lenders shall (subject to Section 2.9(c) [Disbursements; Reimbursement]) each be deemed to have made a Revolving Credit Loan under the Base Rate Option to the Borrower in that amount. If any Lender so notified fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender the amount of such Lender’s Ratable Share of such amount by no later than 2:00 p.m. on the Drawing Date, then interest shall accrue on such Lender’s obligation to make such payment, from the Drawing Date to the date on which such Lender makes such payment (i) at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate during the first three (3) days following the Drawing Date and (ii) at a rate per annum equal to the rate applicable to Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option on and after the fourth day following the Drawing Date. The Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender will promptly give notice (as described in Section 2.9(c)(i) above) of the occurrence of the Drawing Date, but failure of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender to give any such notice on the Drawing Date or in sufficient time to enable any Lender to effect such payment on such date shall not relieve such Lender from its obligation under this Section 2.9(c)(ii). (iii) With respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is not converted into Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option to the Borrower in whole or in part as contemplated by Section 2.9(c)(i), because of the Borrower’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] other than any notice requirements, or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the Issuing Lender a borrowing (each a “Letter of Credit Borrowing”) in the amount of such drawing. Such Letter of Credit Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate per annum applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option. Each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.9(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement] shall be deemed to be a payment in respect of its participation in such Letter of Credit Borrowing (each a “Participation Advance”) from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.9(c). (d) Repayment of Participation Advances. (i) Upon (and only upon) receipt by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender of immediately available funds from the Borrower (i) in reimbursement of any payment made by the Issuing Lender under the Letter of Credit with respect to which any Lender has made a Participation Advance to the Administrative Agent, or (ii) in payment of interest on such a payment made by the Issuing Lender under such a Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Issuing Lender will pay to each Lender, in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent, the amount of such Lender’s Ratable Share of such funds, except the Administrative Agent shall retain for the account of the Issuing Lender the amount of the Ratable Share of such funds of any Lender that did not make a Participation Advance in respect of such payment by the Issuing Lender. 39 135035202_4


 
(ii) If the Administrative Agent is required at any time to return to the Borrower, or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or any official in any Insolvency Proceeding, any portion of any payment made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section in reimbursement of a payment made under any Letter of Credit or interest or fees thereon, each Lender shall, on demand of the Administrative Agent, forthwith return to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender the amount of its Ratable Share of any amounts so returned by the Administrative Agent plus interest thereon from the date such demand is made to the date such amounts are returned by such Lender to the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect from time to time. (e) Documentation. The Borrower agrees to be bound by the terms of the Issuing Lender’s application and agreement for letters of credit and the Issuing Lender’s written regulations and customary practices relating to letters of credit, though such interpretation may be different from the Borrower’s own. In the event of a conflict between such application or agreement and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern. It is understood and agreed that, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the Issuing Lender shall not be liable for any error, negligence and/or mistakes, whether of omission or commission, in following the Borrower’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments or supplements thereto. (f) Determinations to Honor Drawing Requests. In determining whether to honor any request for drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Lender shall be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. (g) Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations. Each Lender’s obligation in accordance with this Agreement to make the Revolving Credit Loans or Participation Advances, as contemplated by Section 2.9(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement], as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and the Obligations of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender upon a draw under a Letter of Credit, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.9 under all circumstances, including the following circumstances: (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, or which the Borrower may have against the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates, any Lender or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the failure of the Borrower or any other Person to comply, in connection with a Letter of Credit Borrowing, with the conditions set forth in Sections 2.1 [Revolving Credit Commitments], 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Swing Loan Requests], 2.6 [Making Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans; Etc.] or 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement for the making of a Revolving Credit Loan, it being acknowledged that such conditions are not required for the making of a Letter of Credit 40 135035202_4


 
Borrowing and the obligation of the Lenders to make Participation Advances under Section 2.9(c) [Disbursements, Reimbursement]; (iii) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit; (iv) any claim of breach of warranty that might be made by the Borrower or any Lender against any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit, or the existence of any claim, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim, crossclaim, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary, successor beneficiary any transferee or assignee of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates or any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between the Borrower or Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured); (v) the lack of power or authority of any signer of (or any defect in or forgery of any signature or endorsement on) or the form of or lack of validity, sufficiency, accuracy, enforceability or genuineness of any draft, demand, instrument, certificate or other document presented under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, or any fraud or alleged fraud in connection with any Letter of Credit, or the transport of any property or provision of services relating to a Letter of Credit, in each case even if the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates has been notified thereof; (vi) payment by the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a demand, draft or certificate or other document which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; (vii) the solvency of, or any acts or omissions by, any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit, or any other Person having a role in any transaction or obligation relating to a Letter of Credit, or the existence, nature, quality, quantity, condition, value or other characteristic of any property or services relating to a Letter of Credit; (viii) any failure by the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates to issue any Letter of Credit in the form requested by the Borrower, unless the Issuing Lender has received written notice from the Borrower of such failure within three Business Days after the Issuing Lender shall have furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a copy of such Letter of Credit and such error is material and no drawing has been made thereon prior to receipt of such notice; (ix) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower or Subsidiaries of the Borrower; (x) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any party thereto; (xi) the occurrence or continuance of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to the Borrower; 41 135035202_4


 
(xii) the fact that an Event of Default or a Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (xiii) the fact that the Expiration Date shall have passed or this Agreement or the Commitments hereunder shall have been terminated; and (xiv) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. (h) Indemnity. The Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless the Issuing Lender and any of its Affiliates that has issued a Letter of Credit from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, taxes, penalties, interest, judgments, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel) which the Issuing Lender or any of its Affiliates may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit, other than as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. (i) Liability for Acts and Omissions. As between the Borrower and the Issuing Lender, or the Issuing Lender’s Affiliates, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for any of the following, including any losses or damages to the Borrower or other Person or property relating therefrom: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for an issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged (even if the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates shall have been notified thereof); (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such 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; (iii) the failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit, or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred, to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit or any other claim of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, or any such transferee, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee; (iv) 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; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates, as applicable, including any act or omission of any Official Body, and none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of the Issuing Lender’s or its Affiliates rights or powers hereunder. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall relieve the Issuing Lender from liability for the Issuing Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with actions or omissions described in such clauses (i) through (viii) of 42 135035202_4


 
such sentence. In no event shall the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates be liable to the Borrower for any indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or special damages or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), or for any damages resulting from any change in the value of any property relating to a Letter of Credit. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuing Lender and each of its Affiliates (i) may rely on any oral or other communication believed in good faith by the Issuing Lender or such Affiliate to have been authorized or given by or on behalf of the applicant for a Letter of Credit, (ii) may honor any presentation if the documents presented appear on their face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the relevant Letter of Credit; (iii) may honor a previously dishonored presentation under a Letter of Credit, whether such dishonor was pursuant to a court order, to settle or compromise any claim of wrongful dishonor, or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent as if such presentation had initially been honored, together with any interest paid by the Issuing Lender or its Affiliate; (iv) may honor any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment, upon receipt of such statement (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being delivered separately), and shall not be liable for any failure of any such draft or other document to arrive, or to conform in any way with the relevant Letter of Credit; (v) may pay any paying or negotiating bank claiming that it rightfully honored under the laws or practices of the place where such bank is located; and (vi) may settle or adjust any claim or demand made on the Issuing Lender or its Affiliate in any way related to any order issued at the applicant’s request to an air carrier, a letter of guarantee or of indemnity issued to a carrier or any similar document (each an “Order”) and honor any drawing in connection with any Letter of Credit that is the subject of such Order, notwithstanding that any drafts or other documents presented in connection with such Letter of Credit fail to conform in any way with such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions set forth above, any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not put the Issuing Lender or its Affiliates under any resulting liability to the Borrower or any Lender. (j) Issuing Lender Reporting Requirements. Each Issuing Lender shall, on the first Business Day of each month, provide to Administrative Agent and Borrower a schedule of the Letters of Credit issued by it, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, showing the date of issuance of each Letter of Credit, the account party, the original face amount (if any), and the expiration date of any Letter of Credit outstanding at any time during the preceding month, and any other information relating to such Letter of Credit that the Administrative Agent may request. 2.10 Defaulting Lenders. (a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law: 43 135035202_4


 
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders. (ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 10 [Default] or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.2(b) [Set-Off] shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Lender or Swing Loan Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 5.12 [Cash Collateral]; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Potential Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 5.12 [Cash Collateral]; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Lender or Swing Loan Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Issuing Lender or Swing Loan Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Potential Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Letter of Credit Borrowing in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 [Each Loan or Letter of Credit] were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and Letter of Credit Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or Letter of Credit Borrowing owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letter of Credit Obligations and Swing Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments under the Facility without giving effect to Section 2.10(a)(iv) [Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure]. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(i) [Defaulting Lender Waterfall] shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto. (iii) Certain Fees. 44 135035202_4


 
(A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender). (B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Ratable Share of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 5.12 [Cash Collateral]. (C) With respect to any Commitment Fee or Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Obligations or Swing Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to each Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Lender’s or Swing Loan Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee. (iv) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Obligations and Swing Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Ratable Shares (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Facility Usage of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to Section 12.15, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation. (v) Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, (x) first, prepay Swing Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Loan Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.12 [Cash Collateral]. (b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swing Loan Lender and Issuing Lender agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments under the Facility (without giving effect to Section 2.10 45 135035202_4


 
(a)(iv) [Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure], whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. (c) New Swing Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swing Loan Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swing Loan and (ii) no Issuing Lender shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto. 2.11 Increase in Revolving Credit Commitments. (a) Increasing Lenders and New Lenders. The Borrower may, at any time, request that (1) the current Lenders increase their Revolving Credit Commitments (any current Lender which elects to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment shall be referred to as an “Increasing Lender”) or (2) one or more new lenders (each a “New Lender”) join this Agreement and provide a Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder, subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) No Obligation to Increase. No current Lender shall be obligated to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment and any increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment by any current Lender shall be in the sole discretion of such current Lender; (ii) Defaults. There shall exist no Events of Default or Potential Default on the effective date of such increase and after giving effect to such increase; (iii) Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments. After giving effect to such increase, the total Revolving Credit Commitments shall not exceed $475,000,000; (iv) Minimum Revolving Credit Commitments. After giving effect to such increase, the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments provided by each of the New Lenders and each of the Increasing Lenders shall be at least $25,000,000, unless such amount is greater than the then remaining increase available under Section 2.11(a)(iii); (v) Resolutions; Opinion. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on or before the effective date of such increase the following documents in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent: (1) certifications of their corporate secretaries with attached resolutions certifying that the increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment has been approved by the Borrower, and (2) an opinion of counsel addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders addressing the authorization and execution of the Loan Documents by, and enforceability of the Loan Documents against, the Borrower; (vi) Notes. The Borrower shall execute and deliver (1) to each Increasing Lender to whom a Note was previously issued a replacement revolving credit Note 46 135035202_4


 
reflecting the new amount of such Increasing Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment after giving effect to the increase (and the prior Note, if any, issued to such Increasing Lender shall be deemed to be terminated) and (2) to each New Lender requesting a Note a revolving credit Note reflecting the amount of such New Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment; (vii) Approval of New Lenders. Any New Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (viii) Increasing Lenders. Each Increasing Lender shall confirm its agreement to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to an acknowledgement in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent, signed by it and the Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) days before the effective date of such increase; and (ix) New Lenders--Joinder. Each New Lender shall execute a lender joinder in substantially the form of Exhibit G pursuant to which such New Lender shall join and become a party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with a Revolving Credit Commitment in the amount set forth in such lender joinder. (b) Treatment of Outstanding Loans and Letters of Credit. (i) Borrowing of New Loans. Each of the Lenders shall participate in any new Loans made on or after such date in accordance with their respective Ratable Shares after giving effect to the increase in Revolving Credit Commitments contemplated by this Section 2.11. (ii) Outstanding Letters of Credit and Loans. On the effective date of such increase, each Increasing Lender and each New Lender (x) will be deemed to have purchased a participation in each then outstanding Letter of Credit equal to its Ratable Share of such Letter of Credit and the participation of each other Lender in such Letter of Credit shall be adjusted accordingly and (y) will acquire, (and will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to) its Ratable Share of all outstanding Participation Advances. 2.12 Extension of Expiration Date. (a) Requests for Extension. The Borrower may extend the Expiration Date then in effect hereunder (the “Existing Expiration Date”) for up to two (2) additional 364-day periods, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Lenders) at any time after the Closing Date, but prior to the Existing Expiration Date, by requesting that each Lender extend such Lender’s Expiration Date for an additional 364 days from the Existing Commitment Termination Date. (b) Lender Elections to Extend. Each Lender, acting in its sole and individual discretion, shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing (but in any event no later than the Existing Expiration Date) whether or not such Lender agrees to such extension (and each Lender that determines not to so extend its Expiration Date, a “Non-Extending Lender”) and any Lender that does not so advise the Administrative Agent on or before the Existing 47 135035202_4


 
Expiration Date shall be deemed to be a Non-Extending Lender. The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any other Lender to so agree. (c) Notification by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower in writing of each Lender’s determination under this Section 2.12 prior to the Existing Expiration Date. (d) Additional Commitment Lenders. The Borrower shall have the right on or before the Existing Expiration Date to replace each Non-Extending Lender with, and add as “Lenders” under this Agreement in place thereof, one or more Eligible Assignees, which may be a then existing Lender (each, an “Additional Commitment Lender”) with the approval of the Administrative Agent, Swing Loan Lender and the Issuing Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), each of which Additional Commitment Lenders shall have entered into an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to which such Additional Commitment Lender shall, effective as of the Existing Expiration Date, undertake a Revolving Credit Commitment (and, if any such Additional Commitment Lender is already a Lender, its Revolving Credit Commitment shall be in addition to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder on such date). (e) Minimum Extension Requirement. If (and only if) the total of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders that have agreed so to extend their Expiration Date and the additional Revolving Credit Commitments of the Additional Commitment Lenders shall be more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments in effect immediately prior to the Existing Expiration Date, then, effective as of the Existing Expiration Date, the Expiration Date of each Extending Lender and of each Additional Commitment Lender shall be extended to the date falling 364 days after the Existing Expiration Date (except that, if such date is not a Business Day, such Expiration Date as so extended shall be the preceding Business Day) and each Additional Commitment Lender shall thereupon become a “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement. (f) Conditions to Effectiveness of Extensions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the extension of the Expiration Date pursuant to this Section shall not be effective with respect to any Lender unless: (i) as of the date of such extension of the Expiration Date and after giving effect thereto, the representations and warranties of the Borrower shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless qualified by materiality or reference to the absence of a Material Adverse Change, in which event shall be true and correct), except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section, the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.6 [Financial Statements] shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Section 8.11 [Reporting Requirements]; (ii) no Event of Default or Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension of the Expiration Date and after giving effect thereto; and 48 135035202_4


 
(iii) on or before the Expiration Date of each Non-Extending Lender, (x) the Borrower shall have paid in full the principal of and interest on all of the Loans made by such Non-Extending Lender to the Borrower hereunder and (y) the Borrower shall have paid in full all other Obligations owing to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (it being understood that after giving effect to this clause (iii) with respect to any Non-Extending Lender, such Non-Extending Lender’s Commitment shall be deemed terminated on the Existing Expiration Date and such Non-Extending Lender shall no longer be a “Lender” hereunder). ARTICLE 3 RESERVED ARTICLE 4 INTEREST RATES 4.1 Interest Rate Options. The Borrower shall pay interest in respect of the outstanding unpaid principal amount of the Loans as selected by it from the Base Rate Option, the LIBOR Rate Option or the Daily LIBOR Rate set forth below applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans or the Swing Loans, respectively, it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may select different Interest Rate Options and different Interest Periods to apply simultaneously to the Revolving Credit Loans comprising different Borrowing Tranches and may convert to or renew one or more Interest Rate Options with respect to all or any portion of the Revolving Credit Loans comprising any Borrowing Tranche; provided that there shall not be at any one time outstanding more than six (6) Borrowing Tranches of Revolving Credit Loans; provided further that if an Event of Default or Potential Default exists and is continuing, the Borrower may not request, convert to, or renew the LIBOR Rate Option for any Revolving Credit Loans and the Required Lenders may demand that all existing Borrowing Tranches bearing interest under the LIBOR Rate Option shall be converted immediately to the Base Rate Option, subject to the obligation of the Borrower to pay any indemnity under Section 5.10 [Indemnity] in connection with such conversion. If at any time the designated rate applicable to any Loan made by any Lender exceeds such Lender’s highest lawful rate, the rate of interest on such Lender’s Loan shall be limited to such Lender’s highest lawful rate. (a) Revolving Credit Interest Rate Options. The Borrower shall have the right to select from the following Interest Rate Options applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans: (i) Revolving Credit Base Rate Option: A fluctuating rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed) equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, such interest rate to change automatically from time to time effective as of the effective date of each change in the Base Rate; or (ii) Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Option: A rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the LIBOR Rate as determined for each applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin. 49 135035202_4


 
(b) Swing Loan Interest Rate. Borrower shall have the right to select the Base Rate Option applicable to Revolving Credit Loans or the Daily LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin to apply to the Swing Loans. (c) Rate Quotations. The Borrower may call the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which a Revolving Credit Loan Request is to be delivered to receive an indication of the rates then in effect, but it is acknowledged that such projection shall not be binding on the Administrative Agent or the Lenders nor affect the rate of interest which thereafter is actually in effect when the election is made. 4.2 Interest Periods. At any time when the Borrower shall select, convert to or renew a LIBOR Rate Option, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof at least three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such LIBOR Rate Option by delivering a Revolving Credit Loan Request. The notice shall specify an Interest Period during which such Interest Rate Option shall apply. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following provisions shall apply to any selection of, renewal of, or conversion to a LIBOR Rate Option: (a) Amount of Borrowing Tranche. Each Borrowing Tranche of Loans under the LIBOR Rate Option shall be in integral multiples of, and not less than, the respective amounts set forth in Section 2.5(a) [Revolving Credit Loan Requests]; and (b) Renewals. In the case of the renewal of a LIBOR Rate Option at the end of an Interest Period, the first day of the new Interest Period shall be the last day of the preceding Interest Period, without duplication in payment of interest for such day. 4.3 Interest After Default. To the extent permitted by Law, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as described in Section 10.1(a) [Payments Under Loan Documents] or Section 10.1(k) [Insolvency Proceedings, Solvency; Attachment] and at the discretion of the Administrative Agent or upon written demand by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent with respect to the occurrence of any other Event of Default and until such time such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived: (a) Letter of Credit Fees. The Letter of Credit Fees pursuant to Section 2.9(b) [Letter of Credit Fees] shall be increased by 2.0% per annum; (b) Interest Rate. Each Loan shall bear the rate of interest applicable to Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option plus 2.0% per annum; (c) Other Obligations. Each other Obligation hereunder if not paid when due shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the rate of interest applicable to Revolving Credit Loans under the Base Rate Option plus an additional 2.0% per annum from the time such Obligation becomes due and payable until the time such Obligation is paid in full; and (d) Acknowledgment. The Borrower acknowledges that the increase in rates referred to in this Section 4.3 reflects, among other things, the fact that such Loans or other amounts have become a substantially greater risk given their default status and that the Lenders are entitled to additional compensation for such risk; and all such interest shall be payable by Borrower upon demand by Administrative Agent. 50 135035202_4


 
4.4 LIBOR Rate Unascertainable; Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available. (a) Unascertainable. If on any date on which a LIBOR Rate would otherwise be determined, the Administrative Agent shall have determined that: (i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining such LIBOR Rate, or (ii) a contingency has occurred which materially and adversely affects the London interbank eurodollar market relating to the LIBOR Rate, then the Administrative Agent shall have the rights specified in Section 4.4(c) [Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights]. (b) Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available. If at any time any Lender shall have determined that: (i) the making, maintenance or funding of any Loan to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies has been made impracticable or unlawful by compliance by such Lender in good faith with any Law or any interpretation or application thereof by any Official Body or with any request or directive of any such Official Body (whether or not having the force of Law), or (ii) such LIBOR Rate Option will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lender of the establishment or maintenance of any such Loan, or (iii) after making all reasonable efforts, deposits of the relevant amount in Dollars for the relevant Interest Period for a Loan, or to banks generally, to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies, respectively, are not available to such Lender with respect to such Loan, or to banks generally, in the interbank eurodollar market, then the Administrative Agent shall have the rights specified in Section 4.4(c) [Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights]. (c) Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights. In the case of any event specified in Section 4.4(a) [Unascertainable] above, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Lenders and the Borrower thereof, and in the case of an event specified in Section 4.4(b) [Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available] above, such Lender shall promptly so notify the Administrative Agent and endorse a certificate to such notice as to the specific circumstances of such notice, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly send copies of such notice and certificate to the other Lenders and the Borrower. Upon such date as shall be specified in such notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such notice is given), the obligation of (A) the Lenders, in the case of such notice given by the Administrative Agent, or (B) such Lender, in the case of such notice given by such Lender, to allow the Borrower to select, convert to or renew a LIBOR Rate Option shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall have later notified the Borrower, or such Lender shall have later notified the Administrative Agent, of the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s, as the case may be, determination that the circumstances giving rise to such previous determination no longer exist. 51 135035202_4


 
If at any time the Administrative Agent makes a determination under Section 4.4(a) [Unascertainable] and the Borrower has previously notified the Administrative Agent of its selection of, conversion to or renewal of a LIBOR Rate Option and such Interest Rate Option has not yet gone into effect, such notification shall be deemed to provide for selection of, conversion to or renewal of the Base Rate Option otherwise available with respect to such Loans. If any Lender notifies the Administrative Agent of a determination under Section 4.4(b) [Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available], the Borrower shall, subject to the Borrower’s indemnification Obligations under Section 5.10 [Indemnity], as to any Loan of the Lender to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies, on the date specified in such notice either convert such Loan to the Base Rate Option otherwise available with respect to such Loan or prepay such Loan in accordance with Section 5.6 [Voluntary Prepayments]. Absent due notice from the Borrower of conversion or prepayment, such Loan shall automatically be converted to the Base Rate Option otherwise available with respect to such Loan upon such specified date. (d) Successor LIBOR Rate Index. (i) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if the Administrative Agent determines that a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Event has occurred, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the LIBOR Rate with a Benchmark Replacement; and any such amendment will become effective at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has provided such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. Until the Benchmark Replacement is effective, each advance, conversion and renewal of a Loan under the LIBOR Rate Option will continue to bear interest with reference to the LIBOR Rate; provided however, during a Benchmark Unavailability Period (i) any pending selection of, conversion to or renewal of a Loan bearing interest under the LIBOR Rate Option that has not yet gone into effect shall be deemed to be a selection of, conversion to or renewal of the Base Rate Option with respect to such Loan, (ii) all outstanding Loans bearing interest under the LIBOR Rate Option shall automatically be converted to the Base Rate Option at the expiration of the existing Interest Period (or sooner, if Administrative Agent cannot continue to lawfully maintain such affected Loan under the LIBOR Rate Option) and (iii) the component of the Base Rate based upon the LIBOR Rate will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate. (ii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (A) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable 52 135035202_4


 
(B) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (C) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (D) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to this Section 4.4(d) including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 4.4(d). (iv) Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 4.4: “Benchmark Replacement” means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the LIBOR Rate for U.S. dollar-denominated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if at any time the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Benchmark Replacement Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Benchmark Replacement Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the LIBOR Rate with an alternate benchmark rate for each applicable Interest Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the LIBOR Rate with the applicable Benchmark Replacement (excluding such spread adjustment) by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for such replacement of the LIBOR Rate for U.S. dollar-denominated credit facilities at such time and (b) which may also reflect adjustments to account for (i) the effects of the transition from the LIBOR Rate to the Benchmark Replacement and (ii) yield- or risk-based differences between the LIBOR Rate and the Benchmark Replacement. “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of 53 135035202_4


 
any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement). “Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the LIBOR Rate: (1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the LIBOR Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the LIBOR Rate; or (2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein. “Benchmark Replacement Floor” means the minimum rate of interest, if any, specified for the LIBOR Rate or, if no minimum rate of interest is specified, zero. “Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the LIBOR Rate: (1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the LIBOR Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the LIBOR Rate, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBOR Rate; (2) a public statement or publication of information by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOR Rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBOR Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBOR Rate or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the LIBOR Rate, which states that the administrator of the LIBOR Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the LIBOR Rate permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBOR Rate; or (3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOR Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent announcing that the LIBOR Rate is no longer representative. “Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the LIBOR Rate and solely to the extent that the LIBOR Rate has not been replaced with a 54 135035202_4


 
Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBOR Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 4.4(d) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBOR Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 4.4(d). “Early Opt-in Event” means a determination by the Administrative Agent that U.S. dollar-denominated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section 4.4(d), are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the LIBOR Rate. “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto. 4.5 Selection of Interest Rate Options. If the Borrower fails to select a new Interest Period to apply to any Borrowing Tranche of Loans under the LIBOR Rate Option at the expiration of an existing Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing Tranche in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2 [Interest Periods], the Borrower shall be deemed to have converted such Borrowing Tranche to the Base Rate Option, as applicable to Revolving Credit Loans, commencing upon the last day of the existing Interest Period. If the Borrower provides any Revolving Credit Loan Request related to a Loan at the LIBOR Rate Option but fails to identify an Interest Period therefor, such Revolving Credit Loan Request shall be deemed to request an Interest Period of one month. Any Revolving Credit Loan Request that fails to select an Interest Rate Option shall be deemed to be a request for the Base Rate Option. ARTICLE 5 PAYMENTS; TAXES; YIELD MAINTENANCE 5.1 Payments. All payments and prepayments to be made in respect of principal, interest, Commitment Fees, Letter of Credit Fees, Administrative Agent’s Fee or other fees or amounts due from the Borrower hereunder shall be payable prior to 11:00 a.m. on the date when due without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, and without set-off, counterclaim or other deduction of any nature, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue. Such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office for the account of the Swing Loan Lender with respect to the Swing Loans and for the ratable accounts of the Lenders with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans in U.S. Dollars and in immediately available funds, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute such amounts to the Lenders in immediately available funds; provided that in the event payments are received by 11:00 a.m. by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loans and such payments are not distributed to the Lenders on the same day received by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall pay the Lenders interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate with respect to the amount of such payments for each day held by the Administrative Agent and not distributed to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s statement of account, ledger or other relevant record 55 135035202_4


 
shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive as the statement of the amount of principal of and interest on the Loans and other amounts owing under this Agreement. 5.2 Pro Rata Treatment of Lenders. Each borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans shall be allocated to each Lender according to its Ratable Share, and each selection of, conversion to or renewal of any Interest Rate Option and each payment or prepayment by the Borrower with respect to principal, interest, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees (but excluding the Administrative Agent’s Fee and the Issuing Lender’s fronting fee) shall (except as otherwise may be provided with respect to a Defaulting Lender and except as provided in Sections 4.4(c) [Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights] in the case of an event specified in Section 4.4 [LIBOR Rate Unascertainable; Etc.], 5.6(b) [Replacement of a Lender] or 5.8 [Increased Costs]) be payable ratably among the Lenders entitled to such payment in accordance with the amount of principal, interest, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees, as set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each borrowing or payment or prepayment by the Borrower of principal, interest, fees or other amounts from the Borrower with respect to Swing Loans shall be made by or to the Swing Loan Lender according to Section 2.6(e) [Borrowings to Repay Swing Loans]. 5.3 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff, counterclaim or banker’s lien or other any right, by receipt of voluntary payment, by realization upon security, or by any other non-pro rata source, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than the pro-rata share of the amount such Lender is entitled thereto, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that: (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, together with interest or other amounts, if any, required by Law (including court order) to be paid by the Lender or the holder making such purchase; and (ii) the provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of the Loan Documents or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or Participation Advances to any assignee or participant. The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such 56 135035202_4


 
participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. 5.4 Administrative Agent’s Clawback. (a) Reserved. (b) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Lender, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. 5.5 Interest Payment Dates. Interest on Loans to which the Base Rate Option applies shall be due and payable in arrears on each Payment Date and the Expiration Date or the applicable Specified Maturity Date. Interest on Loans to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies shall be due and payable on the last day of each Interest Period for those Loans and, if such Interest Period is longer than three (3) Months, also on the 90th day of such Interest Period and the Expiration Date or the applicable Specified Maturity Date. Interest on the principal amount of each Loan or other monetary Obligation shall be due and payable on demand after such principal amount or other monetary Obligation becomes due and payable (whether on the stated Expiration Date, the applicable Specified Maturity Date or upon acceleration or otherwise). 5.6 Voluntary Prepayments. (a) Right to Prepay. The Borrower shall have the right at its option from time to time to prepay the Loans in whole or part without premium or penalty (except as provided in Section 5.7(a) [Replacement of a Lender], in Section 5.8 [Increased Costs] and Section 5.10 [Indemnity]). Whenever the Borrower desires to prepay any part of the Loans, it shall provide a prepayment notice to the Administrative Agent by 1:00 p.m. at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans or no later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of prepayment of Swing Loans, setting forth the following information: (i) the date, which shall be a Business Day, on which the proposed prepayment is to be made; (ii) a statement indicating the application of the prepayment between the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans; 57 135035202_4


 
(iii) a statement indicating the application of the prepayment between Loans to which the Base Rate Option applies and Loans to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies; and (iv) the total principal amount of such prepayment, which shall not be less than the lesser of (i) the Revolving Facility Usage or (ii) $100,000 for any Swing Loan or $5,000,000 for any Revolving Credit Loan. All prepayment notices shall be irrevocable. The principal amount of the Loans for which a prepayment notice is given, together with interest on such principal amount, shall be due and payable on the date specified in such prepayment notice as the date on which the proposed prepayment is to be made. Except as provided in Section 4.4(c) [Administrative Agent’s and Lender’s Rights], if the Borrower prepays a Loan but fails to specify the applicable Borrowing Tranche which the Borrower is prepaying, the prepayment shall be applied first to Loans to which the Base Rate Option applies, then to Loans to which the LIBOR Rate Option applies. Any prepayment hereunder shall be subject to the Borrower’s Obligation to indemnify the Lenders under Section 5.10 [Indemnity]. 5.7 Replacement of a Lender; Designation of a Different Lending Office. (a) Replacement of a Lender. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.8 [Increased Costs], or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Official Body for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.9 [Taxes] and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 5.7(b), or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 12.9 [Successors and Assigns]), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 5.8 [Increased Cost] or Section 5.9 [Taxes]) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 12.9 [Successors and Assigns]; (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in Letter of Credit Borrowings, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 5.10 [Indemnity]) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts); (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 5.8 [Increased Costs] or payments required to be made pursuant to 58 135035202_4


 
Section 5.9 [Taxes], such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; (iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law; and (v) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. (b) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.8 [Increased Costs], or the Borrower is or will be required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Official Body for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.9 [Taxes], then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 5.8 [Increased Costs] or Section 5.9 [Taxes], as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. 5.8 Increased Costs. (a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall: (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the LIBOR Rate) or the Issuing Lender; (ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or (iii) impose on any Lender, the Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, the Issuing Lender or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of 59 135035202_4


 
maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, the Issuing Lender or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, the Issuing Lender or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, the Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered. (b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Issuing Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered. (c) Certificates for Reimbursement; Repayment of Outstanding Loans; Borrowing of New Loans. A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof. (d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine (9) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). (e) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 5.8 [Increased Costs] shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations. 60 135035202_4


 
5.9 Taxes. (a) Issuing Lender. For purposes of this Section 5.9, the term “Lender” includes the Issuing Lender and the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA. (b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Official Body in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.9 [Taxes]) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made. (c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Official Body in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. (d) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 5.9 [Taxes]) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Official Body. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.9(d) [Participations] 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 Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Official Body. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other 61 135035202_4


 
source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 5.9(e) [Indemnification by the Lenders]. (f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to an Official Body pursuant to this Section 5.9 [Taxes], the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Official Body evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. (g) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.9(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) 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. (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person, (A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable: (I) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable) 62 135035202_4


 
establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty; (II) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI; (III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable); or (IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN if applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and (D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) 63 135035202_4


 
and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. 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 Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. (h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.9 [Taxes] (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.9 [Taxes]), 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 5.9 [Taxes] 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 Official Body with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party incurred in connection with obtaining such refund, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 5.9(h) [Treatment of Certain Refunds] (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Official Body) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Official Body. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.9(h) [Treatment of Certain Refunds]), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 5.9(h) [Treatment of Certain Refunds] the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person. (i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 5.9 [Taxes] shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations. 5.10 Indemnity. In addition to the compensation or payments required by Section 5.8 [Increased Costs] or Section 5.9 [Taxes], the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against all liabilities, losses or expenses (including loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan, from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract) which such Lender sustains or incurs as a consequence of any: 64 135035202_4


 
(i) payment, prepayment, conversion or renewal of any Loan to which a LIBOR Rate Option applies on a day other than the last day of the corresponding Interest Period (whether or not such payment or prepayment is mandatory, voluntary or automatic and whether or not such payment or prepayment is then due); or (ii) attempt by the Borrower to revoke (expressly, by later inconsistent notices or otherwise) in whole or part any Revolving Credit Loan Requests under Section 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests; Swing Loan Requests] or Section 4.2 [Interest Periods] or notice relating to prepayments under Section 5.6 [Voluntary Prepayments] or failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Loan under the Base Rate Option on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower, or (iii) any assignment of a Loan under the LIBOR Rate Option on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.7(a) [Replacement of a Lender]. If any Lender sustains or incurs any such loss or expense, it shall from time to time notify the Borrower of the amount determined in good faith by such Lender (which determination may include such assumptions, allocations of costs and expenses and averaging or attribution methods as such Lender shall deem reasonable) to be necessary to indemnify such Lender for such loss or expense. Such notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for such determination. Such amount shall be due and payable by the Borrower to such Lender ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given. Each party’s obligations under this Section 5.10 [Indemnity] shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations. 5.11 Settlement Date Procedures. In order to minimize the transfer of funds between the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swing Loans and the Swing Loan Lender may make Swing Loans as provided in Section 2.1(b) [Swing Loan Commitment] hereof during the period between Settlement Dates. The Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of its Ratable Share of the total of the Revolving Credit Loans and the Swing Loans (each a “Required Share”). On such Settlement Date, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent the amount equal to the difference between its Required Share and its Revolving Credit Loans, and the Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender its Ratable Share of all payments made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans. The Administrative Agent shall also effect settlement in accordance with the foregoing sentence on the proposed Borrowing Dates for Revolving Credit Loans and may at its option effect settlement on any other Business Day. These settlement procedures are established solely as a matter of administrative convenience, and nothing contained in this Section 5.11 shall relieve the Lenders of their obligations to fund Revolving Credit Loans on dates other than a Settlement Date pursuant to Section 2.1(b) [Swing Loan Commitment]. The Administrative Agent may at any time at its option for any reason whatsoever require each Lender to pay immediately to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Ratable Share of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and each Lender may at any time require the Administrative 65 135035202_4


 
Agent to pay immediately to such Lender its Ratable Share of all payments made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans. 5.12 Cash Collateral. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.10(a)(iv) [Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure] and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount. (a) Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Lender, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations, to be applied pursuant to clause (b) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). (b) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 5.12 [Cash Collateral] or Section 2.10 [Defaulting Lender] in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein. (c) Termination of Requirement. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 5.12 [Cash Collateral] following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section 2.10 [Defaulting Lenders] the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Lender may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to Section 5.12(a) [Grant of Security Interest] above. 66 135035202_4


 
ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders as follows: 6.1 Organization and Qualification; Power and Authority; Compliance With Laws; Title to Properties; Event of Default. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiary (i) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) has all necessary lawful power and authority, and all necessary licenses, approvals and authorizations to own or lease its properties and to engage in the business it presently conducts or currently proposes to conduct, except, in the cases of owning or leasing its properties and engaging in the business it presently conducts or currently proposes to conduct, where the absence of such licenses, approvals or authorizations, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (iii) is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction where the property owned or leased by it or the nature of the business transacted by it or both makes such licensing or qualification necessary and the absence of such licensing or qualification would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (iv) has full power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Indebtedness contemplated by the Loan Documents and to perform its Obligations, and all such actions have been duly authorized by all necessary action and proceedings on its part, (v) is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws (other than Environmental Laws which are specifically addressed in Section 6.14 [Environmental Matters]) in all jurisdictions in which the Borrower or Subsidiary of the Borrower is presently or will be doing business except where (a) the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Change or (b) any non-compliance is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and (vi) has good and marketable title to or valid leasehold interest in all properties, assets and other rights which it purports to own or lease or which are reflected as owned or leased on its books and records, free and clear of all Liens and encumbrances except Permitted Liens, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Change. No Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the performance by the Borrower of its Obligations. 6.2 Borrower; Subsidiaries and Owners; Investment Companies. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 6.2 states (i) the name of each of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, its jurisdiction of organization and the amount, percentage and type of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary (the “Subsidiary Equity Interests”), (ii) the name of each holder of Subsidiary Equity Interest in each Subsidiary and the amount thereof and (iii) any options, warrants or other rights outstanding to purchase any such Equity Interests referred to in clause (i) or (ii). The Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower has good and marketable title to all of the Subsidiary Equity Interests it then purports to own, free and clear in each case of any Lien and all such Subsidiary Equity Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiaries of the Borrower is an “investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under the 67 135035202_4


 
“control” of an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 and shall not become such an “investment company” or under such “control.” 6.3 Validity and Binding Effect. Each of this Agreement and each other Loan Document has been (or when delivered will have been), (i) duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and (ii) constitutes, or will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms. 6.4 No Conflict; Material Agreements; Consents. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents by the Borrower nor the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated or compliance with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof by the Borrower will conflict with, constitute a default under or result in any breach of (i) the terms and conditions of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or other organizational documents of the Borrower or (ii) any Law or any material agreement or instrument or order, writ, judgment, injunction or decree to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which it is subject or by which it is affected, or result in the creation or enforcement of any Lien whatsoever upon any property (now or hereafter acquired) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Liens granted under the Loan Documents). There is no default under such material agreement (referred to above) and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is bound by any contractual obligation, or subject to any restriction in any organization document, or any requirement of Law which would reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Change. No consent, approval, exemption, order or authorization of, or a registration or filing with, or notice to, any Official Body or any other Person is required by any Law or any agreement in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by, or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents except such as has been obtained or issued and which remains in full force and effect; provided that any increase of the Commitments in accordance with Section 2.11 [Increase in Revolving Credit Commitments] or the extension of the Expiration Date in accordance with Section 2.12 [Extension of Expiration Date] may require appropriate governmental or third party authorization thereof prior to the effectiveness of such increase or such extension, as the case may be. 6.5 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, claims, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of their properties at law or in equity before any Official Body which (i) individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to result in any Material Adverse Change or (ii) state to affect, impact or restate this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiaries of the Borrower is in violation of any order, writ, injunction or any decree of any Official Body which would reasonably be expected to result in any Material Adverse Change. 6.6 Financial Statements. (a) Historical Statements. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent copies of its audited consolidated year-end balance sheet, statement of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows, for and as of the end of the fiscal year ended 68 135035202_4


 
December 31, 2019. In addition, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent copies of its unaudited consolidated interim balance sheet, statement of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows, for the fiscal year to date and as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020 (all such annual and interim statements being collectively referred to as the “Statements”). The Statements (i) are correct and complete in all material respects, (ii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations for the fiscal periods then ended in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, subject (in the case of the interim statements) to normal year end audit adjustments utilized on a consistent basis and the absence of footnotes and (iii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, subject (in the case of the interim statements) to normal year-end audit adjustments utilized on a consistent basis and the absence of footnotes. (b) Accuracy of Financial Statements. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower has any indebtedness, liabilities, contingent or otherwise, or forward or long-term commitments that are required to be disclosed in accordance with GAAP that are not disclosed in the Statements or in the notes thereto or on Schedule 6.6(b), attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and except as disclosed therein there are no unrealized losses from any commitments of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower which would reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2019, no Material Adverse Change has occurred. 6.7 Margin Stock. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiaries of the Borrower engages or intends to engage principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, immediately, incidentally or ultimately, of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U, T or X as promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). No part of the proceeds of any Loan has been or will be used, immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or which is inconsistent with the provisions of the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiaries of the Borrower holds or intends to hold margin stock in such amounts that more than 25% of the reasonable value of the assets of the Borrower or Subsidiary of the Borrower are or will be represented by margin stock. 6.8 Full Disclosure. Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, nor any certificate, report, statement, agreement or other documents or other information (written or oral) furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection herewith or therewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that in connection with any financial projections, the Borrower represents and warrants that such projections were prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time when made. There is no fact known to the Borrower which materially adversely affects the business, property, assets, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which has not been set forth in this Agreement or in the certificates, statements, 69 135035202_4


 
agreements or other documents furnished in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to or at the date hereof in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. 6.9 Taxes. All federal, state, local and other tax returns required to have been filed with respect to the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower have been filed, and payment or adequate provision has been made for the payment of all taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges which have or may become due pursuant to said returns or otherwise levied or imposed upon them, their properties, income or assets which are due and payable, except to the extent that such taxes, fees, assessments and other charges are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made. 6.10 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses, Etc. The Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower owns or possesses all the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, registrations, franchises, permits and rights necessary to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted and planned to be conducted by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, without known possible, alleged or actual conflict with the rights of others, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Change. 6.11 Certificate of Beneficial Ownership. The Certificate of Beneficial Ownership (if any) executed and delivered to Administrative Agent and Lenders for Borrower on or prior to the date of this Agreement, as updated from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, is accurate, complete and correct as of the date hereof and as of the date any such update is delivered. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Certificate of Beneficial Ownership is one of the Loan Documents. 6.12 Insurance. The properties of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are insured pursuant to policies and other bonds which are valid and in full force and effect and which provide adequate coverage from reputable and financially sound insurers which are not Affiliates of the Borrower (except to the extent customarily self-insured or such Affiliates are otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent) in amounts sufficient to insure the assets and risks of the Borrower and each Subsidiary in accordance with prudent business practice in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the locations where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary conducts business. 6.13 ERISA Compliance. (a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received from the IRS a favorable determination or opinion letter, which has not by its terms expired or, in the case of a determination letter, is from the most recent available cycle for which such letters were issuable for such Plan, that such Plan is so qualified, or such Plan is entitled to rely on an IRS advisory or opinion letter with respect to an IRS-approved master and prototype or volume submitter plan, or a timely application for such a determination or opinion letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto; and, to the best knowledge of Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or 70 135035202_4


 
cause the loss of, such qualification. Borrower and each member of the ERISA Group have made all required contributions to each Pension Plan subject to Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Sections 412 or 430 of the Code has been made with respect to any Pension Plan. (b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Official Body, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. (c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) as set forth in Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA with respect to each Pension Plan, and no waiver has been applied for or obtained; (iii) neither Borrower nor any member of the ERISA Group has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither Borrower nor any member of the ERISA Group has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 of ERISA, with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; (v) neither Borrower nor any member of the ERISA Group has received notice pursuant to Section 4242(a)(1)(B) of ERISA that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization and that additional contributions are due to the Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4243 of ERISA; (vi) neither Borrower nor any member of the ERISA Group has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vii) no Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan. (d) As of the Closing Date the Borrower is not nor will be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments. 6.14 Environmental Matters. (a) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has actual knowledge of any claim or has received any notice of any claim and no proceeding has been instituted asserting any claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective real properties or other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. (b) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has actual knowledge of any facts which would reasonably be expected to give rise to any claim, public or private, of 71 135035202_4


 
violation of Environmental Laws or damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or to other assets or their use, except, in each case, such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. (c) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has stored any Hazardous Materials on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. (d) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has disposed of any Hazardous Materials in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. (e) All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 6.15 Solvency. On the Closing Date and after giving effect to the initial Loans hereunder, the Borrower is Solvent. 6.16 Anti-Terrorism Laws. No Covered Entity is a Sanctioned Person, and (ii) no Covered Entity, either in its own right or through any third party, (a) has any of its assets in a Designated Jurisdiction or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, (b) does business in or with, or derives any of its income from investments in or transactions with, any Designated Jurisdiction or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; or (c) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by any Anti-Terrorism Law. 6.17 Anti-Corruption Laws. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws. ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS OF LENDING AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT The obligation of each Lender to make Loans and of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder is subject to the performance by the Borrower of its Obligations to be performed hereunder at or prior to the making of any such Loans or issuance of such Letters of Credit and to the satisfaction of the following further conditions: 7.1 Initial Loans and Letters of Credit. (a) Deliveries. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent 72 135035202_4


 
and each of which (unless otherwise specified) shall be original copies or telecopies promptly followed by original copies: (i) A certificate of the Borrower signed by an Authorized Officer, dated the Closing Date stating that (v) the Borrower is in compliance with each of the covenants and conditions hereunder, (w) no Material Adverse Change has occurred since the date of the last audited financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent, (x) the conditions stated in both Section 7.1 and 7.2 have been satisfied, (y) there has been no material adverse change from any certificate, report, statement, agreement or other document or other written information previously supplied to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and (z) all material consents, licenses and approvals required for the delivery and performance by the Borrower of any Loan Document and the enforceability of any Loan Document against the Borrower is in full force and effect and none other is so required or necessary; provided that any increase of the Commitments in accordance with Section 2.11 [Increase in Revolving Credit Commitments] or the extension of the Expiration Date in accordance with Section 2.12 [Extension of Expiration Date] may require appropriate governmental or third party authorization thereof prior to the effectiveness of such increase or such extension, as the case may be; (ii) A certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, certifying as appropriate as to: (a) all action taken by the Borrower to validly authorize, duly execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and attaching copies of such resolution or other corporate or organizational action; (b) the names, authority and capacity of the Authorized Officers authorized to sign the Loan Documents and their true signatures; and (c) copies of its organizational documents as in effect on the Closing Date certified as of a sufficiently recent date prior to the Closing Date by the appropriate state official where such documents are filed in a state office together with certificates from the appropriate state officials as to due organization and the continued valid existence, good standing and qualification to engage in its business of the Borrower in the state of its organization and in each state where conduct of business or ownership or lease of properties or assets requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (iii) This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents signed by an Authorized Officer in a sufficient number of counterparts for delivery to each Lender and the Administrative Agent; (iv) A written opinion of counsel for the Borrower, dated the Closing Date addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (v) Evidence that adequate insurance required to be maintained under this Agreement is in full force and effect, with additional insured endorsement attached thereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel naming the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties as additional insureds; 73 135035202_4


 
(vi) A duly completed Compliance Certificate as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Borrower most recently ended prior to the Closing Date calculating the Funded Indebtedness to Total Adjusted Capitalization Ratio and the Total Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio on a pro form basis after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby and the initial Loans borrowed on the Closing Date, signed by an Authorized Officer of Borrower; (vii) A Lien search in acceptable scope and with acceptable results; (viii) Such other documents in connection with such transactions as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request; (ix) Evidence that the Specified Existing Indebtedness shall have been paid in full and the commitments thereunder terminated and that all necessary termination statements, release statements and other releases in connection with all Liens securing the Specified Existing Indebtedness (if any) have been filed or satisfactory arrangements have been made for such filing (including payoff letters, if applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent); and (x) Certificate of Beneficial Ownership; USA PATRIOT Act Diligence. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have received, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Lender an executed Certificate of Beneficial Ownership (to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders) and such other documentation and other information requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act. (b) Payment of Fees. The Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses payable on or before the Closing Date as required by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent’s Letter or any other Loan Document. (c) Material Adverse Change. There has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Change. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 11.3 [Exculpatory Provisions], for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 7.1, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto. 7.2 Each Loan or Letter of Credit. At the time of making any Loans or issuing, extending or increasing any Letters of Credit and after giving effect thereof: (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower shall then be true and correct in all material respects (unless qualified by materiality or reference to the absence of a Material Adverse Change, in which event they shall be true and correct), except to the extent that such 74 135035202_4


 
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 7.2, the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.6 [Financial Statements] shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Section 8.11 [Reporting Requirements], (ii) no Event of Default or Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Loan or Letter of Credit or the application of the proceeds thereof, (iii) the making of the Loans or issuance, extension or increase of such Letter of Credit shall not contravene any Law applicable to the Borrower or Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of the Lenders, and (iv) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a duly executed and completed Revolving Credit Loan Request, Swing Loan Request or to the Issuing Lender an application for a Letter of Credit, as the case may be. Each Revolving Credit Loan Request, Swing Loan Request and Letter of Credit application shall be deemed to be a representation that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 have been satisfied on or prior to the date thereof. ARTICLE 8 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that until the Facility Termination Date, it will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply at all times with the following covenants: 8.1 Preservation of Existence, Etc. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain its legal existence as a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and its license or qualification and good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the nature of its business makes such license or qualification necessary, except as otherwise expressly permitted in Section 9.5 [Liquidations, Mergers, Etc.] (ii) maintain all licenses, consents, permits, franchises, rights and qualifications necessary for the standard operation of its business, except where the maintenance thereof could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, and (iii) maintain and preserve all intellectual properties, including without limitation trademarks, trade names, patents, copyrights and other marks, registered and necessary for the standard operation of its business except where the maintenance thereof could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 8.2 Payment of Liabilities, Including Taxes, Etc. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, duly pay and discharge (i) all liabilities to which it is subject or which are asserted against it, promptly as and when the same shall become due and payable, including all taxes, assessments and governmental charges upon it or any of its properties, assets, income or profits, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except to the extent that such liabilities, including taxes, assessments or charges, are being contested in good faith and by appropriate and lawful proceedings diligently conducted and for which such reserve or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made and (ii) all lawful and valid claims which, if unpaid, would result in the attachment of a Lien on its property as a matter of law or contract, other than Liens permitted under clause (xiii) of the definition of “Permitted Lien”. 75 135035202_4


 
8.3 Maintenance of Insurance. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, insure its properties and assets against loss or damage by fire and such other insurable hazards and against other risks as such assets are commonly insured in such amounts as similar properties and assets are insured by prudent companies in similar circumstances carrying on similar businesses, and with reputable and financially sound insurers which are not Affiliates of the Borrower, (except to the extent customarily self-insured or such Affiliates are otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent). 8.4 Maintenance of Properties and Leases. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) in accordance with the general practice of other businesses of similar character and size, all of those properties useful or necessary to its business, and from time to time, the Borrower will make or cause to be made all necessary and appropriate repairs, renewals or replacements thereof, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 8.5 Inspection Rights. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any of the officers or authorized employees or representatives of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to visit and inspect any of its properties and to examine and make excerpts from its books and records and discuss its business affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, directors and independent accountants, all in such detail and at such times and as often as any of the Lenders may reasonably request, provided that each Lender shall provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with reasonable notice prior to any visit or inspection. In the event any Lender desires to conduct an audit of the Borrower, such Lender shall make a reasonable effort to conduct such audit contemporaneously with any audit to be performed by the Administrative Agent and further provided that any such visit and inspection shall be limited to once per year except when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 8.6 Keeping of Records and Books of Account. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary of the Borrower to, maintain and keep books of record and account which enable the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to issue financial statements in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and as otherwise required by applicable Laws of any Official Body having jurisdiction over the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, and in which full, true and correct entries shall be made in all material respects of all financial transactions. 8.7 Compliance with Laws; Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws, including all Environmental Laws, in all respects; except (i) where such compliance with any law is being contested in good faith by appropriately proceedings diligently conducted, and (ii) that it shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Section 8.7 if any failure to comply with any Law would not result in fines, penalties, remediation costs, other similar liabilities or injunctive relief which in the aggregate would constitute a Material Adverse Change. The Borrower will use the Letters of Credit and the proceeds of the Loans only to fund ongoing working capital, capital expenditures, the refinancing of the Specified Existing Indebtedness and other general corporate purposes and as permitted by applicable Law. 76 135035202_4


 
8.8 Further Assurances. The Borrower shall do such acts and things as the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion may deem necessary or advisable from time to time in order to preserve, perfect and protect the Administrative Agent’s and other Secured Parties’ rights granted hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder. 8.9 Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws; International Trade Law Compliance; Anti-Corruption Laws. (a) No Covered Entity will become a Sanctioned Person, (b) no Covered Entity, either in its own right or through any third party, will (A) have any of its assets in a Designated Jurisdiction or in the possession, custody or control of a Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (B) do business in or with, or derive any of its income from investments in or transactions with, any Designated Jurisdiction or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law; (C) engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by any Anti-Terrorism Law or (D) use the Loans to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, a Designated Jurisdiction or Sanctioned Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law, (c) the funds used to repay the Obligations will not be derived from any unlawful activity, (d) each Covered Entity shall comply with all Anti- Terrorism Laws, and (e) the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing upon the occurrence of a Reportable Compliance Event. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries will conduct their business in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and all Anti-Corruption Laws, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws. 8.10 Reserved. 8.11 Reporting Requirements. The Borrower will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders: (a) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available but in any event no later than the filing date required by the SEC (without giving effect to any permitted extension thereof), financial statements of the Borrower, consisting of (i) a consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal quarter, (ii) related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity for the fiscal quarter then ended and the fiscal year through that date and (iii) related consolidated statements of cash flows for the fiscal year through that date, in each case, all in reasonable detail and certified (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments) by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of notes), consistently applied, and setting forth in comparative form the respective financial statements for the corresponding date and period in the previous fiscal year (all of which may be provided by means of delivery of the applicable SEC Form 10-Q, which will be deemed delivered upon filing thereof). (b) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available but in any event no later than the filing date required by the SEC (without giving effect to any permitted extension thereof), financial statements of the Borrower consisting of a consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year, and related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with 77 135035202_4


 
GAAP consistently applied and setting forth in comparative form the financial statements as of the end of and for the preceding fiscal year, and audited and reported on by independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (all of which may be provided by means of delivery of the applicable SEC Form 10-K, which will be deemed delivered upon filing thereof). The opinion or report of accountants shall be prepared in accordance with reasonably acceptable auditing standards and shall be free of any qualification (other than any consistency qualification that may result from a change in the method used to prepare the financial statements as to which such accountants concur), including without limitation as to the scope of such audit or status as a “going concern” of the Borrower or any Subsidiary. 8.12 Certificates; Notices; Additional Information. (a) Certificate of the Borrower. Concurrently with the financial statements of the Borrower furnished to the Administrative Agent and to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 8.11(a) [Quarterly Financial Statements] and 8.11(b) [Annual Financial Statements], a certificate (each a “Compliance Certificate”) of the Borrower signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower, in the form of Exhibit I. (b) Default. Promptly after any officer of the Borrower has learned of the occurrence of an Event of Default or Potential Default, a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Potential Default and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. (c) Litigation. Promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions, suits, proceedings or investigations before or by any Official Body or any other Person against the Borrower or Subsidiary of the Borrower which involve a claim or series of claims in excess of $15,000,000 or which if adversely determined would constitute a Material Adverse Change. (d) ERISA Event. Immediately upon the occurrence of any ERISA Event, notice in writing setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. (e) SEC Filings and other Material Reports. Promptly upon their becoming available to the Borrower, public SEC filings and other material reports, including 8-K, registration statements, proxies, prospectuses, financial statements and other shareholder communications, filed by the Borrower with the SEC excluding any Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 (all of which may be provided by means of delivery of the applicable SEC Form or filing, and which will be deemed delivered upon (i) the posting of such information on the Borrower’s website with written notice of such posting to the Administrative Agent or (ii) the making of such information available on any Platform). (f) Other Information. Such other reports and information as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably request. (g) Certificate of Beneficial Ownership and Other Additional Information. Promptly provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders: (i) upon the request of the 78 135035202_4


 
Administrative Agent or any Lender, confirmation of the accuracy of the information set forth in the most recent Certificate of Beneficial Ownership provided to the Administrative Agent and Lenders; (ii) a new Certificate of Beneficial Ownership, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, when the individual(s) to be identified as a Beneficial Owner have changed; and (iii) such other information and documentation as may reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from time to time for purposes of compliance by the Administrative Agent or such Lender with applicable laws (including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act and other “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations), and any policy or procedure implemented by the Administrative Agent or such Lender to comply therewith. ARTICLE 9 NEGATIVE COVENANTS The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that until the Facility Termination Date, it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to: 9.1 Indebtedness. At any time create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except: (a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents; (b) Existing Indebtedness as set forth on Schedule 9.1 (including any amendments, extensions, refinancings or renewals thereof; provided that before and immediately after any such amendment, extension, refinancing or renewal of such Indebtedness (i) the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with Section 9.8 [Maximum Funded Indebtedness to Total Adjusted Capitalization Ratio], (ii) no Event of Default or Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (iii) the aggregate principal committed amount of unsecured Current Indebtedness shall not at any time exceed $100,000,000.00); (c) (i) Secured Indebtedness incurred with respect to purchase money security interests, capitalized leases, Commodity Hedges (secured only by the Liens described in clause (ix) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”) and first mortgage bonds (other than such bonds relating to the FPU Indebtedness as set forth in Schedule 9.1), such Indebtedness secured by the Liens described in clause (vi) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” and any other secured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries described in clause (x) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” and (ii) unsecured Current Indebtedness and Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries; provided that the sum of the aggregate amount of clause (i) plus the aggregate amount of clause (ii) shall not exceed at any time 20% of Total Adjusted Capitalization; (d) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary to another Subsidiary or to the Borrower; (e) Any (i) Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedge or Lender Provided Commodity Hedge, (ii) other Commodity Hedges or (iii) Indebtedness under any Other Lender Provided Financial Services Product; and 79 135035202_4


 
(f) Other unsecured Indebtedness (other than any such Indebtedness incurred with respect to any currency swap agreement or other similar agreement); provided that before and immediately after the incurrence of such Indebtedness (i) the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with Section 9.8 [Maximum Funded Indebtedness to Total Adjusted Capitalization Ratio] and (ii) no Event of Default or Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom. 9.2 Liens; Lien Covenants. At any time create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its property or assets, tangible or intangible, now owned or hereafter acquired, or agree or become liable to do so, except Permitted Liens. 9.3 Loans and Investments. At any time make or suffer to remain outstanding any loan or advance to, or purchase, acquire or own any stock, bonds, notes or securities of, or any partnership interest (whether general or limited) or limited liability company interest in, or any other investment or interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other Person, or agree, become or remain liable to do any of the foregoing (each, an “Investment”), except: (a) trade credit extended on usual and customary terms in the ordinary course of business; (b) advances to employees to meet expenses incurred by such employees in the ordinary course of business; (c) Permitted Investments; (d) Investments in Subsidiaries; (e) to the extent not constituting Permitted Acquisitions, Investments in Persons principally engaged in a field of enterprise engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof and any other field of enterprise substantially related, ancillary or complementary thereto, not exceeding $150,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time; and (f) Permitted Acquisitions. 9.4 Line of Business. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, engage in any business if, as a result, the general nature of the business in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, would then be engaged, would be substantially changed from the general nature of the business in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are engaged on the date of this Agreement. 9.5 Liquidations, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions. Dissolve, liquidate or wind- up its affairs, or become a party to any merger or consolidation, or acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise all or substantially all of the assets or Equity Interests of any other Person (except in the case of Acquisitions, Permitted Acquisitions or in the case of dissolutions, dispositions or mergers, as otherwise permitted by Section 9.6(b), (c), (e) and (f)) or consummate an LLC Division. 80 135035202_4


 
9.6 Dispositions of Assets or Subsidiaries. Sell, convey, assign, lease, abandon or otherwise transfer or dispose of, voluntarily or involuntarily, any of its properties or assets, tangible or intangible (including by LLC Division, sale, assignment, discount or other disposition of accounts, contract rights, chattel paper, equipment or general intangibles with or without recourse or of Equity Interests of a Subsidiary), except: (a) transactions involving the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) any sale, transfer or lease of assets in the ordinary course of business which are no longer necessary or required in the conduct of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s business; (c) any sale, transfer or lease of assets by any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary of the Borrower; (d) any sale, transfer or lease of assets in the ordinary course of business which are replaced by substitute assets acquired or leased; or (e) any sale, transfer or lease of assets where the amount of such assets (valued at net book value), together with all other assets of the Borrower and Subsidiaries previously disposed of as permitted by this clause (e) during the fiscal year in which the disposition occurs does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal year then most recently ended; provided that assets, as so valued, may be sold in excess of 10% of Consolidated Total Assets in any fiscal year if either (i) within one year of such sale, the proceeds from the sale of such assets are used, or committed by the Borrower’s Board of Directors to be used, to acquire other assets of at least equivalent value and earning power or (ii) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the proceeds from sale of such assets are used immediately upon receipt to prepay senior Funded Indebtedness of the Borrower; and (f) any sale, transfer or lease of assets, other than those specifically excepted pursuant to clauses (a) through (e) above, which is approved by the Required Lenders. 9.7 Affiliate Transactions. Enter into or carry out any transaction with any Affiliate of the Borrower other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower (including purchasing property or services from or selling property or services to any Affiliate of the Borrower other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) unless such transaction is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, is entered into in the ordinary course of business upon fair and reasonable arm’s- length terms and conditions which are fully disclosed to the Administrative Agent and is in accordance with all applicable Law; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to the payment or grant of reasonable compensation, benefits and indemnities to any director or officer of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and shall not restrict transactions with any Affiliate of the Borrower that have been approved by or are entered into pursuant to any orders or decisions of any Official Body having jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. 9.8 Maximum Funded Indebtedness to Total Adjusted Capitalization Ratio. Will not, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, permit the Funded Indebtedness to Total Adjusted Capitalization Ratio to exceed 0.65:1.00. 81 135035202_4


 
9.9 Limitation on Negative Pledges and Restrictive Agreements. Enter into, or permit to exist, any contractual obligation (except for this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) that (a) encumbers or restricts the ability of any such Person to (i) perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document; (ii) make dividends or distribution to the Borrower, (iii) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Borrower, (iv) make loans or advances to the Borrower, (v) create any Lien upon any of their properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (except, in the case of this clause (a)(v) only, (1) for any document or instrument governing any purchase money Liens or capital lease obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), (2) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries are the licensee) with respect to a contract entered into with the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (3) customary provisions restricting subletting, sublicensing or assignment of any intellectual property license or any lease governing any leasehold interests of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (4) for any document or instrument governing any Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.1(b) or any Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.1(f) to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes senior notes issued by Borrower ranking pari passu with the Obligations and the Indebtedness described on Schedule 9.1) or (vi) Guaranty the Obligations or (b) requires the grant of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien or as may be required pursuant to any document or instrument governing the Indebtedness described on Schedule 9.1 or any other document or instrument pursuant to which Borrower may issue senior notes ranking pari passu thereto solely to the extent such Indebtedness evidenced by such senior notes is permitted under Section 9.1[Indebtedness] ) on property for any obligation if a Lien on such property is given as security for the Obligations. ARTICLE 10 DEFAULT 10.1 Events of Default. An Event of Default shall mean the occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following events or conditions (whatever the reason therefor and whether voluntary, involuntary or effected by operation of Law): (a) Payments Under Loan Documents. The Borrower shall fail to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any principal of any Loan, Reimbursement Obligation or Letter of Credit Obligation or (ii) within three (3) Business Days when and as required to be paid herein, any interest on any Loan, Reimbursement Obligation or Letter of Credit Obligation or any fee or other amount owing hereunder or under the other Loan Documents; or (b) Breach of Warranty. Any representation or warranty made at any time by the Borrower in any Loan Document, or in any certificate, other instrument or statement furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect (or in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or reference to the absence of a Material Adverse Change, in which event shall prove to have been false or misleading in any respect) as of the time it was made, deemed made or furnished; or 82 135035202_4


 
(c) Breach of Certain Covenants. The Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any covenant contained in Section 8.5 [Inspection Rights], Section 8.9 [Anti-Terrorism Laws; International Trade Law Compliance] or Article 9 [Negative Covenants]; or (d) Breach of Other Covenants. The Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition or provision hereof or of any other Loan Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days; or (e) Defaults in Other Agreements or Indebtedness. A breach, default or event of default shall occur at any time under the terms of any other agreement involving borrowed money or the extension of credit or any other Indebtedness under which the Borrower or Subsidiary of the Borrower may be obligated as a borrower or guarantor in excess of $20,000,000 in the aggregate, and such breach, default or event of default either (i) consists of the failure to pay (beyond any period of grace permitted with respect thereto, whether waived or not) any such Indebtedness when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) or (ii) causes, or permits the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (f) Final Judgments or Orders. Any final judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of $20,000,000 in the aggregate shall be entered against the Borrower by a court having jurisdiction in the premises, and with respect to which either (i) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (ii) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or (g) Loan Document Unenforceable. Any of the Loan Documents shall cease to be legal, valid and binding agreements enforceable against the party executing the same or such party’s successors and assigns (as permitted under the Loan Documents) in accordance with the respective terms thereof or shall in any way be terminated (except in accordance with its terms) or become or be declared ineffective or inoperative or shall in any way be challenged or contested or cease to give or provide the respective rights, titles, interests, remedies, powers or privileges intended to be created thereby; or (h) Uninsured Losses; Proceedings Against Assets. There shall occur any material uninsured damage to or loss, theft or destruction of any of property of the Borrower in excess of $20,000,000 or assets of the Borrower in excess of $20,000,000 are attached, seized, levied upon or subjected to a writ or distress warrant; or such come within the possession of any receiver, trustee, custodian or assignee for the benefit of creditors and the same is not cured within thirty (30) days thereafter; or 83 135035202_4


 
(i) Events Relating to Pension Plans and Multiemployer Plans. An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $20,000,000, or Borrower or any member of the ERISA Group fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan, where the aggregate amount of unamortized withdrawal liability is in excess of $20,000,000; or (j) Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur; or (k) Insolvency Proceedings; Solvency; Attachment. Either (i) an Insolvency Proceeding shall have been instituted against the Borrower or Subsidiary of the Borrower and such Insolvency Proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting any of the relief sought in such Insolvency Proceeding, (ii) the Borrower or Subsidiary of the Borrower institutes, or takes any action in furtherance of, an Insolvency Proceeding, (iii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower ceases to be Solvent or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature or (iv) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy. 10.2 Consequences of Event of Default. (a) Events of Default Other Than Bankruptcy, Insolvency or Reorganization Proceedings. If any Event of Default specified under Section 10.1 shall occur and be continuing, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be under no further obligation to make Loans and the Issuing Lender shall be under no obligation to issue Letters of Credit and the Administrative Agent may, and upon the request of the Required Lenders shall, take any or all of the following actions: (i) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue, amend or extend Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated; (ii) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; (iii) require the Borrower to, and the Borrower shall thereupon, deposit in a non-interest-bearing account with the Administrative Agent, as Cash Collateral for its Obligations under the Loan Documents, an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount for all outstanding Letters of Credit, and the Borrower hereby pledges to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and grants to the Administrative Agent and the 84 135035202_4


 
Lenders a security interest in, all such Cash Collateral as security for such Obligations; and (iv) exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender under the Loan Documents; provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to provide Cash Collateral as set forth in clause (iii) above shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. (b) Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the Issuing Lender, and each of their respective Affiliates and any participant of such Lender or Affiliate which has agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of Section 5.3 [Sharing of Payments by Lenders], after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the Issuing Lender or any such Affiliate or participant to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the Obligations now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, the Issuing Lender, Affiliate or participant, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, Issuing Lender, Affiliate or participant shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the Issuing Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness, provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10 [Defaulting Lenders] and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the Issuing Lender and their respective Affiliates and participants under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the Issuing Lender or their respective Affiliates and participants may have. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application; and (c) Enforcement of Rights and Remedies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and 85 135035202_4


 
remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Borrower shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Section 10.2 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the Issuing Lender and the other Secured Parties; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the Issuing Lender or the Swing Loan Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as the Issuing Lender or Swing Loan Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.2(b) (subject to the terms of Section 5.3 [Sharing of Payments by Lenders]), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to the Borrower under any Insolvency Proceeding; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.2(c), and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 5.3 [Sharing of Payments by Lenders]), any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders. 10.3 Application of Proceeds. From and after the date on which the Administrative Agent has taken any action pursuant to Section 10.2 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the Letter of Credit Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 10.2(a)) and until the Facility Termination Date, any and all proceeds received on account of the Obligations shall (subject to Sections 2.10 and 10.2(a)(iii)) be applied as follows: (a) First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees (other than Letter of Credit Fees), indemnities, expenses and other amounts, including attorney fees, payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such, the Issuing Lender in its capacity as such and the Swing Loan Lender in its capacity as such, ratably among the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause First payable to them; (b) Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents, including attorney fees, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them; (c) Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the Issuing Lender in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them; (d) Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations and payment obligations then owing under 86 135035202_4


 
Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedges, Lender Provided Commodity Hedges and Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products, ratably among the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, the applicable Cash Management Banks, the applicable Commodity Hedge Banks and the applicable Interest Rate Hedge Banks, in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; (e) Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender, to Cash Collateralize any undrawn amounts under outstanding Letters of Credit (to the extent not otherwise cash collateralized pursuant to this Agreement); and (f) 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 Fifth 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. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedges, Lender Provided Commodity Hedges and Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank, Commodity Hedge Bank or Interest Rate Hedge Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank, Commodity Hedge Bank or Interest Rate Hedge Bank not a party to the Credit Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article 11 hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto. ARTICLE 11 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 11.1 Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints PNC Bank, National Association to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties. 87 135035202_4


 
11.2 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders. 11.3 Exculpatory Provisions. (a) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Potential Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and (iii) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. (b) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 12.1 [Modifications; Amendments and Waivers] and 10.2[Consequences of Event of Default]), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Potential Default or Event of Default unless and until 88 135035202_4


 
notice describing such Potential Default or Event of Default is given to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower, a Lender or an Issuing Lender. (c) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Potential Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 7 [Conditions of Lending and Issuance of Letters of Credit] or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. (d) Reserved. 11.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. 11.5 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facility as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents. 89 135035202_4


 
11.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower (so long as no Potential Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date. (b) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date. (c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and Issuing Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 12.3 [Expense; Indemnity; Damage Waiver] shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent. 90 135035202_4


 
11.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and Issuing Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. 11.8 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners, Arrangers or Syndication Agent listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Lender hereunder. 11.9 Administrative Agent’s Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent a nonrefundable fee (the “Administrative Agent’s Fee”) under the terms of a letter (the “Administrative Agent’s Letter”) between the Borrower and Administrative Agent, as amended from time to time. 11.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or Letter of Credit Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.9(b) [Letter of Credit Fees] and 12.3 [Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver]) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, to 91 135035202_4


 
pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 12.3 [Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver]. 11.11 Reserved. 11.12 No Reliance on Administrative Agent’s Customer Identification Program. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that neither such Lender, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on the Administrative Agent to carry out such Lender’s, Affiliate’s, participant’s or assignee’s customer identification program, or other obligations required or imposed under or pursuant to the USA Patriot Act or the regulations thereunder, including the regulations contained in 31 CFR 103.121 (as hereafter amended or replaced, the “CIP Regulations”), or any other Anti-Terrorism Law or any Anti-Corruption Law, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with the Borrower, its Affiliates or its agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby: (i) any identity verification procedures, (ii) any recordkeeping, (iii) comparisons with government lists, (iv) customer notices or (v) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or such other Laws. 11.13 Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedges, Lender Provided Commodity Hedges and Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, no Cash Management Bank, Commodity Hedge Bank or Interest Rate Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 10.3 [Application of Proceeds] by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Loan 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 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 11 to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Lender Provided Interest Rate Hedges, Lender Provided Commodity Hedges and/or Other Lender Provided Financial Service Products unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank, Commodity Hedge Bank or Interest Rate Hedge Bank, as the case may be. 11.14 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 Administrative Agent, each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true: (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 92 135035202_4


 
entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments or this Agreement; (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; (iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or (iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender. (b) In addition, unless either (1) 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 Administrative Agent, each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Credit Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger and their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto). ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS 12.1 Modifications, Amendments or Waivers. With the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent, acting on behalf of all the Lenders, and the 93 135035202_4


 
Borrower, may from time to time enter into written agreements amending or changing any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the rights of the Lenders or the Borrower hereunder or thereunder, or may grant written waivers or consents hereunder or thereunder. Any such agreement, waiver or consent made with such written consent shall be effective to bind all the Lenders and the Borrower; provided, that no such agreement, waiver or consent may be made which will: (a) Increase of Commitment. Increase the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Lender hereunder without the consent of such Lender; (b) Extension of Payment; Reduction of Principal, Interest or Fees; Modification of Terms of Payment. Whether or not any Loans are outstanding, subject to Section 2.12, extend the Expiration Date or the time for payment of principal or interest of any Loan, the Commitment Fee or any other fee payable to any Lender, or reduce the principal amount of or the rate of interest borne by any Loan (other than as a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the Commitment Fee or any other fee payable to any Lender, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; or (c) Miscellaneous. Amend Section 5.2 [Pro Rata Treatment of Lenders], Section 11.4 [Exculpatory Provisions] or Section 5.3 [Sharing of Payments by Lenders] or this Section 12.1, alter any provision regarding the pro rata treatment of the Lenders or requiring all Lenders to authorize the taking of any action or reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, in each case without the consent of all of the Lenders; provided that (i) no agreement, waiver or consent which would modify the interests, rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, or the Swing Loan Lender may be made without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swing Loan Lender, as applicable and (ii) the Administrative Agent’s Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto, and provided, further that, if in connection with any proposed waiver, amendment or modification referred to in Sections 12.1(a) through (c) above, there is a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower shall have the right to replace any such Non-Consenting Lender with one or more replacement Lenders pursuant to Section 5.7(a) [Replacement of a Lender]. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended to extend the Expiration Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments of Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility that agree to such extension with respect to their Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 2.12 with the written consent of each such approving Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (and no other Lender). 94 135035202_4


 
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) with the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent may amend, modify or supplement any Loan Document without the consent of any Lender or the Required Lenders in order to correct or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical or ministerial error in any Loan Document (provided that any such amendment, modification or supplement shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole), and (b) without the consent of any Lender or the Borrower, within a reasonable time after (i) the effective date of any increase or addition to, extension of or decrease from, the Revolving Commitment Amount, or (ii) any assignment by any Lender of some or all of its Revolving Commitment Amount, the Administrative Agent shall, and is hereby authorized and directed to, revise Schedule 1.1(B) to reflect such change and shall distribute such revised Commitment Schedule to each of the Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon such revised Schedule 1.1(B) shall replace the old Schedule 1.1(B) and become part of this Agreement. 12.2 No Implied Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No course of dealing and no delay or failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any other or future exercise thereof or operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any further exercise thereof or of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. The enumeration of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders set forth in this Agreement is not intended to be exhaustive and the exercise by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies, all of which shall be cumulative, and shall be in addition to any other right or remedy given hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or that may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity or by suit or otherwise. No reasonable delay or failure to take action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default. 12.3 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), and shall pay all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender), and shall pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Administrative Agent, any Lender 95 135035202_4


 
or the Issuing Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, and (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit, and (iv) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent’s regular employees and agents engaged periodically to perform audits of the Borrower’s books, records and business properties. (b) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Arrangers, each Lender and the Issuing Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from (and shall reimburse each Indemnitee as the same are incurred), any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower but excluding other Indemnitees and its Related Parties) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Lender to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee's obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower has obtained a final and non- appealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. This Section 12.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. (c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Issuing Lender, the Swing Loan Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, without relieving the Borrower from its obligation to do so, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), such Issuing Lender, such Swing Loan Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable 96 135035202_4


 
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s Ratable Share at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent),the Issuing Lender or the Swing Loan Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Issuing Lender or the Swing Loan Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph (b) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.2 [Nature of Lenders’ Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans]. (d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in Section 12.3(a) [Costs and Expenses] shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except to the extent such liability or damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. (e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten (10) days after demand therefor. (f) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations. 12.4 Reserved. 12.5 Holidays. Whenever payment of a Loan to be made or taken hereunder shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day such payment shall be due on the next Business Day (except as provided in Section 4.2 [Interest Periods]) and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest and fees, except that the Loans shall be due on the Business Day preceding the Expiration Date if the Expiration Date is not a Business Day. Whenever any payment or action to be made or taken hereunder (other than payment of the Loans) shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment or action shall be made or taken on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall not be included in computing interest or fees, if any, in connection with such payment or action. 97 135035202_4


 
12.6 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication (a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 12.6(b) [Electronic Communications]), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier (i) if to a Lender, to it at its address set forth in its administrative questionnaire, or (ii) if to any other Person, to it at its address set forth on Schedule 1.1(B). Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in 12.6(b) [Electronic Communications], shall be effective as provided in such Section. (b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to Article 2 [Revolving Credit and Swingline Loan Facilities] if such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender's receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the "return receipt requested" function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient. (c) Change of Address, etc. Any party hereto may change its address, e-mail address or telecopier number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. (d) Platform. (i) The Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the 98 135035202_4


 
Issuing Lender and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on the Platform. (ii) The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non- infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform. 12.7 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swing Loan Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited. 12.8 Duration; Survival. All representations and warranties of the Borrower contained herein or made in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect until the Facility Termination Date. All covenants and agreements of the Borrower contained herein relating to the payment of principal, interest, premiums, additional compensation or expenses and indemnification, including those set forth in the Notes, Section 5.1 [Payments] and Section 12.3 [Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver], shall survive the Facility Termination Date. All other covenants and agreements of the Borrower shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Closing Date and until the Facility Termination Date. 99 135035202_4


 
12.9 Successors and Assigns. (a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder (including, in each case, by way of an LLC Division) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (e) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void except as expressly set forth herein). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section, Indemnitees and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. (b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) Minimum Amounts. (A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds (determined after giving effect to such assignments) that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and (B) in any case not described in clause (i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, as of such “Trade Date”) shall not be less than $5,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitment of the assigning Lender, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). 100 135035202_4


 
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned. (iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition: (A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof; (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and (C) the consent of the Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment of the Facility. (iv) Assignment and Assumption Agreement. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. (v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or a Subsidiary thereof or (C) any Disqualified Institution (to the extent that such institution has been disclosed on a list that has been made available to all Lenders). (vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person). (vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, 101 135035202_4


 
to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Loan Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans in accordance with its Ratable Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs. (viii) Effectiveness; Release. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 12.9, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.4 [LIBOR Rate Unascertainable; Etc.], 5.8 [Increased Costs], 5.9 [Taxes], 5.10 [Indemnity] and 12.3 [Expenses, Indemnity; Damage Waiver] with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section. (c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. (d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any Disqualified Institution (to the extent that such institution has been disclosed on a list that has been made available to all Lenders)) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion 102 135035202_4


 
of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 12.3 [Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver] with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s). Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree (other than as is already provided for herein) to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to Sections 12.1(a) [Increase of Commitment] or 12.1(b) [Extension of Payment, Etc.] that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.4 [Libor Rate Unascertainable, Etc.], 5.8 [Increased Costs], 5.9 [Taxes] and 5.10 [Indemnity] (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 5.9(g) [Status of Lenders] (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 5.9(g) [Status of Lenders] shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.7(a) [Replacement of a Lender] and Section 5.7(b) [Designation of a Different Lending Office] as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 5.8 [Increased Costs] or 5.9 [Taxes], with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 5.7(a) [Replacement of a Lender] and Section 5.7(b) [Designation of Different Lending Office] with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.2(b) [Set-off] as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 5.3 [Sharing of Payments by Lenders] as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such 103 135035202_4


 
participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. (e) Certain Pledges; Successors and Assigns Generally. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. (f) Reserved. (g) Reserved. (h) Reserved. (i) Cashless Settlement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Lender. (j) Arrangers/Bookrunners. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the name of any arranger and/or bookrunner listed on the cover page of this Agreement may be changed by the Administrative Agent to the name of any Lender or Lender’s broker-dealer Affiliate, upon written request to the Administrative Agent by any such arranger and/or bookrunner and the applicable Lender or Lender’s broker-deal Affiliate. 12.10 Confidentiality. (a) General. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners); (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other party hereto; (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder; (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with 104 135035202_4


 
rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the Facility or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Facility; (h) with the consent of the Borrower; or (i) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. (b) Sharing Information With Affiliates of the Lenders. The Borrower acknowledges that from time to time financial advisory, investment banking and other services may be offered or provided to the Borrower or one or more of its Affiliates (in connection with this Agreement or otherwise) by any Lender or by one or more Subsidiaries or Affiliates of such Lender and the Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender to share any information delivered to such Lender by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement to any such Subsidiary or Affiliate subject to the provisions of Section 12.10(a) [General]. 12.11 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. (a) Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof including any prior confidentiality agreements and commitments. Except as provided in Article 7 [Conditions Of Lending And Issuance Of Letters Of Credit], this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or e-mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. 105 135035202_4


 
(b) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. 12.12 Choice of Law Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trail. (a) Governing Law. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. Each standby Letter of Credit issued under this Agreement shall be subject, as applicable, to the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce (the “ICC”) at the time of issuance (“UCP”) or the rules of the International Standby Practices (ICC Publication Number 590) (“ISP98”), as determined by the Issuing Lender, and each trade Letter of Credit shall be subject to UCP, and in each case to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the Laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender, or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction. (b) Waiver of Venue. The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the 106 135035202_4


 
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. (c) Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.6 [ Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication]. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. (d) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. 12.13 USA Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the USA Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which information includes the name and address the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and other information that will allow such Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act. 12.14 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) each of the Administrative Agent, each Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as 107 135035202_4


 
an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby. 12.15 Contractual Recognition of Bail-In. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by: (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and (b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority. 12.16 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Commodity Hedge or any Interest Rate Hedge 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 108 135035202_4


 
the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): (a) In the event a QFC Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support. (b) As used in this Section 12.16, the following terms have the following meanings: “BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party. “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D). “QFC 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). [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 109 135035202_4


 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their officers thereunto duly authorized, have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. ATTEST: BORROWER CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION By: ________________________________ Name: Beth W. Cooper Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION CREDIT AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE


 
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Administrative Agent By: ________________________________ Name: Ryan Pape Title: Managing Director CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION CREDIT AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE


 
[LENDER] By: ________________________________ Name: Title: CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION CREDIT AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE


 
SCHEDULE 1.1(B) COMMITMENTS OF LENDERS AND ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES Page 1 of 2 Part 1 - Commitments of Lenders and Addresses for Notices to Lenders Amount of Commitment for Revolving Lender Credit Loans Ratable Share Name: PNC Bank, National Association Address: 500 First Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Attention of: Agency Services Loan Administration $[_____] [_____]% Telecopy 412-762-8672 Name: [1] Address: Attention: Telephone: Telecopy: $[_____] [_____]% Total $375,000,000 100.000000000% 1 NTD: Schedule to be updated for additional Lenders 135035202_4


 
SCHEDULE 1.1(B) COMMITMENTS OF LENDERS AND ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES Page 2 of 2 Part 2 - Addresses for Notices to Borrower: ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT Name: PNC Bank, National Association Address: 500 First Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Attention of: Agency Services Loan Administration Telecopy 412-762-8672 With a Copy To: Agency Services, PNC Bank, National Association Mail Stop: P7-PFSC-04-I Address: 500 First Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Attention: Agency Services Telephone: 412 762 6442 Telecopy: 412 762 8672 BORROWER: Name: Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Address: 909 Silver Lake Boulevard Dover, Delaware 19904 Attention: Beth W. Cooper, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Telephone: 302-734-6022 Telecopy: 302-734-6750 135035202_4


 
SCHEDULE 1.1(C)[2] EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT [To be updated][3] 2 NTD: Update in process. 3 The letters of credit set forth on this Schedule 1.1(C) will be deemed Existing Letters of Credit on October 1, 2020. 135035202_4


 
SCHEDULE 1.1(D) PERMITTED LIENS Page 1 of 1 1. The FPU Indebtedness is secured by the Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of September 1, 1942, as amended, supplemented and modified, by the Borrower, in favor of U.S. Bank National Association (successor to the original trustees), as trustee. 135035202_4


 
SCHEDULE 1.1(E) SPECIFIED EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS 1. Credit Agreement dated as of October 8, 2015, among Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, as borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto 2. Loan Agreement dated as of April 24, 2020, between Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, as borrower, and PNC Bank, National Association, as lender 3. Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated October 31, 2019, between Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and PNC Bank, National Association and associated Revolving Line of Credit Note, expiring October 31, 2020. 4 4. First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated October 31, 2017, between Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Bank of America, N.A., as amended and/or restated. 5. Revolving Credit Agreement dated December 29, 2014, between Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Citizens Bank, National Association, as amended and/or restated. 6. Revolving Credit Agreement dated November 28, 2017, between Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Branch Banking and Trust Company, as amended and/or restated. 7. Loan Agreement, dated April 27, 2020, with Bank of America, N.A. for a revolving credit facility in the maximum principal amount of $35,000,000. 8. Loan Agreement, dated May 6, 2020, with Royal Bank of Canada for a revolving credit facility in the maximum principal amount of $20,000,000. 9. Credit Agreement, dated May 29, 2020 with Citizens Bank, National Association for a revolving credit facility in the maximum principal amount of $25,000,000. 4 Outstanding amounts to be paid down and commitments reduced to the outstanding amount of the Existing Letters of Credit, and will be fully paid off and terminated on or before October 2, 2020. 135035202_4


 
SCHEDULE 6.2 SUBSIDIARIES Page 1 of 2 Jurisdiction of Ownership Name Owner Organization Percentage Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Sharp Energy, Inc. Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Sharpgas, Inc. Delaware Sharp Energy, Inc. 100% Xeron, Inc. Mississippi Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Peninsula Energy Services Company, Inc. Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Peninsula Pipeline Company, Inc. Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Florida Public Utilities Company Florida Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Flo-Gas Corporation Florida Florida Public Utilities Company 100% Chesapeake Service Company Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Skipjack, Inc. Delaware Chesapeake Service Company 100% Chesapeake Investment Company Delaware Chesapeake Service Company 100% Eastern Shore Real Estate, Inc. Delaware Chesapeake Service Company 100% Chesapeake OnSight Services, LLC Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Sandpiper Energy, Inc. Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Eight Flags Energy, LLC Delaware Chesapeake OnSight Services, 100% LLC Austin Cox Home Services, Inc. (Inactive) Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Grove Energy, Inc. (Inactive) Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Aspire Energy, LLC Florida Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Aspire Energy Express, LLC Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Marlin Gas Services, LLC Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Aspire Energy of Ohio, LLC Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% 135035202_4


 
CPK Elkton, LLC Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Elkton Gas Company Maryland CPK Elkton, LLC 100% OnSight Renewables, LLC Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% Amelia Island Energy, LLC Delaware Chesapeake OnSight Services, 100% LLC Sharp Water, Inc. (Inactive) Delaware Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 100% 135035202_4


 
SCHEDULE 6.6(B) INDEBTEDNESS AND LIABILITIES Page 1 of 1 1. Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (“ESNG”), a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, has received an arbitration claim from Appalachian Pipeline Contractors, LLP (“APC”) initially seeking $15.3 million for additional construction-related costs incurred by APC related to ESNG’s 2017 Expansion Project. It is ESNG’s position that it has already compensated APC for any and all delays for which ESNG is responsible through change orders, and that APC is contractually barred from seeking any additional damages. Subsequently, APC reduced the amount of its claim to $12,470,480.19. 135035202_4


 
SCHEDULE 9.1 PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS Page 1 of 2 1. Note Purchase Agreement, dated September 5, 2013, regarding $20,000,000 3.73% Series A, Senior Unsecured Notes, due December 16, 2028 and $50,000,000 3.88% Series B, Senior Unsecured Notes, due May 15, 2029. 2. Note Agreement, dated June 29, 2010, as amended by First Amendment June 20, 2011, regarding $29,000,000 5.68% Series A, Senior Unsecured Notes, due June 30, 2026 and $7,000,000 6.43% Series B, Senior Unsecured Notes, due May 2, 2028. 3. Note Agreement, dated October 31, 2008, as amended, regarding $30,000,000 5.93% Senior Unsecured Notes, due October 31, 2023. 4. Note Agreement, dated October 18, 2005, as amended, regarding $20,000,000 5.50% Senior Unsecured Notes, due October 12, 2020. 5. Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated September 1, 1942, between Florida Public Utilities Company and the trustee, for the First Mortgage Bonds, all supplemental indentures thereto and the First Colony Bond Purchase Agreement. 6. Private Shelf Agreement, dated October 8, 2015, as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and PGIM, Inc. (formerly known as Prudential Investment Management, Inc.) and the other purchasers that may become a party thereto from time to time. a. $70,000,000 3.25% Series A, Senior Unsecured Notes due 2032 b. $100,000,000 3.98% Series B, Senior Unsecured Notes due 2039 c. $50,000,000 3.00% Series C, Senior Unsecured Notes due 2035 7. Master Note Agreement, dated March 2, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and between Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and NYL Investors LLC. a. $50,000,000 3.48% Series A, Senior Unseucred Notes due 2038 b. $50,000,000 3.58% Series A, Senior Unsecured Notes due 2038 c. $40,000,000 2.96% Series A, Senior Unsecured Notes due 2035 8. Note Purchase Agreement, dated November 19, 2019, by and among Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and the other purchasers party thereto regarding $70,000,000 2.98% Senior Unsecured Notes, due December 20, 2035. 9. Private Shelf Agreement, dated March 2, 2017 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, 135035202_4


 
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC (now known as MetLife Investment Management, LLC). 2


 
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Jeffry M. Householder, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 4, 2020
 
/s/ JEFFRY M. HOUSEHOLDER
Jeffry M. Householder
President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Beth W. Cooper, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 4, 2020
/S/ BETH W. COOPER
Beth W. Cooper
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Assistant Corporate Secretary


EXHIBIT 32.1
Certificate of Chief Executive Officer
of
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
(pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350)
I, Jeffry M. Householder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (“Chesapeake”) for the period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (i) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Chesapeake.
 
/s/ JEFFRY M. HOUSEHOLDER
Jeffry M. Householder
November 4, 2020
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and will be retained by Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


EXHIBIT 32.2
Certificate of Chief Financial Officer
of
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
(pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350)
I, Beth W. Cooper, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Corporate Secretary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (“Chesapeake”) for the period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (i) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Chesapeake.
 
/S/ BETH W. COOPER
Beth W. Cooper
November 4, 2020
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and will be retained by Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.