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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
þ      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017
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 001-37754
RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
47-5081182
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1505 South Pavilion Center Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada
(Address of principal executive offices)
89135
(Zip Code)
(702) 495-3000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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  þ     No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).    Yes  þ     No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer  o
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  þ
 (Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company  o
Emerging growth company  o
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. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes  o     No  þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
 
Outstanding at October 31, 2017
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value
 
68,728,266
Class B Common Stock, $0.00001 par value
 
47,414,413


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Part I.    Financial Information
Item 1.    Financial Statements
RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in thousands, except share data)
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
(unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
222,427

 
$
133,776

Restricted cash
264,408

 
2,377

Receivables, net
41,825

 
43,547

Income tax receivable
6,982

 
7,698

Inventories
11,460

 
11,956

Prepaid gaming tax
22,186

 
20,066

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
17,222

 
11,401

Assets held for sale
4,290

 
19,020

Total current assets
590,800

 
249,841

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $663,592 and $566,081 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
2,490,210

 
2,438,129

Goodwill
195,676

 
195,676

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $100,388 and $87,471 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
132,982

 
149,199

Land held for development
177,182

 
163,700

Investments in joint ventures
10,158

 
10,572

Native American development costs
16,960

 
14,844

Deferred tax asset, net
252,114

 
244,466

Other assets, net
61,576

 
59,728

Total assets
$
3,927,658

 
$
3,526,155

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
21,417

 
$
30,710

Accrued interest payable
4,491

 
15,841

Other accrued liabilities
155,390

 
153,142

Current portion of payable pursuant to tax receivable agreement

 
1,021

Current portion of long-term debt
277,990

 
46,063

Total current liabilities
459,288

 
246,777

Long-term debt, less current portion
2,587,246

 
2,376,238

Deficit investment in joint venture
2,271

 
2,307

Other long-term liabilities
11,584

 
10,041

Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreement, net of current portion
280,074

 
257,440

Total liabilities
3,340,463

 
2,892,803

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

 

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 68,726,966 and 65,893,439 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
687

 
659

Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 47,414,413 and 49,956,296 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
1

 
1

Additional paid-in capital
335,632

 
329,002

Retained earnings
3,087

 
17,628

Accumulated other comprehensive income
2,600

 
2,458

Total Red Rock Resorts, Inc. stockholders’ equity
342,007

 
349,748

Noncontrolling interest
245,188

 
283,604

Total stockholders’ equity
587,195

 
633,352

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
3,927,658

 
$
3,526,155

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

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(amounts in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Casino
$
263,153

 
$
232,584

 
$
784,521

 
$
706,151

Food and beverage
71,658

 
63,551

 
227,076

 
196,579

Room
43,118

 
32,192

 
137,523

 
99,555

Other
24,018

 
17,463

 
70,537

 
52,350

Management fees
29,602

 
27,702

 
90,505

 
81,806

Gross revenues
431,549

 
373,492

 
1,310,162

 
1,136,441

Promotional allowances
(31,179
)
 
(26,352
)
 
(88,567
)
 
(78,568
)
Net revenues
400,370

 
347,140

 
1,221,595

 
1,057,873

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Casino
104,945

 
90,088

 
309,769

 
266,495

Food and beverage
51,555

 
44,888

 
161,660

 
131,913

Room
17,473

 
12,036

 
55,779

 
36,314

Other
9,526

 
6,411

 
26,438

 
18,438

Selling, general and administrative
98,515

 
82,739

 
287,719

 
237,981

Preopening
307

 
10

 
705

 
731

Depreciation and amortization
42,661

 
36,240

 
134,721

 
114,103

Write-downs and other charges, net
15,146

 
1,379

 
24,996

 
14,713

Related party lease termination
1,950

 

 
100,343

 

Asset impairment
1,829

 

 
1,829

 

 
343,907

 
273,791

 
1,103,959

 
820,688

Operating income
56,463

 
73,349

 
117,636

 
237,185

Earnings from joint ventures
407

 
346

 
1,242

 
1,386

Operating income and earnings from joint ventures
56,870

 
73,695

 
118,878

 
238,571

Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
(31,330
)
 
(35,275
)
 
(100,127
)
 
(104,421
)
Loss on extinguishment/modific ation of debt, net
(558
)
 
(186
)
 
(3,552
)
 
(7,270
)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments
(310
)
 

 
3,059

 
87

 
(32,198
)
 
(35,461
)
 
(100,620
)
 
(111,604
)
Income before income tax
24,672

 
38,234

 
18,258

 
126,967

Provision for income tax
(2,364
)
 
(4,790
)
 
(1,230
)
 
(12,292
)
Net income
22,308

 
33,444

 
17,028

 
114,675

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10,528

 
25,172

 
11,385

 
43,111

Net income attributable to Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
$
11,780

 
$
8,272

 
$
5,643

 
$
71,564

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share (Note 12):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share of Class A common stock, basic
$
0.17

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.55

Earnings per share of Class A common stock, diluted
$
0.16

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.55

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
68,060

 
41,137

 
67,030

 
27,070

Diluted
115,941

 
41,288

 
115,877

 
27,174

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared per common share
$
0.10

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.10


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

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(amounts in thousands, unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net income
$
22,308

 
$
33,444

 
$
17,028

 
$
114,675

Other comprehensive (loss) income,  net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) gain on interest rate swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized loss arising during period

 
(206
)
 
(1,491
)
 
(6,700
)
Reclassification into income
(496
)
 
1,715

 
1,515

 
2,953

(Loss) gain on interest rate swaps recognized in o ther comprehensive (loss) income
(496
)
 
1,509

 
24

 
(3,747
)
Gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain arising during period

 
121

 
8

 
159

Reclassification into income

 

 
(120
)
 

Gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities recogniz ed in other comprehensive (loss) income

 
121

 
(112
)
 
159

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
(496
)
 
1,630

 
(88
)
 
(3,588
)
Comprehensive income
21,812

 
35,074

 
16,940

 
111,087

Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10,265

 
26,231

 
11,348

 
40,631

Comprehensive income attributable to Red Rock R esorts, Inc.
$
11,547

 
$
8,843

 
$
5,592

 
$
70,456


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


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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(amounts in thousands, unaudited)

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
17,028

 
$
114,675

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
134,721

 
114,103

Change in fair value of derivative instruments
(3,059
)
 
(87
)
Reclassification of unrealized loss on derivative instruments into income
1,897

 
3,333

Write-downs and other charges, net
17,437

 
1,464

Asset impairment
1,829

 

Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs
13,210

 
13,315

Interest-paid in kind

 
2,130

Share-based compensation
5,727

 
5,714

Settlement of liability-classified equity awards

 
(18,739
)
Earnings from joint ventures
(1,242
)
 
(1,386
)
Distributions from joint ventures
761

 
829

Loss on extinguishment/modification of debt, net
3,552

 
7,270

Deferred income tax
84

 
5,250

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Restricted cash
(2,656
)
 

Receivables, net
2,069

 
(738
)
Interest on related party notes receivable

 
(247
)
Inventories and prepaid expenses
(5,148
)
 
(2,669
)
Accounts payable
(4,226
)
 
8,091

Accrued interest payable
(11,269
)
 
(5,775
)
Income tax payable/receivable, net
716

 
1,849

Other accrued liabilities
3,302

 
(10,709
)
Other, net
4,171

 
1,377

Net cash provided by operating activities
178,904

 
239,050

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures, net of related payables
(168,012
)
 
(119,506
)
Proceeds from asset sales
986

 
8,326

Acquisition of land from related party
(23,440
)
 

Proceeds from repayment of related party notes receivable

 
18,330

Funding of business acquisition

 
(314,168
)
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures
859

 
842

Native American development costs
(2,489
)
 
(1,754
)
Net settlement of derivative instruments
345

 

Other, net
(7,625
)
 
(1,566
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(199,376
)
 
(409,496
)

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, unaudited)

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Borrowings under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than
three months
800,592

 
1,847,500

Payments under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than three months
(627,453
)
 
(1,475,176
)
Payments under credit agreements with original maturity dates of three months or less, net

 
(53,900
)
Proceeds from issuance of 5.00% Senior Notes
550,000

 

Partial redemption of 7.50% Senior Notes
(250,000
)
 

Advanced funding of notes redemption to restricted cash
(259,375
)
 

Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock sold in initial public offering, net of underwriting discount and offering costs

 
531,949

Purchase of LLC Units from existing owners—deemed distribution

 
(112,474
)
Purchase of Fertitta Entertainment—deemed distribution

 
(389,054
)
Cash paid for early extinguishment of debt
(9,401
)
 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
2,292

 

Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests
(32,288
)
 
(114,691
)
Dividends
(20,130
)
 
(4,114
)
Payment of debt issuance costs
(29,379
)
 
(39,815
)
Payments on derivative instruments with other-than-insignificant financing elements

 
(10,831
)
Payments on other debt
(4,627
)
 
(22,142
)
Acquisition of subsidiary noncontrolling interests
(4,484
)
 

Other, net
(6,624
)
 
(7,100
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
109,123

 
150,152

Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
88,651

 
(20,294
)
Balance, beginning of period
133,776

 
116,623

Balance, end of period
$
222,427

 
$
96,329

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest, net of $508 and $0 capitalized, respectively
$
96,383

 
$
94,813

Cash paid for income taxes
$
430

 
$
5,193

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid
$
22,364

 
$
27,408


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

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1 .    Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (“Red Rock,” or the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation in September 2015 to manage and own an equity interest in Station Casinos LLC (“Station LLC”). In May 2016, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) and used the proceeds to purchase newly issued limited liability company interests in Station Holdco LLC (“Station Holdco” and such units, the “LLC Units”), and outstanding LLC Units from existing members of Station Holdco. The Company owns all of the outstanding voting interests in Station LLC and has an indirect interest in Station LLC through its ownership interest in Station Holdco, which owns all of the economic interests in Station LLC. Station LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, is a gaming, development and management company that owns and operates ten major gaming and entertainment facilities and ten smaller casino properties ( three of which are 50% owned) in the Las Vegas regional market. Station LLC also manages a casino in Sonoma County, California and a casino in Allegan County, Michigan, both on behalf of Native American tribes.
At September 30, 2017 , the Company held approximately 59% of the economic interests in Station Holdco as well as 100% of the voting interest in Station LLC and 100% of the voting power in Station Holdco, subject to certain limited exceptions, and was designated as the sole managing member of both Station Holdco and Station LLC. The Company controls and operates all of the business and affairs of Station Holdco and Station LLC, and conducts all of its operations through these entities. The Company is a subchapter C corporation subject to federal income taxes and state income taxes in California and Michigan.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been made. The interim results reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 .
Principles of Consolidation
Station Holdco and Station LLC are variable interest entities (“VIEs”), of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the financial position and results of operations of Station LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries and Station Holdco, and presents the interest in Station Holdco not owned by Red Rock within noncontrolling interest in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities represent the assets and liabilities of Station Holdco and Station LLC, other than assets and liabilities related to income taxes and amounts payable under the tax receivable agreement. For periods prior to the Company’s IPO in May 2016, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements represent the financial statements of Station Holdco, the Company’s predecessor for accounting purposes. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
The amounts shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of MPM Enterprises, LLC (“MPM”), which is a 50% owned, consolidated VIE that manages Gun Lake Casino. The financial position and results of operations attributable to third party holdings of MPM are reported within noncontrolling interest in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company consolidates MPM because it directs the activities of MPM that most significantly impact MPM’s economic performance and has the right to receive benefits and the obligation to absorb losses that are significant to MPM, and as such, is MPM’s primary beneficiary. The assets of MPM reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 included a management contract intangible asset with a carrying amount of $3.9 million and $11.5 million , respectively, and management fees receivable of $3.8 million and $3.3 million , respectively. MPM’s assets may be used only to settle MPM’s obligations, and MPM’s beneficial interest holders have no recourse to the general credit of the Company. The Gun Lake Casino management agreement expires in February 2018.
The Company has investments in three 50% owned smaller casino properties, which are accounted for using the equity method. The carrying amount of the Company’s investment in one of the smaller casino properties has been reduced below zero

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

and is presented as a deficit investment balance on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets because the Company has received distributions in excess of its investment in the casino.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant Accounting Policies
A description of the Company’s significant accounting policies is included in the audited financial statements within its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 .
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards
In August 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued amended accounting guidance to better align an entity’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results. To meet that objective, the amended guidance expands and refines hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. The amended guidance also makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of hedge accounting guidance and ease the administrative burden of hedge documentation requirements and assessing hedge effectiveness. The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company expects to adopt this guidance in the first quarter of 2019 and does not expect its adoption to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In May 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance that amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements. The amended guidance clarifies which changes to the terms and conditions of share-based payment awards require an entity to apply modification accounting. The amended guidance is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2017, and early application is permitted. The Company expects to adopt this guidance in the first quarter of 2018. The adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In January 2017, the FASB issued amended accounting guidance to simplify the test for goodwill impairment. The amended guidance removes the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment. Under the new guidance, goodwill impairment is measured as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, and the impairment charge is limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company will adopt this guidance in the fourth quarter of 2017 in conjunction with its annual goodwill impairment test. The adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In February 2016, the FASB issued amended accounting guidance that changes the accounting for leases and requires expanded disclosures about leasing activities. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, measured on a discounted basis, at the commencement date for all leases with terms greater than twelve months. Lessor accounting will remain largely unchanged, other than certain targeted improvements intended to align lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and with the updated revenue recognition guidance issued in 2014. Lessees and lessors must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The amended guidance is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2018, and early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its financial position and results of operations.
In May 2014, the FASB issued a new accounting standard for revenue recognition which requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard supersedes the existing accounting guidance for revenue recognition, including industry-specific guidance, and amends certain accounting guidance for recognition of gains and losses on the transfer of non-financial assets. For public companies, the new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2017. Upon adoption,

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

financial statement issuers may elect to apply the new standard either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or using a modified retrospective approach by recognizing the cumulative effect of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures. The Company will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of 2018 and expects to elect the full retrospective adoption method. Under the new standard, the current presentation of gross revenues for complementary goods and services provided to guests with a corresponding offsetting amount included in promotional allowances will be eliminated. In addition, the Company will be required to recognize a liability for the retail value of its performance obligations for points earned by guests under the Company’s player rewards program (“Rewards Program”). Currently, the Company records a liability and a charge to casino expense for the estimated cost of outstanding points earned under the Rewards Program that management believes ultimately will be redeemed. Upon adoption, the Company’s liability for performance obligations under the Rewards Program is expected to be recognized primarily as a reduction to casino revenue. When points are redeemed, revenues and expenses will be recognized and classified based on the goods and services provided and the associated liability will be relieved. The Company is currently evaluating the quantitative effects of the new standard on its financial statements and related disclosures.
2 .    Noncontrolling Interest in Station Holdco
As discussed in Note 1 , Red Rock holds a controlling interest in and consolidates the financial position and results of operations of Station LLC and its subsidiaries and Station Holdco, and presents the interests in Station Holdco not owned by Red Rock within noncontrolling interest in the condensed consolidated financial statements. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , approximately 0.5 million and 2.5 million , respectively, of LLC Units and Class B common shares held by noncontrolling interest holders were exchanged for Class A common shares, which increased Red Rock’s ownership interest in Station Holdco. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , the exchanges resulted in a $4.6 million and $21.8 million increase, respectively, in amounts payable under the tax receivable agreement liability, which is described in Note 10 , and an increase to deferred tax assets of $1.6 million and $7.7 million , respectively. The changes to the tax receivable agreement liability and deferred tax assets were both recorded through equity.
Following is a summary of LLC Unit ownership:        
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Units
 
Ownership %
 
Units
 
Ownership %
Red Rock
68,726,966

 
59.2
%
 
65,893,439

 
56.9
%
Noncontrolling interest holders
47,414,413

 
40.8
%
 
49,956,296

 
43.1
%
Total
116,141,379

 
100.0
%
 
115,849,735

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company uses monthly weighted average LLC Unit ownership to calculate the pretax income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) of Station Holdco attributable to Red Rock and the noncontrolling interest holders. There was no noncontrolling interest in Station Holdco prior to the Company’s IPO in May 2016.
3 .    Native American Development
Following is information about the Company’s Native American development activities.
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indian Tribe
The Company has development and management agreements with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians (the “Mono”), a federally recognized Native American tribe located near Fresno, California, which were originally entered into in 2003. In August 2014, the Mono and the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Development Agreement (the “Development Agreement”) and the Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement (the “Management Agreement”). Pursuant to those agreements, the Company will assist the Mono in developing and operating a gaming and entertainment facility (the “North Fork Project”) to be located in Madera County, California. The Company purchased a 305 -acre parcel of land adjacent to Highway 99 north of the city of Madera (the “North Fork Site”), which was taken into trust for the benefit of the Mono by the Department of the Interior (“DOI”) in February 2013.
As currently contemplated, the North Fork Project is expected to include approximately 2,000 slot machines, approximately 40 table games and several restaurants, and the cost of the project is expected to be between $250 million and $300 million . Development of the North Fork Project is subject to certain governmental and regulatory approvals, including, but not limited to, approval of the Management Agreement by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission (“NIGC”).

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Under the terms of the Development Agreement, the Company has agreed to arrange the financing for the ongoing development costs and construction of the facility. The Company will contribute significant financial support to the North Fork Project. Through September 30, 2017 , the Company has paid approximately $32.1 million of reimbursable advances to the Mono, primarily to complete the environmental impact study, purchase the North Fork Site and pay the costs of litigation. The advances are expected to be repaid from the proceeds of third-party financing or from the Mono’s gaming revenues; however, there can be no assurance that the advances will be repaid. The carrying amount of the advances was reduced to fair value upon the Company’s adoption of fresh-start reporting in 2011. At September 30, 2017 , the carrying amount of the advances was $17.0 million . In accordance with the Company’s accounting policy, accrued interest on the advances will not be recognized in income until the carrying amount of the advances has been recovered.
The Company will receive a development fee of 4% of the costs of construction (as defined in the Development Agreement) for its development services, which will be paid upon the commencement of gaming operations at the facility. The Management Agreement allows the Company to receive a management fee of 40% of the North Fork Project’s net income. The Management Agreement and the Development Agreement have a term of seven years from the opening of the North Fork Project. The Management Agreement includes termination provisions whereby either party may terminate the agreement for cause, and the Management Agreement may also be terminated at any time upon agreement of the parties. There is no provision in the Management Agreement allowing the tribe to buy-out the agreement prior to its expiration. The Management Agreement provides that the Company will train the Mono tribal members such that they may assume responsibility for managing the North Fork Project upon the expiration of the agreement.
Upon termination or expiration of the Management Agreement and Development Agreement, the Mono will continue to be obligated to repay any unpaid principal and interest on the advances from the Company, as well as certain other amounts that may be due, such as management fees. Amounts due to the Company under the Development Agreement and Management Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the North Fork Project except the North Fork Site. In addition, the Development Agreement and Management Agreement contain waivers of the Mono’s sovereign immunity from suit for the purpose of enforcing the agreements or permitting or compelling arbitration and other remedies.
The timing of this type of project is difficult to predict and is dependent upon the receipt of the necessary governmental and regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance as to when, or if, these approvals will be obtained. The Company currently estimates that construction of the North Fork Project may begin in the next 36 to 48 months and estimates that the North Fork Project would be completed and opened for business approximately 18  months after construction begins. There can be no assurance, however, that the North Fork Project will be completed and opened within this time frame or at all. The Company expects to assist the Mono in obtaining third-party financing for the North Fork Project once all necessary regulatory approvals have been received and prior to commencement of construction; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such financing for the North Fork Project on acceptable terms or at all.
The Company has evaluated the likelihood that the North Fork Project will be successfully completed and opened, and has concluded that the likelihood of successful completion is in the range of 65% to 75% at September 30, 2017 . The Company’s evaluation is based on its consideration of all available positive and negative evidence about the status of the North Fork Project, including, but not limited to, the status of required regulatory approvals, as well as the progress being made toward the achievement of all milestones and the successful resolution of all litigation and contingencies. There can be no assurance that the North Fork Project will be successfully completed or that future events and circumstances will not change the Company’s estimates of the timing, scope, and potential for successful completion or that any such changes will not be material. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Company will recover all of its investment in the North Fork Project even if it is successfully completed and opened for business.


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The following table summarizes the Company’s evaluation at September 30, 2017 of each of the critical milestones necessary to complete the North Fork Project.
 
As of September 30, 2017
Federally recognized as an Indian tribe by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”)
Yes
Date of recognition
Federal recognition was terminated in 1966 and restored in 1983.
Tribe has possession of or access to usable land upon which the project is to be built
The DOI accepted approximately 305 acres of land for the project into trust for the benefit of the Mono in February 2013.

Status of obtaining regulatory and governmental approvals:
 
Tribal-state compact
A compact was negotiated and signed by the Governor of California and the Mono in August 2012. The California State Assembly and Senate passed Assembly Bill 277 (“AB 277”) which ratified the Compact in May 2013 and June 2013, respectively. Opponents of the North Fork Project qualified a referendum, “Proposition 48,” for a state-wide ballot challenging the legislature’s ratification of the Compact. In November 2014, Proposition 48 failed. The State took the position that the failure of Proposition 48 nullified the ratification of the Compact and, therefore, the Compact did not take effect under California law. In March 2015, the Mono filed suit against the State (see North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians v. State of California)  to obtain a compact with the State or procedures from the Secretary of the Interior under which Class III gaming may be conducted on the North Fork Site. In July 2016, the DOI issued Secretarial procedures (the “Secretarial Procedures”) pursuant to which the Mono may conduct Class III gaming on the North Fork Site.
Approval of gaming compact by DOI
The Compact was submitted to the DOI in July 2013. In October 2013, notice of the Compact taking effect was published in the Federal Register. The Secretarial Procedures supersede and replace the Compact.
Record of decision regarding environmental impact published by BIA
In November 2012, the record of decision for the Environmental Impact Statement for the North Fork Project was issued by the BIA. In December 2012, the Notice of Intent to take land into trust was published in the Federal Register.
BIA accepting usable land into trust on behalf of the tribe
The North Fork Site was accepted into trust in February 2013.
Approval of management agreement by NIGC
In December 2015, the Mono submitted the Management Agreement, and certain related documents, to the NIGC. In July 2016, the Mono received a deficiency letter from the NIGC seeking additional information concerning the Management Agreement. Approval of the Management Agreement by the NIGC is expected to occur following the Mono’s response to the deficiency letter. The Company believes the Management Agreement will be approved because the terms and conditions thereof are consistent with the provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”).
Gaming licenses:
 
Type
The North Fork Project will include the operation of Class II and Class III gaming, which are allowed pursuant to the terms of the Secretarial Procedures and IGRA, following approval of the Management Agreement by the NIGC.
Number of gaming devices allowed
The Secretarial Procedures allow for the operation of a maximum of 2,000 Class III slot machines at the facility during the first two years of operation and thereafter up to 2,500 Class III slot machines. There is no limit on the number of Class II gaming devices that the Mono can offer.
Agreements with local authorities
The Mono has entered into memoranda of understanding with the City of Madera, the County of Madera and the Madera Irrigation District under which the Mono agreed to pay one-time and recurring mitigation contributions, subject to certain contingencies. The memoranda of understanding with the City and County were amended in December 2016 to restructure the timing of certain payments due to delays in the development of the North Fork Project.


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Following is a discussion of legal matters related to the North Fork Project.
Stand Up For California! v. Dept. of the Interior. In December 2012, Stand Up for California!, several individuals and the Ministerial Association of Madera (collectively, the “Stand Up” plaintiffs) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the DOI, the BIA and the Secretary of Interior and Assistant Secretary of the Interior, in their official capacities, seeking to overturn the Secretary’s determination to take the North Fork Site into trust for the purposes of gaming (the “North Fork Determination”) and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the United States from taking the North Fork Site into trust. The Mono filed a motion to intervene as a party to the lawsuit, which was granted. In January 2013, the Court denied the Stand Up plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and the United States accepted the North Fork Site into trust for the benefit of the Mono in February 2013. The parties subsequently filed motions for summary judgment. In September 2016, the Court denied the Stand Up plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment and granted the defendants’ and the Mono’s motions for summary judgment in part and dismissed the remainder of the Stand Up plaintiffs’ claims. The Stand Up plaintiffs appealed the district court’s decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which heard oral argument on the appeal on October 13, 2017.
Stand Up For California! v. Brown. In March 2013, Stand Up for California! and Barbara Leach, a local resident, filed a complaint for declaratory relief and petition for writ of mandate in California Superior Court for the County of Madera against California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., alleging that Governor Brown violated the California constitutional separation-of-powers doctrine when he concurred in the North Fork Determination. The complaint sought to vacate and set aside the Governor’s concurrence. Plaintiffs’ complaint was subsequently amended to include a challenge to the constitutionality of AB 277. The Mono intervened as a defendant in the lawsuit. In March 2014, the court dismissed plaintiffs’ amended complaint, which dismissal was appealed by plaintiffs. In December 2016, an appellate court ruled in favor of the Stand Up plaintiffs concluding that Governor Brown exceeded his authority in concurring in the Secretary’s determination that gaming on the North Fork Site would be in the best interest of the Tribe and not detrimental to the surrounding community. The appellate court’s decision reversed the trial court’s previous ruling in favor of the Mono. The Mono and the State filed petitions in the Supreme Court of California seeking review of the appellate court’s decision. In March 2017, the Supreme Court of California granted the Mono and State’s petitions for review and deferred additional briefing or other action in this matter pending consideration and disposition of a similar issue in United Auburn Indian Community of Auburn Rancheria v. Brown. The United Auburn case is expected to be fully briefed in November 2017 after which a hearing will be scheduled.
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians v. Brown . In March 2016, Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians (“Picayune”) filed a complaint for declaratory relief and petition for writ of mandate in California Superior Court for the County of Madera against Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., alleging that the referendum that invalidated the Compact also invalidated Governor Brown’s concurrence with the North Fork Determination. The complaint seeks to vacate and set aside the Governor’s concurrence. In July 2016, the court granted the Mono’s application to intervene and the Mono filed a demurrer seeking to dismiss the case. In November 2016, the district court dismissed Picayune’s complaint, but the court subsequently vacated its ruling based on the December 2016, decision by the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Stand Up for California! v. Brown . In May 2017, the court stayed the case for six months by agreement of the parties and scheduled a status conference on November 13, 2017 to address how the case should proceed in light of the California Supreme Court’s granting of the Mono and State’s petitions for review in Stand Up for California! v. Brown.
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians v. United States Department of the Interior. In July 2016, Picayune filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California for declaratory and injunctive relief against the DOI. The complaint sought a declaration that the North Fork Site did not come under one of the exceptions to the general prohibition against gaming on lands taken into trust after October 1988 set forth in IGRA and therefore was not eligible for gaming. It also sought a declaration that the North Fork Determination had expired because the legislature never ratified Governor Brown’s concurrence, and sought injunctive relief prohibiting the DOI from taking any action under IGRA concerning the North Fork Site. The Mono filed a motion to intervene in September 2016, which was subsequently granted. The Mono and federal defendants filed motions for summary judgment in March 2017. On August 8, 2017, Picayune filed a brief arguing that the court should stay the proceedings in light of the Fifth District Court's decision in Stand Up for California! v. Brown and the appeal pending in the California Supreme Court. On August 18, 2017, the court denied the Picayune’s motion to stay the proceedings and granted the summary judgment motions of the Mono and the federal defendants. Picayune has not filed a timely notice of appeal.
Stand Up for California! et. al. v. United States Department of the Interior. In November 2016, Stand Up for California! and other plaintiffs filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California alleging that the DOI’s issuance of Secretarial Procedures for the Mono was subject to the National Environmental Policies Act and the Clean Air Act, and violate the Johnson Act. The complaint further alleges violations of the Freedom of Information Act and the Administrative Procedures Act. The DOI filed its answer to the complaint in February 2017 denying plaintiffs’ claims

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and asserting certain affirmative defenses. A motion to intervene filed by the Mono was granted in March 2017. Plaintiffs subsequently filed a motion to stay the proceedings in May 2017. Briefing on the contested stay request concluded in July 2017 and briefing on cross-motions for summary judgment was concluded in September 2017.
4 .    Long-term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following indebtedness of Station LLC (amounts in thousands):
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31, 2016
Term Loan B Facility, due June 8, 2023, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (3.74% and 3.75% at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively), net of unamortized discount and deferred issuance costs of $55.4 million and $42.9 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
$
1,777,919

 
$
1,449,591

Term Loan A Facility, due June 8, 2022, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (3.24% and 3.20% at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively), net of unamortized discount and deferred issuance costs of $5.6 million and $7.4 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
266,952

 
211,978

$781 million Revolving Credit Facility, due June 8, 2022, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (3.44% weighted average at December 31, 2016)

 
120,000

5.00% Senior Notes, due October 1, 2025, net of deferred issuance costs of $6.4 million at September 30, 2017
543,604

 

7.50% Senior Notes, due March 1, 2021, net of unamortized discount and deferred issuance costs of $4.0 million and $9.4 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
246,021

 
490,568

Restructured Land Loan, due June 17, 2017, interest at a margin above LIBOR or base rate (5.27% at December 31, 2016), net of unamortized discount of $0.6 million at December 31, 2016

 
115,378

Other long-term debt, weighted-average interest of 3.65% and 3.92% at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, maturity dates ranging from 2027 to 2037
30,740

 
34,786

Total long-term debt
2,865,236

 
2,422,301

Current portion of long-term debt
(277,990
)
 
(46,063
)
Total long-term debt, net
$
2,587,246

 
$
2,376,238


Credit Facility
In January 2017, Station LLC amended its credit facility to increase the existing Term Loan B Facility by $125.0 million and reduce the applicable margins for LIBOR and base rate loans by 50 basis points. Station LLC used the proceeds of the incremental Term Loan B Facility borrowings to repay outstanding borrowings under its Revolving Credit Facility and pay fees and costs incurred in connection with the transaction, including a repricing fee of $14.9 million , which represented 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan B Facility outstanding prior to the $125.0 million increase in borrowings. Station LLC evaluated the transaction on a lender by lender basis in accordance with the accounting guidance for debt modifications and extinguishments. The majority of the transaction was accounted for as a debt modification and as a result, Station LLC capitalized $14.9 million in related fees and costs and recognized a $2.0 million loss on debt extinguishment and modification, which was primarily related to third-party fees it incurred in connection with the repricing.
In May 2017, Station LLC amended its credit facility to increase the Term Loan B Facility by an additional $250.0 million . Station LLC applied the proceeds of the incremental borrowings under the Term Loan B Facility, together with cash on hand, to pay for the redemption of $250.0 million of its 7.50% Senior Notes and to pay fees and costs incurred in connection with the transactions. Station LLC capitalized $3.8 million in fees and costs related to the $250.0 million in incremental borrowings. As a result of the January 2017 and May 2017 increases to the Term Loan B Facility, the required quarterly principal payments increased to $4.7 million . Depending on its consolidated total leverage ratio, Station LLC is required to apply a portion of its excess cash flow to repay amounts outstanding under the Term Loan B Facility, which reduces future quarterly principal payments.
Also in May 2017, Station LLC completed a series of amendments to its credit facility to increase the existing Term Loan A Facility by $50.0 million and reduce the applicable margins for LIBOR and base rate loans under the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility. As amended, the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility bear interest at a rate per annum, at Station LLC’s option, equal to either LIBOR plus an amount ranging from 1.75% to 2.00% or base rate plus

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an amount ranging from 0.75% to 1.00% , depending on Station LLC’s consolidated leverage ratio. Prior to the amendments, the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility bore interest at a rate per annum, at Station LLC’s option and subject to a leverage-based grid, of either LIBOR plus an amount ranging from 1.75% to 2.75% or base rate plus an amount ranging from 0.75% to 1.75% . Station LLC evaluated the transaction on a lender by lender basis in accordance with the accounting guidance for debt modifications and extinguishments and as a result, Station LLC capitalized $1.3 million in related fees and costs and recognized a $2.1 million loss on debt extinguishment and modification, which was primarily related to the write-off of unamortized debt discount related to the extinguished debt.
In September 2017, Station LLC amended its credit facility to, among other things, (a) extend the maturity date under each of the Term Loan A Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility by one year to June 8, 2022; (b) set the required quarterly principal payments on the Term Loan A to approximately $3.4 million , payable on the last day of each quarter beginning on December 31, 2017; (c) increase the outstanding amount of the Term A Facility to approximately $272.5 million ; (d) increase the outstanding borrowing availability of the Revolving Credit Facility to $781.0 million and (e) modify the maximum consolidated total leverage ratio requirements. Station LLC evaluated the transaction on a lender by lender basis in accordance with the accounting guidance for debt modifications and extinguishments and as a result, Station LLC capitalized $2.8 million in related fees and costs and recognized a $0.6 million loss on debt extinguishment and modification.
The credit facility governing Station LLC’s term loans and revolver contains a number of customary covenants including the requirements that Station LLC maintain throughout the term of the credit facility and measured as of the end of each quarter a minimum interest coverage ratio of 2.50 to 1.00 and a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio ranging from 6.50 to 1.00 at September 30, 2017 to 5.25 to 1.00 at December 31, 2020 and thereafter. A breach of the financial ratio covenants shall only become an event of default under the Term B Loan Facility if the lenders providing the Term Loan A Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility take certain affirmative actions after the occurrence of a default of such financial ratio covenants. At September 30, 2017 , Station LLC’s interest coverage ratio was 4.58 to 1.00 and its consolidated total leverage ratio was 5.00 to 1.00 , both as defined in the credit facility. The Company believes it was in compliance with all applicable covenants at September 30, 2017 .
Revolving Credit Facility Availability
At September 30, 2017 , Station LLC’s borrowing availability under its Revolving Credit Facility, subject to continued compliance with the terms of its credit facility, was $747.0 million , which was net of $34.0 million in outstanding letters of credit and similar obligations.
Restructured Land Loan
In March 2017, Station LLC’s wholly owned subsidiary, CV Propco, LLC (“CV Propco”), as borrower, and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch (“Deutsche Bank”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as initial lenders, amended the $105 million Restructured Land Loan. Pursuant to the amendment, CV Propco paid $61.8 million in full settlement of the $72.6 million outstanding principal amount owed to Deutsche Bank under the Restructured Land Loan. In addition, the outstanding warrants held by Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan to purchase 60% of the interests of both CV Propco and NP Tropicana LLC were canceled. Prior to the cancellation, the warrants were accounted for as noncontrolling interests.
The Company accounted for the $61.8 million settlement as consideration paid to Deutsche Bank to (i) extinguish the debt and (ii) acquire the warrants held by Deutsche Bank. Accordingly, the Company attributed $57.3 million of the $61.8 million to extinguishment of the debt and $4.5 million to the acquisition of the warrants. The settlement resulted in a $14.9 million gain on debt extinguishment in June 2017, the date when all contingencies related to the settlement were satisfied. In June 2017, CV Propco repaid the remaining $43.3 million in outstanding principal under the Restructured Land Loan in full.
5.00% Senior Notes
In September 2017, Station LLC issued $550.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes due October 1, 2025 at par. Interest on the 5.00% Senior Notes will be paid every six months in arrears on April 1 and October 1, commencing April 1, 2018.
The 5.00% Senior Notes and the guarantees of such notes by certain of Station LLC’s subsidiaries are general senior unsecured obligations.

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On or after October 1, 2020, Station LLC may redeem all or a portion of the 5.00% Senior Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest to the applicable redemption date:    
Years Beginning October 1,
Percentage
2020
102.50
%
2021
101.25
%
2022 and thereafter
100.00
%
The indenture governing the 5.00% Senior Notes requires Station LLC to offer to purchase the 5.00% Senior Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101.00% of the aggregate principal amount outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon if Station LLC experiences certain change of control events (as defined in the indenture). The indenture also requires Station LLC to make an offer to repurchase the 5.00% Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 100.00% of the principal amount of the purchased notes if it has excess net proceeds (as defined in the indenture) from certain asset sales.
The indenture governing the 5.00% Senior Notes contains a number of customary covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, restrict the ability of Station LLC and its restricted subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; issue disqualified stock or create subordinated indebtedness that is not subordinated to the 5.00% Senior Notes; create liens; engage in mergers, consolidations or asset dispositions; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; engage in lines of business other than its core business and related businesses; or make investments or pay distributions (other than customary tax distributions). These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as set forth in the indenture. The indenture governing the 5.00% Senior Notes also provides for events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on such 5.00% Senior Notes to be declared due and payable.
7.50% Senior Notes
As noted above, in May 2017, Station LLC redeemed $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.50% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 103.75% of the principal amount of such notes. Following the redemption, $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Senior Notes remained outstanding. Station LLC recognized a $13.8 million loss on debt extinguishment related to the 7.50% Senior Notes redemption, primarily comprising the write-off of $4.4 million in unamortized debt discount and issuance costs related to the extinguished debt and the redemption premium of $9.4 million .
On October 9, 2017, (the “Redemption Date”), a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the 5.00% Senior Notes was applied to redeem the remaining $250.0 million in outstanding principal amount of the 7.50% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 103.75% of the principal amount of such notes. Upon issuance of the 5.00% Senior Notes, approximately $261.4 million , representing $250.0 million in outstanding principal, the $9.4 million redemption premium and accrued and unpaid interest through the Redemption Date, was irrevocably deposited in trust with the paying agent to fund the redemption of the 7.50% Senior Notes. Accordingly, at September 30, 2017, the $261.4 million in funds held in trust was classified as restricted cash and the entire outstanding principal balance under the 7.50% Senior Notes was included in current portion of long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. On the Redemption Date, Station LLC recognized a $13.4 million loss on debt extinguishment comprising the write-off of $4.0 million in unamortized debt discount and issuance costs and the $9.4 million redemption premium.
5 .    Derivative Instruments
The Company’s objective in using derivative instruments is to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, Station LLC uses interest rate swaps, including forward-starting swaps, as a primary part of its cash flow hedging strategy, which involves the receipt of variable-rate interest payments in exchange for fixed-rate payments without exchange of the underlying notional amount. The Company may elect not to apply hedge accounting to its derivative instruments; however, it does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
On June 30, 2017, the Company dedesignated the hedge accounting relationships of Station LLC’s 16 interest rate swaps that were previously designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted interest payments. The 16 interest rate swaps are with four different counterparties and have maturity dates that run concurrently. The interest rate swaps each have one -year terms that run consecutively which began in July 2016 and will end in July 2020 with predetermined fixed pay rates that increase with each new term to more closely align with the one -month LIBOR forward curve as of the trade date of the interest rate swaps. Station LLC paid a weighted-average fixed rate of 0.85% during the first one -year term that ended in July 2017, which increased to a weighted-average rate of approximately 1.11% during the second year term ending in July 2018 and will increase to 1.39% , and 1.69% in the third and fourth one -year terms, respectively.

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In June 2017, Station LLC entered into eight additional interest rate swaps for which hedge accounting was not elected. These swaps are also intended to meet the Company’s objectives noted above and are not speculative. The eight interest rate swaps are with two different counterparties and have maturity dates that run concurrently. The interest rate swaps each have one -year terms that run consecutively which began July 2017 and will end in July 2021 with predetermined fixed pay rates that increase with each new term to more closely align with the one -month LIBOR forward curve as of the trade date of the interest rate swaps. Station LLC pays a weighted-average fixed rate of 1.32% during the first one -year term ending in July 2018, which will increase to a weighted-average rate of approximately 1.59% , 1.78% and 1.94% during the second, third and fourth one -year terms, respectively.
At September 30, 2017 , Station LLC’s interest rate swaps effectively converted $1.6 billion of Station LLC’s variable interest rate debt (based on one -month LIBOR that is subject to a minimum of 0.75% ) to a fixed rate of 3.68% .
The fair values of Station LLC’s interest rate swaps, exclusive of accrued interest, as well as their classification on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, are presented below (amounts in thousands):
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31, 2016
Interest Rate Swaps Designated in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
$

 
$
19

Other assets, net

 
10,661

Other accrued liabilities

 
8

Interest Rate Swaps Not Designated in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2,788

 

Other assets, net
8,586

 

As a result of (i) the June 2017 dedesignation of Station LLC’s 16 interest rate swaps previously designated in cash flow hedging relationships and (ii) the Company’s election not to apply hedge accounting to its eight new interest rate swaps, the changes in fair value of all of Station LLC’s derivative instruments are reflected in Change in fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the period in which the change occurs. As such, interest expense for periods subsequent to the dedesignation does not reflect a fixed rate as it previously did under hedge accounting for that portion of the debt hedged. However, the economics are unchanged and the Company continues to meet its risk management objective and achieve fixed cash flows attributable to interest payments on the debt principal being hedged by its interest rate swaps.
Prior to dedesignation, Station LLC’s 16 interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted interest payments and as such, the gain or loss on the effective portion of changes in their fair values was recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) until the interest payments being hedged were recorded as interest expense, at which time the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were reclassified as an adjustment to interest expense. The Company recognized the gain or loss on any ineffective portion of the derivatives’ change in fair value in the period in which the change occurred as a component of Change in fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income . At September 30, 2017 , $7.8 million of cumulative deferred gains previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income are being amortized as a reduction of interest expense as the hedged interest payments continue to occur through July 2020 as a result of the June 2017 dedesignation.
At September 30, 2017 , approximately $2.9 million of deferred net gains from Station LLC’s previously designated interest rate swaps is expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings during the next twelve months due to the amortization of deferred gains from the interest rate swaps that were dedesignated on June 30, 2017.

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Information about pretax gains and losses on derivative financial instruments that were designated in cash flow hedging relationships and their location within the condensed consolidated financial statements is presented below (amounts in thousands):
Derivatives Designated in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
 
Amount of Loss on Derivatives Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Effective Portion)
 
Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)
 
Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
2016
Interest rate swaps
 
$

 
$
(219
)
 
Interest expense, net
 
$
624

 
$
(1,732
)
 
Change in fair value of derivative instruments
 
$

 
$

Derivatives Designated in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
 
Amount of Loss on Derivatives Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Effective Portion)
 
Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)
 
Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)
 
Location of Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
Amount of Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Income (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
2016
Interest rate swaps
 
$
(1,875
)
 
$
(7,346
)
 
Interest expense, net
 
$
(1,897
)
 
$
(3,333
)
 
Change in fair value of derivative instruments
 
$
2

 
$
87

Information about pretax gains on derivative financial instruments that were not designated in hedge accounting relationships and their location within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income is presented below (amounts in thousands):
Derivatives Not Designated in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
 
Location of (Loss) Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Amount of (Loss) Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Interest rate swaps
 
Change in fair value of derivative instruments
 
$
(310
)
 
$

 
$
3,057

 
$

Station LLC has not posted any collateral related to the interest rate swap agreements; however, Station LLC’s obligations under the interest rate swap agreements are subject to the security and guarantee arrangements applicable to the credit facility. The interest rate swap agreements contain a cross-default provision under which Station LLC could be declared in default on its obligation under such agreements if certain conditions of default exist on the credit facility. At September 30, 2017 , the termination value of Station LLC’s interest rate swaps, including accrued interest, was a net asset of $11.3 million .

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

6 .    Fair Value Measurements
Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall, is presented below (amounts in thousands):
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using
 
Balance at September 30, 2017
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
11,374

 
$

 
$
11,374

 
$

 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities
$
248

 
$
248

 
$

 
$

Interest rate swaps
10,680

 

 
10,680

 

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
8

 

 
8

 

The fair values of Station LLC’s interest rate swaps were determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of the interest rate swaps. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the interest rate swaps, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including forward interest rate curves. Station LLC incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurement.
Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
In September 2017, the Company recorded an asset impairment charge of $1.8 million to write down an approximately 31 -acre parcel of land held for development in Las Vegas to its estimated fair value of $5.2 million as a result of entering into an agreement to sell a portion of the land at a price less than its carrying amount. At September 30, 2017 , the land subject to the agreement was presented within assets held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition, another parcel of undeveloped land in Las Vegas with a carrying amount at December 31, 2016 of $19.0 million that was presented within assets held for sale was reclassified to land held for development at September 30, 2017 because it was no longer probable that the sale would be completed within one year.
Fair Value of Long-term Debt
The estimated fair value of Station LLC’s long-term debt compared with its carrying amount is presented below (amounts in millions):
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31, 2016
Aggregate fair value
$
2,944

 
$
2,521

Aggregate carrying amount
2,865

 
2,422

The estimated fair value of Station LLC’s long-term debt is based on quoted market prices from various banks for similar instruments, which is considered a Level 2 input under the fair value measurement hierarchy.

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

7 .    Stockholders’ Equity     
The changes in stockholders' equity and noncontrolling interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
Retained earnings
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Noncontrolling interest
Total stockholders’ equity
Class A
 
Class B
Shares
 
Amount
Shares
 
Amount
Balances,
December 31, 2016
65,893

 
$
659

 
49,956

 
$
1

 
$
329,002

 
$
17,628

 
$
2,458

 
$
283,604

 
$
633,352

Net income

 

 

 

 

 
5,643

 

 
11,385

 
17,028

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 
(51
)
 
(37
)
 
(88
)
Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 
5,778

 

 

 

 
5,778

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(32,288
)
 
(32,288
)
Dividends

 

 

 

 

 
(20,184
)
 

 

 
(20,184
)
Issuance of restricted stock awards, net of forfeitures
177

 
2

 

 

 
(2
)
 

 

 

 

Stock option exercises
118

 
1

 

 

 
2,291

 

 

 

 
2,292

Exchanges of noncontrolling interests for Class A common stock
2,542

 
25

 
(2,542
)
 

 
13,888

 

 
218

 
(14,131
)
 

Recognition of tax receivable agreement liability resulting from exchanges of noncontrolling interests for Class A common stock

 

 

 

 
(21,841
)
 

 

 

 
(21,841
)
Deferred tax assets resulting from exchanges of noncontrolling interests for Class A common stock

 

 

 

 
7,704

 

 

 

 
7,704

Repurchase of Class A common stock
(3
)
 

 

 

 
(74
)
 

 

 

 
(74
)
Acquisition of subsidiary noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 
2,850

 

 

 
(7,334
)
 
(4,484
)
Rebalancing of ownership percentage between the Company and noncontrolling interests in Station Holdco

 

 

 

 
(3,964
)
 

 
(25
)
 
3,989

 

Balances,
September 30, 2017
68,727

 
$
687

 
47,414

 
$
1

 
$
335,632

 
$
3,087

 
$
2,600

 
$
245,188

 
$
587,195

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At September 30, 2017 , noncontrolling interest represented the 41% ownership interest in Station Holdco not held by Red Rock, as well as a 50% ownership interest in MPM.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

On November 3, 2017 , the Company announced that it would pay dividends of $6.9 million , or $0.10 per share of Class A common stock, to holders of record as of November 15, 2017 to be paid on November 30, 2017 . Prior to the payment of the dividend, Station Holdco will pay a cash distribution to all LLC Unit holders, including the Company, of $0.10 per unit for a total distribution of approximately $11.6 million , of which $4.7 million will be paid to noncontrolling interest holders.
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax and noncontrolling interest, by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (amounts in thousands):
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 
Unrealized Gain on Interest Rate Swaps
 
Unrealized Gain on Available-for-sale Securities
 
Unrecognized Pension Liability
 
Total
Balances, December 31, 2016
$
2,404

 
$
52

 
$
2

 
$
2,458

Unrealized (loss) gain arising during the period (a)
(702
)
 
4

 

 
(698
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income (b)
703

 
(56
)
 

 
647

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
1

 
(52
)
 

 
(51
)
Exchanges of noncontrolling interests for Class A common stock
218

 

 

 
218

Rebalancing of ownership percentage between the Company and noncontrolling interests in Station Holdco
(25
)
 

 

 
(25
)
Balances, September 30, 2017
$
2,598

 
$

 
$
2

 
$
2,600

____________________________________
(a)
Net of $0.4 million tax benefit.
(b)
Net of $0.4 million tax expense.
Net Income Attributable to Red Rock Resorts, Inc. and Transfers from (to) Noncontrolling Interests
The table below presents the effect on Red Rock Resorts, Inc. stockholders’ equity from net income and transfers from (to) noncontrolling interests (amounts in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net income attributable to Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
$
11,780

 
$
8,272

 
$
5,643

 
$
71,564

Transfers from (to) noncontrolling interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allocation of equity to noncontrolling interests of Station Holdco in the reorganization transactions

 

 

 
(362,908
)
Exchanges of noncontrolling interests for Class A
common stock
2,731

 

 
14,131

 

Acquisition of subsidiary noncontrolling interests

 

 
2,850

 

Rebalancing of ownership percentage between the Company and noncontrolling interests in Station Holdco
(1,064
)
 
451

 
(3,989
)
 
451

Net transfers from (to) noncontrolling interests
1,667

 
451

 
12,992

 
(362,457
)
Change from net income attributable to Red Rock Resorts, Inc. and net transfers from (to) noncontrolling interests
$
13,447

 
$
8,723

 
$
18,635

 
$
(290,893
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

8 .    Share-based Compensation
The Company maintains an equity incentive plan which is designed to attract, retain and motivate employees and to align the interests of those individuals with the interests of the Company. A total of 11.6 million shares of Class A common stock are reserved for issuance under the plan, of which 5.0 million shares were available for issuance at September 30, 2017 .
The following table presents information about share-based compensation awards under the equity incentive plan:
 
Restricted Class A
 Common Stock
 
Stock Options
 
Shares
 
Weighted-average grant date fair value
 
Shares
 
Weighted-average exercise price
Outstanding at January 1, 2017
222,487

 
$
15.70

 
1,637,029

 
$
19.71

Activity during the period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Granted
285,097

 
21.95

 
3,519,627

 
21.80

Vested/exercised
(99,776
)
 
11.18

 
(117,548
)
 
19.50

Forfeited
(107,830
)
 
20.83

 
(787,768
)
 
21.03

Outstanding at September 30, 2017
299,978

 

 
4,251,340

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $2.0 million and $5.7 million , respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $1.4 million and $5.7 million , respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 . At September 30, 2017 , unrecognized share-based compensation cost was $26.2 million , which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.2 years.         
9 .    Write-downs and Other Charges, Net     
Write-downs and other charges, net include various charges to record net losses on asset disposals and non-routine transactions. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , write-downs and other charges, net were $15.1 million and $25.0 million , respectively. These amounts included $13.2 million and $18.8 million , respectively, in fixed asset disposals for the same periods. There were fixed asset disposals of $11.5 million related to the reinvestment in Palms Casino Resort (“Palms”) during the three months ended September 30, 2017 . In addition, write-downs and other charges, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 included $3.5 million in tenant lease termination expenses at Palms.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , write-downs and other charges, net were $1.4 million and $14.7 million , respectively. The Company incurred $9.0 million in IPO-related advisory, legal and other transaction-related costs that were not deferred as direct and incremental costs of the IPO, as well as costs related to the acquisition of Fertitta Entertainment completed during the second quarter of 2016. Also included in these amounts were $1.1 million and $2.4 million , respectively, in costs associated with various development and acquisition activities, including the acquisition of Palms completed during the fourth quarter of 2016.
10 .    Income Taxes
Red Rock is taxed as a corporation and pays corporate federal, state and local taxes on income allocated to it from Station Holdco based upon Red Rock’s economic interest held in Station Holdco. Station Holdco is treated as a pass-through partnership for income tax reporting purposes. Station Holdco’s members, including the Company, are liable for federal, state and local income taxes based on their share of Station Holdco’s pass-through taxable income.     
The Company’s effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were 9.58% and 6.74% , respectively, as compared to 12.53% and 9.68% , respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The Company’s effective tax rate is significantly less than the statutory rate of 35% primarily because its effective tax rate includes a rate benefit attributable to the fact that Station Holdco operates as a limited liability company which is not subject to federal income tax. Accordingly, the Company is not liable for income taxes on the portion of Station Holdco’s earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests. Station Holdco operates in Nevada, California and Michigan. Nevada does not impose a state income tax and the Company’s activities in California and Michigan are minimal; as a result, state income taxes do not have a significant impact on the Company’s effective rate. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is also lower than statutory rates because income for the period prior to the IPO was not taxable to the Company as it did not yet hold an equity interest in Station Holdco.

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

As a result of the IPO and certain reorganization transactions, the Company recorded a net deferred tax asset resulting from the outside basis difference of its interest in Station Holdco. The Company also recorded a deferred tax asset for its liability related to payments to be made pursuant to the tax receivable agreement representing 85% of the tax savings the Company expects to receive from the amortization deductions associated with the step up in the basis of depreciable assets under Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code. This deferred tax asset will be recovered as cash payments are made to the tax receivable agreement participants.
The Company determined that the deferred tax asset related to acquiring its interest in Station Holdco through the newly issued LLC Units is not expected to be realized unless the Company disposes of its investment in Station Holdco. Accordingly, as part of the reorganization transactions in May 2016, the Company recognized a charge to equity to establish a $109.4 million valuation allowance against this portion of its deferred tax asset. The Company recognizes subsequent changes to the valuation allowance through the provision for income tax or other comprehensive income, as applicable, and at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the valuation allowance was $97.6 million and $103.7 million , respectively.
Tax Receivable Agreement
In connection with the IPO, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement with certain pre-IPO owners of Station Holdco. In the event that such parties exchange any or all of their Holdco Units for Class A common stock, the tax receivable agreement requires the Company to make payments to such holders for 85% of the tax benefits realized by the Company as a result of such exchange. The Company expects to realize these tax benefits based on current projections of taxable income. The annual tax benefits are computed by calculating the income taxes due, including such tax benefits, and the income taxes due without such benefits. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the Company's liability under the tax receivable agreement was $280.1 million and $258.5 million , respectively, of which $1.0 million was presented within current liabilities at December 31, 2016 . As a result of exchanges of approximately 0.5 million and 2.5 million LLC Units and Class B common shares for Class A common shares during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, the Company recognized increases in the liability of $4.6 million and $21.8 million , respectively.
The timing and amount of aggregate payments due under the tax receivable agreement may vary based on a number of factors, including the amount and timing of the taxable income the Company generates each year and the tax rate then applicable. The payment obligations under the tax receivable agreement are Red Rock’s obligations and are not obligations of Station Holdco or Station LLC. Payments are generally due within a specified period of time following the filing of the Company’s annual tax return and interest on such payments will accrue from the original due date (without extensions) of the income tax return until the date paid. Payments not made within the required period after the filing of the income tax return generally accrue interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 5.00% .
The tax receivable agreement will remain in effect until all such tax benefits have been utilized or expired, unless the Company exercises its right to terminate the tax receivable agreement. The tax receivable agreement will also terminate if the Company breaches its obligations under the tax receivable agreement or upon certain mergers, asset sales or other forms of business combinations, or other changes of control. If the Company exercises its right to terminate the tax receivable agreement, or if the tax receivable agreement is terminated early in accordance with its terms, Red Rock’s payment obligations would be accelerated based upon certain assumptions, including the assumption that the Company would have sufficient future taxable income to utilize such tax benefits.
11 .    Related Party Transactions
Prior to April 27, 2017, the Company leased the land on which each of Boulder Station and Texas Station is located pursuant to long-term ground leases which provided for monthly payments of $222,933 through 2058 and $366,435 through 2060, respectively, subject to future increases. The Company leased this land from entities owned by the Frank J. Fertitta and Victoria K. Fertitta Revocable Family Trust (the “Related Party Lessor”). Frank J. Fertitta, Jr. and Victoria K. Fertitta are the parents of Frank J. Fertitta III, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Lorenzo J. Fertitta, the Company’s Vice Chairman. On April 27, 2017, the Company acquired the land (formerly subject to the ground leases), including the residual interest in the gaming and hotel facilities and other real property improvements thereon (the “Gaming Facilities”), for aggregate consideration of $120.0 million . Concurrently with the land acquisition, the Company assumed a long-term ground lease with an unrelated third-party lessor for an adjacent parcel of land at Boulder Station that previously had been subleased from the Related Party Lessor. The assumed ground lease terminates in 2089 and provides for monthly rental payments of approximately $14,000 , subject to annual increases of 3% to 6% based on a cost of living factor. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , the Company recognized a charge of $100.3 million in related party lease termination costs, which was an amount equal to the difference between the aggregate consideration paid by the Company and the fair value of the net assets acquired, including the land and residual interests in the Gaming Facilities and the assumed lease obligation. The transaction

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

conveyed ownership of the land and interests (current and residual) in the Gaming Facilities to the Company, decreased rent expense over the maximum term of the leases by approximately $300 million (approximately $7.1 million annually), and generated a tax benefit of approximately $35 million to Red Rock and the other owners of Station Holdco.
Under the tax receivable agreement described in Note 10 , the Company is required to make payments to certain pre-IPO owners of Station Holdco for 85% of the tax benefits realized by the Company as a result of certain transactions with the pre-IPO owners. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , $21.1 million and $21.6 million , respectively, of the Company’s liability under the tax receivable agreement was payable to entities related to Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta, and at September 30, 2017 , $4.0 million was payable to current and former executives of the Company.
12 .    Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to Red Rock by the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. The calculation of diluted earnings per share gives effect to all potentially dilutive shares, including shares issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options and nonvested restricted shares of Class A common stock, based on the application of the treasury stock method, and outstanding Class B common stock that is exchangeable, along with an equal number of LLC Units, for Class A common stock, based on the application of the if-converted method. Dilutive shares included in the calculation of dilutive earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 represent outstanding shares of Class B common stock, nonvested restricted shares of Class A common stock and outstanding stock options. All other potentially dilutive shares have been excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been antidilutive.
For purposes of calculating earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 the Company has retrospectively presented earnings per share as if the IPO had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. Such retrospective presentation reflects approximately 10 million Class A shares outstanding, representing certain LLC Units that were exchanged for shares of Class A common stock in connection with the IPO. Accordingly, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , the Company has applied a hypothetical allocation of net income to the Class A common stock, with the remainder of net income being allocated to noncontrolling interests. This hypothetical allocation of net income differs from the allocation of net income to Red Rock and noncontrolling interests presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, which assumes no noncontrolling interest in Station Holdco existed prior to the IPO.
A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is presented below (amounts in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net income
$
22,308

 
$
33,444

 
$
17,028

 
$
114,675

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10,528

 
25,172

 
11,385

 
99,786

Net income attributable to Red Rock, basic
$
11,780

 
$
8,272

 
$
5,643

 
$
14,889

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Red Rock, basic
$
11,780

 
$
8,272

 
$
5,643

 
$
14,889

Effect of dilutive securities
6,503

 
(39
)
 
2,969

 
(38
)
Net income attributable to Red Rock, diluted
$
18,283

 
$
8,233

 
$
8,612

 
$
14,851

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, basic
68,060

 
41,137

 
67,030

 
27,070

Effect of dilutive securities
47,881

 
151

 
48,847

 
104

Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted
115,941

 
41,288

 
115,877

 
27,174

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

The calculation of diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock excluded the following potentially dilutive shares because their inclusion would have been antidilutive (amounts in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Shares issuable in exchange for Class B common stock and LLC Units

 
74,427

 

 
74,427

Shares issuable upon exercise of stock options
3,962

 
1,715

 
3,962

 
1,134

Shares of Class B common stock are not entitled to share in the earnings of the Company and are not participating securities. Accordingly, earnings per share of Class B common stock under the two-class method has not been presented.
13 .    Commitments and Contingencies
The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various lawsuits relating to routine matters incidental to their business. No assurance can be provided as to the outcome of any legal matters and litigation inherently involves significant costs.
14 .    Segments
The Company views each of its Las Vegas casino properties and each of its Native American management arrangements as individual operating segments. The Company aggregates all of its Las Vegas operating segments into one reportable segment because all of its Las Vegas properties offer similar products, cater to the same customer base, have the same regulatory and tax structure, share the same marketing techniques, are directed by a centralized management structure and have similar economic characteristics. The Company also aggregates its Native American management arrangements into one reportable segment.

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RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

The Company utilizes Adjusted EBITDA as its primary performance measure. The Company’s segment information and a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA are presented below (amounts in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Las Vegas operations
$
369,493

 
$
318,253

 
$
1,127,223

 
$
972,587

Native American management
29,478

 
27,597

 
90,126

 
81,404

Reportable segment net revenues
398,971

 
345,850

 
1,217,349

 
1,053,991

Corporate and other
1,399

 
1,290

 
4,246

 
3,882

Net revenues
$
400,370

 
$
347,140

 
$
1,221,595

 
$
1,057,873

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
22,308

 
$
33,444

 
$
17,028

 
$
114,675

Adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preopening
307

 
10

 
705

 
731

Depreciation and amortization
42,661

 
36,240

 
134,721

 
114,103

Share-based compensation
1,989

 
1,413

 
5,727

 
5,714

Write-downs and other charges, net
15,146

 
1,379

 
24,996

 
14,713

Related party lease termination
1,950

 

 
100,343

 

Asset impairment
1,829

 

 
1,829

 

Interest expense, net
31,330

 
35,275

 
100,127

 
104,421

Loss on extinguishment/modific ation of debt, net
558

 
186

 
3,552

 
7,270

Change in fair value of derivative instruments
310

 

 
(3,059
)
 
(87
)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to MPM noncontrolling interest
(2,426
)
 
(3,715
)
 
(13,482
)
 
(13,047
)
Provision for income tax
2,364

 
4,790

 
1,230

 
12,292

Other

 

 

 
(1,133
)
Adjusted EBITDA (a)
$
118,326

 
$
109,022

 
$
373,717

 
$
359,652

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Las Vegas operations
$
101,779

 
$
94,322

 
$
327,056

 
$
317,959

Native American management
25,337

 
21,624

 
71,349

 
62,152

Reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA
127,116

 
115,946

 
398,405

 
380,111

Corporate and other
(8,790
)
 
(6,924
)
 
(24,688
)
 
(20,459
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
118,326

 
$
109,022

 
$
373,717

 
$
359,652

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
____________________________________
(a)
Adjusted EBITDA includes net income plus preopening, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, write-downs and other charges, net, related party lease termination, asset impairment, interest expense, net, loss on extinguishment/modification of debt, net, change in fair value of derivative instruments and income taxes, and excludes Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the noncontrolling interests of MPM.

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Item 2.    
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes (the “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 .
Overview
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (“we,” “our,” “us,” “Red Rock” or the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation in September 2015 to manage and own an indirect equity interest in Station Casinos LLC (“Station LLC”). In May 2016, we completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) and used the proceeds to purchase newly issued limited liability company interests in Station Holdco LLC (“Station Holdco,” and such units, the “LLC Units”), and outstanding LLC Units from existing members of Station Holdco. We own all of the outstanding voting interests in Station LLC and have an indirect economic interest in Station LLC through our ownership interest in Station Holdco, which owns all of the economic interests in Station LLC. Station LLC is a gaming, development and management company that owns and operates ten major gaming and entertainment facilities and ten smaller casinos ( three of which are 50% owned) in the Las Vegas regional market, including Palms Casino Resort (“Palms”) which it acquired in October 2016. In addition, Station LLC manages Graton Resort & Casino (“Graton Resort”) in Sonoma County, California and Gun Lake Casino (“Gun Lake”) in Allegan County, Michigan, both on behalf of Native American tribes.
At September 30, 2017 , we held approximately 59% of the economic interests in Station Holdco, as well as 100% of the voting interest in Station LLC and 100% of the voting power in Station Holdco, subject to certain limited exceptions, and were designated as the sole managing member of both Station Holdco and Station LLC. We control and operate all of the business and affairs of Station Holdco and Station LLC, and conduct all of our operations through these entities. Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect the consolidation of Station LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries, and Station Holdco. The financial position and results of operations attributable to LLC Units we do not own are reported separately as noncontrolling interest. Station Holdco is our predecessor for accounting purposes and accordingly, for all periods prior to May 2, 2016, the financial information presented herein represents the information of the predecessor.
Our principal source of revenue and operating income is gaming, and our non-gaming offerings include restaurants, hotels and other entertainment amenities. Approximately 80% to 85% of our casino revenue is generated from slot play. The majority of our revenue is cash-based and as a result, fluctuations in our revenues have a direct impact on our cash flows from operations. Because our business is capital intensive, we rely heavily on the ability of our properties to generate operating cash flow to repay debt financing and fund capital expenditures.
A significant portion of our business is dependent upon customers who live and/or work in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Las Vegas economy, although severely impacted by the recession and housing crisis that spanned from 2008 to 2011, began to stabilize in 2012 and, based on population and employment growth, is once again one of the fastest growing economies in the United States. Based on a recent U.S. Census Bureau release, Nevada was second among all states in percentage growth of population from July 2015 to July 2016. In addition, based on preliminary data for September 2017 from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Las Vegas experienced a 2.4% year-over-year increase in employment to 983,500 jobs. This resulted in an unemployment rate of 5.2% which has declined from 14.1% in July 2011. Businesses and consumers in Las Vegas continue to increase their spending as evidenced by 49 consecutive months of year-over-year increases in taxable retail sales from July 2013 to July 2017. Home values have also improved significantly over the past several years with the median price of an existing single family home in Las Vegas up approximately 135% at September 2017 compared to January 2012, as reported by the Home Builders Research.
The Las Vegas economy has shown improvements in employment, taxable sales and home prices, and we believe the stabilization of the local economy, positive trends in many of the key economic indicators and future projects and infrastructure investments provide a foundation for future growth in our business. Although we experienced improved operating results over the past few years due, in part, to more favorable local economic conditions, we cannot be sure if, or how long, these favorable market conditions will persist or that they will continue to positively impact our results of operations .

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Our Key Performance Indicators
We use certain key indicators to measure our performance.
Gaming revenue measures:
Slot handle and table game drop are measures of volume. Slot handle represents the dollar amount wagered in slot machines, and table game drop represents the total amount of cash and net markers issued that are deposited in table game drop boxes.
Win represents the amount of wagers retained by us and recorded as casino revenue.
Hold represents win as a percentage of slot handle or table game drop.
As our customers are primarily Las Vegas residents, our hold percentages are generally consistent from period to period. Fluctuations in our casino revenue are primarily due to the volume and spending levels of customers at our properties.
Food and beverage revenue measures:
Average guest check is a measure of sales and represents the average amount spent per customer visit.
Number of guests served is an indicator of volume.
Room revenue measures:
Occupancy is calculated by dividing total occupied rooms, including complimentary rooms, by total rooms available.
Average daily rate (“ADR”) is calculated by dividing total room revenue, which includes the retail value of complimentary rooms, by total rooms occupied, including complimentary rooms.
Revenue per available room is calculated by dividing total room revenue by total rooms available.

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Results of Operations
Information about our results of operations is presented below (dollars in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Percent
change
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Percent
change
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Net revenues
$
400,370

 
$
347,140

 
15.3
 %
 
$
1,221,595

 
$
1,057,873

 
15.5
 %
Operating income
56,463

 
73,349

 
(23.0
)%
 
117,636

 
237,185

 
(50.4
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Casino revenues
263,153

 
232,584

 
13.1
 %
 
784,521

 
706,151

 
11.1
 %
Casino expenses
104,945

 
90,088

 
16.5
 %
 
309,769

 
266,495

 
16.2
 %
Margin
60.1
%
 
61.3
%
 


 
60.5
%
 
62.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Food and beverage revenues
71,658

 
63,551

 
12.8
 %
 
227,076

 
196,579

 
15.5
 %
Food and beverage expenses
51,555

 
44,888

 
14.9
 %
 
161,660

 
131,913

 
22.6
 %
Margin
28.1
%
 
29.4
%
 
 
 
28.8
%
 
32.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Room revenues
43,118

 
32,192

 
33.9
 %
 
137,523

 
99,555

 
38.1
 %
Room expenses
17,473

 
12,036

 
45.2
 %
 
55,779

 
36,314

 
53.6
 %
Margin
59.5
%
 
62.6
%
 
 
 
59.4
%
 
63.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other revenues
24,018

 
17,463

 
37.5
 %
 
70,537

 
52,350

 
34.7
 %
Other expenses
9,526

 
6,411

 
48.6
 %
 
26,438

 
18,438

 
43.4
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management fee revenue
29,602

 
27,702

 
6.9
 %
 
90,505

 
81,806

 
10.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
98,515

 
82,739

 
19.1
 %
 
287,719

 
237,981

 
20.9
 %
Percent of net revenues
24.6
%
 
23.8
%
 
 
 
23.6
%
 
22.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
42,661

 
36,240

 
17.7
 %
 
134,721

 
114,103

 
18.1
 %
Write-downs and other charges, net
15,146

 
1,379

 
n/m

 
24,996

 
14,713

 
n/m

Related party lease termination
1,950

 

 
n/m

 
100,343

 

 
n/m

Asset impairment
1,829

 

 
n/m

 
1,829

 

 
n/m

Interest expense, net
31,330

 
35,275

 
(11.2
)%
 
100,127

 
104,421

 
(4.1
)%
Loss on extinguishment/modification of debt, net
558

 
186

 
n/m

 
3,552

 
7,270

 
n/m

Provision for income tax
2,364

 
4,790

 
n/m

 
1,230

 
12,292

 
n/m

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10,528

 
25,172

 
n/m

 
11,385

 
43,111

 
n/m

Net income attributable to Red Rock
11,780

 
8,272

 
n/m

 
5,643

 
71,564

 
n/m

____________________________________
n/m = Not meaningful
We view each of our Las Vegas casino properties as individual operating segments. We aggregate all of our Las Vegas operating segments into one reportable segment because all of our Las Vegas properties offer similar products, cater to the same customer base, have the same regulatory and tax structure, share the same marketing techniques, are directed by a centralized management structure and have similar economic characteristics. We also aggregate our Native American management

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arrangements into one reportable segment. The results of operations for our Native American management segment are discussed in the section entitled “Management Fee Revenue” below and the results of operations of our Las Vegas operations are discussed in the remaining sections. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , references to same-store basis represents results of operations excluding the impact of operations of Palms, which was acquired in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Net Revenues . Net revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 increase d by 15.3% and 15.5% , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods primarily due to the acquisition of Palms. Same-store net revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , which are further discussed below, increase d 4.4% and 3.9% as compared to the prior year periods, despite the negative impact related to construction disruption at Palace Station associated with the upgrade and expansion project that commenced during the fourth quarter of 2016.
Operating Income . Operating income was $56.5 million and $117.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was negatively impacted by a $100.3 million loss on a related party lease termination, which is discussed further below. Same-store operating income, excluding the loss from the related party lease termination, was $73.3 million and $232.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively. Operating income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $73.3 million and $237.2 million , respectively. Components of operating income for the three and nine month comparative periods are discussed below.
Casino.   Casino revenues increase d by 13.1% and 11.1% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods primarily due to the acquisition of Palms. Casino revenues on a same-store basis increase d by 6.2% and 3.7% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. Slot revenue on a same-store basis increased for the  three and nine  month periods primarily due to a  6.3% and 3.4%  increase in slot handle, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. Table games revenue on a same-store basis increased for the  three and nine  months ended  September 30, 2017  primarily due to an increase in drop of 7.6% and 4.1% , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. Race and sports revenue was higher on a same-store basis for the  three and nine  months ended  September 30, 2017  due to increases in volume.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , casino expenses increased by 16.5% and 16.2% , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods primarily due to the acquisition of Palms, as well as the increase in same-store casinos revenues, gaming promotions and employee expenses.
Food and Beverage.   For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , food and beverage revenue increased by 12.8% and 15.5% , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods largely due to the acquisition of Palms. Food and beverage revenue on a same-store basis remained flat for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and increased 0.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , as compared to the prior year periods. The average guest check increased 7.6% and 4.4% on a same-store basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods and same-store covers decreased by 4.1% and 2.4% , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. Food and beverage expenses increased by 14.9% and 22.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods primarily due to the acquisition of Palms, as well as increases in employee expenses and enhancements to our food and beverage product offerings and service levels.
Room.   Information about our hotel operations is presented below:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Occupancy
90.9
%
 
94.4
%
 
91.5
%
 
94.3
%
Average daily rate
$
94.30

 
$
83.13

 
$
95.97

 
$
85.72

Revenue per available room
$
85.72

 
$
78.44

 
$
87.83

 
$
80.82

 For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , room revenues increased by 33.9% and 38.1% , respectively, primarily due to the acquisition of Palms. ADR increased by 13.4% and 12.0% , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods, partially offset by a 3.5 and 2.8 percentage point decrease, respectively, in occupancy rate. Room revenues on a same-store basis decreased 1.7% and increased 2.3% for three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, and same-store ADR increased 7.8% and 6.9% , respectively, as compared to the same prior year periods. During the three months ended September 30, 2017 , approximately 400 hotel rooms at Palace Station were permanently removed from service as part of the ongoing upgrade and expansion project. Room expenses also increased for the three and nine months ended September 30,

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2017 as compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to the acquisition of Palms, as well as increases in employee expenses.
Other.   Other primarily represents revenues and their corresponding expenses from tenant leases, retail outlets, bowling, spas and entertainment. Other revenues increased by $6.6 million and $18.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods, and other expenses increased $3.1 million and $8.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to the acquisition of Palms.
Management Fee Revenue.   Management fee revenue primarily represents management and development fees earned from our management agreements with Graton Resort and Gun Lake. Management fee revenue increased 6.9% and 10.6% to $29.6 million and $90.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, as compared to $27.7 million and $81.8 million , respectively, for the prior year periods. The increase was due to higher slot and table games revenue as well as the opening of an expansion at Graton Resort, which included a 200-room hotel, convention space and other resort amenities, in the fourth quarter of 2016. In addition, a portion of the casino expansion at Gun Lake opened in May 2017, and the remaining expansion opened in September 2017. The Gun Lake management agreement expires in February 2018.
Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , SG&A expenses increased by $15.8 million and $49.7 million or 19.1% and 20.9% , respectively, as compared to the prior year periods, primarily due to SG&A expense of Palms, as well as higher employee expenses and additional costs associated with being a public company. These increases were partially offset by decreased rent expense due to the related party lease termination discussed further below and decreased advertising and promotions expense as compared to the prior year periods.
Depreciation and Amortization.   For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , depreciation and amortization expense increased to $42.7 million and $134.7 million as compared to $36.2 million and $114.1 million for the prior year periods, respectively, primarily due to the acquisition of Palms, as well as accelerated depreciation related to the upgrade and expansion at Palace Station.
Write-downs and Other Charges, net. Write-downs and other charges, net include various charges to record net losses on asset disposals and non-routine transactions. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , write-downs and other charges, net were $15.1 million and $25.0 million , respectively. These amounts included $13.2 million and $18.8 million , respectively, in losses on fixed asset disposals for the same periods. For the three months ended September 30, 2017 , losses on fixed asset disposals included $11.5 million related to the reinvestment in Palms. In addition, write-downs and other charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 included $3.5 million in tenant lease termination expenses at Palms.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , write-downs and other charges, net were $1.4 million and $14.7 million , respectively. We incurred $9.0 million in IPO-related advisory, legal and other transaction-related costs that were not deferred as direct and incremental costs of the IPO, as well as costs related to the Fertitta Entertainment Acquisition completed during the second quarter of 2016. Also included in these amounts were $1.1 million and $2.4 million , respectively, in costs associated with various development and acquisition activities, including the acquisition of Palms completed during the fourth quarter of 2016.
Related Party Lease Termination.    In April 2017, we purchased entities that own certain land on which Texas Station and Boulder Station are located for cash consideration of $120.0 million . The land was previously leased under long-term operating leases with a related party lessor. Concurrently with the land acquisition, we assumed a long-term ground lease with an unrelated third-party lessor for an adjacent parcel of land at Boulder Station that previously had been subleased from the related party lessor. The assumed ground lease terminates in 2089 and provides for monthly rental payments of approximately $14,000 , subject to annual increases of 3% to 6% based on a cost of living factor. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , we recognized a charge of $100.3 million in related party lease termination costs, which was an amount equal to the difference between the aggregate consideration paid and the fair value of the net assets acquired, including the land and residual interests and the assumed lease obligation. The transaction generated a tax benefit of approximately $35 million to Red Rock and the other owners of Station Holdco. Annual rent expense will decrease by approximately $7.1 million as a result of the land acquisition.
Asset Impairment. In September 2017, we recorded an asset impairment charge of $1.8 million to write down an approximately 31 -acre parcel of land held for development in Las Vegas to its estimated fair value of $5.2 million as a result of entering into an agreement to sell a portion of the land at a price less than its carrying amount. At September 30, 2017 , the land subject to the agreement is presented within assets held for sale in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Interest Expense, net.   Interest expense, net decreased to $31.3 million and $100.1 million , respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $35.3 million and $104.4 million , respectively, for the prior year

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periods. As a result of the credit facility repricings in January and May 2017, the redemption of $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 7.50% Senior Notes in May 2017, and the repayment of the Restructured Land Loan in June 2017, the weighted average interest rate on our outstanding debt decreased, which was offset by the impact of an increase in our outstanding indebtedness. In October 2017, we redeemed the remaining principal outstanding under the 7.50% Senior Notes using proceeds from the issuance of 5.00% Senior Notes in September 2017. Additional information about debt activity is included in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Loss on Extinguishment/Modification of Debt, net. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , we recorded $0.6 million and $3.6 million , respectively, in net loss on extinguishment/modification of debt. In September 2017, we completed the fourth amendment to the credit facility, resulting in a $0.6 million loss on extinguishment/modification of debt. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , we recognized a total loss on extinguishment/modification of debt of $18.5 million , comprising $4.7 million related to credit facility amendments completed throughout the period and $13.8 million related to the partial redemption of the 7.50% Senior Notes. These losses were partially offset by a $14.9 million gain on debt extinguishment related to the Restructured Land Loan recognized in June 2017.
The October 2017 redemption of the remaining 7.50% Senior Notes resulted in an additional $13.4 million loss on debt extinguishment which will be recognized in the fourth quarter, comprising the write-off of $4.0 million in unamortized debt discount and issuance costs and a redemption premium of $9.4 million .
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , we recorded $0.2 million and $7.3 million , respectively, in loss on extinguishment/modification of debt, primarily related to the refinancing of the prior credit facility in June 2016.
Provision for Income Tax . For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , we recognized an income tax provision of $2.4 million and $1.2 million , respectively. Station Holdco is treated as a partnership for income tax reporting and Station Holdco’s members are liable for federal, state and local income taxes based on their share of Station Holdco’s taxable income. We are not liable for income tax on the noncontrolling interests’ share of Station Holdco’s taxable income and therefore our effective tax rate of 9.58% and 6.74% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively, was significantly less than the statutory rate. Income tax expense totaled $4.8 million and $12.3 million , respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 .
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests . Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 represented the portion of net income attributable to the approximately 41% ownership interest in Station Holdco not held by us, as well as the portion of MPM Enterprises, LLC’s (“MPM”) net income that was not attributable to us. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 represented the portion of net income attributable to the ownership interest in Station Holdco not held by us for the period from May 2, 2016 through September 30, 2016 , as well as the portion of MPM’s net income that was not attributable to us.

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Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 for our two reportable segments and a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA are presented below (amounts in thousands). The Las Vegas operations segment includes all of our Las Vegas area casino properties and the Native American management segment includes our Native American management arrangements.
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Las Vegas operations
$
369,493

 
$
318,253

 
$
1,127,223

 
$
972,587

Native American management
29,478

 
27,597

 
90,126

 
81,404

Reportable segment net revenues
398,971

 
345,850

 
1,217,349

 
1,053,991

Corporate and other
1,399

 
1,290

 
4,246

 
3,882

Net revenues
$
400,370

 
$
347,140

 
$
1,221,595

 
$
1,057,873

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
22,308

 
$
33,444

 
$
17,028

 
$
114,675

Adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preopening
307

 
10

 
705

 
731

Depreciation and amortization
42,661

 
36,240

 
134,721

 
114,103

Share-based compensation
1,989

 
1,413

 
5,727

 
5,714

Write-downs and other charges, net
15,146

 
1,379

 
24,996

 
14,713

Related party lease termination
1,950

 

 
100,343

 

Asset impairment
1,829

 

 
1,829

 

Interest expense, net
31,330

 
35,275

 
100,127

 
104,421

Loss on extinguishment/modific ation of debt, net
558

 
186

 
3,552

 
7,270

Change in fair value of derivative instruments
310

 

 
(3,059
)
 
(87
)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to MPM noncontrolling interest
(2,426
)
 
(3,715
)
 
(13,482
)
 
(13,047
)
Provision for income tax
2,364

 
4,790

 
1,230

 
12,292

Other

 

 

 
(1,133
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
118,326

 
$
109,022

 
$
373,717

 
$
359,652

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Las Vegas operations
$
101,779

 
$
94,322

 
$
327,056

 
$
317,959

Native American management
25,337

 
21,624

 
71,349

 
62,152

Reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA
127,116

 
115,946

 
398,405

 
380,111

Corporate and other
(8,790
)
 
(6,924
)
 
(24,688
)
 
(20,459
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
118,326

 
$
109,022

 
$
373,717

 
$
359,652

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The increase in Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the prior year periods is due to the factors described above.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a widely used measure of operating performance in our industry and is a principal basis for valuation of gaming companies. We believe that in addition to net income, Adjusted EBITDA is a useful financial performance measurement for assessing our operating performance because it provides information about the performance of our ongoing core operations excluding non-cash expenses, financing costs, and other non-operational items. Adjusted EBITDA includes net income plus preopening, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, write-downs and other charges, net, related

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party lease termination, asset impairment, interest expense, net, loss on extinguishment/modification of debt, net, change in fair value of derivative instruments and income taxes, and excludes Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the noncontrolling interests of MPM.
To evaluate Adjusted EBITDA and the trends it depicts, the components should be considered. Each of these components can significantly affect our results of operations and should be considered in evaluating our operating performance, and the impact of these components cannot be determined from Adjusted EBITDA. Further, Adjusted EBITDA does not represent net income or cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities as defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA does not consider capital expenditures and other investing activities and should not be considered as a measure of our liquidity. In addition, it should be noted that not all gaming companies that report EBITDA or adjustments to this measure may calculate EBITDA or such adjustments in the same manner as we do, and therefore, our measure of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other gaming companies.
Holding Company Financial Information
The indenture governing the 5.00% Senior Notes contains certain covenants that require Station LLC to furnish to the holders of the notes certain annual and quarterly financial information relating to Station LLC and its subsidiaries. The obligation to furnish such information may be satisfied by providing consolidated financial information of the Company along with additional disclosure explaining the differences between such information and the financial information of Station LLC and its subsidiaries on a standalone basis. The following financial information about the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, exclusive of Station LLC and its subsidiaries (the “Holding Company”), is furnished to explain the differences between the financial information of the Holding Company and the financial information of Station LLC and its subsidiaries for the periods presented in this report. As discussed below, the primary differences between the financial information of the Holding Company and that of Station LLC relate to income taxes payable by the Holding Company, the liability relating to the tax receivable agreement and additional SG&A expenses incurred by the Holding Company for professional costs relating to the tax receivable agreement and public company reporting.
At September 30, 2017 , the difference between the balance sheet for Station LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries and the balance sheet for the Holding Company is that the Holding Company had cash of $12.7 million , an income tax receivable of $7.0 million and a net deferred tax asset of $252.1 million that are solely assets of the Holding Company, offset by liabilities that are solely the Holding Company’s, consisting of a $280.1 million liability under the tax receivable agreement and $0.4 million of net current liabilities. At December 31, 2016 , the Holding Company had cash of $3.8 million , an income tax receivable of $7.7 million and a net deferred tax asset of $244.5 million , offset by liabilities that are solely the Holding Company’s, consisting of a $258.5 million liability under the tax receivable agreement and $0.6 million of other net current liabilities.
For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , the difference between the statements of income for Station LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries and the statements of income for the Holding Company is that the Holding Company incurred net losses of $4.5 million and $6.5 million , respectively, which included SG&A expenses of $1.9 million and $1.7 million , respectively, and provision for income tax of $2.4 million and $4.8 million , respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , the Holding Company incurred net losses of $7.7 million and $15.3 million , respectively, which primarily included SG&A expenses of $6.7 million and $3.0 million , respectively, and provision for income tax of $1.2 million and $12.3 million , respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following liquidity and capital resources discussion contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to our business, financial condition, results of operations, dispositions, acquisitions, investments and subsidiaries, which involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified, and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied herein. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks described in Item 1A—Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 .
At September 30, 2017 , we had $222.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and our borrowing availability under Station LLC’s Revolving Credit Facility, subject to continued compliance with the terms of the credit facility, was $747.0 million , which was net of $34.0 million in outstanding letters of credit and similar obligations.
Our anticipated uses of cash for the remainder of 2017 include (i) principal and interest payments on Station LLC’s indebtedness totaling approximately $4.0 million and $20.4 million , respectively, (ii) approximately $82.0 million to $107.0 million for capital expenditures, which includes amounts related to the upgrade and expansion project at Palace Station and reinvestment in Palms, and (iii) distributions to noncontrolling interest holders of Station Holdco and dividends to our Class A

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common stockholders, including dividends of $6.9 million that we expect to pay on November 30, 2017 . At September 30, 2017, we also had $264.4 million in restricted cash, which primarily was used to redeem the remaining $250.0 million in outstanding principal on Station LLC’s 7.50% Senior Notes, as well as pay a redemption premium of $9.4 million and $2.0 million in accrued interest on the 7.50% Senior Notes on October 9, 2017.
We are obligated to make payments under the tax receivable agreement, which is described in Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. At September 30, 2017 , such obligations totaled $280.1 million , none of which is expected to be payable within the next twelve months. Although the amount of any payments that must be made under the tax receivable agreement may be significant, the timing of these payments will vary and will generally be limited to one payment per year. The amount of such payments is also limited to the extent we utilize the related deferred tax assets. The payments that we are required to make will generally reduce the amount of overall cash that might have otherwise been available to us, but we expect the cash tax savings we will realize from the utilization of the related deferred tax assets to fund the required payments.
We believe that cash flows from operations, available borrowings under Station LLC’s credit facility and existing cash balances will be adequate to satisfy our other anticipated uses of capital for the next twelve months. We regularly assess our projected capital requirements for capital expenditures, repayment of debt obligations, and payment of other general corporate and operational needs. In the long term, we expect that we will fund our capital requirements with a combination of cash generated from operations, borrowings under Station LLC’s Revolving Credit Facility and the issuance of new debt or equity as market conditions may permit. However, our cash flow and ability to obtain debt or equity financing on terms that are satisfactory to us, or at all, may be affected by a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control, including competition, general economic and business conditions and financial markets. As a result, we cannot provide any assurance that we will generate sufficient income and liquidity to meet all of our liquidity requirements or other obligations.
A summary of our cash flow information is presented below (amounts in thousands):
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Net cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
178,904

 
$
239,050

Investing activities
(199,376
)
 
(409,496
)
Financing activities
109,123

 
150,152

Cash Flows from Operations
Our operating cash flows primarily consist of operating income generated by our properties (excluding depreciation and other non-cash charges), interest paid and normal fluctuations in working capital accounts such as inventories, prepaid expenses, receivables and payables. The majority of our revenue is generated from our slot machine and table game play, which is conducted mainly on a cash basis. Our food and beverage, room and other revenues are also primarily cash-based. As a result, fluctuations in our revenues have a direct impact on our cash flow from operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , cash provided by operating activities was $178.9 million as compared to $239.1 million for the prior year period. Operating cash flows were negatively impacted by the $100.3 million loss on related party lease termination and additional costs associated with being a public company. These negative impacts were partially offset by operating results from Palms, which we acquired in October 2016, as well as improved operating results at our properties and our Native American managed properties as described under Results of Operations above.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , capital expenditures were $168.0 million , which were primarily related to various renovation projects, including the upgrade and expansion project at Palace Station which commenced in October 2016 and reinvestment at Palms, as well as the purchase of slot machines and related gaming equipment. During the same period, we paid $23.4 million to a related party to purchase the land subject to the ground leases on which each of Boulder Station and Texas Station is located. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , capital expenditures were $119.5 million , consisting primarily of various remodeling projects, slot machines and related gaming equipment, race and sports technology upgrades and information technology enhancements. In addition, during the same period, we collected $18.3 million of related party notes and we funded $314.2 million of the purchase price of the Palms prior to the October 1, 2016 acquisition date.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , we completed an aggregate $531.9 million upsizing and repricing of Station LLC’s credit facility and paid $23.3 million in related fees and costs. We also redeemed $250.0 million in outstanding principal amount under the 7.50% Senior Notes and paid a redemption premium of $9.4 million . In September

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2017, we issued $550.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes and transferred approximately $259.4 million of the proceeds to a restricted account designated for the October 2017 redemption of the remaining outstanding principal under the 7.50% Senior Notes. We used the remaining proceeds primarily to pay $185.0 million then outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and fees and costs associated with the transaction. During the same period, we paid $105.1 million to fully settle the outstanding principal owed under the Restructured Land Loan and to acquire outstanding warrants of CV Propco and NP Tropicana. In addition, we paid $20.1 million in dividends to Class A common shareholders and $32.3 million in cash distributions, consisting of $21.7 million paid to the noncontrolling interest holders of Station Holdco and $10.6 million paid by MPM to its noncontrolling interest holders.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , we received net proceeds from the IPO of approximately $532.0 million and used $112.5 million to purchase outstanding LLC Units from existing members of Station Holdco. In addition, Station LLC completed the purchase of Fertitta Entertainment, which included a deemed distribution of $389.1 million to Fertitta Entertainment’s equity holders. During the same period, Station LLC entered into a new credit facility with an initial principal balance of $1.725 billion , the proceeds of which were used to repay the principal balance outstanding under its prior credit facility. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , cash distributions totaled $114.7 million , consisting of $104.7 million paid to members of Station Holdco and $10.0 million paid by MPM to its noncontrolling interest holders. During the same period, we paid $6.0 million to the noncontrolling interest holders of MPM related to a note payable, and we paid $7.3 million to terminate an interest rate swap.
Credit Facility Amendments
In January 2017, we amended Station LLC’s credit facility to increase the existing Term Loan B Facility by $125.0 million and reduce the applicable margins for LIBOR and base rate loans by 50 basis points. We used the proceeds of the incremental Term Loan B Facility borrowings to repay outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and pay fees and costs incurred in connection with the transaction, including a repricing fee of $14.9 million , which represented 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan B Facility outstanding prior to the $125.0 million increase in borrowings.
In May 2017, we amended Station LLC’s credit facility to increase the Term Loan B Facility by an additional $250.0 million . Station LLC applied the proceeds of the incremental borrowings under the Term Loan B Facility, together with cash on hand, to pay for the redemption of $250.0 million of its 7.50% Senior Notes and to pay fees and costs incurred in connection with the transactions. As a result of the January 2017 and May 2017 increases to the Term Loan B Facility, the required quarterly principal payments increased to $4.7 million . Depending on Station LLC’s consolidated leverage ratio, we are required to apply a portion of its excess cash flow to repay amounts outstanding under the Term Loan B Facility, which reduces future quarterly principal payments.
Also in May 2017, we completed a series of amendments to Station LLC’s credit facility to increase the existing Term Loan A Facility by $50.0 million and reduce the applicable margins for LIBOR and base rate loans under the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility. As amended, the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility bear interest at a rate per annum, at our option, equal to either LIBOR plus an amount ranging from 1.75% to 2.00% or base rate plus an amount ranging from 0.75% to 1.00% , depending on Station LLC’s consolidated leverage ratio. Prior to the amendments, the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility bore interest at a rate per annum, at our option and subject to a leverage-based grid, of either LIBOR plus an amount ranging from 1.75% to 2.75% or base rate plus an amount ranging from 0.75% to 1.75% .
In September 2017, we amended Station LLC’s credit facility to, among other things, (a) extend the maturity date under each of the Term Loan A Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility by one year to June 8, 2022; (b) set the required quarterly principal payments on the Term Loan A to approximately $3.4 million , payable on the last day of each quarter beginning on December 31, 2017; (c) increase the outstanding amount of the Term A Facility to approximately $272.5 million ; (d) increase the outstanding borrowing availability of the Revolving Credit Facility to $781.0 million and (e) modify the maximum consolidated total leverage ratio requirements as described in Note 4 .
Restructured Land Loan
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , we paid $105.1 million in full settlement of the outstanding principal owed under the Restructured Land Loan. Annual interest payments will decrease by approximately $3.6 million as a result of the repayment of the Restructured Land Loan.
5.00% Senior Notes
In September 2017, Station LLC issued $550.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes due October 1, 2025 at par pursuant to an indenture among Station LLC, the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. Interest on the 5.00% Senior Notes will be paid every six months in arrears on April 1 and October 1, commencing April 1, 2018. See Note 4 for further information on the 5.00% Senior Notes.

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7.50% Senior Notes
As noted above, in May 2017 we redeemed $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Station LLC’s 7.50% Senior Notes (the “Partial Notes Redemption”) at a redemption price equal to 103.75% of the principal amount of such notes. Following the Partial Notes Redemption, $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Senior Notes remained outstanding. On October 9, 2017, we redeemed the remaining $250.0 million in outstanding principal amount under the 7.50% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 103.75% of the principal amount of such notes using proceeds from the issuance of the 5.00% Senior Notes. Upon issuance of the 5.00% Senior Notes, approximately $261.4 million , representing $250.0 million in outstanding principal, the $9.4 million redemption premium and accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date, was irrevocably deposited in trust of the paying agent. Accordingly, at September 30, 2017, the $261.4 million in funds held in trust was classified as restricted cash.
Restrictive Covenants
As described above and in Note 4 , during the three months ended September 30, 2017 there were changes to certain covenants included in Station LLC’s credit facility. In addition, certain customary covenants govern the 5.00% Senior Notes, which are discussed further in Note 4 . During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , there were no other changes made to the covenants included in the credit facility or the indenture governing the 7.50% Senior Notes as described in Liquidity and Capital Resources in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 . We believe that as of September 30, 2017 , Station LLC was in compliance with the covenants contained in the credit facility and the indentures governing the 7.50% Senior Notes and the 5.00% Senior Notes.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have not entered into any transactions with special purpose entities and our derivative arrangements are described in Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity. At September 30, 2017 , we had outstanding letters of credit and similar obligations totaling $34.0 million .
Contractual Obligations
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 , changes in our indebtedness, hedging activity, lease obligations and tax receivable agreement liability caused a material change to the contractual obligations previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 . The impact of these changes is summarized in the table below (amounts in millions):
 
Payments Due by Period
 
Less than 1 year
 
1-3 years
 
3-5 years
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Long-term debt (a)
$
282.0

 
$
118.8

 
$
265.4

 
$
2,270.4

 
$
2,936.6

Interest on long-term debt and interest rate swaps (b)
111.6

 
225.4

 
210.7

 
128.8

 
676.5

Operating leases
3.0

 
6.1

 
8.9

 
212.7

 
230.7

Obligation under the tax receivable agreement

 
20.8

 
17.8

 
241.5

 
280.1

____________________________________________________________
(a)
Includes scheduled principal payments and estimated excess cash flow payments on long-term debt outstanding at September 30, 2017 , including $250.0 million in remaining principal on the 7.50% Senior Notes to be paid from restricted cash.
(b)
Includes contractual interest payments based on outstanding amounts and interest rates in effect at September 30, 2017 and projected net cash payments on our interest rate swaps.
Native American Development
We have development and management agreements with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, a federally recognized Native American tribe located near Fresno, California, pursuant to which we will assist the tribe in developing and operating a gaming and entertainment facility to be located on Highway 99 north of the city of Madera, California. See Note  3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information about this project.

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Regulation and Taxes
We are subject to extensive regulation by Nevada gaming authorities as well as the National Indian Gaming Commission, the California Gambling Control Commission, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Gaming Commission and the Gun Lake Tribal Gaming Commission. In addition, we will be subject to regulation, which may or may not be similar to that in Nevada, by any other jurisdiction in which we may conduct gaming activities in the future.
The gaming industry represents a significant source of tax revenue, particularly to the State of Nevada and its counties and municipalities. From time to time, various state and federal legislators and officials have proposed changes in tax law, or in the administration of such law, affecting the gaming industry. The Nevada legislature meets every two years for 120 days and when special sessions are called by the Governor. The most recent regular legislative session ended in June 2017. There are currently no specific proposals to increase taxes on gaming revenue, but there are no assurances that an increase in taxes on gaming or other revenue will not be proposed and passed by the Nevada legislature in the future.
Description of Certain Indebtedness
A description of our indebtedness is included in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and in Note 12 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 .
Derivative and Hedging Activities
A description of our derivative and hedging activities is included in Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
A description of our critical accounting policies and estimates is included in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 . There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 .
Forward-looking Statements
When used in this report and elsewhere by management from time to time, the words “may”, “might”, “could”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and our business including our expansions, development and acquisition projects, legal proceedings and employee matters. Certain important factors, including but not limited to, financial market risks, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Further information on potential factors which could affect our financial condition, results of operations and business including, without limitation, our ability to integrate the operations of Palms and realize cost savings and other synergies related to the acquisition; the impact of our substantial indebtedness; the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions on consumer spending and the economy in general, and on the gaming and hotel industries in particular; the effects of competition, including locations of competitors and operating and market competition; changes in laws, including increased tax rates, regulations or accounting standards, third-party relations and approvals, and decisions of courts, regulators and governmental bodies; risks associated with construction projects, including disruption of our operations, shortages of materials or labor, unexpected costs, unforeseen permitting or regulatory issues and weather; litigation outcomes and judicial actions, including gaming legislative action, referenda and taxation; acts of war or terrorist incidents or natural disasters; risks associated with the collection and retention of data about our customers, employees, suppliers and business partners; and other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices.
Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our long-term debt. We evaluate our exposure to market risk by monitoring interest rates in the marketplace. We attempt to limit our exposure to interest rate risk by managing the mix of our long-term and short-term borrowings and by using interest rate swaps to achieve fixed cash flows attributable to interest payments on our variable-rate debt. At September 30, 2017 , $2.1 billion of the outstanding borrowings under our credit facility was based on variable rates, primarily LIBOR, plus applicable margins. See Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our long-term debt.
Following is information about future principal maturities, excluding original issue discounts, of our long-term debt and the related weighted-average contractual interest rates in effect at September 30, 2017 (dollars in millions):
 
Expected maturities during the twelve months ending September 30,
 
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
Fair value
Long-term debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed rate
$
252.4

 
$
2.5

 
$
2.6

 
$
2.7

 
$
2.9

 
$
567.7

 
$
830.8

 
$
840.1

Weighted-average interest rate
7.46
%
 
3.60
%
 
3.60
%
 
3.60
%
 
3.60
%
 
4.96
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Variable rate (a)
$
29.6

 
$
35.8

 
$
77.9

 
$
23.0

 
$
236.8

 
$
1,702.7

 
$
2,105.8

 
$
2,103.6

Weighted-average interest rate
3.51
%
 
3.55
%
 
3.65
%
 
3.45
%
 
3.28
%
 
3.74
%
 
 
 
 
____________________________________________________________
(a)
Based on variable interest rates and margins in effect at September 30, 2017 .
The weighted-average interest rates for variable-rate debt shown in the long-term debt table above were calculated using the rates in effect at September 30, 2017 . We cannot predict the LIBOR or base rate interest rates that will be in effect in the future, and actual rates will vary. Based on our outstanding borrowings at September 30, 2017 , an assumed 1% increase in variable interest rates would cause our annual interest cost to increase by approximately $5.2 million , after giving effect to our interest rate swaps.
We are exposed to interest rate risk related to our interest rate swap agreements which we use to hedge the interest payments on a portion of our variable-rate debt. Our interest rate swaps are matched with specific debt obligations and are not used for trading or speculative purposes. At September 30, 2017 , our interest rate swaps effectively converted $1.6 billion of our variable interest rate debt (based on one -month LIBOR that is subject to a minimum of 0.75% ) to a fixed rate of 3.68% .
On June 30, 2017, we dedesignated the hedge accounting relationships of our interest rate swaps that were previously designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted interest payments. Although we no longer apply hedge accounting to these interest rate swaps, they continue to meet our risk management objectives by achieving fixed cash flows attributable to interest payments on the debt principal being hedged. See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for detailed information about our interest rate swaps.
Interest rate movements affect the fair value of our interest rate swaps. We determine the fair values of our interest rate swaps using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of the instrument. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the agreements, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including forward interest rate curves. We incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurement. Fair value is subject to significant estimation and a high degree of variability between periods. As a result of our election to discontinue hedge accounting, changes in the fair values of the previously designated interest rate swaps are being recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Income in the period of change, which could result in earnings volatility.
We are exposed to credit risk should the counterparties fail to perform under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements; however, we seek to minimize our exposure to this risk by entering into interest rate swap agreements with highly rated counterparties, and we do not believe we were exposed to significant credit risk at September 30, 2017 .

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Following is information about the combined notional amount and weighted average interest rate by contractual maturity date for our interest rate swap agreements, as well as the fair value of the combined asset at September 30, 2017 (dollars in millions):
 
Contractual maturities during the twelve months ending September 30,
 
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
Fair value
Interest rate swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional amount
$
44.3

 
$
52.3

 
$
236.0

 
$
1,250.0

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,582.6

 
$
11.4

Fixed interest rate payable (a)
1.25
%
 
1.53
%
 
1.78
%
 
1.94
%
 
%
 
%
 
 
 
 
Variable interest rate receivable (b)
1.24
%
 
1.24
%
 
1.24
%
 
1.24
%
 
%
 
%
 
 
 
 
____________________________________________________________
(a)
Represents the weighted average fixed interest rate payable on our interest rate swaps.
(b)
Represents the variable receive rate in effect at September 30, 2017 .
There have been no other material changes in our market risk from those disclosed in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 .
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of September 30, 2017 . In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2017 , the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at the reasonable assurance level, and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Part II.    Other Information
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings
The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various lawsuits relating to routine matters incidental to their business. No assurance can be provided as to the outcome of such matters and litigation inherently involves significant costs.
Item 1A.    Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 .
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
In August 2017, we issued an aggregate of 540,000 shares of Class A common stock in exchange for an equivalent number of shares of Class B common stock and LLC Units pursuant to the terms of the exchange agreement entered into in connection with our initial public offering. Such shares were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures— None.
Item 5.    Other Information— None.
Item 6.    Exhibits
(a)
Exhibits
No. 4.1—Indenture dated as of September 21, 2017 among Station Casinos LLC, the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 21, 2017.)
No. 10.1—Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 4 and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 21, 2017 among Station Casinos LLC, the guarantor subsidiaries party thereto, Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Station Holdco LLC, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.
No. 10.2—Employment Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2017 among Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Station Casinos LLC and Joseph J. Hasson.
No. 31.1—Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
No. 31.2—Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
No. 32.1—Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
No. 32.2—Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
No. 101—The following information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016 , (ii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , (iii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 , (iv) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and (v) the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURE

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

 
 
RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.,
Registrant
 
 
 
Date:
November 9, 2017
/s/ STEPHEN L. COOTEY
 
 
Stephen L. Cootey
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)


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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

INCREMENTAL JOINDER AGREEMENT NO. 4 AND

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This INCREMENTAL JOINDER AGREEMENT NO. 4 AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Fourth Amendment ”), dated as of September 21, 2017 and effective as of the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), is made and entered into by and among STATION CASINOS LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the GUARANTORS party hereto, RED ROCK RESORTS, INC. (“ RRR ”), STATION HOLDCO LLC (“ Holdco ”, and together with the Borrower, the Guarantors party hereto and RRR, the “ Station Parties ”), each of the INCREMENTAL REVOLVING FACILITY LENDERS (as hereinafter defined) party hereto, each of the INCREMENTAL TERM A-3 FACILITY LENDERS (as hereinafter defined) party hereto, each of the REVOLVING LENDERS party hereto, each of the TERM A FACILITY LENDERS party hereto, each of the TERM A-3 FACILITY LENDERS party hereto, each of the L/C LENDERS (as hereinafter defined) party hereto and DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as administrative agent under the Existing Credit Agreement referred to below (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2016 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017, that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2017, that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 2 and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017, and that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 3, dated as of May 10, 2017, and as it may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the banks, financial institutions and other entities from time to time party thereto as lenders (including the L/C Lenders and the Swingline Lender), Administrative Agent, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as collateral agent, and the other parties thereto;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested that (i) those certain financial institutions party hereto and listed on Schedule A hereto (the “ Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders ”) provide in the aggregate $96,000,000 in Incremental Revolving Commitments having the same terms as the Closing Date Revolving Commitments, as amended hereby (the “ Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments ” and the loans made thereunder, the “ Incremental Revolving Facility Loans ”) and (ii) those certain financial institutions party hereto and listed on Schedule B hereto (the “ Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lenders ”) party hereto provide in the aggregate $34,029,592.94 in New Term Loan Commitments having the same terms as the existing Term A-3 Facility Commitments, as amended hereby (the “ Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitments ” and the loans made thereunder, the “ Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans ”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to, prior to, concurrently with and following the Effective Date, issue up to $550,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of new senior unsecured notes in one or more tranches (the “ New Senior Notes ”) which in part will constitute a Permitted Refinancing of the Senior Unsecured Notes and in part will constitute Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has further requested that the Lenders party hereto agree to amend the Existing Credit Agreement subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein to, among other things, extend the R/C Maturity Date and the Term A Facility Maturity Date;

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the New Senior Notes and the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans will be used on the Effective Date to (a) repay the Borrower’s existing Senior Unsecured Notes, (b) repay the Term A-3 Facility Loans held immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment by certain non-consenting Lenders, (c) repay outstanding revolving loans under the Revolving Facility to the extent of available proceeds and (d) pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.04(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower may, at its option, either (a) require any Revolving Lender, Term A Facility Lender, or Term A-3 Facility Lender that does not consent to this Fourth Amendment to assign all of its rights and obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to all of such non-consenting Revolving Lender’s, Term A Facility Lender’s, or Term A-3 Facility Lender’s Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments, Term A Facility Loans and Term A-3 Facility Loans, as applicable, to one or more assignees or (b) terminate the Commitments or prepay the Loans, as applicable, of any Revolving Lender, Term A Facility Lender or Term A-3 Facility Lender that does not consent to this Fourth Amendment and replace such terminated Commitments or prepaid Loans, as applicable, or (c) consummate any combination of clause (a) and clause (b);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has elected to apply a portion of the proceeds of the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans to repay and replace the Term A-3 Facility Loans held immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment by certain non-consenting Lenders; and

WHEREAS, each Incremental Revolving Lender, Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender, L/C Lender, Revolving Lender, Term A Facility Lender and Term A-3 Facility Lender party hereto and the Administrative Agent is willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below, to enter into this Fourth Amendment and to consent to the amendments of and waivers under the Amended Credit Agreement described herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, capitalized terms used in this Fourth Amendment (including in the Recitals and the introductory paragraph above) shall have the meanings given in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below), and the rules of construction set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement shall apply to this Fourth Amendment.

 

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ARTICLE II

AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECTION 2.1 Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement .

(a) Subject to the conditions and upon the terms set forth in this Fourth Amendment and in reliance on the representations and warranties of the Station Parties set forth in this Fourth Amendment, the Borrower, the other Station Parties, each of the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders, Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lenders, L/C Lenders, Revolving Lenders, Term A Facility Lenders and Term A-3 Facility Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent agree that on the Effective Date, simultaneously with the effectiveness of the provisions of Articles III and IV below, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto ( double underlining indicates new language and strikethrough indicates language that has been deleted) (the Existing Credit Agreement, as so amended by this Fourth Amendment, the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”).

(b) The corresponding Annexes to the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby restated as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement.

(c) Pursuant to Section 13.04(b)(B) of the Existing Credit Agreement and without limiting the terms thereof, the Borrower may, in its discretion, (i) require any Revolving Lender, Term A Facility Lender, or Term A-3 Facility Lender that does not consent to this Fourth Amendment to assign all of its rights and obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to all of such non-consenting Revolving Lender’s, Term A Facility Lender’s, or Term A-3 Facility Lender’s Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments, Term A Facility Loans and Term A-3 Facility Loans, as applicable, to one or more assignees, (ii) terminate the Commitments or prepay the Loans, as applicable, of any Revolving Lender, Term A Facility Lender or Term A-3 Facility Lender, in each case that does not consent to this Fourth Amendment and replace such terminated Commitments or prepaid Loans, as applicable, or (iii) consummate any combination of clause (i) and clause (ii).

(d) The Borrower hereby elects to apply $23,125,007.85 of the principal amount of the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans to repay and replace a like principal amount of the Term A-3 Facility Loans held immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment by certain non-consenting Lenders and hereby directs the Administrative Agent to apply the proceeds of such Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans to repay the Term A-3 Facility Loans of such non-consenting Lenders in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE III

AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE NEW TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS

SECTION 3.1 Agreement to Make New Term Loans . Each Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, to provide its respective Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitment as set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto on the terms set forth in this Fourth Amendment, and its Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitment shall be binding as of the Effective Date (as defined below). Each Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, to make an Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan to the Borrower having the same terms as the Term A-3 Facility Loans on the Effective Date in the amount of its Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitment. Additionally, by delivering its consent to this Fourth Amendment, the Declining Lender hereby agrees that effective on and as of the Effective Date, its Term A Facility Loans shall be automatically converted to Term A-3 Facility Loans having the same terms as the Term A-3 Facility Loans set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment.

SECTION 3.2 New Loans and Commitments . The Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitment of each Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender is in addition to such Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender’s existing Loans and Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement, if any (which shall continue under and be subject in all respects to the Amended Credit Agreement), and, immediately after giving effect to the amendments contemplated hereby, will be subject in all respects to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement (and, in each case, the other Credit Documents).

SECTION 3.3 Applicable Margin . The Applicable Margin for the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans shall be the same as the Applicable Margin with respect to the Term A-3 Facility Loans after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment.

SECTION 3.4 Maturity Date . The maturity date for the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans shall be the Term A Facility Maturity Date after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment.

SECTION 3.5 Principal Payments . Borrower hereby promises to pay Administrative Agent for the account of the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lenders with Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans in repayment of the principal of such Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans in accordance with Section 3.01(e) and Annex C of the Amended Credit Agreement (in each case, as amended hereby). The amortization payments in Annex C of the Amended Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) include amounts due in respect of all Term A-3 Facility Loans outstanding on the Effective Date after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans).

SECTION 3.6 Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitments .

(a) This Fourth Amendment represents Borrower’s request for the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitments to be provided on the terms set forth herein on the Effective Date and for the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans to be made thereunder to be funded on the Effective Date. It is the understanding, agreement and

 

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intention of the parties that all Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans shall be part of the same Tranche of Loans as the Term A-3 Facility Loans made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and shall constitute Loans and Term A-3 Facility Loans under the Credit Documents. Any Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans shall be subject to the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and shall be on terms and conditions identical to the Term A-3 Facility Loans made in connection with the Third Amendment, as such terms and conditions are amended by this Fourth Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement.

(b) The Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitments may be drawn in no more than a single drawing on the Effective Date. Upon such Borrowing, the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans so borrowed shall automatically become Loans and Term A-3 Facility Loans outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitments shall terminate automatically at 5:00 p.m. New York time on the Effective Date (after giving effect to the funding of the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans thereunder).

(c) The parties hereto agree that on and after the Effective Date, unless the context shall otherwise require, (i) the Term A-3 Facility shall constitute the “Term A Facility”, (ii) the Term A-3 Facility Commitments shall constitute “Term A Facility Commitments”, (iii) the Term A-3 Facility Lenders shall constitute “Term A Facility Lenders” and (iv) the Term A-3 Facility Loans shall constitute “Term A Facility Loans”, in each case, for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the Term A-3 Facility and Term A-3 Facility Loans shall also have all terms expressly applicable to the Term A-3 Facility and the Term A-3 Facility Loans.

SECTION 3.7 Agreements of Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lenders . Each Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Fourth Amendment; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Amended Credit Agreement, this Fourth Amendment and the other Credit Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Fourth Amendment; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Amended Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes each applicable Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Amended Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to each such Agent, as applicable, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; (e) hereby affirms the acknowledgements and representations of such Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender as a Lender contained in Section 12.07 of the Amended Credit Agreement; and (f) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement all the obligations which by the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a

 

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Lender, including its obligations pursuant to Section 13.05 of the Amended Credit Agreement. Each Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender acknowledges and agrees that upon its execution of this Fourth Amendment that such Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender shall on and as of the Effective Date become, or continue to be, a “Term A-3 Facility Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder, and shall make available such amount to fund its ratable share of outstanding Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans on the Effective Date as the Fourth Amendment Refinancing Arranger may instruct. Each Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender has delivered herewith to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender may be required to deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.06 of the Amended Credit Agreement.

SECTION 3.8 Excess Cash Flow . Each Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender, Term A Facility Lender and Term A-3 Facility Lender party hereto, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, hereby agrees and elects to decline all prepayments of the Term A Facility Loans and Term A-3 Facility Loans (including the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans) to be made pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv) of the Amended Credit Agreement from and after the Effective Date.

ARTICLE IV

AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE INCREMENTAL REVOLVING FACILITY COMMITMENTS

SECTION 4.1 Agreement to Provide Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments . Each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, to provide its respective Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment as set forth on Schedule B annexed hereto on the terms set forth in this Fourth Amendment, and its Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment shall be binding as of the Effective Date.

SECTION 4.2 New Loans and Commitments . The Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment of each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender is in addition to such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender’s existing Loans and Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement, if any (which shall continue under and be subject in all respects to the Amended Credit Agreement), and, immediately after giving effect to the amendments contemplated hereby, will be subject in all respects to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement (and, in each case, the other Credit Documents).

SECTION 4.3 Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments .

(a) This Fourth Amendment represents Borrower’s request for Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments to be provided on the terms set forth herein on the Effective Date and for the Incremental Revolving Facility Loans to be made thereunder to be funded from time to time after the Effective Date in accordance with the Amended Credit Agreement. It is the understanding, agreement and intention of the parties that

 

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(i) the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments shall be part of the same Tranche of Commitments as the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and shall constitute Closing Date Revolving Commitments, Revolving Commitments and Commitments under the Credit Documents and (ii) all Incremental Revolving Facility Loans incurred pursuant to the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments shall be part of the same Tranche of Loans as the Revolving Loans incurred pursuant the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and shall constitute Loans and Revolving Loans under the Credit Documents. The Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and Incremental Revolving Facility Loans shall be subject to the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and shall be on terms and conditions identical to the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to the Closing Date Revolving Commitments, respectively, in each case, as such terms and conditions amended by the Amended Credit Agreement and this Fourth Amendment.

(b) The Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments may be drawn from time to time after the Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.01(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement and shall terminate as set forth in Section 2.04(a)(iv) of the Amended Credit Agreement. The Incremental Revolving Facility Loans borrowed under the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments shall be repaid in accordance with Section 3.01(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement. To the extent necessary for the Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans to be held by the Revolving Lenders and the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment, the Revolving Lenders and Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders shall assign, transfer or purchase, as applicable, interests in the Revolving Loans, L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans in accordance with Section 2.12(d) of the Amended Credit Agreement as if the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments were Incremental Revolving Commitments incurred on the Effective Date.

SECTION 4.4 Agreements of Revolving Lenders . Each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Fourth Amendment; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Amended Credit Agreement, this Fourth Amendment and the other Credit Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Fourth Amendment; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Amended Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes each applicable Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Amended Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to each such Agent, as applicable, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; (e) hereby affirms the acknowledgements and representations of such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender as a Lender contained in Section 12.07 of the Amended Credit Agreement; and (f) agrees that it will

 

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be bound by the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement all the obligations which by the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender, including its obligations pursuant to Section 13.05 of the Amended Credit Agreement. Each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender acknowledges and agrees that upon its execution of this Fourth Amendment that such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender shall on and as of the Effective Date become, or continue to be, a “Revolving Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder, and shall make available such amount to fund its ratable share of outstanding Incremental Revolving Facility Loans from time to time after the Effective Date in accordance with the Amended Credit Agreement. Each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender has delivered herewith to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender may be required to deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.06 of the Amended Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce (a) the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders to provide the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, (b) the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lenders to provide the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitments and (c) the L/C Lenders, the Revolving Lenders, the Term A Facility Lenders and the Term A-3 Facility Lenders to agree to this Fourth Amendment, the Station Parties represent to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders, the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders, the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lenders, the Revolving Lenders, the Term A Facility Lenders and the Term A-3 Facility Lenders that, as of the Effective Date and giving effect to all of the transactions occurring on the Effective Date:

SECTION 5.1 Corporate Existence . Borrower and each other Station Party (a) is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (b)(i) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority, and (ii) has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its Property and carry on its business as now being conducted; and (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary; except, in the case of clauses (b)(ii) and (c) where the failure thereof individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.2 Action; Enforceability . Borrower and each other Station Party has all necessary corporate or other organizational power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Fourth Amendment and to consummate the transactions herein contemplated; the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and each other Station Party of this Fourth Amendment and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other organizational action on its part; and this Fourth Amendment has been duly and validly executed

 

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and delivered by each Station Party and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each Station Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and (b) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

SECTION 5.3 No Breach; No Default .

(a) None of the execution, delivery and performance by any Station Party of this Fourth Amendment nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated do or will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of, or require any consent (which has not been obtained and is in full force and effect) under (x) any Organizational Document of any Station Party or (y) any applicable Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Law) or (z) any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority binding on any Station Party, or tortiously interfere with, result in a breach of, or require termination of, any term or provision of any Contractual Obligation of any Station Party or (ii) constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such Contractual Obligation or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (except for the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any Property of any Station Party pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, except with respect to (i)(y), (i)(z), (ii) or (iii) which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 5.4 Credit Document Representations . Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower or any of the other Station Parties in or pursuant to the Credit Documents to which such entity is a party, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect,” in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), as applicable, with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect,” in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects)).

 

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ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE

This Fourth Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “ Effective Date ”) on which each of the following conditions is satisfied or waived:

SECTION 6.1 Execution of Counterparts . The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of this Fourth Amendment from each Station Party, the L/C Lenders, the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders, the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lenders and the Lenders who have consented hereto (constituting collectively the Required Tranche Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to the Revolving Facility, the Term A Facility and the Term A-3 Facility).

SECTION 6.2 Consent to Amendments . At such time that this Fourth Amendment becomes effective, (i) all Term A Facility Loans are held by Term A Facility Lenders, (ii) all Term A-3 Facility Loans are held by Term A-3 Facility Lenders, (iii) all Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments are held by Revolving Lenders and (iv) all L/C Commitments are held by L/C Lenders, in each case, who have consented to this Fourth Amendment with respect to their entire respective Term A Facility Loans, Term A-3 Facility Loans, Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments and L/C Commitments, as applicable (after giving effect to Article II, Section 2.1(d) hereof).

SECTION 6.3 Corporate Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received:

(a) certified true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of each Station Party and of all corporate or other authority for each Station Party (including board of directors (or other applicable governing authority) resolutions and evidence of the incumbency, including specimen signatures, of officers) with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Fourth Amendment and the extensions of credit hereunder, certified as of the Effective Date as complete and correct copies thereof by the secretary or an assistant secretary of each such Station Party (provided that, in lieu of attaching such Organizational Documents and/or evidence of incumbency, such certificate may certify that (x) since the Closing Date (or such later date on which the applicable Station Party became party to the Credit Documents), there have been no changes to the Organizational Documents of such Station Party and (y) no changes have been made to the incumbency certificate of the officers of such Station Party delivered on the Closing Date (or such later date referred to above));

(b) a certificate as to the good standing of each Station Party as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State (or other applicable Governmental Authority) of its jurisdiction of incorporation; and

(c) a customary closing certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying to the foregoing.

 

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SECTION 6.4 Opinions of Counsel . The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion of (i) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, special New York, Delaware and California counsel for the Station Parties and (ii) Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, special Nevada counsel for the Station Parties, in each case (A) dated the Effective Date, (B) addressed to Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (C) in a form reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

SECTION 6.5 Fees, Costs and Expenses . All of the fees payable to the Fourth Amendment Arrangers in connection with this Fourth Amendment in accordance with separate fee letters entered into by the Borrower and each such Fourth Amendment Arranger (if any) and all of the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Latham & Watkins LLP and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction reasonably deemed necessary by Agents) incurred by the Agents in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Fourth Amendment and the extension of the Revolving Facility, the Term A-3 Facility and the Term A Facility and the syndication of the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments shall have been paid.

SECTION 6.6 No Default or Event of Default; Representations and Warranties True . Both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment and all of the transactions contemplated in connection therewith:

(a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(b) each of the representations and warranties made by the Station Parties in Article V hereof and in Article VI of the Existing Credit Agreement and in Article VI of the Amended Credit Agreement and in each of the other Credit Documents to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date (it being understood and agreed that any such representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of an earlier date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as such earlier date, and that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the applicable date).

SECTION 6.7 Flood Insurance Requirements . Administrative Agent shall have received from Borrower (i) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by Borrower and the applicable Station Party relating thereto) and (ii) if any portion of any Mortgaged Real Property is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the applicable Station Party shall have, with a financially sound and reputable insurer (determined at the time such insurance was obtained), flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to such Flood Insurance Laws and deliver evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

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SECTION 6.8 Notice of Borrowing . Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing, duly completed and complying with Section 4.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement.

SECTION 6.9 Use of Proceeds . The Borrower shall apply, concurrently with the making of the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans, the proceeds of the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans and the New Senior Notes, without differentiation, to (a) repay the Borrower’s existing Senior Unsecured Notes, (b) repay the Term A-3 Facility Loans held immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment by certain non-consenting Lenders, (c) repay outstanding revolving loans under the Revolving Facility to the extent of available proceeds and (d) pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions.

SECTION 6.10 Pro Forma Compliance . Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants (as in effect under the Existing Credit Agreement) on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date (calculated in accordance with Section 2.12(b)(v) of the Existing Credit Agreement) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower demonstrating the calculations thereof in reasonable detail.

ARTICLE VII

POST-CLOSING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 7.1 Post-Closing Real Property . Borrower shall as soon as practicable, but not later than sixty (60) days after the Effective Date (or such later date as Administrative Agent may determine in its reasonable discretion), deliver or cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent the following items with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent:

(a) an amendment to each Mortgage encumbering a Mortgaged Real Property to include the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans and the Incremental Revolving Facility Loans in the obligations secured by such Mortgage (the “ Mortgage Amendments ”), each duly executed and delivered by an authorized officer of each Credit Party party thereto and in form suitable for filing and recording in all filing or recording offices that Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable unless Administrative Agent is satisfied in its reasonable discretion that Mortgage Amendments are not required in order to secure the applicable Credit Party’s obligations as modified hereby;

(b) a mortgage modification endorsement or local equivalent with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, or other endorsements acceptable to Administrative Agent; and

(c) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment, legal opinions, each of which shall be addressed to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated the effective date of such Mortgage Amendment and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in a manner customary for transactions of this type.

 

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SECTION 7.2 Collateral Expenses . Borrower agrees to pay all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, filing and recordation of the Mortgage Amendments, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, title insurance premiums, filing and recording fees, title insurance company coordination fees, documentary stamp, mortgage and intangible taxes, if any, and title search charges and other charges incurred in connection with the recordation of the Mortgage Amendments and the other matters described in Section 7.1 .

ARTICLE VIII

VALIDITY OF OBLIGATIONS AND LIENS

SECTION 8.1 Validity of Obligations . Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that, both before and after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment, Borrower and each Guarantor is, jointly and severally, indebted to the Lenders and the other Secured Parties for the Obligations (including the Obligations in respect of the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans provided pursuant to this Fourth Amendment), without defense, counterclaim or offset of any kind. The Borrower and each Guarantor hereby ratifies and reaffirms the validity, enforceability and binding nature of such Obligations both before and after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment (except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity).

SECTION 8.2 Validity of Liens and Credit Documents . Borrower and each other Station Party hereby ratifies and reaffirms the validity and enforceability (except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity) of the Liens and security interests granted to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure all of the Obligations (including the Obligations in respect of the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans provided pursuant to this Fourth Amendment) by Borrower and each other Station Party pursuant to the Credit Documents to which any of Borrower or such other Station Party is a party and hereby confirms and agrees that notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment, and except as expressly amended by this Fourth Amendment, each such Credit Document is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and each is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 9.1 Notice . For purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement, the initial notice address of each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender and Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender (other than any Incremental Revolving Facility Lender or Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender that, immediately prior to the execution of this Fourth Amendment, is a “Lender” under the Existing Credit Agreement) shall be as set forth below its signature to this Fourth Amendment.

 

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SECTION 9.2 Amendment, Modification and Waiver . This Fourth Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of such Lenders as may be required under Section 13.04 of the Amended Credit Agreement).

SECTION 9.3 Entire Agreement . This Fourth Amendment, the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

SECTION 9.4 GOVERNING LAW . THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES, DISPUTES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER ARISING UNDER CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON OR RELATING TO THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD APPLY THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

SECTION 9.5 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION . EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT SECTION 13.09(b) OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY TO THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

SECTION 9.6 Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Fourth Amendment shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Fourth Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Fourth Amendment.

SECTION 9.7 Counterparts . This Fourth Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Fourth Amendment by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including portable document format (“.pdf”) or similar format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 9.8 Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners . The Borrower has appointed Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (the “ Fourth Amendment Refinancing Arranger ”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Fifth Third Bank, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively, the “ Fourth Amendment Arrangers ”) to act as lead arrangers and bookrunners for this Fourth Amendment. Anything herein to the contrary

 

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notwithstanding, the Fourth Amendment Arrangers shall have no powers, duties or responsibilities under this Fourth Amendment or any of the other Credit Documents, except in their respective capacities, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, a Lender or a L/C Lender thereunder.

SECTION 9.9 LandCo Credit Agreement . The Borrower hereby notifies the Agents and the Lenders that the LandCo Credit Agreement (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) has been repaid in full and that LandCo Holdings (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and its Subsidiaries have been designated as Restricted Subsidiaries under the Amended Credit Agreement.

SECTION 9.10 Credit Document . This Fourth Amendment shall constitute a “Credit Document” as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement.

SECTION 9.11 No Novation . This Fourth Amendment shall not extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or discharge or release the priority of any Credit Document (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) or any other security therefor. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or the instruments, documents and agreements securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect. Nothing in this Fourth Amendment shall be construed as a release or other discharge of the Borrower or any other Station Party from any of its obligations and liabilities under the Existing Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Fourth Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written, to be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

Borrower:
STATION CASINOS LLC
By:   /s/Stephen L. Cootey
Name:   Stephen L. Cootey
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]

 

NP BOULDER LLC

NP CENTERLINE HOLDINGS LLC

NP DURANGO LLC

NP FIESTA LLC

NP INSPIRADA LLC

NP IP HOLDINGS LLC

NP LAKE MEAD LLC

NP MT. ROSE LLC

NP OPCO HOLDINGS LLC

NP OPCO LLC

NP PALACE LLC

NP RED ROCK LLC

NP RENO CONVENTION CENTER LLC

NP RANCHO LLC

NP SANTA FE LLC

NP SONOMA LAND HOLDINGS LLC

NP STEAMBOAT LLC

NP SUNSET LLC

NP TEXAS LLC

NP TOWN CENTER LLC

STATION GVR ACQUISITION, LLC

FERTITTA ENTERTAINMENT LLC

FE LANDCO MANAGEMENT LLC

RRR PALMS LLC

FIESTA PARENTCO, L.L.C.

FP HOLDINGS, L.P.

FP HOLDCO, L.L.C.

FPIII, L.L.C.

PALMS PLACE, LLC

PPII HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

N-M VENTURES LLC

N-M VENTURES II LLC

PALMS LEASECO LLC

NP LANDCO HOLDCO LLC

NP TROPICANA LLC

CV PROPCO, LLC

By:   /s/Stephen L. Cootey
Name:   Stephen L. Cootey
Title:   Authorized Person

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]

 

SC MADERA DEVELOPMENT, LLC

SC MADERA MANAGEMENT, LLC

SC MICHIGAN, LLC

SC SONOMA DEVELOPMENT, LLC

SC SONOMA MANAGEMENT, LLC

By:   /s/Frank J. Fertitta III
Name:   Frank J. Fertitta III
Title:   President

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]

 

RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.

STATION HOLDCO LLC

By:   /s/ Stephen L. Cootey
Name:     Stephen L. Cootey
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]

 

Acknowledged and Agreed by:
DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Administrative Agent
By:   /s/ Ian Dorrington
Name:   Ian Dorrington
Title:   Managing Director
By:   /s/ Anca Trifan
Name:   Anca Trifan
Title:   Managing Director

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]

 

SCHEDULE A

Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments

 

Name of Incremental Revolving Facility Lender

   Amount  

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

   $ 96,000,000.00  
  

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 96,000,000.00  
  

 

 

 

SCHEDULE B

Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitments

 

Name of Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender

   Amount  

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

   $ 5,029,592.94  

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

   $ 29,000,000.00  
  

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 34,029,592.94  
  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement

[See Attached]

CONFORMED FOR FIRST AMENDMENT,

SECOND AMENDMENT, THIRD AMENDMENT AND

EXECUTION VERSION FOURTH AMENDMENT

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 8, 2016 ,

(as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017,

the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2017,

the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017 and

the Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 4 and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement,

dated as of September 21, 2017),

among

STATION CASINOS LLC,

as Borrower,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER PARTY HERETO,

as Guarantors,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

THE L/C LENDERS PARTY HERETO

and

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent,

 

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., FIFTH THIRD BANK,

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC., CITIZENS BANK, N.A. and UBS SECURITIES LLC,

as Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners for the Revolving Facility and the Term A Facility,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., FIFTH THIRD BANK,

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. and

MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC., CITIZENS BANK, N.A., UBS SECURITIES LLC

as Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners for the Term B Facility,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH and FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Syndication Agents

and

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC., CITIZENS BANK, N.A., UBS SECURITIES LLC and

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,

as Documentation Agents

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I.  
DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION  
SECTION 1.01.  

Certain Defined Terms

     1  
SECTION 1.02.  

Accounting Terms and Determinations

     63 65  
SECTION 1.03.  

Classes and Types of Loans

     64 66  
SECTION 1.04.  

Rules of Construction.

     64 66  
SECTION 1.05.  

Pro Forma Calculations

     65 67  
SECTION 1.06.  

Letter of Credit Amounts

     66 68  
ARTICLE II.  
CREDITS  
SECTION 2.01.  

Loans

     66 68  
SECTION 2.02.  

Borrowings

     69 72  
SECTION 2.03.  

Letters of Credit

     69 72  
SECTION 2.04.  

Termination and Reductions of Commitment

     77 80  
SECTION 2.05.  

Fees

     77 81  
SECTION 2.06.  

Lending Offices

     78 81  
SECTION 2.07.  

Several Obligations of Lenders

     78 81  
SECTION 2.08.  

Notes; Register

     78 82  
SECTION 2.09.  

Optional Prepayments and Conversions or Continuations of Loans

     79 82  
SECTION 2.10.  

Mandatory Prepayments

     80 84  
SECTION 2.11.  

Replacement of Lenders

     85 88  
SECTION 2.12.  

Incremental Loan Commitments

     86 89  
SECTION 2.13.  

Extensions of Loans and Commitments

     91 94  
SECTION 2.14.  

Defaulting Lender Provisions

     93 97  
SECTION 2.15.  

Refinancing Amendments

     95 99  
SECTION 2.16.  

Cash Collateral

     97 101  
ARTICLE III.  
PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST  
SECTION 3.01.  

Repayment of Loans

     98 102  
SECTION 3.02.  

Interest

     99 103  
ARTICLE IV.  
PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; COMPUTATIONS; ETC.  
SECTION 4.01.  

Payments

     100 103  
SECTION 4.02.  

Pro Rata Treatment

     100 104  
SECTION 4.03.  

Computations

     101 105  

 

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SECTION 4.04.  

Minimum Amounts

     101 105  
SECTION 4.05.  

Certain Notices

     101 105  
SECTION 4.06.  

Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent

     102 106  
SECTION 4.07.  

Right of Setoff, Sharing of Payments; Etc.

     103 107  
ARTICLE V.  
YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.  
SECTION 5.01.  

Additional Costs

     104 108  
SECTION 5.02.  

Inability To to Determine Interest Rate

     105 109  
SECTION 5.03.  

Illegality

     106 109  
SECTION 5.04.  

Treatment of Affected Loans

     106 110  
SECTION 5.05.  

Compensation

     106 110  
SECTION 5.06.  

Net Payments

     107 111  
ARTICLE VI.  
GUARANTEES  
SECTION 6.01.  

The Guarantees

     109 113  
SECTION 6.02.  

Obligations Unconditional

     110 114  
SECTION 6.03.  

Reinstatement

     112 116  
SECTION 6.04.  

Subrogation; Subordination

     112 116  
SECTION 6.05.  

Remedies

     112 116  
SECTION 6.06.  

Continuing Guarantee

     112 116  
SECTION 6.07.  

General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations

     112 116  
SECTION 6.08.  

Release of Guarantors

     113 116  
SECTION 6.09.  

Keepwell

     113 117  
SECTION 6.10.  

Right of Contribution

     113 117  
ARTICLE VII.  
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT  
SECTION 7.01.  

Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit

     114 117  
SECTION 7.02.  

Conditions to All Extensions of Credit

     117 121  
ARTICLE VIII.  
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  
SECTION 8.01.  

Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law

     118 122  
SECTION 8.02.  

Financial Condition; Etc.

     118 122  
SECTION 8.03.  

Litigation

     119 122  
SECTION 8.04.  

No Breach; No Default

     119 123  
SECTION 8.05.  

Action

     119 123  
SECTION 8.06.  

Approvals

     119 123  
SECTION 8.07.  

ERISA and Foreign Employee Benefit Matters

     120 124  
SECTION 8.08.  

Taxes

     120 124  
SECTION 8.09.  

Investment Company Act; Other Restrictions

     121 125  

 

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SECTION 8.10.  

Environmental Matters

     121 125  
SECTION 8.11.  

Use of Proceeds

     122 126  
SECTION 8.12.  

Subsidiaries

     122 126  
SECTION 8.13.  

Ownership of Property; Liens

     123 126  
SECTION 8.14.  

Security Interest; Absence of Financing Statements; Etc.

     123 127  
SECTION 8.15.  

Licenses and Permits

     123 127  
SECTION 8.16.  

Disclosure

     124 127  
SECTION 8.17.  

Solvency

     124 128  
SECTION 8.18.  

Senior Obligations

     124 128  
SECTION 8.19.  

Intellectual Property

     124 128  
SECTION 8.20.  

[Reserved]

     124 128  
SECTION 8.21.  

Regulation H

     124 128  
SECTION 8.22.  

Insurance

     125 128  
SECTION 8.23.  

Real Estate

     125 129  
SECTION 8.24.  

Leases

     125 129  
SECTION 8.25.  

Mortgaged Real Property

     126 130  
SECTION 8.26.  

Material Adverse Effect

     127 130  
SECTION 8.27.  

Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions

     127 130  
ARTICLE IX.  
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS  
SECTION 9.01.  

Existence; Business Properties

     127 131  
SECTION 9.02.  

Insurance

     128 131  
SECTION 9.03.  

Taxes; Performance of Obligations

     128 132  
SECTION 9.04.  

Financial Statements, Etc.

     129 132  
SECTION 9.05.  

Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections

     132 136  
SECTION 9.06.  

Use of Proceeds

     132 136  
SECTION 9.07.  

Compliance with Environmental Law

     133 136  
SECTION 9.08.  

Pledge or Mortgage of Real Property and Vessels

     133 137  
SECTION 9.09.  

Security Interests; Further Assurances

     135 139  
SECTION 9.10.  

VoteCo SPE Reorganization

     136 139  
SECTION 9.11.  

Additional Credit Parties

     136 140  
SECTION 9.12.  

Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries

     137 141  
SECTION 9.13.  

Limitation on Designation of Immaterial Subsidiaries and Native American Subsidiaries

     138 142  
SECTION 9.14.  

Ratings

     139 142  
SECTION 9.15.  

Post-Closing Matters

     139 142  
ARTICLE X.  
NEGATIVE COVENANTS  
SECTION 10.01.  

Indebtedness

     140 143  
SECTION 10.02.  

Liens

     143 147  
SECTION 10.03.  

[Reserved]

     146 150  
SECTION 10.04.  

Investments, Loans and Advances

     146 150  
SECTION 10.05.  

Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets

     149 152  
SECTION 10.06.  

Restricted Payments

     151 154  
SECTION 10.07.  

Transactions with Affiliates

     153 156  
SECTION 10.08.  

Financial Covenants

     154 157  

 

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SECTION 10.09.  

Certain Payments of Indebtedness; Amendments to Certain Agreements

     154 158  
SECTION 10.10.  

Limitation on Certain Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries

     156 160  
SECTION 10.11.  

Limitation on Lines of Business; Holding Companies; RRR

     158 161  
SECTION 10.12.  

Limitation on Changes to Fiscal Year

     158 162  
ARTICLE XI.  
EVENTS OF DEFAULT  
SECTION 11.01.  

Events of Default

     158 162  
SECTION 11.02.  

Application of Proceeds

     162 165  
SECTION 11.03.  

Borrower’s Right to Cure

     162 166  
ARTICLE XII.  
AGENTS  
SECTION 12.01.  

Appointment

     163 166  
SECTION 12.02.  

Rights

     163 167  
SECTION 12.03.  

Exculpatory Provisions

     164 167  
SECTION 12.04.  

Reliance by Agents

     165 168  
SECTION 12.05.  

Delegation of Duties

     165 168  
SECTION 12.06.  

Resignation of Administrative Agent

     165 168  
SECTION 12.07.  

Nonreliance on Agents and Other Lenders

     166 170  
SECTION 12.08.  

Indemnification

     167 170  
SECTION 12.09.  

No Other Duties

     167 171  
SECTION 12.10.  

Holders

     167 171  
SECTION 12.11.  

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

     168 171  
SECTION 12.12.  

Collateral Matters

     168 172  
SECTION 12.13.  

Withholding Tax

     169 172  
SECTION 12.14.  

Secured Cash Management Agreements and Swap Contracts

     169 172  
ARTICLE XIII.  
MISCELLANEOUS  
SECTION 13.01.  

Waiver

     169 173  
SECTION 13.02.  

Notices

     170 173  
SECTION 13.03.  

Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.

     171 174  
SECTION 13.04.  

Amendments and Waiver

     173 177  
SECTION 13.05.  

Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations

     180 183  
SECTION 13.06.  

Survival

     186 189  
SECTION 13.07.  

Captions

     186 189  
SECTION 13.08.  

Counterparts; Interpretation; Effectiveness

     186 189  
SECTION 13.09.  

Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc.

     186 190  
SECTION 13.10.  

Confidentiality

     187 191  
SECTION 13.11.  

Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants

     188 191  
SECTION 13.12.  

Severability

     188 191  
SECTION 13.13.  

Gaming Laws

     188 192  
SECTION 13.14.  

USA Patriot Act

     189 192  
SECTION 13.15.  

Waiver of Claims

     189 192  

 

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SECTION 13.16.  

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     189 193  
SECTION 13.17.  

Lender Action

     190 193  
SECTION 13.18.  

Interest Rate Limitation

     190 194  
SECTION 13.19.  

Payments Set Aside

     191 194  
SECTION 13.20.  

VoteCo SPE Reorganization

     191 194  
SECTION 13.21.  

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     191 195  

 

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ANNEXES:      
ANNEX A-1    -    Revolving Commitments
ANNEX A-2    -    Term A Facility Commitments
ANNEX A-3    -    Term A-3 Facility Loans on Fourth Amendment Effective Date
ANNEX A- 3 4    -    Term B Facility Commitments
ANNEX B    -    Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Term A A-3 Facility Loans
ANNEX C    -    Amortization Payments - Term  A A-3 Facility Loans
SCHEDULES:      
SCHEDULE 1.01(A)    -    Excluded Subsidiary Agreements
SCHEDULE 1.01(B)    -    Guarantors
SCHEDULE 1.01(C)    -    Initial Mortgaged Real Property
SCHEDULE 1.01(D)    -    Designated Lenders
SCHEDULE 1.01(E)    -    Native American Contracts
SCHEDULE 1.01(F)    -    Disqualified Lenders
SCHEDULE 2.03(n)    -    Existing Letters of Credit
SCHEDULE 7.01    -    Jurisdictions of Local Counsel Opinions
SCHEDULE 8.03    -    Litigation
SCHEDULE 8.07    -    ERISA
SCHEDULE 8.08    -    Taxes
SCHEDULE 8.10    -    Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 8.12(a)    -    Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.12(b)    -    Immaterial Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.12(c)    -    Unrestricted Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.12(d)    -    Native American Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.13(a)    -    Ownership
SCHEDULE 8.15    -    Licenses and Permits
SCHEDULE 8.19    -    Intellectual Property
SCHEDULE 8.21    -    Regulation H
SCHEDULE 8.23(a)    -    Real Property
SCHEDULE 8.23(b)    -    Real Property Takings, Etc.
SCHEDULE 8.25(a)    -    No Certificates of Occupancy; Violations, Etc.
SCHEDULE 8.25(b)    -    Encroachment, Boundary, Location, Possession Disputes
SCHEDULE 9.12    -    Designated Unrestricted Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 9.15    -    Post-Closing Matters
SCHEDULE 10.01    -    Existing Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 10.02    -    Certain Existing Liens
SCHEDULE 10.04    -    Investments
SCHEDULE 10.04(u)    -    Native American Investments
SCHEDULE 10.04(w)    -    Real Estate to be Invested by Native American Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 10.07    -    Transactions with Affiliates
EXHIBITS:      
EXHIBIT A-1    -    Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT A-2    -    Form of Term A Facility Note
EXHIBIT A-3    -    Form of Term B Facility Note

 

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EXHIBIT A-4    -    Form of Swingline Note
EXHIBIT B    -    Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT C    -    Form of Notice of Continuation/Conversion
EXHIBIT D    -    Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT E    -    Form of Foreign Lender Certificate
EXHIBIT F    -    Form of Pledge Agreement
EXHIBIT G    -    Form of Solvency Certificate
EXHIBIT H    -    Form of Security Agreement
EXHIBIT I    -    Form of Mortgage
EXHIBIT J    -    [Reserved]
EXHIBIT K    -    Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT L    -    Form of Letter of Credit Request
EXHIBIT M    -    Form of Joinder Agreement
EXHIBIT N    -    Form of Perfection Certificate
EXHIBIT O    -    Form of Auction Procedures
EXHIBIT P    -    Form of Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT Q    -    Form of Term Loan Extension Amendment
EXHIBIT R    -    Form of Revolving Extension Amendment
EXHIBIT S    -    Form of Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement
EXHIBIT T    -    Form of Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
EXHIBIT U    -    Form of Custodian Agreement
EXHIBIT V    -    Form of Compliance Certificate

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT , dated as of June 8, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”), among STATION CASINOS LLC , a Nevada limited liability company (“ Borrower ”); the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time; the LENDERS from time to time party hereto; the L/C LENDERS party hereto; DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as swingline lender (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “ Swingline Lender ”); DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “ Administrative Agent ”); and DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “ Collateral Agent ”).

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide first lien revolving credit and term loan facilities, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, and the L/C Lender has indicated its willingness to issue letters of credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

ABR Loans ” shall mean Loans that bear interest at rates based upon the Alternate Base Rate.

Acquisition ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any transaction or series of related transactions for the (a) acquisition of all or substantially all of the Property of any other Person, or of any business or division of any other Person (other than any then-existing Company), (b) acquisition of more than 50% of the Equity Interests of any other Person, or otherwise causing any other Person to become a Subsidiary of such Person or (c) merger or consolidation of such Person or any other combination of such Person with any other Person (other than any of the foregoing between or among any then-existing Companies).

Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.14.

Additional Credit Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.11.

Adjusted Maximum Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

Administrative Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Affected Classes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.04(b)(A).

Affiliate ” shall mean(a) with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified; provided that as to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, the term “Affiliate” shall expressly exclude the Persons constituting Lenders as of the Closing Date and their respective Affiliates (determined as provided herein without regard to this proviso) and (b) with respect to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, (i) Frank J. Fertitta III and his spouse, their respective parents and grandparents and any lineal descendants (including adopted children and their lineal descendants) of any of the foregoing, (ii) Lorenzo J. Fertitta and his spouse, their respective parents and grandparents and any lineal descendants (including adopted children and their lineal descendants) of any of the foregoing, (iii) any Affiliate (determined in accordance with this definition without regard to this clause (iii))

of any Person described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), and (iv) any personal investment vehicle, trust or entity owned by, or established for the benefit of, or the estate of, any Person described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii). “ Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to (x) vote more than fifty percent (50%) (or, for purposes of Section 10.07 and the definition of Station Permitted Assignee, ten percent (10%)) of the outstanding voting interests of a Person or (y) 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. For purposes of this Agreement, each of Holdco, RRR and, from and after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, the VoteCo SPE shall be deemed to Control the Borrower.

Affiliated Lender ” means a Lender that is a Station Permitted Assignee.

Agent ” shall mean any of Administrative Agent, Auction Manager, Collateral Agent, Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent and/or Documentation Agent, as applicable.

Agent Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02(e).

Agent Related Parties ” shall mean each Agent and any sub-agent thereof and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

All-In Yield ” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, upfront fees, a LIBO Rate floor (to the extent the LIBO Rate floor applicable to the applicable Incremental Term Loans is greater than the LIBO Rate floor for the Term B Facility and is in excess of the three-month LIBO Rate at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loan) or Alternate Base Rate floor (to the extent the Alternate Base Rate floor applicable to the applicable Incremental Term Loans is greater than the Alternate Base Rate floor for the Term B Facility and is in excess of the Alternate Base Rate at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loan) or otherwise, in each case, incurred or payable by Borrower generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); and provided , further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement, structuring, commitment, underwriting, amendment or other similar fees (regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to any or all lenders) or other fees not paid generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness.

Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus  1 2 of 1% and (c) the LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period beginning on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.0%; provided that, the LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day; provided , further, that with respect to the Term B Facility Loans only, the Alternate Base Rate shall not be less than 1.75%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the LIBO Rate, respectively.

Amortization Payment ” shall mean each scheduled installment of payments on the Term Loans as set forth in Sections 3.01(b), 3.01(c) and 3.01(d).

ANC ” means the American Nevada Company, a Nevada corporation.

 

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Anti-Corruption Laws ” shall mean the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010, as amended, and all other laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

Applicable ECF Percentage ” shall mean, for any fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, (a) 50% if the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 4.50 to 1.00, (b) 25% if the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00 and greater than 3.75 to 1.00 and (c) 0% if the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 3.75 to 1.00.

Applicable Fee Percentage ” shall mean: (a) with respect to Unutilized R/C Commitments in respect of Closing Date Revolving Commitments, 0.30% and (b)  with respect to any Unutilized R/C Commitments in respect of any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments, 0.50% (or the percentage per annum set forth in the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement).

Applicable Lending Office ” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) (a) that is a lender on the Closing Date, designated for such Type of Loan on Annexes A-1 through A- 3 4 hereof, (b) set forth on such Lender’s signature page to an Incremental Joinder Agreement for any Lender making any Incremental Commitment pursuant to Section 2.12, (c) set forth on such Lender’s signature page to any Refinancing Amendment for any Lender providing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to Section 2.15, (d) set forth in the Assignment Agreement for any Person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or (e) such other office of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to Administrative Agent and Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean:

(a) for each Type and Class of Loan, other than any Term B Facility Loan, (i) prior to the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date, the respective percentage per annum set forth at Level II as set forth on Annex B (or the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement) for such Type and Class of Loan; and (ii) on and after the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date, the applicable percentage per annum as set forth on Annex B (or the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement) for such Type and Class of Loan, set forth opposite the relevant Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio in Annex B (or the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement) determined as of the most recent Calculation Date. After the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date, any change in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be effective to adjust the Applicable Margin on and as of the date of receipt by Administrative Agent of the Section 9.04 Financials resulting in such change until the date immediately preceding the next date of delivery of Section 9.04 Financials resulting in another such change. If (i) Borrower fails to deliver the Section 9.04 Financials within the times specified in Section 9.04(a) or 9.04(b), as applicable, or (ii) an Event of Default is continuing and the Required Pro Rata Lenders have directed the application of Level I, such ratio shall be deemed to be at Level I as set forth in Annex B (or the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement) from the date of any such failure to deliver until Borrower delivers such Section 9.04 Financials in the case of clause (i) or the date of delivery of such direction in the case of clause (ii) until such Event of Default is no longer continuing or the Required Pro Rata Lenders have otherwise agreed that such Level I is no longer applicable, as applicable. In the event that any financial statement or certification delivered pursuant to Section 9.04 is shown to be inaccurate (an “ Inaccuracy Determination ”), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “ Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period ”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period, then Borrower shall promptly (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent corrected Section 9.04 Financials for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period, (ii) determine the Applicable Margin for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period based upon the corrected Section 9.04 Financials and (iii) pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for

 

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such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 4.01. It is acknowledged and agreed that nothing contained herein shall limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Documents, including their rights under Section 3.02 and Article XI and their other respective rights under this Agreement; and

(b) for each Term B Facility Loan, (i)  3.00 2.50 % per annum, with respect to LIBOR Loans and (ii)  2.00 1.50 % per annum, with respect to ABR Loans.

Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.

Asset Sale ” shall mean (a) any conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger or consolidation and including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any Property (including accounts receivable and Equity Interests of any Person owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries but not any Equity Issuance) (whether owned on the Closing Date or thereafter acquired) by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person (other than (i) with respect to any Credit Party, to any Credit Party, and (ii) with respect to any other Company, to any Company) and (b) any issuance or sale by any Restricted Subsidiary of its Equity Interests to any Person (other than to Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary); provided that the following shall not constitute an “Asset Sale”: (v) any conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of inventory, in any case in the ordinary course of business, (w) Real Property leases and other leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses, in each case, granted to others in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, (x) any conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of obsolete or worn out assets or assets no longer useful in the business of the Credit Parties, (y) licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business and (z) any conveyance, sale, transfer or other disposition of cash and/or Cash Equivalents.

Assignment Agreement ” shall mean an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit K hereto.

Auction Amount ” shall have the meaning provided in Exhibit O hereto.

Auction Manager ” shall mean Deutsche Bank, or another financial institution as shall be selected by Borrower in a written notice to Administrative Agent, in each case in its capacity as Auction Manager.

Auction Procedures ” shall mean, collectively, the auction procedures, auction notice, return bid and Borrower Assignment Agreement in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit O hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Auction Manager and Borrower so long as the same are consistent with the provisions hereof; provided , however , Auction Manager, with the prior written consent of Borrower, may amend or modify the procedures, notices, bids and Borrower Assignment Agreement in connection with any Borrower Loan Purchase (but excluding economic terms of a particular auction after any Lender has validly tendered Term Loans requested in an offer relating to such auction, other than to increase the Auction Amount or raise the Discount Range applicable to such auction); provided , further , that no such amendments or modifications may be implemented after 24 hours prior to the date and time return bids are due in such auction.

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ” shall have the meaning provided by Section 2.03(b).

Available Amount ” shall mean, on any date, an amount not less than zero, equal to:

(a) the aggregate amount of Excess Cash Flow for all fiscal years (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, the aggregate amount of Excess Cash Flow attributable to the period from and

 

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including the first day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date through December 31, 2016) ending after the Closing Date (not less than zero) (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016) and prior to such date minus the portion of such Excess Cash Flow that has been (or is, or previously was, required to be) applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv) (except for the portion thereof constituting Declined Amounts) minus , without duplication, any voluntary prepayments of Loans referenced in Section 2.10(a)(iv)(y) that previously reduced the amount of the required prepayment pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv), minus , without duplication, any voluntary prepayments of the Other First Lien Indebtedness referenced in Section 2.10(a)(iv)(y) that previously reduced the amount of the required prepayment pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv), minus , without duplication, any reduction in the amount of Excess Cash Flow required to be prepaid pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv) by reason of Section 2.10(a)(vii), in each case, in the aggregate for all fiscal years (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, for the period from the first day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date through December 31, 2016) ending after the Closing Date (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016) and prior to such date; plus

(b) in the event of (i) the Revocation of a Subsidiary that was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary with or into Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (where the surviving entity is Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) or (iii) the transfer or other conveyance of assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to, or liquidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into, Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, an amount equal to the sum of (x) the fair market value of the Investments deemed made by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (y) the amount of the Investments of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary made after such designation and prior to the time of such Revocation, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, conveyance or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), other than, in the case of this clause (y), to the extent such Investments funded Investments by such Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Person that, after giving effect to the transaction described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, will be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, that clauses (x) and (y) shall not be duplicative of any reductions in the amount of such Investments pursuant to the proviso to the definition of “Investments”; plus

(c) an amount equal to the returns or refunds of Qualifying Investments (excluding (i) any interest, earnings, returns or other gains in respect of such Qualifying Investments determined in the manner set forth in Section 1.02(b) and (ii) Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns) received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from Persons other than Credit Parties after the Closing Date to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income; plus

(d) the aggregate amount of Equity Issuance Proceeds (including upon conversion or exchange of a debt instrument into or for any Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock)) received by Borrower from Permitted Equity Issuances (other than Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to Section 11.03) after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date; plus

(e) the aggregate fair market value of assets or Property acquired in exchange for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of Borrower (other than Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to Section 11.03) after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date; minus

(f) the aggregate amount of any (i) Investments made pursuant to Section 10.04(l), (ii) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 10.06(j) and (iii) Junior Prepayments pursuant to Section 10.09(a)(ii) (in each case, in reliance on the then-outstanding Available Amount) made since the Closing Date and on or prior to such date; minus

(g) the aggregate amount of any Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 10.06(o).

 

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Bail-In Action ” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation ” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean the Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereinafter in effect, or any successor statute thereto.

Bankruptcy Proceedings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.07(i).

Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Borrower Assignment Agreement ” shall mean, with respect to any assignment to Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 13.05(d) consummated pursuant to the Auction Procedures, an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement substantially in the form of Annex C to the Auction Procedures (as may be modified from time to time as set forth in the definition of Auction Procedures).

Borrower Loan Purchase ” shall mean any purchase of Term Loans by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 13.05(d).

Borrower Materials ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

Borrowing ” shall mean (a) Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

Business Day ” shall mean any day, except a Saturday or Sunday, (a) on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in New York and (b) if such day relates to a borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on, a continuation or conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a LIBOR Loan or a notice by Borrower with respect to any such borrowing, payment, prepayment, continuation, conversion or Interest Period, that is also a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market.

Calculation Date ” means the last day of the most recent Test Period.

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean, for any period any expenditures by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries for the acquisition or leasing of fixed or capital assets (including Capital Lease Obligations) that should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP and any expenditures by such Person for maintenance, repairs, restoration or refurbishment of the condition or usefulness of Property of such Person that should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP; provided that the following items shall not constitute Capital Expenditures: (a) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed with (x) insurance proceeds paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced, restored or repaired or (y) awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation (or transfers in lieu thereof) of the assets being replaced; (b) the purchase price of assets purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing assets solely to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such assets for the asset being traded in at such time; (c) the purchase of property or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of asset sales or other dispositions outside the ordinary course of business that are not required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iii); (d) expenditures that constitute Permitted

 

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Acquisitions or other Acquisitions not prohibited hereunder; (e) any capitalized interest expense reflected as additions to property in the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including in connection with sale-leaseback transactions not prohibited hereunder); (f) any non-cash compensation or other non-cash costs reflected as additions to property in the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (g) capital expenditures relating to the construction or acquisition of any property or equipment which has been transferred to a Person other than Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to a sale-leaseback transaction not prohibited hereunder and capital expenditures arising pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions.

Capital Lease ” as applied to any Person, shall mean any lease of any Property by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, any lease that is accounted for by any Person as an operating lease as of the Closing Date and any similar lease entered into after the Closing Date by any Person may, in the sole discretion of Borrower, be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease.

Capital Lease Obligations ” shall mean, for any Person, all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a Capital Lease, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, any lease that is accounted for by any Person as an operating lease as of the Closing Date and any similar lease entered into after the Closing Date by any Person may, in the sole discretion of Borrower, be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease.

Cash Collateralize ” shall mean, in respect of an obligation, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral in Dollars or other credit support, in each case, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) Administrative Agent, (b) in the case of obligations owing to an L/C Lender, such L/C Lender, and (c) in the case of obligations owing to the Swingline Lender, Swingline Lender (and “ Cash Collateral ” and “ Cash Collateralization ” have corresponding meanings).

Cash Equivalents ” shall mean, for any Person: (a) direct obligations of the United States, or of any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, or by any agency thereof, in either case maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof by such Person; (b) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (including eurodollar deposits) issued by (i) any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and having capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500.0 million that is assigned at least a “B” rating by Thomson Financial BankWatch or (ii) any Lender or bank holding company owning any Lender (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (c) commercial paper maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof by such Person and (i) issued by any Lender or bank holding company owning any Lender or (ii) rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, respectively, (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above or (e) below entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or by any foreign government, and rated at least “A” by S&P or “A” by Moody’s (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (g) money market mutual funds that invest primarily in the foregoing items (determined at the time such investment in such fund is made); or (h) solely with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, (i) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office or principal place of business, or issued by any agency of such country and backed by the full faith and credit of such country, and rated at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or “A2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (in each case, at the time of

 

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acquisition), (ii) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances issued by any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business, or payable to a Company promptly following demand and maturing within one year of the date of acquisition and (iii) other customarily utilized high-quality or cash equivalent-type Investments in the country where such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office or principal place of business.

Cash Management Agreement ” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.

Cash Management Bank ” shall mean (a) any Person that is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries if such Person was, at the date of entering into such Cash Management Agreement, an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender and (b) any Person that is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that was in effect on the Closing Date, if such Person becomes an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, and in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), such Person executes and delivers to Administrative Agent a letter agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent pursuant to which such Person (i) appoints Collateral Agent as its agent under the applicable Credit Documents and (ii) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 12.03.

Casualty Event ” shall mean any loss of title or any loss of or damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (or settlement in lieu thereof) (including by any Governmental Authority) of, any Property. “Casualty Event” shall include, but not be limited to, any taking of all or any part of any Real Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Law (or settlement in lieu thereof), or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any Real Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, civil or military.

CERCLA ” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

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

Change of Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

(a) Holdco and RRR at any time shall cease to own directly (or, with respect to RRR after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, indirectly) one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests in Borrower;

(b) any “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan of such Person or its subsidiaries, any Person or

 

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entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, or any Person formed as a holding company for Borrower (in a transaction where the Voting Stock of Borrower outstanding prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for the Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance)) and (ii) the Fertitta Holders)), becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “ option right ”)), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the Voting Stock of Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “Person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) which Voting Stock represents, at any time, voting power that is equal to or more than the voting power represented by the Voting Stock “beneficially owned,” directly or indirectly (and taking into account all such securities that the Fertitta Holders have the right to acquire pursuant to any option right), by the Fertitta Holders at such time;

(c) RRR shall cease to hold, directly (or after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, indirectly through the VoteCo SPE) 100% of the voting power in Borrower;

(d) any “change of control” (or any comparable term) in any document pertaining to (x) the Senior Unsecured Notes, (y) any other Junior Financing or (z) any other Indebtedness of any Holding Company, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary constituting Material Indebtedness;

(e) at any time after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, RRR at any time shall cease to own directly one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests in the VoteCo SPE; or

(f) at any time after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, the VoteCo SPE shall cease to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the voting power in Borrower.

Charges ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.18.

Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.05(i)(i).

Class ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.

Closing Date ” shall mean the date on which the initial extension of credit is made hereunder, which date is June 8, 2016.

Closing Date Refinancing ” shall mean the repayment and replacement of all loans and commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement.

Closing Date Revolving Commitment ” means (a)  a Revolving Commitment established on the Closing Date and (b) the Fourth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments established on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date .

Closing Date Revolving Facility ” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Revolving Commitments.

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

 

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Collateral ” shall mean all of the Pledged Collateral, the Mortgaged Real Property, the Mortgaged Vessels (if any), all Property encumbered pursuant to Sections 9.08, 9.11 and 9.15, and all other Property of a Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR whether now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien securing the Obligations is granted or purported to be granted under any Security Document. “Collateral” shall not include any assets or Property that has been released (in accordance with the Credit Documents) from the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents, unless and until such time as such assets or Property are required by the Credit Documents to again become subject to a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent.

Collateral Account ” shall mean (a) a Deposit Account (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower with respect to which Collateral Agent has “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC) or (b) a Securities Account (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower with respect to which Collateral Agent has “control” (as defined in Section 9-106 of the UCC).

Collateral Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Commitments ” shall mean the Revolving Commitments, the Term Loan Commitments, the Swingline Commitment, any Other Commitments and any New Term Loan Commitments.

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

Companies ” shall mean Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and “ Company ” shall mean any one of them.

Consolidated Cash Interest Expense ” shall mean, for any Test Period, Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash with respect to such Test Period net of cash interest income (other than cash interest income in respect of notes receivable and similar items), of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, minus the sum (without duplication) of any of the following to the extent deemed to be included in Consolidated Interest Expense and paid in cash with respect to such Test Period: (a) payments received under Swap Contracts relating to interest rates with respect to such Test Period, (b) arrangement, commitment or upfront fees and similar financing fees, original issue discount, and redemption or prepayment premiums payable during or with respect to such Test Period, (c) interest payable during or with respect to such Test Period with respect to Indebtedness that has been Discharged, (d) any cash costs associated with breakage or termination in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates payable during such Test Period and costs and fees associated with obtaining Swap Contracts and fees payable thereunder and (e) fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions. Consolidated Cash Interest Expense shall exclude interest expense in respect of (a) Indebtedness that is excluded from Consolidated Indebtedness by reason of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the proviso thereof, to the extent of such exclusion or (b) Indebtedness not in excess of $500.0 million at any one time outstanding, which constitutes Development Expenses, or the proceeds of which were applied to fund Development Expenses (but only for so long as such Indebtedness or such funded expenses, as the case may be, constitute Development Expenses). For purposes of determining Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for any Test Period that includes any period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated Cash Interest Expense shall be an amount equal to actual Consolidated Cash Interest Expense from the Closing Date through the date of determination multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Closing Date through the date of determination.

Consolidated Current Assets ” means, with respect to any Person at any date, the total consolidated current assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries), other than (x) cash and Cash Equivalents and (y) the current portion of deferred income tax assets.

 

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Consolidated Current Liabilities ” means, with respect to any Person at any date, all liabilities of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) at such date that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as current liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries), other than (x) the current portion of any Indebtedness and (y) the current portion of deferred income taxes.

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for any Test Period, the sum (without duplication) of Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period; plus

(a) in each case to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:

(i) provisions for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, plus franchise or similar taxes, of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period;

(ii) Consolidated Interest Expense (net of interest income (other than interest income in respect of notes receivable and similar items)) of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized;

(iii) any cost, charge, fee or expense (including discounts and commissions and including fees and charges incurred in respect of letters of credit or bankers acceptance financings) (or any amortization of any of the foregoing) associated with any issuance (or proposed issuance) of debt, or equity or any refinancing transaction (or proposed refinancing transaction) or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument;

(iv) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior Test Period);

(v) any Pre-Opening Expenses;

(vi) the amount of any restructuring charges or reserve (including those relating to severance, relocation costs and one-time compensation charges), costs incurred in connection with any non-recurring strategic initiatives, other business optimization expenses (including incentive costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and signing, retention and completion bonuses) and any unusual or non-recurring charges or items of loss or expense (including, without limitation, losses on asset sales (other than asset sales in the ordinary course of business));

(vii) any charges, fees and expenses (or any amortization thereof) (including, without limitation, all legal, accounting, advisory or other transaction-related fees, charges, costs and expenses and any bonuses or success fee payments related to the Transactions) related to the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or Investment (including any other Acquisition) or disposition (or any such proposed acquisition, Investment or disposition) (including amortization or write offs of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties), in each case, whether or not successful;

(viii) any losses resulting from mark to market accounting of Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments;

(ix) expenses actually reimbursed in cash to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement;

 

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(x) Restricted Payments made by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Holdco pursuant to Section 10.06(p) (net of Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments);

(xi) to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, non-cash items decreasing such Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, and other than any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges for any prior Test Period subsequent to the issue date which was not added back to Consolidated EBITDA when accrued; minus

(b) each of the following:

 

  (i) to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, and other than any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges for any prior Test Period subsequent to the issue date which was not added back to Consolidated EBITDA when accrued;

 

  (ii) to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, the amount of any gains resulting from mark to market accounting of Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments;

 

  (iii) to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, any unusual or non-recurring items of income or gain to the extent increasing Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period; and

 

  (iv) distributions made by Borrower to the Holding Companies during such period pursuant to Sections 10.06(m) and (n); plus

(c) the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or with respect to which steps have been initiated (in the good faith determination of Borrower) during such Test Period (or with respect to (x) the Transactions, are reasonably expected to be initiated within twelve (12) months of the Closing Date, or (y) Specified Transactions, are reasonably expected to be initiated within twelve (12) months of the closing date of the Specified Transaction), including in connection with the Transactions or any Specified Transaction (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized during the entirety of such Test Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such Test Period from such actions; provided that (i) a duly completed Officer’s Certificate of Borrower shall be delivered to Administrative Agent together with the applicable Section 9.04 Financials, providing reasonable detail with respect to such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies and certifying that such savings, operating expense reductions and synergies are reasonably expected to be realized within twelve (12) months of the taking of such specified actions and are factually supportable in the good faith judgment of Borrower, (ii) such actions are to be taken within (A) in the case of any such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies in connection with the Transactions, twelve (12) months after the Closing Date and (B) in all other cases, within twelve (12) months after the consummation of such Specified Transaction, restructuring or implementation of an initiative that is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions or synergies, (iii) no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such Test Period, and (iv) projected amounts (and not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent more than twelve (12) months have elapsed after the specified action taken in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies; provided , that the aggregate amount of additions made to Consolidated EBITDA for any Test Period pursuant to this clause (c) and Section 1.05(c) shall not (i) exceed

 

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15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (after giving effect to this clause (c) and Section 1.05(c)) or (ii) be duplicative of one another; plus

(d) to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income or, if otherwise excluded from Consolidated EBITDA due to the operation of clause (b)(iii) above, the amount of insurance proceeds received during such Test Period or after such Test Period and on or prior to the date the calculation is made with respect to such Test Period, attributable to any property which has been closed or had operations curtailed for such Test Period; provided that such amount of insurance proceeds shall only be included pursuant to this clause (d) to the extent of the amount of insurance proceeds plus Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property for such Test Period (without giving effect to this clause (d)) does not exceed Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the most recently completed four fiscal quarters for which financial results are available that such property was fully operational (or if such property has not been fully operational for four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial results are available prior to such closure or curtailment, the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the Test Period prior to such closure or curtailment (for which financial results are available) annualized over four fiscal quarters); plus

(e) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any Test Period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (b) above for any previous Test Period and not added back.

Consolidated EBITDA shall be further adjusted:

(A) to include the Consolidated EBITDA of (i) any Person, property, business or asset (including a management agreement or similar agreement) (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) acquired by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such Test Period and (ii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is revoked and converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such Test Period, in each case, based on the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person (or attributable to such property, business or asset) for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or Revocation), determined as if references to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Consolidated Net Income and other defined terms therein were to such Person and its Subsidiaries; provided , that, without duplication of clause (D) below, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period ending prior to the first anniversary of any Tribal Gaming Opening Date, the Tribal Management Fees (excluding any one time development fees) received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the corresponding Tribe after such Tribal Gaming Opening Date and during the applicable Test Period and included in Consolidated Net Income shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the applicable Tribal Gaming Opening Date through the end of such Test Period;

(B) to exclude the Consolidated EBITDA of (i) any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such Test Period and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such Test Period, in each case based on the actual Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closing, classification or conversion), determined as if references to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Consolidated Net Income and other defined terms therein were to such Person and its Subsidiaries;

(C) in the event of any Expansion Capital Expenditures that were opened for business during such Test Period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Expansion Capital Expenditures (as determined by Borrower) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following opening of the business representing such Expansion Capital Expenditures by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y)

 

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2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Expansion Capital Expenditures during the quarter in which the business representing such Expansion Capital Expenditure opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter);

(D) in the event of any Development Project that was opened for business during such Test Period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Development Project (as determined by Borrower) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following opening of the business representing such Development Project by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y) 2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Development Project during the quarter in which such Development Project opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter); and

(E) in any fiscal quarter during which a purchase of property that prior to such purchase was subject to any operating lease that will be terminated in connection with such purchase shall occur and during the three (3) following fiscal quarters, by increasing Consolidated EBITDA by an amount equal to the quarterly payment in respect of such lease (as if such purchase did not occur) times (a) four (4) (in the case of the quarter in which such purchase occurs), (b) three (3) (in the case of the quarter following such purchase), (c) two (2) (in the case of the second quarter following such purchase) and (d) one (1) (in the case of the third quarter following such purchase), all as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be $111,116,277 for the fiscal quarter ended on June 30, 2015; $97,271,265 for the fiscal quarter ended on September 30, 2015; $124,148,274 for the fiscal quarter ended on December 31, 2015; and $133,825,737 for the fiscal quarter ended on March 31, 2016.

Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by Liens on property or assets of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date that ranks pari passu or senior to the Liens securing the Obligations to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended prior to such date.

Consolidated Indebtedness ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any such Indebtedness that has been Discharged) on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on such date prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations in respect of Capital Leases, purchase money Indebtedness, Indebtedness of the kind described in clause (d) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments and Contingent Obligations in respect of any of the foregoing (to be included only to the extent set forth in clause (iii) below); provided that (i) Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include (A) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit), except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder or (B) Indebtedness of the type described in clause (i) of the definition thereof, (ii) the amount of Consolidated Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount (if any) by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced (including through the calculation of Consolidated Net Income) in respect of such non-controlling interest in such Restricted Subsidiary owned by a Person other than Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include Contingent Obligations (except for Contingent Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(s) constituting guarantees permitted by Section 10.04(v)), provided , however , that if and when any such Contingent Obligation that does not constitute Consolidated Indebtedness (other than the LandCo Support Agreement) is demanded for payment from Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, then the amounts of such Contingent Obligation shall be included in such calculations of Consolidated Indebtedness, (iv) the amount of Consolidated Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Guarantor and which Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any

 

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Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced due to the undistributed earnings of such Subsidiary being excluded from Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (d) thereof and (v) Consolidated Indebtedness shall exclude Indebtedness not in excess of $500.0 million at any one time outstanding, which constitutes Development Expenses, or the proceeds of which were applied to fund Development Expenses (but only for so long as such Indebtedness constitutes Development Expenses). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Section 10.08 at any time a Default Quarter is included in the Test Period then most recently ended prior to a date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of the Loans repaid pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(v) with the proceeds of a Permitted Equity Issuance consummated in reliance on Section 11.03 during such Default Quarter shall be deemed to be outstanding and included as “Consolidated Indebtedness” at such time.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for any Test Period, the sum of interest expense of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus , to the extent deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (a) the interest portion of payments on Capital Leases, (b) amortization of financing fees, debt issuance costs and interest or deferred financing or debt issuance costs, (c) arrangement, commitment or upfront fees, original issue discount, redemption or prepayment premiums, (d) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, (e) interest with respect to Indebtedness that has been Discharged, (f) the accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities during such period, (g) interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments, (h) net payments made under Swap Contracts relating to interest rates with respect to such Test Period and any costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (i) all interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations and financing fees, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (j) fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions, (k) annual or quarterly agency fees paid to Administrative Agent and (l) costs and fees associated with obtaining Swap Contracts and fees payable thereunder.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any Test Period, the aggregate of the net income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, without duplication:

(a) any gain or loss (together with any related provision for taxes thereon) realized in connection with (i) any asset sale or (ii) any disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded;

(b) any extraordinary gain or loss (together with any related provision for taxes thereon) shall be excluded;

(c) the net income of any Person that (i) is not a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, (iii) is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or (iv) is a Restricted Subsidiary (or former Restricted Subsidiary) with respect to which a Trigger Event has occurred following the occurrence and during the continuance of such Trigger Event shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (including management fees) that are actually paid or are payable in cash to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period by such Persons (or to the extent converted into cash) (other than, for avoidance of doubt, payments made by Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements and the Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreements, and Project Reimbursements and other Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments);

(d) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Guarantor (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Unrestricted Subsidiary) or any Joint Venture that is not a Subsidiary to the extent that,

 

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on the date of determination the payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Subsidiary or Joint Venture (or loans or advances by such subsidiary to any parent company) are not permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than under any Credit Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary or Joint Venture shall be excluded, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of cash dividends and other similar cash distributions have been waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (including management fees) that are actually paid or are payable in cash to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (not subject to such restriction) thereof in respect of such period by such Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures (or to the extent converted into cash) (other than, for avoidance of doubt, payments made by Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements and the Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreements, and Project Reimbursements and other Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments);

(e) any goodwill or other asset impairment charges or other asset write-offs or write downs, including any resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Nos. 350 and No. 360, and any expenses or charges relating to the amortization of intangibles as a result of the application of Accounting Standards Codification No. 805, shall be excluded;

(f) any non-cash charges or expenses related to the repurchase of stock options to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, and any non-cash charges or expenses related to the grant, issuance or repricing of, or any amendment or substitution with respect to, or otherwise in respect of, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, or other Equity Interests or other equity based awards or rights or equivalent instruments, shall be excluded;

(g) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded;

(h) any expenses or reserves for liabilities shall be excluded to the extent that Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is entitled to indemnification therefor under binding agreements; provided that any such liabilities for which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is not actually indemnified shall reduce Consolidated Net Income for the period in which it is determined that Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary will not be indemnified (to the extent such liabilities would otherwise reduce Consolidated Net Income without giving effect to this clause (h));

(i) losses, to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (i) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (ii) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded;

(j) gains and losses resulting solely from fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects shall be excluded, and charges relating to Accounting Standards Codification Nos. 815 and 820 shall be excluded;

(k) the net income (or loss) of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be included in an amount proportional to Borrower’s economic ownership interest therein; and

(l) the amount of any Project Reimbursements received by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded.

 

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Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended prior to such date; provided , however that for purposes of (i) Section 2.09(b)(ii), (ii) determining whether Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis under the Financial Maintenance Covenants pursuant to Sections 10.04(m), 10.06(i), 10.06(j), 10.06(k), 10.09(a)(i), 10.09(a)(ii) and 10.09(a)(iii), (iii) determining whether the maximum permitted Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio is satisfied pursuant to Sections 10.04(m), 10.06(j), 10.06(k), 10.09(a)(ii) and 10.09(a)(iii) and (iv) determining the Applicable ECF Percentage for any fiscal year, the amount described in clause (a) above shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (v) of the second proviso of the definition of Consolidated Indebtedness.

Contingent Obligation ” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness (“ primary obligations ”) of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided , however , that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and any lease guarantees executed by any Company in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated potential liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

Contractual Obligation ” shall mean as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, pledge agreement, promissory note, indenture, credit or loan agreement, guaranty, securities purchase agreement, instrument, lease, contract, agreement or other contractual obligation to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound or subject.

Core Property ” means, collectively, (a) the hotel, resort and casino properties commonly known as Palace Station, Boulder Station, Sunset Station, Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, Green Valley Ranch Resort, Casino and Spa, Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel, Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino and Fiesta Henderson Casino Hotel and (b) each casino or hotel property hereafter owned or operated by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any such property that is (i) owned by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or (ii) so long as not owned by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, operated by an Unrestricted Subsidiary) whose individual Consolidated EBITDA (determined in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent) for the then most recently ended twelve-month period for which financial statements are then available exceeds $15,000,000, excluding any real property or improvements that have been released from the Liens of the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

Covered Taxes ” shall mean (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR under this Agreement, any Note, any Guarantee or any other Credit Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the foregoing clause (a), Other Taxes.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness ” means (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other

 

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Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment (including, without limitation, Other Term Loans and Other Revolving Loans), in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, then-existing Term Loans, Revolving Loans (and/or unused Revolving Commitments) and/or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“ Refinanced Debt ”); provided that (i) such Indebtedness has the same or a later maturity ( provided that if such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations or secured by a junior lien on the Collateral or is unsecured, then its maturity shall be no earlier than the 91 st day after the Final Maturity Date) and, except in the case of any Indebtedness consisting of a revolving credit facility, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than, the Refinanced Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt, plus , accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon, plus , other fees and expenses associated with the refinancing (including any upfront fees and original issue discount), (iii) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, defeased or satisfied and discharged on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (iv) to the extent such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consists of a revolving credit facility, the Revolving Commitments shall be reduced and/or terminated, as applicable, such that the Total Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and such reduction or termination) shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments immediately prior to the incurrence of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, plus , accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon, plus , other fees and expenses associated with the refinancing (including any upfront fees and original issue discount), (v) the terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of such Indebtedness are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement, (vi) Borrower shall be the sole borrower thereunder and no Subsidiary of Borrower shall guaranty such Indebtedness unless such Subsidiary is also a Guarantor hereunder, and (vii) such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Liens, except Liens on the Collateral.

Credit Documents ” shall mean (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the L/C Documents, (d) the Security Documents, (e) any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, (f) any Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (g) any Incremental Joinder Agreement, (h) any Extension Amendment, (i) any Refinancing Amendment , and (j) each other agreement entered into by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR with Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and/or any Lender, in connection herewith or therewith evidencing or governing the Obligations (other than the Engagement Letters), all as amended from time to time, but shall not include a Swap Contract or Cash Management Agreement.

Credit Parties ” shall mean Borrower and the Guarantors.

Credit Swap Contracts ” shall mean any Swap Contract between Borrower and/or any or all of its Restricted Subsidiaries and a Swap Provider (excluding any Swap Contract of the type described in the last sentence of the definition of Swap Contract).

Creditor ” shall mean each of (a) each Agent, (b) each L/C Lender and (c) each Lender.

Custodian Agreement ” means that certain Custodian Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among Wilmington Trust, National Association, as custodian, Collateral Agent and the Credit Parties and Holding Companies named therein, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

Debt Issuance ” shall mean the incurrence by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than as permitted by Section 10.01). The issuance or sale of any debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall be deemed a Debt Issuance for purposes of Section 2.10(a).

 

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Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code, 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 jurisdiction from time to time in effect.

Declined Amounts ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.10(b).

Default ” shall mean any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that would become, with notice or lapse of time or both, an Event of Default.

Default Quarter ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.03.

Default Rate ” shall mean a per annum rate equal to, (i) in the case of principal on any Loan, the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate borne by such Loan immediately prior to the respective payment default or other Event of Default, and (ii) in the case of any other Obligations, the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to ABR Loans which are Revolving Loans from time to time (determined based on a weighted average if multiple Tranches of Revolving Commitments are then outstanding).

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, subject to Section 2.14(b), any Lender that (i) has failed to (A) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender has notified Administrative Agent and Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding has not been satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, will be specifically identified in such writing), or (B) comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a payment to the L/C Lender in respect of a L/C Liability, make a payment to Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan, and/or make a payment to a Lender of any amount required to be paid to it hereunder, in each case within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (ii) has notified Borrower, Administrative Agent, a L/C Lender or the Swingline Lender in writing, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, unless such writing or statement states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding cannot be satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, will be specifically identified in such writing or public statement), or has defaulted generally (excluding bona fide disputes) on its funding obligations under other loan agreements or credit agreements or other similar agreements, (iii) a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Lender or its Parent Company, (iv) any Lender that has, for three or more Business Days after written request of Administrative Agent or Borrower, failed to confirm in writing to Administrative Agent and Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (iv) upon Administrative Agent’s and Borrower’s receipt of such written confirmation) or (v) becomes the subject of a Bail-in Action. Any determination of a Defaulting Lender under clauses (i) through (v) above will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

Designated Lender ” means a Station Permitted Assignee that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which no Affiliate of any Credit Party, directly or indirectly, possesses the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such Station Permitted Assignee; provided that such Station Permitted Assignee has been identified by Borrower on Schedule 1.01(D) or has been notified to Administrative Agent by Borrower and approved by Administrative Agent.

Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” shall mean the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation,

 

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executed by a financial officer of Borrower, minus the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

Designation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12(a).

Designation Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12(a)(ii).

Development Expenses ” means, without duplication, the aggregate principal amount, not to exceed $500 million at any time, of outstanding Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date, the proceeds of which, at the time of determination, as certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, have been applied or are required or intended to be used to fund, (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) a Development Project or (iii) interest, fees or related charges with respect to such Indebtedness; provided that (A) Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary or other Person that owns assets subject to the Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, is diligently pursuing the completion thereof and has not at any time ceased construction of such Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days (other than as a result of a force majeure event or inability to obtain requisite Gaming Approvals or other governmental authorizations, so long as, in the case of any such Gaming Approvals or other governmental authorizations, Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or other applicable Person is diligently pursuing such Gaming Approvals or governmental authorizations) and (B) no such Indebtedness shall constitute Development Expenses with respect to an Expansion Capital Expenditure project or a Development Project from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the earlier of (x) opening for business, and (y) completion of construction of the applicable Expansion Capital Expenditure project or Development Project.

Development Project ” shall mean Investments, directly or indirectly, (a) in any Joint Ventures in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has control or with whom it has a management or similar contract and in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interest of such Joint Venture, or (b) in, or expenditures with respect to, casinos, “racinos,” full service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts or Persons that own casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts (including casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts in development or under construction that are not presently opening or operating) with respect to which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will directly manage the development thereof or (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries) Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into a management or similar contract (or an agreement to enter into such a management or similar contract) and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time of such Investment, though it may be subject to regulatory approvals, in each case, used to finance, or made for the purpose of allowing such Joint Venture, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort, as the case may be, to finance, the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that develops, adds to or significantly improves the property of such Joint Venture, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort and assets ancillary or related thereto, or the construction and development of a casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort or assets ancillary or related thereto and including Pre-Opening Expenses with respect to such Joint Venture, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort and other fees and payments to be made to such Joint Venture or the owners of such casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort.

Discharged ” shall mean Indebtedness that has been defeased (pursuant to a contractual or legal defeasance) or discharged pursuant to the prepayment or deposit of amounts sufficient to satisfy such Indebtedness as it becomes due or irrevocably called for redemption (and regardless of whether such Indebtedness constitutes a liability on the balance sheet of the obligors thereof); provided , however , that the Indebtedness shall be deemed Discharged if the payment or deposit of all amounts required for defeasance or discharge or redemption thereof have been made even if certain conditions thereto have not been satisfied, so long as such conditions are reasonably expected to be satisfied within 95 days after such prepayment or deposit.

 

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Discount Range ” shall have the meaning provided in Exhibit O hereto.

Disqualified Capital Stock ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (other than solely (x) for Qualified Capital Stock or upon a sale of assets, casualty event or a change of control, in each case, subject to the prior payment in full of the Obligations, (y) as a result of a redemption required by Gaming Law or (z) as a result of a redemption that by the terms of such Equity Interest is contingent upon such redemption not being prohibited by this Agreement), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock) or exchangeable or convertible into debt securities of the issuer thereof at the sole option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 181 days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance thereof.

Disqualified Lenders ” shall mean any banks, financial institutions or other Persons separately identified by Borrower on Schedule 1.01(F) .

Documentation Agents ” means Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., UBS Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, in their capacities as documentation agents hereunder.

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

Domestic Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person incorporated, organized or formed in the United States or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia.

DQ List ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.05(k)(iv).

EEA Financial Institution ” shall mean (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 ” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” shall mean 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.

Eligible Assignee ” shall mean and include (i) a commercial bank, an insurance company, a finance company, a financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D), (ii) solely for purposes of Borrower Loan Purchases, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) solely for purposes of Section 13.05(e), Station Permitted Assignees; provided, however, that (x) other than as set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this definition, neither Borrower nor any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries shall be an Eligible Assignee, (y) Eligible Assignee shall not include any Person that is a Disqualified Lender as of the applicable Trade Date unless consented to in writing by Borrower and (z) Eligible Assignee shall not include any Person who is a Defaulting Lender.

 

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Employee Benefit Plan ” shall mean an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is maintained or contributed to by any ERISA Entity.

Engagement Letters ” shall mean, collectively, each of the engagement letters and fee letters entered into between Borrower and the Agents prior to the Closing Date relating to the Transactions.

Environment ” shall mean ambient air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

Environmental Action ” shall mean (a) any notice, claim, demand or other written or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, oral communication alleging liability of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for investigation, remediation, removal, cleanup, response, corrective action or other costs, damages to natural resources, personal injury, property damage, fines or penalties resulting from, related to or arising out of (i) the presence, Release or threatened Release in or into the Environment of Hazardous Material at any location or (ii) any violation of Environmental Law, and shall include, without limitation, any claim seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from, related to or arising out of the presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material or alleged injury or threat of injury to human health, safety or the Environment arising under Environmental Law and (b) any investigation, monitoring, removal or remedial activities undertaken by or on behalf of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, arising under Environmental Law whether or not such activities are carried out voluntarily.

Environmental Law ” shall mean any and all applicable treaties, laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, decrees, judgments, orders, consent orders, consent decrees and other binding legal requirements, and the common law, relating to protection of public health or the Environment, the Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material, natural resources or natural resource damages, or occupational safety or health.

Equity Interests ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or issued after the Closing Date; provided , however , that a debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests or Swap Contracts entered into as a part of, or in connection with, an issuance of such debt instrument shall not be deemed an Equity Interest.

Equity Issuance ” shall mean (a) any issuance or sale after the Closing Date by Borrower of any Equity Interests (including any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any Equity Rights) or any Equity Rights, or (b) the receipt by Borrower after the Closing Date of any capital contribution (whether or not evidenced by any Equity Interest issued by the recipient of such contribution). The issuance or sale of any debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall be deemed a Debt Issuance and not an Equity Issuance for purposes of the definition of Equity Issuance Proceeds; provided , however , that such issuance or sale shall be deemed an Equity Issuance upon the conversion or exchange of such debt instrument into Equity Interests.

Equity Issuance Proceeds ” shall mean, with respect to any Equity Issuance, the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect thereof by the Person consummating such Equity Issuance net of all investment banking fees, discounts and commissions, legal fees, consulting fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith; provided that, with respect to any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any Equity Rights, the Equity Issuance Proceeds with respect thereto shall be determined without duplication of any Equity Issuance Proceeds received in respect of such Equity Rights.

 

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Equity Rights ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any then-outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of any additional Equity Interests of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, such Person; provided , however , that a debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall not be deemed an Equity Right.

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Entity ” shall mean any member of an ERISA Group.

ERISA Event ” shall mean (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice requirement is waived); (b) with respect to any Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived, the failure by any ERISA Entity to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (d) the incurrence by any ERISA Entity of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; (e) the receipt by any ERISA Entity from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice indicating an intent to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; (f) the occurrence of any event or condition which would reasonably constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the incurrence by any ERISA Entity of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by an ERISA Entity of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any ERISA Entity of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability on any ERISA Entity or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (i) the making of any amendment to any Pension Plan which would be reasonably likely to result in the imposition of a lien or the posting of a bond or other security; (j) the withdrawal of any ERISA Entity from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such ERISA Entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; or (k) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which would reasonably be expected to result in liability to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

ERISA Group ” shall mean Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

Events of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.

Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean, for any fiscal year of Borrower (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, the period from and including the first day of the first full quarter after the Closing Date through December 31, 2106), an amount, if positive, equal to (without duplication):

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(b) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges or losses (including write-offs or write-downs, depreciation expense and amortization expense including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash charge in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge that was paid in a prior period and that did not reduce Excess Cash Flow at the time paid); plus

(c) the decrease, if any, in Working Capital from the beginning of such period to the end of such period (for the avoidance of doubt, an increase in negative Working Capital is a decrease in Working Capital); minus

(d) all payments with respect to restricted stock units upon the Person to whom such restricted stock units were originally issued ceasing to be a director, officer, employee, consultant or advisor and net income or loss allocated to unvested participating restricted stock of Borrower; plus

(e) any amounts received from the early extinguishment of Swap Contracts that are not included in Consolidated Net Income; minus

(f) the increase, if any, of Working Capital from the beginning of such period to the end of such period; minus

(g) any amounts paid in connection with the early extinguishment of Swap Contracts that are not included in Consolidated Net Income; minus

(h) the amount of Capital Expenditures made in cash during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of an Equity Issuance, Indebtedness, Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

(i) the amount of principal payments of the Loans, Other Applicable Indebtedness and Other First Lien Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding (i) repayments of Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or other revolving indebtedness, except to the extent the Revolving Commitments or commitments in respect of such other revolving debt, as applicable, are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments, (ii) prepayments of Loans or other Indebtedness, in each case, that reduce the amount of Excess Cash Flow prepayment required to be made with respect to such fiscal year under Section 2.10(a)(iv)(y) (including as a result of Section 2.10(a)(vii)) and (iii) mandatory prepayments of Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i), 2.10(a)(ii), 2.10(a)(iii) or 2.10(a)(v), except to the extent the Net Available Proceeds from such Casualty Event or Asset Sale, as applicable, used to make such mandatory prepayments were included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income), in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of an Equity Issuance, Indebtedness, Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

(j) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (l) below in prior periods, the amount of Investments made during such period pursuant to Section 10.04 (other than Sections 10.04(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) (except to the extent such amount increased Consolidated Net Income), (g) (except to the extent that the receipt of consideration described therein increased Consolidated Net Income), (h) (to the extent taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income), (j), (k)(ii), (k)(iv), (l), (o), (q), (r) and (w)), except to the extent financed with the proceeds of an Equity Issuance, Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans), Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

 

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(k) the amount of all non-cash gains to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash loss in any prior period); minus

(l) the amount of all Restricted Payments made during such period pursuant to Section 10.06(i)(i); minus

(m) the amount of all Junior Prepayments made during such period pursuant to Section 10.09(a)(i); minus

(n) any expenses or reserves for liabilities to the extent that Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is entitled to indemnification or reimbursement therefor under binding agreements or insurance claims therefor to the extent Borrower has not received such indemnity or reimbursement payment, in each case, to the extent not taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income; plus

(o) the excess, if any, of (A) the aggregate amount of Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments received by Borrower during such period over (B) the sum of (1) the amount of cash income taxes (if any) paid by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Governmental Authorities in such period plus (2) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments by Borrower to Holdco pursuant to Section 10.06(p) during such period; plus

(p) the amount of cash payments received by Borrower from Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreements during such period with respect to expenses deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income; minus

(q) the excess, if any, of (A) the sum of (1) the amount of cash taxes (if any) actually paid by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Governmental Authorities during such period plus (2) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments by Borrower to Holdco pursuant to Section 10.06(p) during such period over (B) the aggregate amount of Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments received by Borrower during such period; minus

(r) the amount of distributions made by Borrower to the Holding Companies pursuant to Sections 10.06(m) and (n); plus

(s) the amount of income tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year (if any); minus

(t) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns received during such fiscal year.

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

Excluded Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean (a) any Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, (b) any Subsidiary substantially all the assets of which consist of Equity Interests (or Equity Interests and Indebtedness) in one or more Subsidiaries described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which are directly or indirectly owned by any Subsidiary described in clause (a) of this definition.

Excluded Information ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.07(b).

 

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Excluded Subsidiary ” shall mean (a) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (c) any Foreign Subsidiary, (d) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws) or by any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound from guaranteeing the Obligations; provided that any such agreement, instrument or other undertaking (i) is in existence on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 1.01(A) (or, with respect to a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date, as of the date such acquisition) and (ii) in the case of a Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date, was not entered into in connection with or anticipation of such acquisition, (e) any Subsidiary with respect to which guaranteeing the Obligations would require consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any Gaming Authority), unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received and is in effect and (f) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of Administrative Agent (which shall be confirmed in writing by notice to Borrower), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of providing a guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom.

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (x) as it relates to all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (y) as it relates to all or a portion of the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or such security interest in respect thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the security interest of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to any Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, (a) income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income or net profits (however denominated), in each case, imposed by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized, in which its principal office is located or in which it is otherwise doing business (other than a business deemed to arise solely by virtue of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) or, in the case of any Lender, in which its Applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States under Section 884(a) of the Code or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) in the case of any Lender, other than an assignee pursuant to a request by Borrower under Section 2.11(a), any U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Person under the laws in effect at the time such Person becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Applicable Lending Office), except to the extent that such Person (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Applicable Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from Borrower with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 5.06(a), (d) Taxes attributable to such Person’s failure to comply with Section 5.06(b) or 5.06(c) and (e) any United States federal withholding tax imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement ” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2013 (as amended and otherwise modified prior to the date hereof), among Borrower, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, the lenders party thereto and the other agents party thereto.

 

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Existing Letter of Credit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(n).

Existing Revolving Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Existing Revolving Tranche ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Existing Term Loan Tranche ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(a).

Existing Tranche ” shall mean any Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolving Tranche.

Expansion Capital Expenditures ” means any capital expenditure by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that, in Borrower’s reasonable determination, adds to or significantly improves (or is reasonably expected to add to or significantly improve) the property of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding any such capital expenditures financed with Net Available Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Casualty Event and excluding capital expenditures made in the ordinary course made to maintain, repair, restore or refurbish the property of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in its then existing state or to support the continuation of such Person’s day to day operations as then conducted.

Extended Revolving Commitments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Extended Revolving Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Extended Term Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(a).

Extending Lender ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(c).

Extension Amendment ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(d).

Extension Date ” shall mean any date on which any Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolving Tranche is modified to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with Section 2.13 (with respect to the Lenders under such Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolving Tranche which agree to such modification).

Extension Election ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(c).

Extension Request ” shall mean any Term Loan Extension Request or Revolving Extension Request.

Extension Tranche ” shall mean all Extended Term Loans of the same tranche or Extended Revolving Commitments of the same tranche that are established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment (or any subsequent Extension Amendment to the extent such Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Tranche).

fair market value ” shall mean, with respect to any Property, a price (after taking into account any liabilities relating to such Property), as determined in good faith by Borrower, that could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of which is under any compulsion to complete the transaction.

Fair Share ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

 

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FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any intergovernmental agreements entered into pursuant thereto, any non-U.S. legislation implementing any such intergovernmental agreement, and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate; provided , further , that if the aforesaid rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Fertitta Entertainment ” means Fertitta Entertainment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors.

Fertitta Family Entity ” means any trust or entity one hundred percent (100%) owned and Controlled by or established for the sole benefit of, or the estate of, any of Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or their spouses or lineal descendants (including, without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants).

Fertitta Holder ” means (a) Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or any of their spouses or lineal descendants (including without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants) or (b) a Fertitta Family Entity.

Fertitta Interactive Tax Sharing Agreement ” means the tax sharing agreement dated November 16, 2012 by and between Opco and Fertitta Interactive LLC.

Final Maturity Date ” shall mean the latest of the latest R/C Maturity Date, the Term A Facility Maturity Date, the Term B Facility Maturity Date, the latest New Term Loan Maturity Date, the latest final maturity date applicable to any Extended Term Loans, the latest final maturity date applicable to any Extended Revolving Commitments, the latest final maturity date applicable to any Other Term Loans and the latest final maturity date applicable to any Other Revolving Loans.

Financial Maintenance Covenants ” shall mean the covenants set forth in Section 10.08.

FIRREA ” shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

“First Amendment Effective Date” shall mean the “Effective Date” as defined in that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017, among the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, Holdco, RRR, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

Flood Insurance Laws ” means, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Lender Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b).

 

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Foreign Plan ” shall mean any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement (excluding employment agreements) maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean (x) each Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof, or the District of Columbia and (y) each Excluded Foreign Subsidiary.

“Fourth Amendment” shall mean that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 4 and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, Holdco, RRR, the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto, the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto, the L/C Lenders party thereto, the Revolving Lenders party thereto, Term A-3 Facility Lenders party thereto, the Term A Facility Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Fourth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning given to the term “Effective Date” in the Fourth Amendment.

“Fourth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” in the Fourth Amendment.

“Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Commitment” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitment” in the Fourth Amendment.

“Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender” in the Fourth Amendment.

“Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans” in the Fourth Amendment.

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

Funding Credit Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

Funding Date ” shall mean the date of the making of any extension of credit (whether the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit) hereunder (including the Closing Date).

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth as of the relevant date in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), including, without limitation, any Accounting Standards Codifications, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

Gaming Approval ” shall mean any and all approvals, authorizations, permits, consents, rulings, orders or directives of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any Gaming Authority) (a) necessary to enable Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to engage in, operate or manage the casino, gambling, horse racing or gaming business or otherwise continue to conduct, operate or manage such business substantially as is presently conducted, operated or managed or contemplated to be conducted, operated or managed following the

 

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Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), (b) required by any Gaming Law or (c) necessary as is contemplated on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), to accomplish the financing and other transactions contemplated hereby after giving effect to the Transactions.

Gaming Authority ” shall mean any Governmental Authority with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming business or enterprise or horse racing business or enterprise or any Gaming Facility (including, without limitation, the following as of the Closing Date: the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Nevada State Gaming Control Board), or with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming or racing operation (or proposed gaming or racing operation) owned, managed, leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Gaming Facility ” shall mean any gaming establishment and other property or assets ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any casinos, hotels, resorts, race tracks, off-track wagering sites, theaters, parking facilities, recreational vehicle parks, timeshare operations, retail shops, restaurants, other buildings, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, marinas, vessels, barges, ships and related equipment.

Gaming Laws ” shall mean all applicable provisions of all: (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes or laws governing Gaming Facilities (including, without limitation, card club casinos and pari mutuel race tracks) and rules, regulations, codes and ordinances of, and all administrative or judicial orders or decrees or other laws pursuant to which, any Gaming Authority possesses regulatory, licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming, racing or Gaming Facility activities conducted, operated or managed by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries within its jurisdiction; (b) Gaming Approvals; and (c) orders, decisions, determinations, judgments, awards and decrees of any Gaming Authority.

Gaming License ” shall mean any Gaming Approval or other casino, gambling, horse racing or gaming license issued by any Gaming Authority covering any Gaming Facility.

Governmental Authority ” shall mean any government or political subdivision of the United States or any other country, whether federal, state, provincial or local, or any agency, authority, board, bureau, central bank, commission, office, division, department or instrumentality thereof or therein, including, without limitation, any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic, or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to such government or political subdivision including, without limitation, any Gaming Authority.

Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements ” shall mean any Requirement of Law requiring notification of the buyer, mortgagee or assignee of real property, or notification, registration or filing to or with any Governmental Authority, in connection with the sale, lease, mortgage, assignment or other transfer (including, without limitation, any transfer of control) of any real property, establishment or business, of the actual or threatened presence or release in or into the Environment, or the use, disposal or handling of Hazardous Material on, at, under or near the real property, facility or business to be sold, mortgaged, assigned or transferred.

Guarantee ” shall mean the guarantee of each Guarantor pursuant to Article VI.

Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

Guarantors ” shall mean each of the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01(B) attached hereto and each Restricted Subsidiary that may hereafter execute a Joinder Agreement pursuant to Section 9.11, together with their successors and permitted assigns, and “ Guarantor ” shall mean any one of them; provided , however , that

 

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notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantors shall not include any Person that has been released as a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

GVR ” means Station GVR Acquisition, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

GVR/ANC License Agreement ” means that certain License Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, by and between ANC and GVR, together with that certain Memorandum of License Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011, by and between ANC and GVR.

Hazardous Material ” shall mean any material, substance, waste, constituent, compound, pollutant or contaminant including, without limitation, petroleum (including, without limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof or any petroleum product or waste) subject to regulation or which could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under Environmental Law.

Holdco ” shall mean Station Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Holdco LLC Agreement ” shall mean that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdco, dated as of April 28, 2016.

Holding Companies ” shall mean (i) prior to the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, Holdco and (ii) from and after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, Holdco and the VoteCo SPE.

Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Tax Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2013, between the Borrower and Holdco.

Immaterial Subsidiary ” shall mean (a) as of the Closing Date, those Subsidiaries of Borrower which are designated as such on Schedule 8.12(b), and (b) each additional Subsidiary of Borrower which is hereafter designated as such from time to time by written notice to Administrative Agent in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 9.13; provided that no Person shall be so designated (or in the case of clauses (a) and (b), remain) (i) if, as of the date of its designation, its Consolidated EBITDA for the then most recent period of twelve months is in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) if it owns any interest in any Core Property or any Equity Interests in Borrower or any Guarantor, (iii) if it owns any material assets which are used in connection with any gaming, lodging or hospitality business (other than a Tavern Business and other than gaming, lodging or hospitality businesses with 250 gaming machines or less), (iv) if it owns any Real Property required to be a Mortgaged Real Property hereunder, (v) if it is IP Holdco, or (vi) when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains continuing.

Impacted Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

Inaccuracy Determination ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin.”

Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin.”

Incremental Commitments ” shall mean the Incremental Revolving Commitments and the Incremental Term Loan Commitments.

Incremental Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b).

Incremental Equivalent Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(t).

 

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Incremental Joinder Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b).

Incremental Loan Amount ” shall mean (a) $450.0 million, plus , (b) any additional or other amount, so long as, solely in this case of this clause (b), the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio does not exceed 4.50 to 1.00, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date; provided that, for such purpose, (w) at the option of Borrower, in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments that constitute Acquisition Incremental Revolving Commitments or any Incremental Term Loans (and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) or Incremental Equivalent Debt the proceeds of which are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), such compliance may instead be determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the Calculation Date immediately preceding the date on which a binding contract with respect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition is entered into between Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the seller with respect thereto, giving effect to such Acquisition Incremental Revolving Commitments (in accordance with clause (z) below), Incremental Term Loans (and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) and Incremental Equivalent Debt and such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as if incurred and consummated on the first day of the applicable period, (x) Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio for such purpose shall treat any Incremental Equivalent Debt as first lien indebtedness, even if such Incremental Equivalent Debt was issued or incurred on an unsecured basis or on a junior basis to the Obligations, (y) in calculating the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Indebtedness shall not take into account any Loans under Incremental Commitments made under clause (a) concurrently with Loans made in reliance on clause (b) and (z) in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit facilities, pro forma effect shall be given to any Incremental Revolving Loans and any loans under any Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility, in each case, to the extent actually made on such date, but any proposed Incremental Revolving Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility shall not otherwise be treated as drawn. In connection with any incurrence of Incremental Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt, Borrower may elect which of clauses (a) and/or (b) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Amount” it has opted to rely upon to incur such Indebtedness and Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such election.

Incremental Revolving Commitments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

Incremental Revolving Loans ” means any Revolving Loans made pursuant to Incremental Revolving Commitments.

Incremental Term A Loan Commitments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

Incremental Term A Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

Incremental Term B Loan Commitments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

Incremental Term B Loans ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

Incremental Term Loan Commitments ” shall mean the Incremental Term A Loan Commitments, the Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and the New Term Loan Commitments.

Incremental Term Loans ” shall mean the Incremental Term A Loans, the Incremental Term B Loans and any New Term Loans.

incur ” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (including by conversion, exchange or otherwise), permit to exist, assume, guarantee or otherwise become

 

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liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation (and “ incurrence ,” “ incurred ” and “ incurring ” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).

Indebtedness ” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person; (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the financing of insurance premiums, (iii) any such obligations payable solely through the issuance of Equity Interests and (iv) any earn-out obligation until such obligation appears in the liabilities section of the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP (excluding disclosure on the notes and footnotes thereto); provided that any earn-out obligation that appears in the liabilities section of the balance sheet of such Person shall be excluded, to the extent (x) such Person is indemnified for the payment thereof or (y) amounts to be applied to the payment therefor are in escrow); (e) all Indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed; provided , however , that if such obligations have not been assumed, the amount of such Indebtedness included for the purposes of this definition will be the amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of such property and the amount of the Indebtedness secured; (f) with respect to any Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP; (g) all net obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Contracts; (h) all obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, except obligations in respect of letters of credit issued in support of obligations not otherwise constituting Indebtedness shall not constitute Indebtedness except to the extent such letter of credit is drawn and not reimbursed within three (3) Business Days of such drawing; (i) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock; (j) obligations under Support Agreements; and (k) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (j) above. The Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner unless recourse is limited, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the amount such Person is liable therefor (except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor) and (B) exclude the obligations of Borrower under the LandCo Support Agreement. The amount of Indebtedness of the type described in clause (d) shall be calculated based on the net present value thereof. The amount of Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (g) above of any Person shall be zero unless and until such Indebtedness shall be terminated, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the then termination payment due thereunder by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that (x) casino “chips” and gaming winnings of customers, (y) any obligations of such Person in respect of Cash Management Agreements and (z) any obligations of such Person in respect of employee deferred compensation and benefit plans (including Pension Plans acquired in the Palms Acquisition) shall not constitute Indebtedness. Operating leases shall not constitute Indebtedness hereunder regardless of whether required to be recharacterized as Capitalized Leases pursuant to GAAP.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(b).

Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date ” shall mean the date on which Section 9.04 Financials are delivered to Administrative Agent under Section 9.04(a) or (b), as applicable, for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date.

Initial Perfection Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Perfection Certificate.”

Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, $250.0 million minus (x) the amount of Investments made under Section 10.04(k)(iii) on or prior to such date, (y) the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 10.06(i)(i) on or prior to such date and (z) the amount of Junior Prepayments made under Section 10.09(a)(i)(i) on or prior to such date.

 

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Intellectual Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.19.

Interest Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (x) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period to (y) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for such Test Period.

Interest Period ” shall mean, as to each LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a LIBOR Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion, as applicable, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by Borrower and consented to by all the applicable Lenders (and if less than one month, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall also be required); provided that:

(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a LIBOR Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(iii) no Interest Period for a Class shall extend beyond the maturity date for such Class.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” shall mean, for any Person, an interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or similar arrangement between such Person and one or more financial institutions providing for the transfer or mitigation of interest risks either generally or under specific contingencies.

Investments ” of any Person shall mean (a) any loan or advance of funds or credit by such Person to any other Person, (b) any Contingent Obligation by such Person in respect of the Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (including, without limitation, any Support Agreement) ( provided that upon termination of any such Contingent Obligation, no Investment in respect thereof shall be deemed outstanding, except as contemplated in clause (e) below), (c) any purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interests or indebtedness or other securities of any other Person, (d) any capital contribution by such Person to any other Person, (e) without duplication of any amounts included under clause (b) above, any payment under any Contingent Obligation by such Person in respect of the Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (including, without limitation, any payment pursuant to any Support Agreement) or (f) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transaction) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 10.04, “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of Borrower at the time of Designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.12 (excluding any Subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 9.12 ); provided , however , that upon the Revocation of a Subsidiary that was Designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, the amount of outstanding Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be reduced by the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such Subsidiary at the time of such Revocation and (y) the amount of Investments in such Subsidiary deemed to have been made (directly or indirectly) at the time of, and made (directly or indirectly) since, the Designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent that such amount constitutes an outstanding Investment under clauses (d), (i), (k), (l), (m), (q) or (s) of Section 10.04 at the time of such Revocation. For purpose hereof, the mere existence of the LandCo Support Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date shall not constitute an Investment but any payments made by Borrower pursuant to the LandCo Support Agreement shall constitute an Investment.

 

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IP Holdco ” means NP IP Holdings LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

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

Joinder Agreements ” shall mean each Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M attached hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and each Joinder Agreement to be entered into pursuant to the Security Agreement.

Joint Venture ” shall mean any Person, other than an individual or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower (directly or indirectly) holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of capital stock, partnership or limited liability company interest, or other evidence of ownership).

Junior Financing ” shall mean unsecured Indebtedness (including unsecured Indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests) of Borrower or all or any Restricted Subsidiaries (a) (i) that is subordinated in right of payment to the Loans and contains subordination provisions that are customary in the good faith determination of Borrower for senior subordinated notes or subordinated notes issued under Rule 144A of the Securities Act (or other corporate issuers in private placements or public offerings of securities) or (ii) that contains subordination provisions reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (b) that shall not have a scheduled maturity date or any scheduled principal payments or be subject to any mandatory redemption, prepayment, or sinking fund (except for customary change of control provisions and, in the case of bridge facilities, customary mandatory redemptions or prepayments with proceeds of Permitted Refinancings thereof (which Permitted Refinancings would constitute Junior Financing) or Equity Issuances, and customary asset sale provisions that permit application of the applicable proceeds to the payment of the Obligations prior to application to such Junior Financing) due prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least 91 days after such Final Maturity Date) and (c) the terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of which are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement (other than, in the case of any bridge facility, covenants, defaults and remedy provisions customary for bridge financings).

Junior Prepayments ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.09.

L/C Commitments ” shall mean, with respect to each L/C Lender, the commitment of such L/C Lender to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03. The amount of each L/C Lender’s L/C Commitment as of the Closing Date is set forth on Annex A-1 under the caption “L/C Commitment.” The L/C Commitments are part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

L/C Disbursements ” shall mean a payment or disbursement made by any L/C Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

L/C Documents ” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any other agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations, each as the same may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time.

 

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L/C Interest ” shall mean, for each Revolving Lender, such Lender’s participation interest (or, in the case of each L/C Lender, such L/C Lender’s retained interest) in each L/C Lender’s liability under Letters of Credit and such Lender’s rights and interests in Reimbursement Obligations and fees, interest and other amounts payable in connection with Letters of Credit and Reimbursement Obligations.

L/C Lender ” shall mean, as the context may require: (a) with respect to each Existing Letter of Credit, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, in its capacity as issuer of the Existing Letters of Credit, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity and (b) with respect to all other Letters of Credit, (i) Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity; (ii) Bank of America, N.A. or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity; (iii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity; and/or (iv) any other Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders selected by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) that agrees to become an L/C Lender, in each case under this clause (ii) in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by such Lender hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

L/C Liability ” shall mean, at any time, without duplication, the sum of (a) the Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all L/C Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed at such time in respect of all Letters of Credit. The L/C Liability of any Revolving Lender at any time shall mean such Revolving Lender’s participations and obligations in respect of outstanding Letters of Credit at such time.

L/C Payment Notice ” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(d).

L/C Sublimit ” shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $50.0 million and (b) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect. The L/C Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Total Revolving Commitments.

LandCo ” means CV PropCo, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

LandCo Cost Allocation Agreement ” means that certain Cost Sharing Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011, by and among Borrower, LandCo, LandCo Holdings, NP Tropicana LLC and any other parties signatory thereto.

LandCo Credit Agreement ” means (a) that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011, among LandCo, the lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank, as administrative agent and (b) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, renew, refinance or replace (whether by the same or different banks) in whole or in part (under one or more agreements) the Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the LandCo Credit Agreement referred to in clause (a) above or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause (b).

LandCo Holdings ” means NP Landco Holdco LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

LandCo Holdings LLC Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NP Landco Holdco LLC dated June 16, 2011.

LandCo Loan Documents ” means the Loan Documents (as defined in the LandCo Credit Agreement).

 

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LandCo Support Agreement ” means that certain Limited Support Agreement and Recourse Guaranty, dated as of June 16, 2011, executed by Borrower.

Laws ” shall mean, collectively, all common law and all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents, including without limitation the interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement thereof.

Lead Arrangers ” shall mean, collectively, the Pro Rata Lead Arrangers and the Term B Lead Arrangers, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners hereunder.

Lease ” shall mean any lease, sublease, franchise agreement, license, occupancy or concession agreement.

Lender Insolvency Event ” shall mean that (i) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (ii) such Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, intervenor, administrator, sequestrator, 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) has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action authorizing or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided , however , that a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to exist solely as the result of the acquisition or maintenance of an ownership interest in such Lender or its Parent Company by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

Lenders ” shall mean (a) each Person listed on Annexes A-1 , A-2 and , A-3 and A-4 , (b) any Lender providing an Incremental Commitment pursuant to Section 2.12 and any Person that becomes a Lender from time to time party hereto pursuant to Section 2.15 and (c) any Person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement, in each case, other than any such Person that ceases to be a Lender pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or a Borrower Assignment Agreement. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Lenders” shall include the Swingline Lender and the L/C Lender.

Letter of Credit Request ” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(b).

Letters of Credit ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03(a) and shall include each Existing Letter of Credit.

LIBO Base Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”) or a comparable or successor rate, which rate is administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters Screen at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period); provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be consistent with market practice for LIBOR-based loans (and the application of such rate shall also be in accordance with market practice); provided , further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the LIBO Base Rate shall not be less than 0.00%.

 

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LIBO Rate ” shall mean, for any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period therefor, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) determined by Administrative Agent to be equal to the LIBO Base Rate for such Loan for such Interest Period divided by 1 minus the Reserve Requirement (if any) for such Loan for such Interest Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) for purposes of clause (c) of the definition of Alternate Base Rate, the rates referred to above shall be the rates as of 11:00 a.m., London, England time, on the date of determination (rather than the second Business Day preceding the date of determination) and (b) the LIBO Rate for Term B Facility Loans shall not be less than 0.75%.

LIBOR Loans ” shall mean Loans that bear interest at rates based on rates referred to in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”

License Revocation ” shall mean the revocation, failure to renew or suspension of, or the appointment of a receiver, supervisor or similar official with respect to, any Gaming License covering any Gaming Facility owned, leased, operated or used by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, but excluding any such revocation, failure to renew, suspension or appointment to the extent such Gaming License relates to a Gaming Facility that (a) is located on a Native American Indian reservation and/or (b) is located in a jurisdiction (i) in which none of Borrower or its Subsidiaries owned, leased, operated or managed a Gaming Facility on the Closing Date and (ii) the Gaming Laws of which have permitted gambling in the form of slot machines and table games to be conducted by any person or persons who are not Native American Indians or are acting or managing gaming operations for or on behalf of Native American Indians for less than two (2) years at the time of any such revocation, failure to renew, suspension or appointment.

Lien ” shall mean, with respect to any Property, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, security interest, or assignment, hypothecation or encumbrance for security of any kind, or any filing of any financing statement under the UCC or any other similar notice of lien under any similar notice or recording statute of any Governmental Authority (other than such financing statement or similar notices filed for informational or precautionary purposes only), or any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof.

Liquor Authority ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.13(a).

Liquor Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.13(a).

Loans ” shall mean the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans and the Term Loans.

Losses ” of any Person shall mean the losses, liabilities, claims (including those based upon negligence, strict or absolute liability and liability in tort), damages, reasonable expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, penalties, fines, suits, reasonable and documented costs or disbursements (including reasonable fees and expenses of one primary counsel for the Secured Parties collectively, and any local counsel reasonably required in any applicable jurisdiction (and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Persons affected by such conflict inform Borrower in writing of the existence of an actual or perceived conflict of interest prior to retaining additional counsel, one additional of each such counsel for each group of similarly situated Secured Parties), in connection with any Proceeding commenced or threatened in writing, whether or not such Person shall be designated a party thereto) at any time (including following the payment of the Obligations) incurred by, imposed on or asserted against such Person.

Manager Allocation Agreement ” shall mean that certain Manager Allocation Agreement, dated June 16, 2011, by and among Fertitta Entertainment, Borrower, FE Landco Management LLC, and certain other Subsidiaries of Fertitta Entertainment (it being acknowledged that such agreement has been terminated as to FE Opco Management LLC, FE GVR Management LLC and FE PropCo Management LLC).

 

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Margin Stock ” shall mean margin stock within the meaning of Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean (a) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and after giving effect to the Transactions, (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Credit Parties, the Holding Companies and RRR (taken as a whole) to satisfy their material payment Obligations under the Credit Documents or (c) a material adverse effect on the legality, binding effect or enforceability against any material Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or any of the material rights and remedies of any Secured Party thereunder or the legality, priority or enforceability of the Liens on a material portion of the Collateral.

Material Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which is in excess of $50.0 million.

Maximum Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.18.

Minimum Collateral Amount ” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate un-reallocated portions of L/C Liabilities during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 103% of the un-reallocated L/C Liabilities at such time, (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.01(e), 2.03, 2.10(b)(ii), 2.10(c), 2.10(e), 2.16(a)(i), 2.16(a)(ii) or 11.01 or 11.02, an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate L/C Liability, and (iii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Lenders in their reasonable discretion.

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor entity thereto.

Mortgage ” shall mean an agreement, including, but not limited to, a mortgage, deed of trust or any other document, creating and evidencing a first Lien (subject only to the Liens permitted thereunder) in favor of Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties on each Mortgaged Real Property, which shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit I or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, with such schedules and including such provisions as shall be necessary to conform such document to applicable or local law or as shall be customary under local law, as the same may at any time be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof and such changes thereto as shall be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Mortgaged Real Property ” shall mean (a) each Real Property listed on Schedule 1.01(C) and (b) each Real Property, if any, which shall be subject to a Mortgage delivered on or after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.08, 9.11 or 9.15 (in each case, unless and until such Real Property is no longer subject to a Mortgage).

Mortgaged Vessel ” shall mean each Vessel or Replacement Vessel, if any, which shall be subject to a Ship Mortgage after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.08 or 9.11 (in each case, unless and until such Vessel or Replacement Vessel is no longer subject to a Ship Mortgage).

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (a) to which any ERISA Entity is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, (b) to which any ERISA Entity has within the preceding five plan years made contributions, including any Person which ceased to be an ERISA Entity during such five year period or (c) with respect to which any Company is reasonably likely to incur liability under Title IV of ERISA.

NAIC ” shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

 

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Native American Contracts ” means (a) each contract listed under the heading “Native American Contracts” on Schedule 1.01(E) , and (b) any other agreements (including, without limitation, management agreements, development agreements and loan documents) with Tribes related to the development, construction, management or operation of gaming, lodging and other related businesses.

Native American Investment Rollover Amount ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.04(u).

Native American Investments ” means Investments in the form of (i) loans or advances or (ii) specified required payments, in any case by Native American Subsidiaries pursuant to a Native American Contract.

Native American Subsidiary ” means (a) as of the Closing Date, those Subsidiaries of the Borrower which are designated as such on Schedule 8.12(d) and (b) each additional Subsidiary of the Borrower which is hereafter designated as such from time to time by written notice to the Administrative Agent in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 9.13(d); provided that no such Subsidiary shall be (or, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), remain) so designated (i) unless at all times such Subsidiary is engaging exclusively in the business of managing, constructing, developing, servicing, and otherwise supporting gaming, lodging and other related businesses under the auspices of a Tribe in connection with a Native American Contract, (ii) unless at all times neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries owns (x) any interest in any Core Property or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not itself a Native American Subsidiary or (y) any other material asset other than Real Property (and improvements thereon), contracts and related contract rights and other general intangibles, promissory notes and cash and Cash Equivalents or (iii) when any Default has occurred and is continuing. Solely for the purposes of the definition of “Excluded Assets” set forth in the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, “Native American Subsidiary” shall include any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary holds an Equity Interest that is designated as such by the Borrower; provided that (A) no such Person shall be (or remain) so designated unless (x) at all times such Person is engaging exclusively in the business of managing, constructing, developing, servicing, and otherwise supporting gaming, lodging and other related businesses under the auspices of a Native American tribe, band or other forms of government, and (y) at all times neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests in any Person that is not itself designated as a “Native American Subsidiary” pursuant to this sentence and (B) Borrower shall not make such designation if a Default has occurred and is continuing.

Net Available Proceeds shall mean :

(i) in the case of any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 10.05(c), the aggregate amount of all cash payments (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or otherwise, but only as and when received) received by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly in connection with such Asset Sale, net (without duplication) of (A) the amount of all reasonable fees and expenses and transaction costs paid by or on behalf of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary selling commissions and legal, advisory and other fees and expenses, including survey, title and recording expenses, transfer taxes and expenses incurred for preparing such assets for sale, associated therewith); (B) any Taxes paid or estimated in good faith to be payable by or on behalf of any Company as a result of such Asset Sale (including, without duplication, distributions pursuant to Section 10.06(p) as a result of such Asset Sale) (after application of all credits and other offsets that arise from such Asset Sale); (C) any repayments by or on behalf of any Company of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on such Property that is permitted by the Credit Documents and that is not junior to the Lien thereon securing the Obligations and such Indebtedness is required to be repaid as a condition to the purchase or sale of such Property; (D) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than any Company) owning a beneficial interest in the subject Property; and (E) amounts reserved, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after such Asset Sale and related thereto, including pension

 

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and other post-employment benefit liabilities, purchase price adjustments, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent; provided , that no such amounts shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (i) unless (x) the aggregate value of the Property sold in any single Asset Sale or related series of Asset Sales is greater than or equal to $15.0 million (and only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (i)) or (y) the aggregate value of all Property sold in Asset Sales in any fiscal year exceeds $25.0 million (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (i)); provided, further , that Net Available Proceeds shall include any cash payments received upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in clause (E) of this clause (i) or, if such liabilities have not been satisfied in cash and such reserve is not reversed within eighteen (18) months after such Asset Sale, the amount of such reserve;

(ii) in the case of any Casualty Event, the aggregate amount of cash proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards and other compensation (excluding proceeds constituting business interruption insurance or other similar compensation for loss of revenue, but including the proceeds of any disposition of Property pursuant to Section 10.05(l)) received by the Person whose Property was subject to such Casualty Event in respect of such Casualty Event net of (A) fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with recovery thereof, (B) any repayments by or on behalf of any Company of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on such Property that is permitted by the Credit Documents and that is not junior to the Lien thereon securing the Obligations and such Indebtedness is required to be repaid as a result of such Casualty Event, and (C) any Taxes paid or payable by or on behalf of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the amount so recovered (including, without duplication, distributions pursuant to Section 10.06(p) as a result of such amount) (after application of all credits and other offsets arising from such Casualty Event) and amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than any Company) owning a beneficial interest in the subject Property; provided , that no such amounts shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (ii) unless (x) the aggregate proceeds or other compensation in respect of any single Casualty Event is greater than or equal to $15.0 million (and only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (ii)) or (y) the aggregate proceeds or other compensation in respect of all Casualty Events in any fiscal year exceeds $25.0 million (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (ii)); provided that, in the case of a Casualty Event with respect to property that is subject to a lease entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing gaming facilities and related assets, such cash proceeds shall not constitute Net Available Proceeds to the extent, and for so long as, such cash proceeds are required, by the terms of such lease, (x) to be paid to the holder of any mortgage, deed of trust or other security agreement securing indebtedness of the lessor or (y) to be paid to, or for the account of, the lessor or deposited in an escrow account to fund rent and other amounts due with respect to such property and costs to preserve, stabilize, repair, replace or restore such property (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable lease); and

(iii) in the case of any Debt Issuance or Equity Issuance, the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect thereof by the Person consummating such Debt Issuance or Equity Issuance in respect thereof net of all investment banking fees, discounts and commissions, legal fees, consulting fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses, actually incurred in connection therewith.

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New Term Loan Facility ” shall mean each credit facility comprising New Term Loan Commitments and New Term Loans of a particular Tranche, if any.

New Term Loan Maturity Date ” shall mean, with respect to any New Term Loans to be made pursuant to the related Incremental Joinder Agreement, the maturity date thereof as determined in accordance with Section 2.12(b).

New Term Loan Notes ” shall mean the promissory notes executed and delivered in connection with any New Term Loan Commitments and the related New Term Loans.

New Term Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

Non-Extension Notice Date ” shall have the meaning provided by Section 2.03(b).

Non-U.S. Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b).

North Fork Project ” shall mean the development by SC Madera Development, LLC of Native American gaming opportunities pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Development Agreement dated August 11, 2014 (as amended from time to time) between The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California and SC Madera Development, LLC and the management by SC Madera Management, LLC of any Native American gaming enterprise so developed pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement dated August 11, 2014 (as amended from time to time) between The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California and SC Madera Management, LLC.

Notes ” shall mean the Revolving Notes, the Swingline Note and the Term Loan Notes.

Notice of Borrowing ” shall mean a notice of borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Notice of Continuation/Conversion ” shall mean a notice of continuation/conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit C or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Notice of Intent to Cure ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).

NYFRB ” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

NYFRB Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided , further , that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Obligations ” shall mean all amounts, liabilities and obligations, direct or indirect, contingent or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing by any Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR to any Secured Party or any of its Agent Related Parties or their respective successors, transferees or assignees pursuant to the terms of any Credit Document, any Credit Swap Contract or any Secured Cash Management Agreement

 

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(including in each case interest accruing or obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), whether or not the right of such Person to payment in respect of such obligations and liabilities is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any bankruptcy case or insolvency or liquidation proceeding.

Officer’s Certificate ” shall mean, as applied to any entity, a certificate executed on behalf of such entity (or such entity’s manager or member or general partner, as applicable) by its chairman of the board of directors (or functional equivalent) (if an officer), its chief executive officer, its president, any of its vice presidents, its chief financial officer, its chief accounting officer or its treasurer or controller (in each case, or an equivalent officer) in their official (and not individual) capacities.

Opco ” means NP Opco LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” shall mean an Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit P hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Organizational Document ” shall mean, relative to any Person, its certificate of incorporation, its certificate of formation, its certificate of partnership, its by-laws, its partnership agreement, its limited liability company agreement, its memorandum or articles of association, share designations or similar organization documents and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements applicable to any of its authorized Equity Interests.

Other Applicable Indebtedness ” shall mean Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(c), (h), (k), (n), (q), (u) and (v).

Other Commitments ” means the Other Term Loan Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments.

Other Debt ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Repricing Transaction.”

Other First Lien Indebtedness ” shall mean outstanding Indebtedness that is not incurred under this Agreement and that (a) is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and (b) is Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Lien Indebtedness or Incremental Equivalent Debt.

Other Junior Indebtedness ” shall mean the Senior Unsecured Notes (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof), Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness, Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(p), Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(q) or Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by a Lien on Collateral junior to the Liens securing the Obligations or that is unsecured.

Other Junior Indebtedness Documentation ” shall mean the documentation governing any Other Junior Indebtedness.

Other Revolving Commitments ” means one or more Tranches of revolving credit commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other Revolving Loans ” means one or more Tranches of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

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Other Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(e).

Other Term Loan Commitments ” means one or more Tranches of term loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other Term Loans ” means one or more Tranches of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Overnight Bank Funding Rate ” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time), and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).

Paid in Full ” or “ Payment in Full ” and any other similar terms, expressions or phrases shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to obligations other than the Obligations or the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), the payment in full of all of such obligations and (b) with respect to the Obligations or the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), the irrevocable termination of all Commitments, the payment in full in cash of all Obligations (except undrawn Letters of Credit and Unasserted Obligations), including principal, interest, fees, costs (including post-petition interest, fees and costs even if such interest, fees and costs are not an allowed claim enforceable against any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR in a bankruptcy case under applicable law) and premium (if any), and the discharge or Cash Collateralization of all Letters of Credit outstanding in an amount equal to 103% of the greatest amount for which such Letters of Credit may be drawn (or receipt of backstop letters of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Lender and the Administrative Agent). For purposes of this definition, “ Unasserted Obligations ” means, at any time, contingent indemnity obligations in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time.

Palms Acquisition ” shall mean the anticipated or consummated acquisition of the Palms Casino Resort by a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower pursuant to that certain Interest Purchase Agreement, dated May 10, 2016 (as the same may be amended or modified from time to time), entered into by and among Borrower, FP Holdings, L.P., a Nevada limited partnership, FP VoteCo, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and FP ParentCo, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, pursuant to which a Restricted Subsidiary will acquire the outstanding limited liability company interests and partnership interests issued by Fiesta ParentCo, L.L.C, FP HoldCo, L.L.C., and FP Holdings, L.P.

Parent Company ” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement ” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit S hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, or any successor thereto.

Pension Plan ” shall mean an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and is maintained or contributed to by any ERISA Entity or with respect to which any Company is reasonably likely to incur liability under Title IV of ERISA.

 

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Perfection Certificate ” shall mean that certain Perfection Certificate, dated as of the Closing Date (the “ Initial Perfection Certificate ”), executed and delivered by Borrower on behalf of Borrower and each of the Guarantors existing on the initial Funding Date, and each other Perfection Certificate (which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit N or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) executed and delivered by the applicable Credit Party from time to time, in each case, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 9.04(h)(ii).

Permits ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.15.

Permitted Acquisition ” shall mean any acquisition, whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the business, property or assets of, or Equity Interests in, a Person or any division or line of business of a Person so long as (a) immediately after a binding contract with respect thereto is entered into between Borrower or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and the seller with respect thereto and after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition and related transactions, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis (regardless of whether the Revolving Facility or , the Term A Facility or the Term A-3 Facility are then in effect) with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date (giving effect to such acquisition and any related anticipated incurrences and repayments of Indebtedness as if consummated on the first day of relevant Test Period), (b) immediately after giving effect thereto, Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 10.11, (c) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition consisting of a purchase or acquisition of the Equity Interests in any Person that does not become a Guarantor hereunder (except to the extent becoming a Guarantor is prohibited by applicable Gaming Laws) or of an acquisition by a Person that is not a Guarantor (and does not become a Guarantor) hereunder, the consideration paid in all such Permitted Acquisitions shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to the sum of (i) $35.0 million during the term of this Agreement plus (ii) the amounts available for Investments set forth in Section 10.04(k) and (d) with respect to a Permitted Acquisition in excess of $50.0 million, Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate to the effect set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, together with all relevant financial information for the Person or assets to be acquired.

Permitted Business ” means any business of the type in which Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged or proposed to be engaged on the date of this Agreement, or any business reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto (including assets or businesses complementary thereto).

Permitted Business Assets ” means (a) one or more Permitted Businesses, (b) a controlling equity interest in any Person whose assets consist primarily of one or more Permitted Businesses, (c) assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business or (d) any combination of the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c), in each case, as determined by Borrower’s Board of Directors or a Responsible Officer or other management of Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary acquiring such assets, in each case, in its good faith judgment.

Permitted Equity Issuance ” means any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by any one or more of Borrower, the Holding Companies or RRR

Permitted First Lien Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) that (a) is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) and Administrative Agent shall be party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, (c) is not scheduled to mature prior to the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least such Final Maturity Date), (d) is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (e) the terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional

 

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redemption provisions) of which are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement (other than, in the case of any bridge facility, covenants, defaults and remedy provisions customary for bridge financings) and (f) other than in the case of a revolving credit facility, does not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity (excluding the effects of any prepayments of Term Loans reducing amortization) that is shorter than that of any outstanding Term Loans (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms at least to such Final Maturity Date).

Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt ” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (c) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and (d) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) and Administrative Agent shall be party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

Permitted Junior Debt Conditions ” means that such applicable debt (i) does not have a scheduled maturity date prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least 91 days after such Final Maturity Date), (ii) does not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity (excluding the effects of any prepayments of Term Loans reducing amortization) that is shorter than that of any outstanding Term Loans (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least ninety-one (91) days after the Final Maturity Date), (iii) shall not have any scheduled principal payments or be subject to any mandatory redemption, prepayment, or sinking fund (except for customary change of control (and, in the case of convertible or exchangeable debt instruments, delisting) provisions and, in the case of bridge facilities, customary mandatory redemptions or prepayments with proceeds of Permitted Refinancings thereof (which Permitted Refinancings would constitute Junior Financing) or Equity Issuances, and customary asset sale provisions that permit application of the applicable proceeds to the payment of the Obligations prior to application to such Junior Financing) due prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least ninety-one (91) days after such Final Maturity Date), (iv) is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and (v) has terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) that are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement (other than, in the case of any bridge facility, covenants, defaults and remedy provisions customary for bridge financings). For the avoidance of doubt, the usual and customary terms of convertible or exchangeable debt instruments issued in a registered offering or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement.

Permitted Liens ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02.

Permitted Refinancing ” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness, any refinancing thereof; provided that: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would arise therefrom; (b) any such refinancing Indebtedness shall (i) not have a stated maturity or, other than in the case of a revolving credit facility, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than that of the Indebtedness being refinanced, (ii) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated to the Obligations by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, be at least as subordinate to the Obligations as the Indebtedness being refinanced (and unsecured if the refinanced Indebtedness is unsecured) and (iii) be in a principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount so refinanced, plus , accrued interest, plus , any premium or other payment required to be paid in connection with such refinancing, plus , the amount of fees and expenses of Borrower or any of its

 

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Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such refinancing, plus , any unutilized commitments thereunder; and (c) the obligors on such refinancing Indebtedness shall be the obligors on such Indebtedness being refinanced; provided , however , that (i) the borrower of the refinancing indebtedness shall be Borrower or the borrower of the indebtedness being refinanced and (ii) any Credit Party shall be permitted to guarantee any such refinancing Indebtedness of any other Credit Party.

Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) that (a) is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and any Permitted First Lien Indebtedness and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions and (c) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) shall be party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Debt Parties”) with the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt ” means secured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or second lien (or other junior lien) secured loans; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and any Permitted First Lien Indebtedness and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness ( provided , that such Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted First Lien Indebtedness, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”), (c) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) shall be party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Debt Parties”) with the Administrative Agent and (d) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions.

Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness ” means any unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) that meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions or is Junior Financing. For the avoidance of doubt, Disqualified Capital Stock shall not constitute Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt ” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness (a) constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions.

Permitted Vessel Liens ” shall mean maritime Liens on ships, barges or other vessels for damages arising out of a maritime tort, wages of a stevedore, when employed directly by a Person listed in 46 U.S.C. § 31341, crew’s wages, salvage and general average, whether now existing or hereafter arising and other maritime Liens which arise by operation of law during normal operations of such ships, barges or other vessels.

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority or any other entity.

Pledge Agreement ” means the Pledge Agreement executed by the Holding Companies and RRR, substantially in the form of Exhibit F , as may be amended or supplemented by the VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

 

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Pledged Collateral ” shall mean, collectively, the “Pledged Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement and the “Pledged Collateral” as defined in the Pledge Agreement.

Post-Increase Revolving Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(d).

Post-Refinancing Revolving Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(f).

Pre-Increase Revolving Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(d).

Pre-Opening Expenses ” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, the amount of expenses (including Consolidated Interest Expense) incurred with respect to capital projects which are appropriately classified as “pre-opening expenses” on the applicable financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.

Pre-Refinancing Revolving Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(f).

Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Deutsche Bank as its prime rate in effect at its office located at 60 Wall Street New York, NY 10005; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

Principal BlockerCos ” means PB Investor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, PB Investor II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Serengeti SC Blockerco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ADVSTRA SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, CAPINC SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, PAIN SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, PRTN SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and STRAINC SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Principal Office ” shall mean the principal office of Administrative Agent, located on the Closing Date at 60 Wall Street New York, NY 10005, or such other office as may be designated in writing by Administrative Agent.

Principal Subsidiaries ” shall mean GVR, NP Lake Mead LLC, NP Santa Fe LLC, NP Texas LLC, Boulder LLC, Red Rock LLC, Palace LLC, Sunset LLC or IP Holdco or any other Restricted Subsidiary into which any portion of the assets (other than de minimis assets) of any of the foregoing entities are transferred on or after the Closing Date (by Investment, disposition, merger, consolidation or otherwise).

Prior Mortgage Liens ” shall mean, with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property, the Liens identified in Schedule B annexed to the applicable Mortgage as such Schedule B may be amended from time to time to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent.

Pro Forma Basis ” shall mean, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation of any ratio hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.05.

Pro Rata Lead Arrangers ” shall mean Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A. and UBS Securities LLC, in their capacities as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Term B Facility.

 

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Proceeding ” shall mean any claim, counterclaim, action, judgment, suit, hearing, governmental investigation, arbitration or proceeding, including by or before any Governmental Authority and whether judicial or administrative.

Project Reimbursement Amount ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Project Reimbursements received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from Persons other than Credit Parties after the Closing Date minus (x) the amount of Investments made under Section 10.04(k)(ii) on or prior to such date, (y) the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 10.06(i)(ii) on or prior to such date and (z) the amount of Junior Prepayments made under Section 10.09(a)(i)(ii) on or prior to such date.

Project Reimbursements ” means any amounts received by Borrower or any of Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in repayment of any loan or advance made by it to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians or any other Tribe (or any instrumentality of any such Tribe) pursuant to any Native American Contract relating to a project and, for the avoidance of doubt, including any interest, earnings or other returns on such loan or advance paid by the applicable Tribe or instrumentality thereof.

Property ” shall mean any right, title or interest in or to property or assets of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including all contract rights, income or revenue rights, real property interests, trademarks, trade names, equipment and proceeds of the foregoing and, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests or other ownership interests of any other Person.

Public Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

Purchase Money Obligation ” shall mean, for any Person, the obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any Property (including Equity Interests of any Person) or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any property or assets and any refinancing thereof; provided , however , that such Indebtedness is incurred (except in the case of a refinancing) within 270 days after such acquisition of such Property or the incurrence of such costs by such Person.

Qualified Capital Stock ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person which is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

Qualified Contingent Obligation ” shall mean Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 10.04 in respect of (a) Indebtedness of any Joint Venture in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interest of such Joint Venture or (b) Indebtedness of casinos and “racinos” (and properties ancillary or related thereto (or owners of casino and “racinos”)) with respect to which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries) entered into a management or similar contract and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time such Contingent Obligations are incurred.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligations, each Guarantor that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Qualifying Investments ” shall mean Investments made by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and either outstanding on the Closing Date or made after the Closing Date in accordance with Section 10.04 hereof, provided however , that Qualifying Investments shall exclude Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents and any

 

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Investments made in or to the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians or any other Tribe or any instrumentality of any such Tribe.

Quarter ” shall mean each three month period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.

Quarterly Dates ” shall mean the last Business Day of each Quarter in each year, commencing with the last Business Day of the first full Quarter after the Closing Date.

R/C Maturity Date ” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Revolving Commitments and any Revolving Loans thereunder, the date that is the fifth sixth anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) with respect to any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, the maturity date set forth therefor in the applicable Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment.

R/C Percentage ” of any Revolving Lender at any time shall mean a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the Total Revolving Commitments at such time; provided , however , that if the R/C Percentage of any Revolving Lender is to be determined after the Total Revolving Commitments have been terminated, then the R/C Percentage of such Revolving Lender shall be determined immediately prior (and without giving effect) to such termination but after giving effect to any assignments after termination of the Revolving Commitments.

Real Property ” shall mean, as to any Person, all the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and appurtenant fixtures, including leaseholds (it being understood that for purposes of Schedule 8.23(a) , Borrower shall not be required to describe such improvements and appurtenant fixtures in such Schedule).

redeem ” shall mean redeem, repurchase, repay, defease (covenant or legal), Discharge or otherwise acquire or retire for value; and “ redemption ” and “ redeemed ” have correlative meanings.

refinance ” shall mean refinance, renew, extend, exchange, replace, defease (covenant or legal) (with proceeds of Indebtedness), Discharge (with proceeds of Indebtedness) or refund (with proceeds of Indebtedness), in whole or in part, including successively; and “ refinancing ” and “ refinanced ” have correlative meanings.

Refinancing Amendment ” means an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Borrower executed by each of (a) Borrower, (b) Administrative Agent, (c) each additional Lender and each existing Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.

Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c).

Regulation D ” shall mean Regulation D (12 C.F.R. Part 204) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation T ” shall mean Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

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Regulation U ” shall mean Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation X ” shall mean Regulation X (12 C.F.R. Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Reimbursement Obligations ” shall mean the obligations of Borrower to reimburse L/C Disbursements in respect of any Letter of Credit.

Related Indemnified Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(b).

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

Release ” shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, emanating or migrating of any Hazardous Material in, into, onto or through the Environment.

Removal Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.06(b).

Replaced Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

Replacement Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

Replacement Vessel ” shall mean the replacement of any existing Mortgaged Vessel with a vessel, ship, riverboat, barge or improvement on real property, whether such vessel, riverboat, barge or improvement is acquired or constructed and whether or not such vessel, ship, riverboat, barge or improvement is temporarily or permanently moored or affixed to any real property.

Repricing Transaction ” shall mean (i) the incurrence by Borrower of a new tranche of replacement term loans under this Agreement (including by way of conversion of Term B Facility Loans into any such new tranche of replacement term loans) (x) having an effective interest rate margin for the respective Type of such replacement term loan that is less than the Applicable Margin for Term B Facility Loans of the respective Type (with the comparative determinations of such margins to be reasonably determined by Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower (consistent with generally acceptable financial practices) and to be made after taking into account all interest rate floors and all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness) of such tranche of replacement term loans or Term B Facility Loans, as the case may be) payable to all Lenders holding such replacement term loans or Term B Facility Loans, as the case may be, but exclusive of any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all Lenders (in their capacity as such) holding such tranche of replacement term loans or Term B Facility Loans, as the case may be, after giving effect to the syndication thereof) (excluding any such loans incurred in connection with a Change of Control or an Acquisition and any such loan that is not made for the primary purposes of reducing overall yield) and (y) the proceeds of which are used to repay, in whole or in part, principal of outstanding Term B Facility Loans (it being understood that a conversion of Term B Facility Loans into any such new tranche of replacement term loans shall constitute a repayment of principal of outstanding Term B Facility Loans), (ii) any amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement which would have the effect of reducing the Applicable Margin for Term B Facility Loans (with the

 

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determination of such effective reduction to be made in accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in the parenthetical appearing in preceding clause (i)(x)), excluding any such amendment, waiver or modification entered into in connection with a Change of Control or an Acquisition and/or (iii) the incurrence by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of (x) any Incremental Term Loans, (y) any other term loans (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include bonds) other than under this Agreement or (z) any other bank debt other than under this Agreement (such other term loans referred to in clause (y) above in this clause (iii) and such other bank debt referred to in clause (z) above in this clause (iii) are individually referred to as “ Other Debt ”), the proceeds of which are used in whole or in part to prepay outstanding Term B Facility Loans (except to the extent any such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt is incurred in connection with a Change of Control or an Acquisition) if such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt has an effective interest rate margin for the respective Type of such replacement term loan that is less than the Applicable Margin for Term B Facility Loans at the time of the prepayment thereof (with the comparative determination of such margins to be reasonably determined by Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower (consistent with generally acceptable financial practices) taking into account all interest rate floors and all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness) of such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt) payable to all lenders holding such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt, as the case may be, but exclusive of any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all Lenders (in their capacity as such) holding such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt, as the case may be, after giving effect to the syndication thereof). Any such determination by Administrative Agent as contemplated by preceding clauses (i)(x), (ii) and (iii) shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders holding or Term B Facility Loans.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, as of any date of determination: (a) prior to the Closing Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments; and (b) thereafter, Non-Defaulting Lenders the sum of whose outstanding Term Loans, unutilized Term Loan Commitments, Revolving Loans, Unutilized R/C Commitments, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities then outstanding represents more than 50% of the aggregate sum (without duplication) of (i) all outstanding Term Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and all unutilized Term Loan Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) all outstanding Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iii) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iv) the Swingline Exposure of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and (v) the L/C Liabilities of all Non-Defaulting Lenders.

Required Pro Rata Lenders ” shall mean, as of any date of determination: (a) prior to the Closing Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and the Term A Facility Commitments and (b) thereafter, Non-Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate sum (without duplication) of the (a) (i) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iii) the Swingline Exposure of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iv) the L/C Liabilities of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and (v) aggregate outstanding Term A Facility Loans and Term A-3 Facility Loans held by Non-Defaulting Lenders.

Required Revolving Lenders ” shall mean, as of any date of determination: (a) at any time prior to the Closing Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and (b) thereafter, Non-Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate sum of (without duplication) (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iii) the Swingline Exposure of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, and (iv) the L/C Liabilities of all Non-Defaulting Lenders.

Required Tranche Lenders ” shall mean: (a) with respect to Lenders having Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans of any particular Tranche, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Unutilized R/C Commitments, Revolving Loans, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities, in each case, of Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such Tranche and then outstanding; (b) with respect to Lenders having Term A Facility Loans, Term A Facility Commitments or Incremental Term A Loan Commitments, Non-Defaulting Lenders

 

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having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Term A Facility Loans, unutilized Term A Facility Commitments and unutilized Incremental Term A Loan Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; (c) with respect to Lenders having Term A-3 Facility Loans or Term A-3 Facility Commitments, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Term A-3 Facility Loans and unutilized Term A-3 Facility Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; (d) with respect to Lenders having Term B Facility Loans, Term B Facility Commitments or Incremental Term B Loan Commitments, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Term B Facility Loans, unutilized Term B Facility Commitments and unutilized Incremental Term B Loan Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; ( d e ) for each New Term Loan Facility, if applicable, with respect to Lenders having New Term Loans or New Term Loan Commitments, in each case, in respect of such New Term Loan Facility, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of such New Term Loans and unutilized New Term Loan Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; ( e f ) for each Extension Tranche, if applicable, with respect to Lenders having Extended Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans or commitments in respect of Extended Term Loans, in each case, in respect of such Extension Tranche, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of such Extended Revolving Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans and commitments in respect thereof, as applicable, then outstanding; and ( f g ) for each Tranche of Other Term Loans, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of such Other Term Loans and unutilized Other Term Loan Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding.

Requirement of Law ” shall mean, as to any Person, any Law or determination of an arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.

Reserve Requirement ” shall mean, for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to LIBOR funding by member banks (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”). The LIBO Rate for each outstanding LIBOR Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Reserve Requirement.

Resignation Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.06(a).

Response Action ” shall mean (a) “response” as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental Authority or voluntarily undertaken to: (i) clean up, remove, treat, abate or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the Environment, (ii) prevent the Release or threatened Release, or minimize the further Release, of any Hazardous Material or (iii) perform studies and investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, clause (i) or (ii) above.

Responsible Officer ” shall mean (i) the chief executive officer of Borrower, the president of Borrower (if not the chief executive officer), any senior or executive vice president of Borrower, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer or treasurer of Borrower or, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, senior financial officer or treasurer of Borrower and (ii) as to any document delivered by a Subsidiary, any Person authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company and/or other action of such Subsidiary to act on behalf of such Subsidiary.

Restricted Payment ” shall mean dividends (in cash, Property or obligations) on, or other payments or distributions (including return of capital) on account of, or the setting apart of money for a sinking or other analogous fund for, or the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, termination, repurchase or other acquisition of, any Equity Interests or Equity Rights (other than any payment made relating to any Transfer Agreement) in any

 

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Holding Company, Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or in an direct or indirect parent or other direct or indirect holder of Equity Interests or Equity Rights in Borrower, but excluding dividends, payments or distributions paid through the issuance of additional shares of Qualified Capital Stock and any redemption, retirement or exchange of any Qualified Capital Stock in Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary through, or with the proceeds of, the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock in Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any Qualified Capital Stock so issued is pledged to the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations in accordance with the Collateral Documents.

Restricted Subsidiaries ” shall mean all existing and future Subsidiaries of Borrower other than the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Reverse Trigger Event ” shall mean the transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming Facility from trust or other similar arrangement to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time.

Revocation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12(b).

Revolving Availability Period ” shall mean, (i) with respect to the Revolving Commitments under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the applicable R/C Maturity Date and the date of termination of such Revolving Commitments, and (ii) with respect to any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments, the period from and including the date such Tranche of Revolving Commitments is established to but excluding the earlier of the applicable R/C Maturity Date and the date of termination of such Tranche of Revolving Commitments. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to the Revolving Availability Period shall mean with respect to each Tranche of Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Availability Period applicable to such Tranche.

Revolving Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.

Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, for each Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Annex A-1 under the caption “Revolving Commitment,” or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Revolving Commitment or in any Incremental Joinder Agreement or Refinancing Amendment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) changed pursuant to Section 13.05(b), (b) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.04 and/or 11.01, as applicable, or (c) increased or otherwise adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 2.12 and Section 2.15; it being understood that a Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall include any Incremental Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments of such Revolving Lender.

Revolving Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s L/C Liability, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s Swingline Exposure.

Revolving Extension Request ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Revolving Facility ” shall mean each credit facility comprising Revolving Commitments of a particular Tranche.

 

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Revolving Lenders ” shall mean (a) on the Closing Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Lenders having a Revolving Commitment on Annex A-1 hereof and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding Revolving Loans and/or a Revolving Commitment as in effect from time to time.

Revolving Loans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

Revolving Notes ” shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 .

Revolving Tranche Exposure ” shall mean with respect to any Lender and Tranche of Revolving Commitments at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Tranche of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s L/C Liability under its Revolving Commitment of such Tranche, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s Swingline Exposure under its Revolving Commitment of such Tranche.

RRR ” means Red Rock Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, or any successor thereto.

Sanction(s) ” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (c) or other relevant sanctions authority.

Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned 50% or more or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor thereto.

“Second Amendment” shall mean that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the other Station Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as Swingline Lender and Administrative Agent.

“Second Amendment Effective Date” shall mean the “Effective Date” as defined in the Second Amendment.

Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement ” shall mean an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit T hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Section 9.04 Financials ” shall mean the financial statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or (b), together with the accompanying certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.04(c).

 

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Secured Cash Management Agreement ” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between Borrower and/or any or all of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Cash Management Bank.

Secured Parties ” shall mean the Agents, the Lenders, any Swap Provider that is party to a Credit Swap Contract and any Cash Management Bank that is a party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement ” shall mean a security agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H among the Credit Parties and Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

Security Documents ” shall mean the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Custodian Agreement, the Mortgages, the Ship Mortgages and each other security document or pledge agreement, instrument or other document required by applicable local law or otherwise executed and delivered by a Credit Party, a Holding Company or RRR to grant or perfect a security interest in any Property acquired or developed that is of the kind and nature that would constitute Collateral on the Closing Date, and any other document, agreement or instrument utilized to pledge or grant as collateral (or perfect any Lien thereon) for the Obligations any Property of whatever kind or nature.

Senior Unsecured Notes ” shall mean the outstanding 7.50% senior unsecured notes due 2021 of Borrower in the original aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million.

Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition ” shall mean the effective date of the first to occur of: (i) the modification of Section 4.07(b)(14) of the Indenture dated as of March 1, 2013 entered into by Borrower, as issuer, in respect of the Senior Unsecured Notes (the “ Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture ”) to remove references to the “Holding Company Tax Distribution Agreement” and replace the same with an exception permitting Restricted Payments to Holdco in amounts sufficient to enable Holdco to make Tax Distributions (as defined in the Holdco LLC Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date) to its members pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Holdco LLC Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date); and (ii) the termination, defeasance or discharge of (x) the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture in its entirety or Section 4.07(b)(14) thereof in particular and (y) any Indebtedness refinancing such Senior Unsecured Notes (or such refinancing Indebtedness) that references the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement.

Ship Mortgage ” shall mean a Ship Mortgage in form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Borrower made by the applicable Credit Parties in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, or such other agreements reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent as shall be necessary to comply with applicable Requirements of Law and effective to grant in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a first preferred mortgage on the Mortgaged Vessel covered thereby, subject only to Permitted Liens.

SNDAs ” shall have meaning provided in Section 8.24(e).

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” shall mean, for any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the Property of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s Property would

 

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constitute an unreasonably small capital and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts as they become due and payable. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability, without duplication.

Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns ” shall mean the amounts other than Project Reimbursements received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Investments made pursuant to Section 10.04(k) (including with respect to contracts related to such Investments and including principal, dividends, interest, distributions, sale proceeds, payments under contracts relating to such Investments, repayments or other amounts) that are designated by Borrower as Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns in the Compliance Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent in respect of the fiscal quarter (or fiscal year) in which such amounts were received.

Specified Transaction ” means (a) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than for working capital purposes or under a Revolving Facility), (b) any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) any Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition, (d) any Asset Sale or designation of a Restricted Subsidiary that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower or redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that results in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (e) any Acquisition or Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person.

Stated Amount ” of each Letter of Credit shall mean, at any time, the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (in each case determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met).

Station Permitted Assignees ” shall mean any Affiliate of any Credit Party (other than the Holding Companies, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries).

Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% equity interest at the time. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Borrower.

Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement ” shall mean each of (i) the LandCo Cost Allocation Agreement and (ii) each other cost allocation agreement entered into after the Closing Date between Borrower and an Unrestricted Subsidiary in the form of the Manager Allocation Agreement (with such changes as are reasonably requested by or are acceptable to Administrative Agent).

Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement ” shall mean (1) the LandCo Holdings LLC Agreement, (2) the Fertitta Interactive Tax Sharing Agreement and (3) each tax sharing agreement between Borrower and an Unrestricted Subsidiary entered into after the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement.

Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments ” shall mean (i) all payments received by Borrower from Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements and (ii) all payments received by Borrower from LandCo Holdings pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the LandCo Holdings LLC Agreement.

Support Agreement ” shall mean (a) the guaranty by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the completion of the development, construction and opening of a new gaming facility by any Native American

 

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Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by any such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract and/or (b) the agreement by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to advance funds, property or services to or on behalf of a Native American Subsidiary in order to maintain the financial condition or level of any balance sheet item of such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract (including “keep well” or “make well” agreements) in connection with the development, construction and operations of a new gaming facility by such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract (or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract); provided that such guaranty or agreement is entered into in connection with obtaining financing for such gaming facility or is required by a Governmental Authority. The amount of any Support Agreement shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Support Agreement is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Support Agreement) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated potential liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

Swap Contract ” shall mean any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business (as a bona fide hedge and not for speculative purposes) (including any master agreement and any schedule or agreement, whether or not in writing, relating to any single transaction) that is an interest rate swap agreement, basis swap, forward rate agreement, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange agreement, rate cap, collar or floor agreement, currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap agreement, swap option, currency option or any other similar agreement (including any option to enter into any of the foregoing) and is designed to protect any Company against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices, or similar risks (including any Interest Rate Protection Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Swap Contract” includes, without limitation, any call options, warrants and capped calls entered into as part of, or in connection with, an issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

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

Swap Provider ” shall mean any Person that is a party to a Swap Contract with Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries if such Person was, at the date of entering into such Swap Contract, a Lender or Agent or Affiliate of a Lender or Agent, and such Person executes and delivers to Administrative Agent a letter agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent pursuant to which such Person (a) appoints Collateral Agent as its agent under the applicable Credit Documents and (b) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 12.03.

Swingline Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.01(e). The Swingline Commitment is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

Swingline Exposure ” shall mean at any time the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Swingline Loans. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall equal its R/C Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.

Swingline Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Swingline Loan ” shall mean any loan made by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e).

Swingline Note ” shall mean the promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-4 .

 

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Swingline Sublimit ” shall mean the lesser of (a) 25.0 million and (b) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, not in addition to, the Total Revolving Commitments.

Syndication Agents ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch and Fifth Third Bank, in their capacities as syndication agents hereunder.

Taking ” shall mean a taking or voluntary conveyance during the term of this Agreement of all or part of any Mortgaged Real Property or Mortgaged Vessel, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto or use thereof, as the result of, or in settlement of, any condemnation or other eminent domain proceeding by any Governmental Authority affecting any Mortgaged Real Property or Mortgaged Vessel or any portion thereof, whether or not the same shall have actually been commenced.

Tavern Business ” shall mean a “restricted gaming location” as defined pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 463.0189.

Tax Benefit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(g).

Tax Returns ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.08.

Taxes ” shall mean any and all taxes, imposts, duties, charges, fees, levies or other charges or assessments of whatever nature, including income, gross receipts, excise, real or personal property, sales, withholding, social security, retirement, unemployment, occupation, use, service, license, net worth, payroll, franchise, and transfer and recording, imposed by the Internal Revenue Service or any taxing authority (whether domestic or foreign, including any federal, state, U.S. possession, county, local or foreign government or any subdivision or taxing agency thereof) including interest, fines, penalties or additions to tax attributable to or imposed on or with respect to any such taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments.

Technology Systems ” shall mean the computers, software, databases, systems (including reservations systems), servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, circuits, networks, Internet sites and all other information technology equipment (owned by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary).

Term A Facility ” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Term A Facility Commitments, any Incremental Term A Loan Commitments and the Term A Facility Loans.

Term A Facility Commitment ” shall mean, for each Term A Facility Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make a Term A Facility Loan in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Annex A-2 under the caption “Term A Facility Commitment,” or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Term A Facility Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) changed pursuant to Section 13.05(b) or (b) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04 or Section 11.01. The aggregate principal amount of the Term A Facility Commitments of all Term A Facility Lenders on the Closing Date is $225.0 million.

Term A Facility Lenders ” shall mean (a) on the Closing Date, the Lenders having Term A Facility Commitments on Annex A-2 hereof and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding any Incremental Term A Loan Commitments and/or Term A Facility Loans, as the case may be, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.05(b).

Term A Facility Loans ” shall mean (a) collectively, term loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and (b) term loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term A Loan Commitments.

 

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Term A Facility Maturity Date ” shall mean the date that is the fifth sixth anniversary of the Closing Date.

Term A Facility Notes ” shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 .

“Term A-3 Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Term A-3 Facility Commitments, any Incremental Term Loan Commitments having the same terms as the Term A-3 Facility Loans and the Term A-3 Facility Loans.

“Term A-3 Facility Commitment” shall mean with respect to a Term A-3 Facility Lender, (a) the commitment of such Term A-3 Facility Lender to make Term A-3 Facility Loans to the Borrower on the Third Amendment Effective Date and (b) the commitment of such Term A-3 Facility Lender to make Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans to the Borrower on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date. The initial amount of each Term A-3 Facility Lender’s Term A-3 Facility Commitment is the amount set forth on such Term A-3 Facility Lender’s signature page to the Third Amendment or the Fourth Amendment, as applicable.

“Term A-3 Facility Lenders” shall mean (a) on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to the Fourth Amendment and the repayment of certain Term A-3 Facility Loans and funding of Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans contemplated thereunder, the Lenders having Term A-3 Facility Loans as set forth on Annex A-3 hereof and (b) after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, each Lender that holds a Term A-3 Facility Loan, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.05(b).

“Term A-3 Facility Loans” shall mean the term loans made by the Term A-3 Facility Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(f) hereof or pursuant to any Incremental Term Loan Commitments having the same terms as the Term A-3 Facility Loans.

Term B Facility ” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Term B Facility Commitments, any Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and the Term B Facility Loans.

Term B Facility Commitment ” shall mean, for each Term B Facility Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Term B Facility Loan to Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Term B Facility Commitment” on Annex A- 3 4 , or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Term B Facility Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (i) changed pursuant to Section 13.05(b) or (ii) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04 or Section 11.01. The aggregate principal amount of the Term B Facility Commitments of all Term B Facility Lenders on the Closing Date is $1,500.0 million.

Term B Facility Lenders ” shall mean (a) on the Closing Date, the Lenders having Term B Facility Commitments on Annex A- 3 4 hereof and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding any Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and/or Term B Facility Loans, as the case may be, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.05(b).

Term B Facility Loans ” shall mean (a) the term loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(c) and (b) term loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term B Loan Commitments.

Term B Facility Maturity Date ” shall mean the date that is the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date.

Term B Facility Notes ” shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3 .

 

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Term B Lead Arrangers ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A. and UBS Securities LLC, in their capacities as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Term B Facility.

Term Facilities ” shall mean, collectively, the credit facilities comprising the Term A Facility, the Term A-3 Facility, the Term B Facility, any New Term Loan Facilities, the credit facilities comprising the Extended Term Loans, if any, and the credit facilities comprising Other Term Loans, if any.

Term Loan Commitments ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Term A Facility Commitments, (b) the Term B A-3 Facility Commitments, (c)  any the Term B Facility Commitments, (d) any Incremental Term Loan Commitments and ( d e ) any Other Term Loan Commitments.

Term Loan Extension Request ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(a).

Term Loan Notes ” shall mean, collectively, the Term A Facility Notes, the Term B Facility Notes and any New Term Loan Notes.

Term Loans ” shall mean, collectively, the Term A Facility Loans, the Term A-3 Facility Loans, the Term B Facility Loans, any Extended Term Loans, any Other Term Loans and any New Term Loans.

Test Period ” shall mean, for any date of determination, the period of the four most recently ended consecutive fiscal quarters of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for which quarterly or annual financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered to Administrative Agent or have been filed with the SEC.

“Third Amendment” shall mean that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 2 and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, Holdco, RRR, the Term A-3 Facility Lenders party thereto, the Incremental Term A-3 Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Third Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning given to the term “Effective Date” in the Third Amendment.

“Third Amendment Refinancing Arranger” shall mean Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as lead arranger and bookrunner in connection with the Third Amendment.

Total Revolving Commitments ” shall mean, at any time, the Revolving Commitments of all the Revolving Lenders at such time. The Total Revolving Commitments on the Closing Fourth Amendment Effective Date are $ 685.0 781.0 million.

Trade Date ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.05(k)(i).

Tranche ” shall mean (i) when used with respect to the Lenders, each of the following classes of Lenders: (a) Lenders having Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to the Closing Date Revolving Commitment or any Incremental Revolving Commitments or Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Revolving Commitments, (b) Lenders having such other Tranche of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments created

 

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pursuant to an Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment, (c) Lenders having Term A Facility Loans or Term A Facility Commitments and Incremental Term A Loan Commitments, (d) Lenders having Term A-3 Facility Loans or Term A-3 Facility Commitments, (e) Lenders having Term B Facility Loans or Term B Facility Commitments and Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and ( e f ) Lenders having such other Tranche of Term Loans or Term Loan Commitments created pursuant to an Extension Amendment, Incremental Joinder Agreement or Refinancing Amendment, and (ii) when used with respect to Loans or Commitments, each of the following classes of Loans or Commitments: (a) Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to the Closing Date Revolving Commitment or any Incremental Revolving Commitments or Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Revolving Commitments, (b) such other Tranche of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments created pursuant to an Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment, (c) Term A Facility Loans or Term A Facility Commitments and Incremental Term A Loan Commitments, (d) Term A-3 Facility Loans or Term A-3 Facility Commitments, (e) Term B Facility Loans or Term B Facility Commitments and Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and ( e f ) such other Tranche of Term Loans or Term Loan Commitments created pursuant to an Extension Amendment, Incremental Joinder Agreement or Refinancing Amendment. Additionally, the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to establish separate sub-tranches of Loans and Commitments for administrative purposes for the sole purpose of determining the amount of interest and/or fees due on Loans or Commitments held by particular Lenders (including the sub-tranches of the Term A Facility Loans established pursuant to the Second Amendment); provided that any such separate sub-tranches shall constitute part of the same Tranche from which it was derived for all other purposes under the Loan Documents, including the pro rata payment of interest, principal and other amounts.

Transactions ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Closing Date Refinancing, (b) the entering into of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the borrowings hereunder on the Closing Date and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

Transfer Agreement ” shall mean any trust or similar arrangement required by any Gaming Authority from time to time with respect to the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that was a Restricted Subsidiary) or any Gaming Facility.

Tribal Gaming Opening Date ” means the date on which the casino being constructed by a Tribe party to a Tribal Management Agreement opens for business.

Tribal Management Agreements ” means, collectively, (i) the Amended and Restated Gaming Management Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2012, between the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the Graton Economic Development Authority and SC Sonoma Management, LLC, a California limited liability company, (ii) the Amended and Restated Non-Gaming Management Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2012, between the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the Graton Economic Development Authority and NP Sonoma Land Holdings LLC, a California limited liability company, and (iii) any other management agreement entered into between a Tribe (or an instrumentality thereof) and Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary manages the gaming operations of such Tribe.

Tribal Management Fees ” means all management fees received by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Tribal Management Agreements.

Tribal Trust Property ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Tribal Trust Property Release Conditions”.

Tribal Trust Property Release Conditions ” means, in the event that title to a Real Property is to be conveyed to the United States of America in trust for a Tribe pursuant to a Native American Contract (a “ Tribal Trust Property ”), the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

 

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(i) not less than three (3) days prior to the desired release date, Borrower shall have given to the Administrative Agent a written request for the release accompanied, if such Real Property is a Mortgaged Real Property, by a release of Lien for the applicable Mortgaged Real Property for execution by the Administrative Agent, which release document shall be in a form appropriate in the applicable state and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(ii) title to the Tribal Trust Property shall be simultaneously conveyed to the United States of America in trust for the relevant Tribe; and

(iii) simultaneously with such transfer to the United States of America in trust for the relevant Tribe, Borrower shall cause the Administrative Agent to receive for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such documentation as is provided for in the applicable Native American Contract evidencing the obligation of the relevant Tribe to pay the agreed consideration for such Tribal Trust Property as is provided for in such Native American Contract and pledged to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.

Tribe ” means a Native American tribe, band or other form of government which is federally recognized as an Indian Tribe pursuant to a determination of the Secretary of the Interior, and as an Indian Tribal government pursuant to Sections 7701(a)(40)(A) and 7871(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, Title 26 U.S.C., and/or its agencies and instrumentalities.

Trigger Event ” shall mean the transfer of shares of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming Facility into trust or other similar arrangement required by any Gaming Authority from time to time.

Type ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.

U.S. Person ” shall mean a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable state or other jurisdiction.

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

un-reallocated portion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

Unaffiliated Joint Ventures ” shall mean any joint venture of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that (i) all Investments in, and other transactions entered into with, such joint venture by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries were made in compliance with this Agreement and (ii) no Affiliate (other than Borrower or any Subsidiary or any other Unaffiliated Joint Venture) or officer or director of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interest, or has any material economic interest, in such joint venture (other than through Borrower (directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries)). No Subsidiary of Borrower shall be an Unaffiliated Joint Venture.

United States ” shall mean the United States of America.

Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(e).

 

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“Unrestricted Cash” shall mean the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens that (i) do not restrict the application of such cash and Cash Equivalents to the repayment of the Obligations or (ii) secure the Obligations) of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date not to exceed $400.0 million.

Unrestricted Subsidiaries ” shall mean (a) as of the Closing Date, the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 8.12(c) , (b) any Subsidiary of Borrower designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” pursuant to and in compliance with Section 9.12 and (c) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (in each case, unless such Subsidiary is no longer a Subsidiary of Borrower or is subsequently designated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement).

Unutilized R/C Commitment ” shall mean, for any Revolving Lender, at any time, the excess of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time over the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender, (ii) such Revolving Lender’s L/C Liability at such time and (iii) such Revolving Lender’s Swingline Exposure at such time.

Vessel ” shall mean a gaming vessel, barge or riverboat and the fixtures and equipment located thereon.

VoteCo SPE ” shall mean the entity that is identified to the Administrative Agent by Borrower in connection with the VoteCo SPE Reorganization as the holder of all of the Voting Stock in Borrower.

VoteCo SPE Assignment Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.

VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.

VoteCo SPE Reorganization ” shall mean the formation of the VoteCo SPE and the transfer of all of the Voting Stock in Borrower to the VoteCo SPE.

VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date ” shall mean the date that the VoteCo SPE Reorganization occurs.

Voting Stock ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the Equity Interests, participations, rights in, or other equivalents of, such Equity Interests, and any and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such Equity Interests of such Person, in each case, that ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such Person, whether at all times or only as long as no senior class of Equity Interests has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” shall mean, on any date and with respect to the aggregate amount of the Term Loans (or any applicable portion thereof), an amount equal to (a) the scheduled repayments of such Term Loans to be made after such date, multiplied by the number of days from such date to the date of such scheduled repayments divided by (b) the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans.

Wells Fargo Indemnification Agreement ” means that certain letter agreement relating to the “Assumption of Liability by Post-Bankruptcy Entity for Pre-Bankruptcy Deposit Accounts”, by and between Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries party thereto and others (as in effect on the June 16, 2011 and as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time but without giving effect to any modification thereto that is adverse to the interests of the Lenders in any material respect without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent).

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directors’ qualifying shares or nominee shares required under applicable law) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall mean a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower.

Withdrawal Liability ” shall mean liability by an ERISA Entity to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Working Capital ” shall mean, for any Person at any date, the amount (which may be a negative number) of the Consolidated Current Assets of such Person minus the Consolidated Current Liabilities of such Person at such date; provided that, for purposes of calculating Working Capital, increases or decreases in Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Consolidated Current Assets or Consolidated Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (b) the effects of purchase accounting or (c) the impact of non-cash items on Consolidated Current Assets and Consolidated Current Liabilities. For purposes of calculating Working Capital (i) for any period in which a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition, or the opening of a Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure, occurs (other than with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary) or any Unrestricted Subsidiary is revoked and converted into a Restricted Subsidiary, the “consolidated current assets” and “consolidated current liabilities” of any Person, property, business or asset so acquired, of any Person that owns or leases such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure (to the extent related to such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure), or of any Unrestricted Subsidiary so revoked, as the case may be (determined on a basis consistent with the corresponding definitions herein, with appropriate reference changes) shall be excluded and (ii) for any period in which any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the “consolidated current assets” and “consolidated current liabilities” of any Person, property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations or Restricted Subsidiary so designated, as the case may be (determined on a basis consistent with the corresponding definitions herein, with appropriate reference changes) shall be excluded.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determination s . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters (including financial covenants) shall be made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date consistently applied for all applicable periods, and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and Borrower notifies Administrative Agent that Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if Administrative Agent notifies Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and Borrower, Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, the Lenders and

 

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Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders, not to be unreasonably withheld).

SECTION 1.03. Classes and Types of Loans . Loans hereunder are distinguished by “Class” and by “Type.” The “Class” of a Loan (or of a Commitment to make a Loan) refers to whether such Loan is a Revolving Loan of any particular Tranche, a Term A Facility Loan, a Term A-3 Facility Loan, a Term B Facility Loan, a New Term Loan of any particular Tranche, or a Term Loan of any particular Tranche of Term Loans created pursuant to an Extension Amendment or a Refinancing Amendment or a Swingline Loan, each of which constitutes a Class. The “Type” of a Loan refers to whether such Loan is an ABR Loan or a LIBOR Loan, each of which constitutes a Type. Loans may be identified by both Class and Type.

SECTION 1.04. Rules of Construction .

(a) In each Credit Document, unless the context clearly requires otherwise (or such other Credit Document clearly provides otherwise), references to (i) the plural include the singular, the singular include the plural and the part include the whole; (ii) Persons include their respective permitted successors and assigns or, in the case of governmental Persons, Persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such Persons; (iii) statutes and regulations include any amendments, supplements or modifications of the same from time to time and any successor statutes and regulations; (iv) unless otherwise expressly provided, any reference to any action of any Secured Party by way of consent, approval or waiver shall be deemed modified by the phrase “in its/their reasonable discretion”; (v) time shall be a reference to time of day in New York, New York; (vi) Obligations (other than L/C Liabilities) shall not be deemed “outstanding” if such Obligations have been Paid in Full; and (vii) except as expressly provided in any Credit Document any item required to be delivered or performed on a day that is not a Business Day shall not be required until the next succeeding Business Day.

(b) In each Credit Document, unless the context clearly requires otherwise (or such other Credit Document clearly provides otherwise), (i) “ amend ” shall mean “amend, restate, amend and restate, supplement or modify”; and “ amended ,” “ amending ” and “ amendment ” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing; (ii) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, “ from ” shall mean “from and including”; “ to ” and “ until ” shall mean “to but excluding”; and “ through ” shall mean “to and including”; (iii) “ hereof ,” “ herein ” and “ hereunder ” (and similar terms) in any Credit Document refer to such Credit Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of such Credit Document; (iv) “ including ” (and similar terms) shall mean “including without limitation” (and similarly for similar terms); (v) “ or ” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; (vi) references to “ the date hereof ” shall mean the date first set forth above; (vii) “ asset ” and “ property ” shall have the same meaning and effect and refer to all Property; and (viii) a “ fiscal year ” or a “ fiscal quarter ” is a reference to a fiscal year or fiscal quarter of Borrower.

(c) In this Agreement unless the context clearly requires otherwise, any reference to (i) an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule is to an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule, as the case may be, attached to this Agreement and constituting a part hereof, and (ii) a Section or other subdivision is to a Section or such other subdivision of this Agreement.

(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to Organizational Documents, agreements (including the Credit Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, extensions, supplements, reaffirmations and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, extensions, supplements, reaffirmations and other modifications are permitted by the Credit Documents; (ii) references to any Requirement of Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Requirement of Law, and (iii) for the avoidance of doubt, any reference herein to “the date hereof” or words of similar import shall refer to the date that the Credit Agreement was initially entered into (June 8, 2016).

 

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(e) This Agreement and the other Credit Documents are the result of negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to Agents, Borrower and the other parties, and are the products of all parties. Accordingly, they shall not be construed against the Lenders or Agents merely because of Agents’ or the Lenders’ involvement in their preparation.

SECTION 1.05. Pro Forma Calculations .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.05; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 1.05, when calculating the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio, as applicable, for purposes of determining actual compliance (and not compliance on a Pro Forma Basis) with any covenant pursuant to Section 10.08, the events described in this Section 1.05 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

(b) For purposes of calculating the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio, Specified Transactions (and the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith) that have been made (i) during the applicable Test Period and (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period. If, since the beginning of any applicable Test Period, any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.05, then the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.05.

(c) Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to the Transactions or a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or with respect to which steps have been initiated, or are reasonably expected to be initiated, within twelve (12) months of the Closing Date, in the case of the Transactions, and in the case of any other Specified Transaction, within twelve (12) months of the closing date of such Specified Transaction (in the good faith determination of Borrower) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized during the entirety of the applicable period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that, with respect to any such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies, the limitations and requirements set forth in clause (c) of the definitions of Consolidated EBITDA (other than the requirement set forth in clause (c) of Consolidated EBITDA that steps have been initiated or taken) shall apply; provided, further, that the aggregate amount of additions made to Consolidated EBITDA for any Test Period pursuant to this clause (c) and clause (c) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” shall not (i) exceed 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (after giving effect to this clause (c) and clause (c) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”) or (ii) be duplicative of one another.

(d) In the event that Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, prepayment, retirement, exchange or extinguishment) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio, as the case may be (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility), (i) during the applicable Test Period and/or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such

 

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ratio is made, then the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on (A) the last day of the applicable Test Period in the case of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and (B) the first day of the applicable Test Period in the case of the Interest Coverage Ratio. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of the event for which the calculation of the Interest Coverage Ratio is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any hedging obligations applicable to such Indebtedness); provided that, in the case of repayment of any Indebtedness, to the extent actual interest related thereto was included during all or any portion of the applicable Test Period, the actual interest may be used for the applicable portion of such Test Period. Interest on a Capital Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease in accordance with GAAP. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a London interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as Borrower may designate.

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

ARTICLE II.

CREDITS

SECTION 2.01. Loans .

(a) Revolving Loans . Each Revolving Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make revolving loans (the “ Revolving Loans ”) to Borrower in Dollars from time to time, on any Business Day during, with respect to any Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender, the Revolving Availability Period applicable to such Revolving Commitment, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not exceeding the amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender as in effect from time to time; provided , however , that, after giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, (i) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of (without duplication) all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding plus the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time, (ii) the Revolving Exposure of such Revolving Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments in effect at such time, (iii) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of such Revolving Lender in respect of each Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment of such Tranche in effect at such time and (iv) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of all Revolving Lenders in respect of each Tranche of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche in effect at such time; provided, further , that Borrower may not borrow Revolving Loans in excess of $250.0 million on the Closing Date. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the applicable Revolving Availability Period, Borrower may borrow, repay and re-borrow the amount of the Revolving Commitments by means of ABR Loans and LIBOR Loans.

(b) Term A Facility Loans . Each Lender with a Term A Facility Commitment on the Closing Date agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make a Term A Facility Loan to Borrower in Dollars on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Term A Facility

 

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Commitment of such Lender on the Closing Date. Term A Facility Loans that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(c) Term B Facility Loans . Each Lender with a Term B Facility Commitment agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make a Term B Facility Loan to Borrower in Dollars on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Term B Facility Commitment of such Lender. Term B Facility Loans that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(d) Limit on LIBOR Loans . No more than eight (8) separate Interest Periods in respect of LIBOR Loans may be outstanding at any one time in the aggregate under all of the facilities.

(e) Swingline Loans .

(i) Swingline Commitment . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.01(e), the Swingline Lender at the request of Borrower may, in the Swingline Lender’s sole discretion, make Swingline Loans to Borrower in Dollars from time to time during any Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (x) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding the Swingline Sublimit or (y) (1) the sum of the total Revolving Exposures exceeding the Total Revolving Commitments or (2) the Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Lender exceeding the Revolving Commitments of such Lender then in effect; provided , however , that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Borrower may borrow, repay and re-borrow Swingline Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01(e) or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Swingline Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swingline Loan at a time when a Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender if such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Swingline Loans cannot be reallocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.14(a) unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Swingline Lender and Borrower have been made to eliminate the Swingline Lender’s risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ participation in such Swingline Loans, including by Cash Collateralizing in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount, or obtaining a backstop letter of credit from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Swingline Lender to support, such Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ Commitment percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans.

(ii) Swingline Loans . To request a Swingline Loan, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (promptly confirmed in writing in the form of a Notice of Borrowing by facsimile or electronic mail), not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan (which day shall be a Business Day). Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from Borrower. Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Loan (A) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first sentence of Section 2.01(e)(i) or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 7.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to Borrower by depositing the same by wire transfer of immediately available funds in (or, in the case of an account of Borrower maintained with the Swingline Lender, by crediting the same to) the account of Borrower as directed by Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing for such Swingline Loan by 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan. Swingline Loans shall only be incurred and maintained as ABR Loans. Borrower shall not request a Swingline Loan if at the time of or immediately

 

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after giving effect to such request a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Swingline Loans shall be made in minimum amounts of $500,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 above such amount. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s R/C Percentage of such Swingline Loan.

(iii) Prepayment . Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to repay any Swingline Loan, in whole or in part, and without any penalty or premium, upon giving written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written, or telecopy notice) to the Swingline Lender and to Administrative Agent before 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time, on the date of repayment at the Swingline Lender’s office as the Swingline Lender may from time to time specify to Borrower and Administrative Agent.

(iv) Refinancing; Participations .

(A) The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a ABR Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s R/C Percentage of the amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in this Agreement for the principal amount of ABR Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 7.02. The Swingline Lender shall furnish Borrower with a copy of the applicable notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its R/C Percentage of the amount specified in such notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swingline Loan) for the account of the Swingline Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.01(e)(iv)(B), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a ABR Loan to Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.

(B) If for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.01(e)(iv)(A), the request for ABR Loans submitted by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv)(A) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(C) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv)(A) by the time specified in such Section, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swingline Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Swingline Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees

 

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as aforesaid), the amount so paid (other than any such interest or fees) shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (C) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(D) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.01(e)(iv) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.01(e)(iv) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to repay Swingline Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(E) The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Revolving Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.01(e) to refinance such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such R/C Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.

(f) Term A-3 Facility Loans.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Third Amendment, each Term A-3 Facility Lender severally agrees to make a term loan in Dollars to the Borrower on the Third Amendment Effective Date in the principal amount equal to its Term A-3 Facility Commitment on the Third Amendment Effective Date and consents to each amendment, waiver and acknowledgement effected by the Third Amendment. The Borrower shall prepay in full all existing Term A Facility Loans (excluding, however, any Term A Facility Loans held on the Third Amendment Effective Date by Bank of America, N.A., it being understood that Bank of America, N.A. has waived its right to such prepayment (in such capacity, the “Declining Lender”)) in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate gross proceeds of the Term A-3 Facility Loans, concurrently with the receipt thereof in accordance with Section 2.09 and Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement. All Term A-3 Facility Loans will have the Types and Interest Periods specified in the Notice of Borrowing delivered in connection with the Third Amendment. All accrued and unpaid interest on the existing Term A Facility Loans that are prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.01(f) to, but not including, the Third Amendment Effective Date shall be payable on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Borrower will make any payments required under Section 5.05 with respect to such existing Term A Facility Loans in accordance therewith.

(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fourth Amendment, each Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender severally agrees to make a term loan in Dollars to the Borrower on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date in the principal amount equal to its Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Commitment on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and consents to each amendment, waiver and acknowledgement effected by the Fourth Amendment. All Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans will have the Types and Interest Periods specified in

 

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the Notice of Borrowing delivered in connection with the Fourth Amendment, which, at Borrower’s election, may be the same Types and Interest Periods as the existing Term A-3 Facility Loans outstanding on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date. Upon the funding thereof, the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans shall for all purposes constitute Term A-3 Facility Loans hereunder and each Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender shall be a Term A-3 Facility Lender hereunder.

(iii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fourth Amendment, on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Term A Facility Loans of the Declining Lender shall be automatically converted to Term A-3 Facility Loans having the same terms as the Term A-3 Facility Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the Credit Documents after giving effect to the Fourth Amendment.

(iv) The Term A-3 Facility Loans (including the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans) shall have the same terms as the Term A Facility Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the Credit Documents before giving effect to the Third Amendment and the Fourth Amendment, except as modified by the Third Amendment and the Fourth Amendment (and for the avoidance of doubt shall also have all of the terms expressly provided herein and in any other Credit Document for the Term A-3 Facility Loans (including, without limitation, the Applicable Margin for Term A-3 Facility Loans set forth in Annex B hereto and the amortization payments for Term A-3 Facility Loans set forth in Annex C hereto)); it being understood that the Term A-3 Facility Loans (including the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans) (and all principal, interest and other amounts in respect thereof) will constitute “Obligations,” “Guaranteed Obligations” and “Secured Obligations” under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term A-3 Facility Loans (including the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans) for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be the stated principal amount thereof outstanding from time to time. The Term A-3 Facility Loans (including the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans) may from time to time be LIBOR Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.09 of this Agreement.

SECTION 2.02. Borrowings . Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice of each borrowing hereunder as provided in Section 4.05 in the form of a Notice of Borrowing. Unless otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, not later than 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time, on the date specified for each borrowing in Section 4.05, each Lender shall make available the amount of the Loan or Loans to be made by it on such date to Administrative Agent, at an account specified by Administrative Agent maintained at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds, for the account of Borrower. Each borrowing of Revolving Loans shall be made by each Revolving Lender pro rata based on its R/C Percentage. The amounts so received by Administrative Agent shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be made available to Borrower not later than 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the actual applicable Funding Date, by depositing the same by wire transfer of immediately available funds in (or, in the case of an account of Borrower maintained with Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, by crediting the same to) the account or accounts of Borrower or any other account or accounts in each case as directed by Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing.

SECTION 2.03. Letters of Credit .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Revolving Commitments may be utilized, upon the request of Borrower, in addition to the Revolving Loans provided for by Section 2.01(a), for standby and commercial documentary letters of credit (herein collectively called “ Letters of Credit ”) issued by the applicable

 

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L/C Lender (which L/C Lenders agree to the terms and provisions of this Section 2.03 in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth herein) for the account of Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that in no event shall

(i) the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities, plus the aggregate principal amount of all the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding, exceed at any time the Total Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time,

(ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender then outstanding, plus such Revolving Lender’s L/C Liability plus such Revolving Lender’s Swingline Exposure exceed at any time such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment as in effect at such time,

(iii) (x) the outstanding aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities exceed the L/C Sublimit or (y) unless the applicable L/C Lender consents, the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Lender plus the aggregate amount of all L/C Disbursements of such L/C Lender that have not yet been reimbursed in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Lender exceed such L/C Lender’s L/C Commitment,

(iv) the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit be less than $100,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the L/C Lender,

(v) the expiration date of any Letter of Credit extend beyond the earlier of (x) the third Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect and (y) the date twelve (12) months following the date of such issuance, unless in the case of this clause (y) the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date in writing (but never beyond the third Business Day prior to the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect), except for any Letter of Credit that Borrower has agreed to Cash Collateralize in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount or otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the applicable L/C Lender’s and the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction, on or prior to the third Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect, subject to the ability of Borrower to request Auto-Extension Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(b); provided that in the case of any such Letter of Credit that is so Cash Collateralized, the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to participate in such Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03(f) shall terminate on the third Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect,

(vi) any L/C Lender issue any Letter of Credit after it has received notice from Borrower or the Required Revolving Lenders stating that a Default exists until such time as such L/C Lender shall have received written notice of (x) rescission of such notice from the Required Revolving Lenders, (y) waiver or cure of such Default in accordance with this Agreement or (z) Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that such Default has ceased to exist,

(vii) any Letter of Credit be issued in a currency other than Dollars nor at a tenor other than sight; or

(viii) the L/C Lender be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit, amend or modify any outstanding Letter of Credit or extend the expiry date of any outstanding Letter of Credit at any time when a Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender if such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Liability cannot be reallocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.14(a) unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Lender and Borrower have been made to eliminate the L/C Lender’s risk with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit by all such Defaulting Lenders, including by Cash Collateralizing in an

 

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amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount, or obtaining a backstop letter of credit from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Lender to support, each such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Liability.

(b) Whenever Borrower requires the issuance of a Letter of Credit it shall give the applicable L/C Lender and Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days written notice (or such shorter period of notice acceptable to the L/C Lender). Such Letter of Credit application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system agreed to by the applicable L/C Lender, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the applicable L/C Lender. Each notice shall be in the form of Exhibit L or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Lender appropriately completed (each a “ Letter of Credit Request ”) and shall specify a date of issuance not beyond the fifth Business Day prior to the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect. Each Letter of Credit Request must be accompanied by documentation describing in reasonable detail the proposed terms, conditions and format of the Letter of Credit to be issued, and if so requested by any L/C Lender each Letter of Credit Request shall be accompanied by such L/C Lender’s form of application but which application shall not contain any operating or financial covenants or any provisions inconsistent with this Agreement. If Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Request, the applicable L/C Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “ Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Lender to decline any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “ Non-Extension Notice Date ”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Lender at the time of the original issuance or automatic extension of a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Lender for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Lender to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the third Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect ( provided , that such three (3) Business Day limitation shall not apply to any Letter of Credit that Borrower has agreed to Cash Collateralize in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount or otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the applicable L/C Lender’s and the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction); provided , however , that the L/C Lender shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Lender has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 7.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Lender not to permit such extension. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and condition of any application, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall govern. Each Lender hereby authorizes each L/C Lender to issue and perform its obligations with respect to Letters of Credit and each Letter of Credit shall be issued in accordance with the customary procedures of such L/C Lender. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the failure of any L/C Lender to require an application at any time and from time to time shall not restrict or impair such L/C Lender’s right to require such an application or agreement as a condition to the issuance of any subsequent Letter of Credit.

(c) On each day during the period commencing with the issuance by the applicable L/C Lender of any Letter of Credit and until such Letter of Credit shall have expired or been terminated, the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be utilized for all purposes hereof in an amount equal to such Lender’s R/C Percentage of the then Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus the amount of any unreimbursed drawings thereunder. Each Revolving Lender (other than the applicable L/C Lender) severally agrees that, upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder, it shall automatically acquire from the L/C Lender that issued such Letter of Credit, without recourse, a participation in such L/C Lender’s obligation to fund drawings and rights under such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to such Lender’s R/C Percentage of such obligation and rights, and each

 

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Revolving Lender (other than such L/C Lender) thereby shall absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and shall be unconditionally obligated to such L/C Lender to pay and discharge when due, its R/C Percentage of such L/C Lender’s obligation to fund drawings under such Letter of Credit. Such L/C Lender shall be deemed to hold an L/C Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in the related Letter of Credit after giving effect to such acquisition by the Revolving Lenders other than such L/C Lender of their participation interests.

(d) In the event that any L/C Lender has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit, such L/C Lender shall promptly notify (the “ L/C Payment Notice ”) Administrative Agent and Borrower of the amount paid by such L/C Lender and the date on which payment is to be made to such beneficiary. Borrower hereby unconditionally agrees to pay and reimburse such L/C Lender, through the Administrative Agent, for the amount of payment under such Letter of Credit in Dollars, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Revolving Loans that are maintained as ABR Loans as are in effect from time to time (determined based on a weighted average if multiple Tranches of Revolving Commitments are then outstanding) from the date payment was made to such beneficiary to the date on which payment is due, such payment to be made not later than the second Business Day after the date on which Borrower receives the applicable L/C Payment Notice (or the third Business Day thereafter if such L/C Payment Notice is received on a date that is not a Business Day or after 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day). Any such payment due from Borrower and not paid on the required date shall thereafter bear interest at rates specified in Section 3.02(b) until paid. Promptly upon receipt of the amount paid by Borrower pursuant to the immediately prior sentence, the applicable L/C Lender shall notify Administrative Agent of such payment and whether or not such payment constitutes payment in full of the Reimbursement Obligation under the applicable Letter of Credit.

(e) Promptly upon its receipt of a L/C Payment Notice referred to in Section 2.03(d), Borrower shall advise the applicable L/C Lender and Administrative Agent whether or not Borrower intends to borrow hereunder to finance its obligation to reimburse such L/C Lender for the amount of the related demand for payment under the applicable Letter of Credit and, if it does so intend, submit a Notice of Borrowing for such borrowing to Administrative Agent as provided in Section 4.05. In the event that Borrower fails to reimburse any L/C Lender, through the Administrative Agent, for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit by the second Business Day after the date of the applicable L/C Payment Notice (or the third Business Day thereafter if such L/C Payment Notice is received on a date that is not a Business Day or after 1:00 p.m., New York time on a Business Day), such L/C Lender shall promptly notify Administrative Agent of such failure by Borrower to so reimburse and of the amount of the demand for payment. In the event that Borrower fails to either submit a Notice of Borrowing to Administrative Agent as provided above or reimburse such L/C Lender, through the Administrative Agent, for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit by the second Business Day after the date of the applicable L/C Payment Notice (or the third Business Day thereafter if such L/C Payment Notice is received on a date that is not a Business Day or after 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day), Administrative Agent shall give each Revolving Lender prompt notice of the amount of the demand for payment including the interest therein owed by Borrower (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), specifying such Lender’s R/C Percentage thereof and requesting payment of such amount.

(f) Each Revolving Lender (other than the applicable L/C Lender) shall pay to Administrative Agent for account of the applicable L/C Lender at the Principal Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount upon not less than one Business Day’s actual notice by Administrative Agent as described in Section 2.03(e) to such Revolving Lender requesting such payment and specifying such amount. Administrative Agent will promptly remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Lender in Dollars. Each such Revolving Lender’s obligation to make such payments to Administrative Agent for the account of L/C Lender under this Section 2.03(f), and the applicable L/C Lender’s right to receive the same, shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including (i) the failure of any other Revolving Lender to make its payment under this Section 2.03(f),

 

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(ii) the financial condition of Borrower or the existence of any Default or (iii) the termination of the Commitments. Each such payment to any L/C Lender shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(g) Upon the making of each payment by a Revolving Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to an L/C Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(f) in respect of any Letter of Credit, such Revolving Lender shall, automatically and without any further action on the part of Administrative Agent, such L/C Lender or such Revolving Lender, acquire (i) a participation in an amount equal to such payment in the Reimbursement Obligation owing to such L/C Lender by Borrower hereunder and under the L/C Documents relating to such Letter of Credit and (ii) a participation equal to such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage in any interest or other amounts (other than cost reimbursements) payable by Borrower hereunder and under such L/C Documents in respect of such Reimbursement Obligation. If any L/C Lender receives directly from or for the account of Borrower any payment in respect of any Reimbursement Obligation or any such interest or other amounts (including by way of setoff or application of proceeds of any collateral security), such L/C Lender shall promptly pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender which has satisfied its obligations under Section 2.03(f), such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage of such payment, each such payment by such L/C Lender to be made in Dollars. In the event any payment received by such L/C Lender and so paid to the Revolving Lenders hereunder is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by such L/C Lender, each Revolving Lender shall, upon the request of such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), repay to such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent) the amount of such payment paid to such Revolving Lender, with interest at the rate specified in Section 2.03(j).

(h) Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Revolving Lender, and with respect to each Tranche of Revolving Commitments, in respect of each Letter of Credit and each Tranche of Revolving Commitments for which such Revolving Lender has a L/C Liability, a letter of credit commission equal to (x) the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans of such Tranche made by such Revolving Lender that are LIBOR Loans in effect from time to time, multiplied by (y) the daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit allocable to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments of such Tranche for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (i) in the case of a Letter of Credit which expires in accordance with its terms, to and including such expiration date and (ii) in the case of a Letter of Credit which is drawn in full or is otherwise terminated other than on the stated expiration date of such Letter of Credit, to and excluding the date such Letter of Credit is drawn in full or is terminated. Such commission will be non-refundable and is to be paid (1) quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date and (2) on each R/C Maturity Date. In addition, Borrower shall pay to each L/C Lender, for such L/C Lender’s account a fronting fee (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate separately agreed to with such L/C Lender, computed on the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between Borrower and such L/C Lender, computed on the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate equal to the greater of (i) $500 per quarter or (ii) 0.25% per annum, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on each Quarterly Date in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the latest R/C Maturity Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. In addition Borrower agrees to pay to each L/C Lender all charges, costs and expenses in the amounts customarily charged by such L/C Lender, from time to time in like circumstances, with respect to the issuance, amendment, transfer, payment of drawings, and other transactions relating thereto.

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amendment or modification thereto, as the case may be. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Revolving Lender a written notice regarding such issuance, amendment or modification, as the case may be, and, if so requested by a Revolving Lender, Administrative Agent shall deliver to such Revolving Lender a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment or modification, as the case may be.

(j) If and to the extent that any Revolving Lender fails to pay an amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.03(f) or 2.03(g) on the due date therefor, such Revolving Lender shall pay to the applicable L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent) interest on such amount with respect to each Tranche of Revolving Commitments held by such Revolving Lender for each day from and including such due date to but excluding the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as in effect from time to time) for the first three days and at the interest rate (in effect from time to time) applicable to Revolving Loans under such Tranche made by such Revolving Lender that are maintained as ABR Loans for each date thereafter. If any Revolving Lender holds Revolving Commitments of more than one Tranche and such Revolving Lender makes a partial payment of amounts due by it under Section 2.03(f) or 2.03(g), such partial payment shall be allocated pro rata to each Tranche based on the amount of Revolving Commitments of each Tranche held by such Revolving Lender.

(k) The issuance by any L/C Lender of any amendment or modification to any Letter of Credit hereunder that would extend the expiry date or increase the Stated Amount thereof shall be subject to the same conditions applicable under this Section 2.03 to the issuance of new Letters of Credit, and no such amendment or modification shall be issued hereunder (i) unless either (x) the respective Letter of Credit affected thereby would have complied with such conditions had it originally been issued hereunder in such amended or modified form or (y) the Required Revolving Lenders (or other specified Revolving Lenders to the extent required by Section 13.04) shall have consented thereto or (ii) if the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed terms of the Letter of Credit.

(l) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Lender shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if at the time of such issuance, (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Lender from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Lender shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Lender with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Lender in good faith deems material to it or (ii) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Lender applicable to letters of credit generally.

(m) The obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and any L/C Document to reimburse any L/C Lender for a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and to repay any drawing under a Letter of Credit converted into Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and each such other L/C Document under all circumstances, including the following:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Credit Document or any L/C Document;

(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right that Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Lender or any other Person, whether in

 

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connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by the L/C Documents or any unrelated transaction;

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit; or any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such drawing;

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

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

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

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

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

To the extent that any provision of any L/C Document is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 2.03, the provisions of this Section 2.03 shall control.

(n) Borrower, Administrative Agent and Revolving Lenders hereby agree that, as of the Closing Date, each letter of credit identified on Schedule 2.03(n) (each, an “ Existing Letter of Credit ”) shall be a Letter of Credit as if originally issued under this Agreement, and that the fees and other provisions set forth in this Section 2.03 shall be applicable to each Existing Letter of Credit as of the Closing Date.

(o) On the last Business Day of each month, each L/C Lender shall provide to Administrative Agent such information regarding the outstanding Letters of Credit as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (and in such standard electronic format as Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify), for purposes of Administrative Agent’s ongoing tracking and reporting of outstanding Letters of Credit. Administrative Agent shall maintain a record of all outstanding Letters of Credit based upon information provided by the L/C Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.03(o), and such record of Administrative Agent shall, absent manifest error, be deemed a correct and conclusive record of all Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if and to the extent Administrative Agent determines that there are one or more discrepancies between information provided by any L/C Lender hereunder,

 

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Administrative Agent will notify such L/C Lender thereof and such L/C Lender shall endeavor to reconcile any such discrepancy. In addition to and without limiting the foregoing, with respect to commercial documentary Letters of Credit, on the first Business Day of each week the applicable L/C Lender shall deliver to Administrative Agent, by facsimile or electronic mail, a report detailing the daily outstanding commercial documentary Letters of Credit for the previous week for such Letters of Credit.

(p) Each Lender and Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Lender shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Lender shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders, the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Document as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit. Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided , however , that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Lenders shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 2.03(m); provided , however , that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower may have a claim against a L/C Lender, and a L/C Lender may be liable to Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to indirect, special, punitive, consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by Borrower which Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Lender’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or material breach of any Credit Document or such L/C Lender’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit, in each case, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Lenders may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Lenders shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. The L/C Lenders may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“ SWIFT ”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

(q) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Lender and Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Lenders shall not be responsible to Borrower for, and the L/C Lenders’ rights and remedies against Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Lenders required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the law or any order of a jurisdiction where such L/C Lender or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

 

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

(s) A Revolving Lender may become an additional L/C Lender hereunder with the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Borrower and such Revolving Lender, pursuant to an agreement with, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent, Borrower and such Revolving Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such additional L/C Lender.

SECTION 2.04. Termination and Reductions of Commitment .

(a) (i) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of the Term A Facility Commitments outstanding on the Closing Date shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the making of the Term A Facility Loans on such date).

(ii) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of the Term B Facility Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the making of the Term B Facility Loans on such date).

(iii) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of any Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced by the amount of Incremental Term Loans made in respect hereof from time to time.

(iv) The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Tranche, and the L/C Commitments and the Swingline Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the last R/C Maturity Date.

(v) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of the Term A-3 Facility Commitments outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Third Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the making of the Term A-3 Facility Loans on such date).

(b) Borrower shall have the right at any time or from time to time (without premium or penalty except breakage costs (if any) pursuant to Section 5.05) (i) so long as no Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans or L/C Liabilities will be outstanding as of the date specified for termination (after giving effect to all transactions occurring on such date), to terminate the Revolving Commitments in their entirety and (ii) so long as the remaining Total Revolving Commitments will equal or exceed the aggregate amount of outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities, to reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (which shall be pro rata among the Revolving Lenders); provided , however , that (x) Borrower shall give notice of each such termination or reduction as provided in Section 4.05, and (y) each partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount at least equal to $5.0 million (or any whole multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof) or, if less, the remaining Unutilized R/C Commitments.

 

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(c) Any Commitment once terminated or reduced may not be reinstated.

(d) Each reduction or termination of any of the Commitments applicable to any Tranche pursuant to this Section 2.04 shall be applied ratably among the Lenders with such a Commitment, as the case may be, in accordance with their respective Commitment, as applicable.

SECTION 2.05. Fees .

(a) Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), with respect to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments of each Tranche, a commitment fee for the period from and including the Closing Date (or, following the conversion of such Revolving Commitment into another Tranche, the applicable Extension Date) to but not including the earlier of (i) the date such Revolving Commitment is terminated or expires (or is modified to constitute another Tranche) and (ii) the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Revolving Commitment, in each case, computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Fee Percentage in respect of such Tranche in effect from time to time during such period on the actual daily amount of such Revolving Lender’s Unutilized R/C Commitment in respect of such Tranche. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of “Unutilized R/C Commitments,” for purposes of determining Unutilized R/C Commitments in connection with computing commitment fees with respect to Revolving Commitments, a Revolving Commitment of a Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and L/C Liability of such Revolving Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Revolving Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose). Any accrued commitment fee under this Section 2.05(a) in respect of any Revolving Commitment shall be payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the earlier of (i) the date such Revolving Commitment is terminated or expires (or is modified to constitute another Tranche) and (ii) the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Revolving Commitment.

(b) Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for its own account the administrative fee separately agreed to.

(c) At the time of the effectiveness of a Repricing Transaction prior to the date that is twelve six ( 12 6 ) months after the Closing First Amendment Effective Date, Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Lender with outstanding Term B Facility Loans (including each Lender that withholds its consent to such Repricing Transaction and is replaced or is removed as a Lender or is repaid under Section 2.11 or 13.04(b), as the case may be), a fee in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of Term B Facility Loans that are refinanced, converted, replaced, amended, modified or otherwise repriced in such Repricing Transaction. Such fee shall be due and payable upon the date of the effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.

(d) Borrower shall pay to Auction Manager for its own account, in connection with any Borrower Loan Purchase, such fees as may be agreed between Borrower and Auction Manager.

(e) Borrower shall pay to each Term B Facility Lender, on the Closing Date, upfront fees equal to 0.50% of such Term B Facility Lender’s Term B Facility Loan funded on the Closing Date.

SECTION 2.06. Lending Offices . The Loans of each Type made by each Lender shall be made and maintained at such Lender’s Applicable Lending Office for Loans of such Type.

SECTION 2.07. Several Obligations of Lenders . The failure of any Lender to make any Loan to be made by it on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation to make its Loan on such date, but neither any Lender nor Administrative Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan to be made by such other Lender, and no Lender shall have any obligation to Administrative Agent or

 

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any other Lender for the failure by such Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such Lender. No Revolving Lender will be responsible for failure of any other Lender to fund its participation in Letters of Credit.

SECTION 2.08. Notes; Register .

(a) At the request of any Lender, its Loans of a particular Class shall be evidenced by a promissory note, payable to such Lender (or its nominee) and otherwise duly completed, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1 , A-2 , A-3 and A-4 of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, Term A Facility Loans, Term B Facility Loans and Swingline Loans, respectively; and in the case of any New Term Loans, such form of promissory note provided pursuant to the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement; provided that any promissory notes issued in respect of New Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans shall be in such form as mutually agreed by Borrower and Administrative Agent.

(b) The date, amount, Type, interest rate and duration of the Interest Period (if applicable) of each Loan of each Class made by each Lender to Borrower and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender (or its nominee) on its books and, prior to any transfer of any Note evidencing the Loans of such Class held by it, endorsed by such Lender (or its nominee) on the schedule attached to such Note or any continuation thereof; provided , however , that the failure of such Lender (or its nominee) to make any such recordation or endorsement or any error in such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of Borrower to make a payment when due of any amount owing hereunder or under such Note.

(c) Borrower hereby designates Administrative Agent to serve as its nonfiduciary agent, solely for purposes of this Section 2.08, to maintain a register (the “ Register ”) on which it will record the name and address of each Lender, the Commitment from time to time of each of the Lenders, the principal amount of the Loans made by each of the Lenders (and the stated interest thereon) and each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each Lender. Failure to make any such recordation or any error in such recordation shall not affect Borrower’s obligations in respect of such Loans. The entries in the Register shall be prima facie evidence of the information noted therein (absent manifest error), and the parties hereto shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Loan or other obligation hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes of the Credit Documents, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. No assignment shall be effective unless recorded in the Register; provided, however, that Administrative Agent agrees to record in the Register any assignment entered into pursuant to the term hereof promptly after the effectiveness of such assignment.

SECTION 2.09. Optional Prepayments and Conversions or Continuations of Loans .

(a) Subject to Section 4.04, Borrower shall have the right to prepay Loans (without premium or penalty, except as provided in Section 2.09(c)), or to convert Loans of one Type into Loans of another Type or to continue Loans of one Type as Loans of the same Type, at any time or from time to time. Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice of each such prepayment, conversion or continuation as provided in Section 4.05 (and, upon the date specified in any such notice of prepayment, the amount to be prepaid shall become due and payable hereunder; provided that Borrower may make any such notice conditional upon the occurrence of a Person’s acquisition or sale or any incurrence of indebtedness or issuance of Equity Interests). Each Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C . If LIBOR Loans are prepaid or converted other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor, Borrower shall at such time pay all expenses and costs required by Section 5.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without limiting the rights and remedies of the Lenders under Article XI, in the event that any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Administrative Agent may (and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall), upon written notice to Borrower, have the right to suspend the right of Borrower to convert any Loan into a LIBOR Loan, or to continue any Loan as

 

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a LIBOR Loan, in which event all Loans shall be converted (on the last day(s) of the respective Interest Periods therefor) or continued, as the case may be, as ABR Loans. Swingline Loans may not be converted or continued.

(b) Application .

(i) The amount of any optional prepayments described in Section 2.09(a) shall be applied to prepay Loans outstanding in order of amortization, in amounts and to Tranches, all as determined by Borrower.

(ii) In addition to the foregoing, and provided that the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00, Borrower shall have the right to elect to offer to prepay the Loans pro rata to the Term A Facility Loans, the Term B Facility Loans, the New Term Loans, the Extended Term Loans and the Other Term Loans then outstanding and apply any amounts rejected for such prepayment to repurchase, prepay, redeem, retire, acquire, defease or cancel Indebtedness or to make Restricted Payments notwithstanding any then applicable limitations set forth in Section 10.09 or 10.06, respectively. If Borrower makes such an election, it shall provide notice thereof to Administrative Agent, who shall promptly, and in any event within one Business Day of receipt, provide such notice to the holders of the Term Loans. Any such notice shall specify the aggregate amount offered to prepay the Term Loans. Each holder of a Term A Facility Loan, a Term B Facility Loan, a New Term Loan, an Other Term Loan or an Extended Term Loan may elect, in its sole discretion, to reject such prepayment offer with respect to an amount equal to or less than (v) with respect to holders of Term A Facility Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Term A Facility Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Term A Facility Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Term A Facility Loans outstanding, (w) with respect to holders of Term B Facility Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Term B Facility Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Term B Facility Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Term B Facility Loans outstanding, (x) with respect to holders of New Term Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay New Term Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of New Term Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of New Term Loans outstanding, (y) with respect to holders of Other Term Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Other Term Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Other Term Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Other Term Loans outstanding and (z) with respect to holders of Extended Term Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Extended Term Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Extended Term Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Extended Term Loans outstanding. Any rejection of such offer must be evidenced by written notice delivered to Administrative Agent within five Business Days of receipt of the offer for prepayment, specifying an amount of such prepayment offer rejected by such holder, if any. Failure to give such notice will constitute an election to accept such offer. Any portion of such prepayment offer so accepted will be used to prepay the Term Loans held by the applicable holders within ten Business Days of the date of receipt of the offer to prepay. Any portion of such prepayment rejected may be used by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to repurchase, prepay, redeem, retire, acquire, defease or cancel Indebtedness or to make Restricted Payments notwithstanding any then applicable limitations set forth in Section 10.09 or 10.06, respectively.

(c) Any prepayment of Term B Facility Loans pursuant to this Section 2.09 or Section 13.04(b) made prior to the date that is twelve six ( 12 6 ) months after the Closing First Amendment Effective Date in connection with any Repricing Transaction shall be subject to the fee described in Section 2.05(c).

 

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SECTION 2.10. Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) Borrower shall prepay the Loans as follows (each such prepayment to be effected in each case in the manner, order and to the extent specified in Section 2.10(b) below):

(i) Casualty Events . Within five (5) Business Days after Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary receives any Net Available Proceeds from any Casualty Event or any disposition pursuant to Section 10.05(l) (or notice of collection by Administrative Agent of the same), in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Net Available Proceeds (it being understood that applications pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(i) shall not be duplicative of Section 2.10(a)(iii) below); provided , however , that:

(x) if no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, the Net Available Proceeds thereof shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that Borrower delivers an Officer’s Certificate to Administrative Agent stating that an amount equal to such proceeds is intended to be used to fund the acquisition of Property used or usable in the business of any Credit Party or repair, replace or restore the Property or other Property used or usable in the business of any Credit Party (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Security Document in respect of which such Casualty Event has occurred, to the extent applicable), in each case within (A) twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds or (B) if Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Available Proceeds within twelve (12) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (1) one hundred and eighty (180) days following the date of such legally binding commitment and (2) twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds, and

(y) if all or any portion of such Net Available Proceeds not required to be applied to the prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(i) is not so used within the period specified by clause (x) above, such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as specified in Section 2.10(b).

(ii) Debt Issuance . Within five (5) Business Days after any Debt Issuance on or after the Closing Date, in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Proceeds of such Debt Issuance.

(iii) Asset Sales . Within five (5) Business Days after receipt by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Net Available Proceeds from any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 10.05(c), in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Proceeds from such Asset Sale or other disposition (it being understood that applications pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(iii) shall not be duplicative of Section 2.10(a)(i) above); provided , however , that:

(x) an amount equal to the Net Available Proceeds from any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 10.05(c) shall not be required to be applied as provided above on such date if (1) no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom and (2) Borrower delivers an Officer’s Certificate to Administrative Agent stating that an amount equal to such Net Available Proceeds is intended to be reinvested, directly or indirectly, in assets (which may be pursuant to an acquisition of Equity Interests of a Person that directly or indirectly owns such assets) otherwise permitted under this Agreement of (A) if such Asset Sale was effected by any Credit Party, any Credit Party, and (B) if such Asset Sale was effected by any other Company, any Company, in each case within (x) twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds or (y) if Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Available Proceeds within twelve (12) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (A) one hundred and eighty (180) days following the date of such legally binding commitment and (B)

 

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twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds (which certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended); and

(y) if all or any portion of such Net Available Proceeds is not reinvested in assets in accordance with the Officer’s Certificate referred to in clause (x) above within the period specified by clause (x) above, such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as specified in Section 2.10(b).

(iv) Excess Cash Flow . For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016), not later than five (5) Business Days after the date on which the financial statements of Borrower referred to in Section 9.04(b) for such fiscal year are required to be delivered to Administrative Agent, Borrower shall prepay, in accordance with subsection (b) below, the principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to (x) the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year, minus (y) the principal amount of (i) Term Loans voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 2.09 during such fiscal year plus (ii) Revolving Loans voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 2.09 to the extent accompanied by an equivalent permanent reduction of the Total Revolving Commitments during such fiscal year, plus (iii) Other First Lien Indebtedness voluntarily prepaid (and, to the extent consisting of revolving loans, so long as accompanied by a permanent reduction of the underlying commitments) during such fiscal year to the extent the amount of such Other First Lien Indebtedness so prepaid is not proportionally larger than the amount of Term Loans so prepaid according to the respective principal amounts of Other First Lien Indebtedness and Term Loans as of the beginning of the applicable fiscal year plus the principal amount of any additional Other First Lien Indebtedness or Term Loans incurred during the applicable fiscal year or other applicable period, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(v) Equity Issuance Proceeds . If Borrower receives any cash proceeds from any capital contribution or any sale or issuance of its Equity Interests that increases the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA as provided in Section 11.03, 100% of all Equity Issuance Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such Net Available Proceeds.

(vi) Prepayments Not Required . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.10(a), to the extent that any of or all the Net Available Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event with respect to any property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries or any Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries, are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.10(a) but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long as applicable local law does not permit repatriation to the United States (Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all commercially reasonable actions required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law, (x) any such Net Available Proceeds shall be reinvested pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) or (iii), as applicable, or applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation, and (y) any such Excess Cash Flow shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation. To the extent Borrower determines in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Available Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event with respect to any property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries or any Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries would have a material adverse tax cost to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary; provided that, on or before the date on which the Net Available Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) or (iii), as applicable (or, in the case of Excess Cash Flow, a date on or before the date that is twelve (12) months after the date such Excess

 

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Cash Flow would have been so required to be applied to prepayments pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv)), unless previously repatriated (in which case, (x) any such Net Available Proceeds shall be reinvested pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) or (iii), as applicable, or applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation, and (y) any such Excess Cash Flow shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation), (A) Borrower shall apply an amount equal to such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow to such reinvestments or prepayments as if such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been received by Borrower rather than such Foreign Subsidiary, minus , the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow that would be calculated if received by such Foreign Subsidiary) pursuant to Section 2.10(b) or (B) such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow shall be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary.

(vii) Prepayments of Other First Lien Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 2.10(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or otherwise, any Net Available Proceeds from any such Casualty Event, Debt Issuance or Asset Sale, any Equity Issuance Proceeds from any such issuance or sale of Equity Interests or capital contribution and any such Excess Cash Flow otherwise required to be applied to prepay the Loans may, at Borrower’s option, be applied to prepay the principal amount of Other First Lien Indebtedness only to (and not in excess of) the extent to which a mandatory prepayment in respect of such Casualty Event, Debt Issuance, Asset Sale, issuance or sale of Equity Interests or capital contribution or Excess Cash Flow is required under the terms of such Other First Lien Indebtedness (with any remaining Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, applied to prepay outstanding Loans in accordance with the terms hereof), unless such application would result in the holders of Other First Lien Indebtedness receiving in excess of their pro rata share (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and Other First Lien Indebtedness at such time) of such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, relative to Lenders, in which case such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, may only be applied to prepay the principal amount of Other First Lien Indebtedness on a pro rata basis with outstanding Term Loans. To the extent the holders of Other First Lien Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased, repaid or prepaid with any such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, the declined amount of such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, shall promptly (and, in any event, within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay Loans in accordance with the terms hereof (to the extent such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, would otherwise have been required to be applied if such Other First Lien Indebtedness was not then outstanding). Any such application to Other First Lien Indebtedness shall reduce any prepayments otherwise required hereunder by an equivalent amount.

(b) Application . The amount of any required prepayments described in Section 2.10(a) shall be applied to prepay Loans as follows:

(i) First , to the reduction of Amortization Payments on the Term Loans required by Sections 3.01(b), 3.01(c) and 3.01(d) (on a pro rata basis among each Tranche of Term Loans, subject to any Declined Amounts) and, in the case of the Term Facilities, to the remaining principal installments with respect thereto in direct order of maturity over the next succeeding four (4) quarterly installments and, thereafter, on a pro rata basis; provided that, each such prepayment shall, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 2.10(b), be applied to such Term Loans that are ABR Loans to the fullest extent thereof before application to Loans that are LIBOR Loans, and such prepayments of LIBOR Loans shall be applied in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by Borrower pursuant to Section 5.05;

 

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(ii) Second , after such time as no Term Loans or Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt in respect of Term Loans remain outstanding, (x) to repay all outstanding Swingline Loans, (y) after such time as no Swingline Loans are outstanding, to prepay all outstanding Revolving Loans (in each case, with a corresponding permanent reduction in Revolving Commitments) and (z) after such time as no Revolving Loans are outstanding, to Cash Collateralize all outstanding Letters of Credit in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount; and

(iii) Third , after application of prepayments in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) above, Borrower shall be permitted to retain any such remaining excess.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Lender holding Term Loans may elect, by written notice to Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day prior to the prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of any prepayment of its Term Loans, pursuant to this Section 2.10, in which case the aggregate amount of the prepayment that would have been applied to prepay such Term Loans, but was so declined shall be ratably offered to each Lender holding Term Loans that initially accepted such prepayment. Any such re-offered amounts rejected by such Lenders shall be retained by Borrower (any such retained amounts, “ Declined Amounts ”). Each Term A Facility Lender and Term A-3 Facility Lender hereby declines all prepayments of its Term A Facility Loans and Term A-3 Facility Loans to be made pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv) from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the amount of any prepayment of Loans required under this Section 2.10 shall be in excess of the amount of the ABR Loans at the time outstanding, only the portion of the amount of such prepayment as is equal to the amount of such outstanding ABR Loans shall be immediately prepaid and, at the election of Borrower, the balance of such required prepayment shall be either (i) deposited in the Collateral Account and applied to the prepayment of LIBOR Loans on the last day of the then next-expiring Interest Period for LIBOR Loans (with all interest accruing thereon for the account of Borrower) or (ii) prepaid immediately, together with any amounts owing to the Lenders under Section 5.05. Notwithstanding any such deposit in the Collateral Account, interest shall continue to accrue on such Loans until prepayment.

(c) Revolving Credit Extension Reductions . Until the final R/C Maturity Date, Borrower shall from time to time immediately prepay the Revolving Loans (and/or provide Cash Collateral in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount for, or otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Lender and the Administrative Agent), outstanding L/C Liabilities) in such amounts as shall be necessary so that at all times (a) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans, plus , the aggregate outstanding L/C Liabilities shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time and (b) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans of any Tranche and Swingline Loans allocable to such Tranche, plus the aggregate outstanding L/C Liabilities under such Tranche shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche as in effect at such time.

(d) Prepayment of Term B Facility Loans . Any prepayment of Term B Facility Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(ii) made prior to the date that is twelve six ( 12 6 ) months after the Closing First Amendment Effective Date in connection with any Repricing Transaction shall be subject to the fee described in Section 2.05(c).

(e) Outstanding Letters of Credit . If any Letter of Credit is outstanding on the 30th day prior to the next succeeding R/C Maturity Date which has an expiry date later than the third Business Day preceding such R/C Maturity Date (or which, pursuant to its terms, may be extended to a date later than the third Business Day preceding such R/C Maturity Date), then (i) if one or more Tranches of Revolving Commitments with a R/C Maturity Date after such R/C Maturity Date are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Lenders with Revolving Commitments to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof and the commissions applicable thereto), effective as of such R/C Maturity Date, solely under (and ratably participated by Revolving

 

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Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating Tranches of Revolving Commitments, if any, up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder at such time, and (ii) to the extent not capable of being reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, Borrower shall, on such 30th day (or on such later day as such Letters of Credit become incapable of being reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above due to the termination, reduction or utilization of any relevant Revolving Commitments), either (x) Cash Collateralize all such Letters of Credit in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect to such Letters of Credit (it being understood that such Cash Collateral shall be released to the extent that the aggregate Stated Amount of such Letters of Credit is reduced upon the expiration or termination of such Letters of Credit, so that the Cash Collateral shall not exceed the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect to such Letters of Credit outstanding at any particular time) or (y) deliver to the applicable L/C Lender a standby letter of credit (other than a Letter of Credit) in favor of such L/C Lender in a stated amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect to such Letters of Credit, which standby letter of credit shall be in form and substance, and issued by a financially sound financial institution, reasonably acceptable to such L/C Lender and the Administrative Agent. Except to the extent of reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i) above, the occurrence of a R/C Maturity Date shall have no effect upon (and shall not diminish) the percentage participations of the Revolving Lenders of the relevant Tranche in any Letter of Credit issued before such R/C Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that upon the occurrence of any reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i) above and, if necessary, the taking of the actions in described clause (ii) above, all participations in Letters of Credit under the terminated Revolving Commitments shall terminate.

SECTION 2.11. Replacement of Lenders .

(a) Borrower shall have the right to replace any Lender (the “ Replaced Lender ”) with one or more other Eligible Assignees (collectively, the “ Replacement Lender ”), if (x) such Lender is charging Borrower increased costs pursuant to Section 5.01 or 5.06 or such Lender becomes incapable of making LIBOR Loans as provided in Section 5.03 when other Lenders are generally able to do so, (y) such Lender is a Defaulting Lender or (z) Borrower receives a notice from any applicable Gaming Authority that any lender is not qualified to make or hold Loans to, or owed by, Borrower under applicable Gaming Laws (and such Lender is notified by Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of such disqualification); provided , however , that (i) at the time of any such replacement, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment Agreements (and with all fees payable pursuant to Section 13.05(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender or Borrower) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of, and in each case L/C Interests of, the Replaced Lender (or if the Replaced Lender is being replaced as a result of being a Defaulting Lender, then the Replacement Lender shall acquire all Revolving Commitments, Revolving Loans and L/C Interests of such Replaced Lender under one or more Tranches of Revolving Commitments or, at the option of Borrower and such Replacement Lender, all other Loans and Commitments held by such Defaulting Lender), (ii) at the time of any such replacement, the Replaced Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender (other than any Loans not being acquired by a Replacement Lender), (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being repaid and terminated or acquired, as the case may be, and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.05 with respect to the Loans being assigned, as the case may be and (iii) all obligations of Borrower owing to such Replaced Lender (other than those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of Replaced Lenders for which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid, and other than those relating to Loans or Commitments not being acquired by a Replacement Lender, but including any amounts which would be paid to a Lender pursuant to Section 5.05 if Borrower were prepaying a LIBOR Loan), as applicable, shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender, as applicable, concurrently with such replacement, as the case may be. Upon the execution of the respective Assignment Agreement, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, as applicable, the receipt of any consents that would be required for an assignment of the subject Loans and Commitments to such Replacement Lender in accordance with Section 13.05, the

 

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Replacement Lender, if any, shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender, as applicable, shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder and be released of all its obligations as a Lender, except with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to such Lender under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Lender and, in the case of any Replaced Lender, except with respect to Loans, Commitments and L/C Interests of such Replaced Lender not being acquired by the Replacement Lender; provided , that if the applicable Replaced Lender does not execute the Assignment Agreement within three (3) Business Days after Borrower’s request, execution of such Assignment Agreement by the Replaced Lender shall not be required to effect such assignment.

(b) If Borrower receives a notice from any applicable Gaming Authority that any Lender is not qualified to make or hold Loans to, or owed by, Borrower under applicable Gaming Laws (and such Lender is notified by Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of such disqualification), Borrower shall have the right to replace such Lender with a Replacement Lender in accordance with Section 2.11(a) or prepay the Loans held by such Lender, in each case, in accordance with any applicable provisions of Section 2.11(a), even if a Default or an Event of Default exists (notwithstanding anything contained in such Section 2.11(a) to the contrary). Any such prepayment shall be deemed an optional prepayment, as set forth in Section 2.09 and shall not be required to be made on a pro rata basis with respect to Loans of the same Tranche as the Loans held by such Lender (and in any event shall not be deemed to be a Repricing Transaction). Notice to such Lender shall be given at least ten (10) days before the required date of transfer or prepayment (unless a shorter period is required by any Requirement of Law), as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by evidence demonstrating that such transfer or redemption is required pursuant to Gaming Laws. Upon receipt of a notice in accordance with the foregoing, the Replaced Lender shall cooperate with Borrower in effectuating the required transfer or prepayment within the time period set forth in such notice, not to be less than the minimum notice period set forth in the foregoing sentence (unless a shorter period is required under any Requirement of Law). Further, if the transfer or prepayment is triggered by notice from the Gaming Authority that the Lender is disqualified, commencing on the date the Gaming Authority serves the disqualification notice upon Borrower, to the extent prohibited by law: (i) such Lender shall no longer receive any interest on the Loans; (ii) such Lender shall no longer exercise, directly or through any trustee or nominee, any right conferred by the Loans; and (iii) such Lender shall not receive any remuneration in any form from Borrower for services or otherwise in respect of the Loans.

SECTION 2.12. Incremental Loan Commitments .

(a) Borrower Request . Borrower may, at any time, by written notice to Administrative Agent, request (i) an increase to the Closing Date Revolving Commitments (“ Incremental Revolving Commitments ”), (ii) the establishment of additional Term A Facility Loans with terms and conditions identical to the terms and conditions of existing Term A Facility Loans hereunder (“ Incremental Term A Loans ” and the related commitments, “ Incremental Term A Loan Commitments ”), (iii) the establishment of additional Term B Facility Loans with terms and conditions identical to the terms and conditions of existing Term B Facility Loans hereunder (“ Incremental Term B Loans ” and the related commitments, “ Incremental Term B Loan Commitments ”), and/or (iv) the establishment of one or more new Tranches of term loans (“ New Term Loans ” and the related commitments, “ New Term Loan Commitments ”); provided , however , that (x) the aggregate amount of all Incremental Revolving Commitments, New Term Loans, Incremental Term A Loans, Incremental Term B Loans and Incremental Equivalent Debt issued or incurred (but excluding any such Incremental Term Loan Commitments that have been terminated prior to such date of determination without being funded) on or prior to such date shall not exceed the Incremental Loan Amount and (y) any such request for Incremental Commitments shall be in a minimum amount of $25.0 million and integral multiples of $1.0 million above such amount. Borrower may request Incremental Commitments from existing Lenders and from Eligible Assignees; provided , however , that (A) any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the Incremental Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide all or any portion of such Incremental Commitments offered to it and (B) any potential Lender that is not an existing Lender and agrees to make available an Incremental Commitment shall be required to be an Eligible Assignee and shall require approval by Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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(b) Incremental Effective Date . The Incremental Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement to this Agreement (the “ Incremental Joinder Agreement ”) executed by Borrower, Administrative Agent and each Lender making or providing such Incremental Commitment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them, subject, however, to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 2.12. The Incremental Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.12. Administrative Agent and Borrower shall determine the effective date (each, an “ Incremental Effective Date ”) of any Incremental Commitments and the final allocation of such Incremental Commitments. The effectiveness of any such Incremental Commitments shall be subject solely to the satisfaction of the following conditions to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent:

(i) Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in connection with any such Incremental Commitments;

(ii) an Incremental Joinder Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by Borrower, Administrative Agent and each Lender making or providing such Incremental Commitment;

(iii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments; provided that, with respect to any Incremental Term Loans (and any related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) the proceeds of which are used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition) substantially concurrently upon the receipt thereof, the absence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower) shall not constitute a condition to the effectiveness of such Incremental Term Loans (and any related Incremental Term Loan Commitments), or the funding of such Incremental Term Loans, unless otherwise agreed by Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Term Loan Commitments;

(iv) the representations and warranties set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such Incremental Effective Date as if made on and as of such date (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); provided that, any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on such dates; and provided , further , that, with respect to any Incremental Term Loans and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments the proceeds of which are used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition) substantially concurrently upon the receipt thereof, the only representations and warranties the making of which shall be a condition to the effectiveness of such Incremental Term Loans and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments and the funding of such Incremental Term Loans shall be (except as otherwise agreed by Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Commitments) (x) the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 8.01(a) (but only with respect to Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR), 8.04(a)(i), 8.05 (but only as it relates to the Credit Documents), 8.09, 8.11(b), 8.14 (but only as it relates to security interests that may be perfected solely through the filing of UCC financing statements, filing of intellectual property security agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office and delivery of certificated securities collateral representing Equity Interests in United States Persons), 8.17, 8.21 and 8.27 and (y) the representations and warranties contained in the acquisition agreement relating to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as are

 

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material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that Borrower or any of its Affiliates have the right to terminate its or their obligations under such acquisition agreement as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties in such acquisition agreement;

(v) in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, New Term Loans, Incremental Term A Loans and Incremental Term B Loans, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Required Pro Rata Lenders, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date ( provided that, for such purpose, (w) at the option of Borrower, to the extent that the proceeds of any such Incremental Term Loans (and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), such compliance shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the Calculation Date immediately preceding the date on which a binding contract with respect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition is entered into between Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the seller with respect thereto, giving effect to such Incremental Term Loans (and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) and such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as if incurred and consummated on the first day of the applicable period, (x) Consolidated Indebtedness shall treat any Incremental Equivalent Debt as first lien indebtedness, even if such Incremental Equivalent Debt was issued or incurred on an unsecured basis or on a junior basis to the Obligations, and (y) in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit facilities, pro forma effect shall be given to any Incremental Revolving Loans and any loans under any Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility, in each case, to the extent actually made on such date (or in the case of Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility, the proceeds of which are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder, to the extent reasonably expected to be drawn on the closing date of such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), but any proposed Incremental Revolving Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility shall not otherwise be treated as drawn);

(vi) in order to receive an initial extension of credit under any Incremental Revolving Commitment, Borrower shall, unless otherwise agreed by the Required Revolving Lenders, be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date prior to such initial extension;

(vii) [Reserved];

(viii) without the written consent of (x) the Required Tranche Lenders with respect to any Tranches of then-existing Term Loans that have a maturity date after the proposed maturity date of any New Term Loans, the final stated maturity of any New Term Loans shall not be earlier than the then-existing Final Maturity Date with respect to any then-exiting Tranche of Term Loans, and (y) the Required Tranche Lenders with respect to any Tranches of then-existing Term Loans that have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is longer than the proposed Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any New Term Loans, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any New Term Loans shall be no shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then-existing Tranche of Term Loans (without giving effect to the effect of prepayments made under any existing Tranche of Term Loans on amortization); provided that (A) Borrower may establish one or more Tranches of New Term Loans that are “term A loans” such that the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Tranche of New Term Loans may be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then-existing Term B Facility Loans (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any Term A Facility Loans or any Term A-3 Facility Loans ) (without giving effect to the effect of prepayments made under any existing Tranche of Term Loans on amortization) and (B) the maturity date of such Tranche of New Term Loans that are “term A loans” may be earlier than the maturity

 

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date of the then-existing Term B Facility Loans (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any Term A Facility Loans); it being understood that, subject to the foregoing, the amortization schedule applicable to such New Term Loans shall be determined by Borrower and the lenders of such New Term Loans and set forth in applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement;

(ix) the yields and interest rate margins and, except as set forth in clause (viii) of this Section 2.12(b), amortization schedule, applicable to any New Term Loans shall be as determined by Borrower and the holders of such Indebtedness;

(x) except as set forth in Section 2.12(a) and in clauses (i) – (ix) of this Section 2.12(b), the terms applicable to any New Term Loans shall be consistent with those applicable to any then-existing Term Loans; provided that, any applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement may provide for (x) any additional or more or less restrictive covenants that are applicable only after the then-existing Final Maturity Date with respect to any then-existing Term Loans or (y) any other terms that are reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

(xi) any Incremental Term A Loans and Incremental Term B Loans (and the corresponding Incremental Term Loan Commitments) shall have terms identical to the terms of the existing Term Loans (and the existing Term Loan Commitments) of the relevant Tranche hereunder; provided , however , that upfront fees or original issue discount may be paid to Lenders providing such Incremental Term A Loans or Incremental Term B Loans as agreed by such Lenders and Borrower, and the conditions applicable to the incurrence of such Incremental Term A Loans and Incremental Term B Loans (and the corresponding Incremental Term Loan Commitments) shall be as provided in this Section 2.12; provided, further , that the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement shall make appropriate adjustments to Annex C to address such Incremental Term A Loans or Section 3.01(c) to address such Incremental Term B Loans, as applicable, including such adjustments as are necessary to provide for the “fungibility” of such Incremental Term A Loans with the existing Term A Loans or such Incremental Term B Loans with the existing Term B Facility Loans, as the case may be; and

(xii) any Incremental Revolving Commitments shall have terms identical to the terms of the Closing Date Revolving Commitments; provided , however , that upfront fees may be paid to Lenders providing such Incremental Revolving Commitments as agreed by such Lenders and Borrower, and the conditions applicable to the incurrence of such Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be as provided in this Section 2.12.

Upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.12, any Person providing an Incremental Commitment that was not a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such time shall become a Lender hereunder. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of any Incremental Commitments, and (i) in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments, the Total Revolving Commitments under, and for all purpose of this Agreement, shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such Incremental Revolving Commitments, (ii) any Revolving Loans made under Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to be Revolving Loans of the relevant Tranche hereunder, (iii) any Incremental Term A Loans (to the extent funded) shall be deemed to be Term A Facility Loans hereunder, (iv) any Incremental Term B Loans (to the extent funded) shall be deemed to be Term B Facility Loans hereunder and (v) any New Term Loans shall be deemed to be additional Term Loans hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent may (and each of Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent are authorized by each other Secured Party to) execute such amendments and/or amendments and restatements of any Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.12. Such amendments may include provisions allowing any Incremental Term B Loans or New Term Loans to be treated on the same basis as Term B Facility Loans in connection with declining prepayments or allowing any Incremental Term A Loans or New Term Loans that are “term A loans” to be treated on the same basis as Term A Facility Loans in connection

 

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with declining prepayments, as applicable. In connection with the incurrence of any Incremental Term A Loans, Borrower shall be permitted to terminate any Interest Period applicable to Term A Loans on the date such Incremental Term A Loans are incurred. In connection with the incurrence of any Incremental Term B Loans, Borrower shall be permitted to terminate any Interest Period applicable to Term B Facility Loans on the date such Incremental Term B Loans are incurred. In connection with the incurrence of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and related Revolving Loans, Borrower shall be permitted to terminate any Interest Period applicable to Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Commitments on the date such Revolving Loans are first incurred under such Incremental Revolving Commitments.

(c) Terms of Incremental Commitments and Loans .

(i) Except as set forth herein, the yield applicable to the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement; provided , however , that in the case of any Incremental Term A Loans, Incremental Term B Loans or New Term Loans, if the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term A Loans, Incremental Term B Loans or New Term Loans is greater than the All-In Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Term B Facility Loans, plus 50 basis points per annum, then the interest rate with respect to the Term B Facility Loans shall be increased (pursuant to the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement) so as to cause the then applicable All-In Yield under this Agreement on the Term B Facility Loans to equal the All-In Yield then applicable to the Incremental Term A Loans, Incremental Term B Loans or New Term Loans, minus 50 basis points.

(ii) Except as set forth herein, the yield applicable to the Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be determined by Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement; provided , however , that if the All-In Yield or commitment fees applicable to such Incremental Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder) is greater than the All-In Yield or commitment fees, respectively, payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Closing Date Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder), then the interest rate or commitment fees, as applicable, with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder) shall be increased (pursuant to the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement) so as to cause the then applicable All-In Yield and commitment fees under this Agreement on the Closing Date Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder) to equal the All-In Yield and commitment fees, respectively, then applicable to the Incremental Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder).

(d) Adjustment of Revolving Loans . To the extent the Revolving Commitments are being increased on the relevant Incremental Effective Date, then each of the Revolving Lenders having a Revolving Commitment prior to such Incremental Effective Date (such Revolving Lenders the “ Pre-Increase Revolving Lenders ”) shall assign or transfer to any Revolving Lender which is acquiring a new or additional Revolving Commitment on the Incremental Effective Date (the “ Post-Increase Revolving Lenders ”), and such Post-Increase Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each such Pre-Increase Revolving Lender, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the related Revolving Commitments) outstanding on such Incremental Effective Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments or transfers and purchases, such Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans will be held by Pre-Increase Revolving Lenders and Post-Increase Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such Incremental Revolving Commitments (and after giving effect to any Revolving Loans made on the relevant Incremental Effective Date). Such assignments or transfers and purchases shall be made pursuant to such procedures as may be designated by Administrative Agent and shall not be required to be effectuated in accordance

 

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with Section 13.05. For the avoidance of doubt, Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans assigned or transferred and purchased (or re-allocated) pursuant to this Section 2.12(d) shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Post-Increase Revolving Lenders, be deemed to be Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans in respect of the relevant new or additional Revolving Commitments acquired by such Post-Increase Revolving Lenders on the relevant Incremental Effective Date and the terms of such Revolving Loans and participation interests (including, without limitation, the interest rate and maturity applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly. In addition, the L/C Sublimit may be increased by an amount not to exceed the amount of any increase in Revolving Commitments with the consent of the applicable L/C Lenders that agreed to provide Letters of Credit under such increase in the L/C Sublimit and the holders of Incremental Revolving Commitments providing such increase in Revolving Commitments.

(e) Equal and Ratable Benefit . The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any Incremental Commitments or the funding of Loans thereunder, including, without limitation, the procurement of title insurance endorsements reasonably requested by and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f) Incremental Joinder Agreements . An Incremental Joinder Agreement may, subject to Section 2.12(b), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.12 (including, without limitation, such other technical amendments as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to give effect to the terms and provisions of any Incremental Commitments (and any Loans made in respect thereof)).

(g) Supersede . This Section 2.12 shall supersede any provisions in Section 13.04 to the contrary.

SECTION 2.13. Extensions of Loans and Commitments .

(a) Borrower may, at any time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of any Tranche (an “ Existing Term Loan Tranche ”) be modified to constitute another Tranche of Term Loans in order to extend the scheduled final maturity date thereof (any such Term Loans which have been so modified, “ Extended Term Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.13. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, Borrower shall provide a notice to Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (a “ Term Loan Extension Request ”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they are to be modified except (i) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended to the date set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment and the amortization shall be as set forth in the Extension Amendment, (ii) (A) the Applicable Margins with respect to the Extended Term Loans may be higher or lower than the Applicable Margins for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche and/or (B) additional fees (including prepayment or termination premiums) may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loans in addition to or in lieu of any increased Applicable Margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iii) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any optional or mandatory prepayments or prepayment of Term Loans hereunder in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request, (iv) the final maturity date and the scheduled amortization applicable to the Extended Term Loans shall be set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment and the scheduled amortization of such Existing Term Loan Tranche shall be adjusted to reflect the amortization

 

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schedule (including the principal amounts payable pursuant thereto) in respect of the Term Loans under such Existing Term Loan Tranche that have been extended as Extended Term Loans as set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided , however , that the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (v) the covenants set forth in Section 10.08 may be modified in a manner acceptable to Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to the applicable Extension Amendment, such modifications to become effective only after the Final Maturity Date in effect immediately prior to giving effect to such Extension Amendment (it being understood that each Lender providing Extended Term Loans, by executing an Extension Amendment, agrees to be bound by such provisions and waives any inconsistent provisions set forth in Section 4.02, 4.07(b) or 13.04). Except as provided above, each Lender holding Extended Term Loans shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions set forth in Section 2.09(b) and 2.10(b) applicable to Term Loans) and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the extension of any Term Loans, including, without limitation, the procurement of title insurance endorsements reasonably requested by and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche modified to constitute Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans of any Extension Tranche shall constitute a separate Tranche and Class of Term Loans from the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they were modified.

(b) Borrower may, at any time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche (an “ Existing Revolving Tranche ” and any related Revolving Loans thereunder, “ Existing Revolving Loans ”) be modified to constitute another Tranche of Revolving Commitments in order to extend the termination date thereof (any such Revolving Commitments which have been so modified, “ Extended Revolving Commitments ” and any related Revolving Loans, “ Extended Revolving Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.13. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Commitments, Borrower shall provide a notice to Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Revolving Tranche) (a “ Revolving Extension Request ”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Tranche from which they are to be modified except (i) the scheduled termination date of the Extended Revolving Commitments and the related scheduled maturity date of the related Extended Revolving Loans shall be extended to the date set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment, (ii) (A) the Applicable Margins with respect to the Extended Revolving Loans may be higher or lower than the Applicable Margins for the Revolving Loans of such Existing Revolving Tranche and/or (B) additional fees may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Commitments in addition to or in lieu of any increased Applicable Margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iii) the Applicable Fee Percentage with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments may be higher or lower than the Applicable Fee Percentage for the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Tranche, (iv) the covenants set forth in Section 10.08 may be modified in a manner acceptable to Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to the applicable Extension Amendment, such modifications to become effective only after the Final Maturity Date in effect immediately prior to giving effect to such Extension Amendment and (v) the L/C Commitments of any L/C Lender that is providing such Extended Revolving Commitments may be extended and the L/C Sublimit may be increased, subject to clause (d) below (it being understood that each Lender providing Extended Revolving Commitments, by executing an Extension Amendment, agrees to be bound by such provisions and waives any inconsistent provisions set forth in Section 4.02, 4.07(b) or 13.04). Except as provided above, each Lender holding Extended Revolving Commitments shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions set forth in Sections 2.09(b) and 2.10(b) applicable to existing Revolving Loans) and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents.

 

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The Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the extension of any Revolving Commitments, including, without limitation, the procurement of title insurance endorsements reasonably requested by and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Commitments of any Existing Revolving Tranche modified to constitute Extended Revolving Commitments pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Commitments of any Extension Tranche shall constitute a separate Tranche and Class of Revolving Commitments from the Existing Revolving Tranche from which they were modified. If, on any Extension Date, any Revolving Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the applicable Existing Revolving Tranche, such Revolving Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be allocated as Extended Revolving Loans (and related participations) and Existing Revolving Loans (and related participations) in the same proportion as such Extending Lender’s Extended Revolving Commitments bear to its remaining Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Tranche.

(c) Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Tranche are requested to respond (or such shorter period as is agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion). Any Lender (an “ Extending Lender ”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche subject to such Extension Request modified to constitute Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall notify Administrative Agent (an “ Extension Election ”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche that it has elected to modify to constitute Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable. In the event that the aggregate amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Commitments subject to such Extension Elections shall be modified to constitute Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments included in such Extension Elections. Borrower shall have the right to withdraw any Extension Request upon written notice to Administrative Agent in the event that the aggregate amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche subject to such Extension Request is less than the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, requested pursuant to such Election Request.

(d) Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “ Extension Amendment ”) to this Agreement (which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit Q or Exhibit R to this Agreement, as applicable, or, in each case, such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent). Each Extension Amendment shall be executed by Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Extending Lenders (it being understood that such Extension Amendment shall not require the consent of any Lender other than (A) the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, established thereby, (B) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of an L/C Lender’s obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, the consent of such L/C Lender and (C) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of the Swingline Lender’s obligations with respect to Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender). An Extension Amendment may, subject to Sections 2.13(a) and (b), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.13 (including, without limitation, (A) amendments to Section 2.04(b)(iii) and Section 2.09(b)(i) to permit reductions of Tranches of Revolving Commitments (and prepayments of the related Revolving Loans) with an R/C Maturity Date prior to the R/C Maturity Date applicable to a Tranche of Extended Revolving Commitments without a concurrent reduction of such Tranche of Extended Revolving Commitments and (B) such other technical amendments as may be necessary

 

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or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to give effect to the terms and provisions of any Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable).

SECTION 2.14. Defaulting Lender Provisions .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply:

(i) the L/C Liabilities and the participations in outstanding Swingline Loan of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation, (ii) subject to Section 13.21, neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim Borrower, Administrative Agent, any L/C Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender and (iii) the conditions set forth in Section 7.02(a) are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time);

(ii) to the extent that any portion (the “ un-reallocated portion ”) of the Defaulting Lender’s L/C Liabilities and participations in outstanding Swingline Loan cannot be so reallocated, whether by reason of the first proviso in clause (a) above or otherwise, Borrower will, not later than three (3) Business Days after demand by Administrative Agent (at the direction of any L/C Lender and/or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be), (i) Cash Collateralize the obligations of Borrower to the L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender in respect of such L/C Liabilities or participations in outstanding Swingline Loans, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the un-reallocated portion of such L/C Liabilities or participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans, or (ii) in the case of such participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans, prepay (subject to clause (c) below) and/or Cash Collateralize in full the un-reallocated portion thereof, or (iii) make other arrangements satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and to the applicable L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender;

(iii) Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.05(a); and

(iv) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 11 or otherwise) or received by Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 4.07 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any L/C Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder; third , if so determined by Administrative Agent or requested by the applicable L/C Lender or Swingline Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit or any Swingline Loan, as applicable; fourth , as Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by Administrative Agent and Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released pro

 

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rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Lender or Swingline Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, any L/C Lender or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Liabilities 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 7.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Liabilities owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Liabilities owed to, such Defaulting Lender. 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 2.14(a)(iv) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(b) Cure . If Borrower, Administrative Agent, each L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, 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 amounts then held in the segregated account referred to in Section 2.14(a)), (x) such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par such portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Exposure, L/C Liabilities and participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans of the Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Commitments, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such exposure of each Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing); provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender, and (y) all Cash Collateral provided pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(ii) shall thereafter be promptly returned to Borrower.

(c) Certain Fees. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to any fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section 2.05 or Section 2.03(h) (without prejudice to the rights of the Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (i) to the extent that all or a portion of the L/C Liability or the participations in outstanding Swingline Loans of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.14, such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitments, and (ii) to the extent that all or any portion of such L/C Liability or participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender, as applicable, except to the extent of any un-reallocated portion that is Cash Collateralized (and the pro rata payment provisions of Section 4.02 will automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this Section 2.14(c)).

 

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SECTION 2.15. Refinancing Amendments .

(a) At any time after the Closing Date, Borrower may obtain Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans and the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this clause (a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Other Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Other Revolving Loans or Incremental Revolving Loans), in the form of Other Term Loans, Other Term Loan Commitments, Other Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.15 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Other Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the Other Revolving Commitments or any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Other Revolving Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments (subject to clause (3) below), (2) the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination of, Other Revolving Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, except that Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any Class with an earlier maturity date on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class and (3) assignments and participations of Other Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to other Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans. Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under this Section 2.15(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5.0 million and (y) an integral multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof.

(b) The effectiveness of any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subject solely to the satisfaction of the following conditions to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent: (i) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Revolving Commitments or Other Revolving Commitments will have a maturity date that is not prior to the maturity date of the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) being refinanced; (ii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans will have a maturity date that is not prior to the maturity date of, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is not shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Term Loans being refinanced (determined without giving effect to the impact of prepayments on amortization of Term Loans being refinanced); (iii) the aggregate principal amount of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount so refinanced, plus , accrued interest, plus , any premium or other payment required to be paid in connection with such refinancing, plus , the amount of reasonable and customary fees and expenses of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such refinancing, plus , any unutilized commitments thereunder; (iv) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of customary legal opinions and other documents; (v) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, execution of amendments to the Mortgages by the applicable Credit Parties and Collateral Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent; (vi) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, delivery to the Administrative Agent of title insurance endorsements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and (vii) execution of a Refinancing Amendment by the Credit Parties, Administrative Agent and Lenders providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

(c) The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the applicable Refinancing Amendment.

 

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(d) Upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment pursuant to this Section 2.15, any Person providing the corresponding Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that was not a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such time shall become a Lender hereunder. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of such Refinancing Amendment, and (i) in the case of any Other Revolving Commitments resulting from such Refinancing Amendment, the Total Revolving Commitments under, and for all purpose of this Agreement, shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such Other Revolving Commitments (net of any existing Revolving Commitments being refinanced by such Refinancing Amendment), (ii) any Other Revolving Loans resulting from such Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed to be additional Revolving Loans hereunder, (iii) any Other Term Loans resulting from such Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed to be Term Loans hereunder (to the extent funded) and (iv) any Other Term Loan Commitments resulting from such Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed to be Term Loan Commitments hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent may (and each of Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent are authorized by each other Secured Party to) execute such amendments and/or amendments and restatements of any Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.15. Such amendments may include provisions allowing any Other Term Loans to be treated on the same basis as Term B Facility Loans in connection with declining prepayments.

(e) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Term Loans, Other Term Loan Commitments, Other Revolving Loans and/or Other Revolving Commitments). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15. This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 4.02, 4.07(b) or 13.04 to the contrary.

(f) To the extent the Revolving Commitments are being refinanced on the effective date of any Refinancing Amendment, then each of the Revolving Lenders having a Revolving Commitment prior to the effective date of such Refinancing Amendment (such Revolving Lenders the “ Pre-Refinancing Revolving Lenders ”) shall assign or transfer to any Revolving Lender which is acquiring an Other Revolving Commitment on the effective date of such amendment (the “ Post-Refinancing Revolving Lenders ”), and such Post-Refinancing Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each such Pre-Refinancing Revolving Lender, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the related Revolving Commitments) outstanding on the effective date of such Refinancing Amendment as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments or transfers and purchases, such Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans will be held by Pre-Refinancing Revolving Lenders and Post-Refinancing Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments, as applicable, after giving effect to such Refinancing Amendment (and after giving effect to any Revolving Loans made on the effective date of such Refinancing Amendment). Such assignments or transfers and purchases shall be made pursuant to such procedures as may be designated by Administrative Agent and shall not be required to be effectuated in accordance with Section 13.05. For the avoidance of doubt, Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans assigned or transferred and purchased pursuant to this Section 2.15(f) shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Post-Increase Revolving Lenders, be deemed to be Other Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans in respect of the relevant Other Revolving Commitments acquired by such Post-Increase Revolving Lenders on the relevant amendment effective date and the terms of such Revolving Loans and participation interests (including, without limitation, the interest rate and maturity applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly.

 

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SECTION 2.16. Cash Collateral .

(a) Certain Credit Support Events . Without limiting any other requirements herein to provide Cash Collateral, if (i) any L/C Lender has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an extension of credit hereunder which has not been refinanced as a Revolving Loan or reimbursed, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.03(d) or (ii) Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 11.01, Borrower shall, within one (1) Business Day (in the case of clause (i) above) or immediately (in the case of clause (ii) above) following any request by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Lender, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount.

(b) Grant of Security Interest . Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as Cash Collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral (including Cash Collateral provided in accordance with Sections 2.01(e), 2.03, 2.10(b)(ii), 2.10(c), 2.10(e), 2.14, 2.16 or 11.01) may be applied pursuant to Section 2.16(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person prior to the right or claim of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Lenders as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, 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 any Defaulting Lenders). All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at the Administrative Agent or as otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent. Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral in accordance with the account agreement governing such deposit account.

(c) Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.16 or Sections 2.01(e), 2.03, 2.10(c), 2.10(e), 2.14 or 11.01 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Liabilities, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation), participations in Swingline Loans and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

(d) Release . Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce un-reallocated portions or to secure other obligations shall, so long as no Event of Default then exists, be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable un-reallocated portion or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, the assignment of such Defaulting Lender’s Loans and Commitments to a Replacement Lender)) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Lenders that there exists excess Cash Collateral (which, in any event, shall exist at any time that the aggregate amount of Cash Collateral exceeds the Minimum Collateral Amount); provided , however , (x) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Credit Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Credit Documents, and (y) Borrower and the L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated un-reallocated portions or other obligations.

 

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ARTICLE III.

PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

SECTION 3.01. Repayment of Loans .

(a) Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans . Borrower hereby promises to pay (i) to Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Revolving Lender on each R/C Maturity Date, the entire outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans of the applicable Tranche, and each such Revolving Loan shall mature on the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Tranche and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the first R/C Maturity Date after such Swingline Loan is made and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided , however , that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.

(b) Term A Facility Loans . Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders with Term A Facility Loans made on the Closing Date in repayment of the principal of such Term A Facility Loans, on each date set forth on Annex C , that principal amount of such Term A Facility Loans, to the extent then outstanding, as is set forth opposite such date (subject to adjustment for any prepayments made under Section 2.09 or Section 2.10 or Section 2.11(b) or Section 13.04(b)(B) or as provided in Section 2.12, in Section 2.13 or in Section 2.15), and the remaining principal amount of such Term A Facility Loans on the Term A Facility Maturity Date.

(c) Term B Facility Loans . Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders with Term B Facility Loans in repayment of the principal of such Term B Facility Loans, (i) on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter (commencing with the first full fiscal quarter following the Closing Date), an aggregate amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term B Facility Loans outstanding on the Closing Date (subject to adjustment for any prepayments made under Section 2.09 or Section 2.10 or Section 2.11(b) or Section 13.04(b)(B) or as provided in Section 2.12, in Section 2.13 or in Section 2.15) and (ii) the remaining principal amount of Term B Facility Loans on the Term B Facility Maturity Date.

(d) New Term Loans; Extended Term Loans; Other Term Loans . New Term Loans shall mature in installments as specified in the related Incremental Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such New Term Loans were made, subject, however, to Section 2.12(b). Extended Term Loans shall mature in installments as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment pursuant to which such Extended Term Loans were established, subject, however, to Section 2.13(a). Other Term Loans shall mature in installments as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Other Term Loans were established, subject, however, to Section 2.15(a).

(e) Term A-3 Facility Loans. Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders with Term A-3 Facility Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-3 Loans (as defined in the Third Amendment) made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date), on each date set forth on Annex C, that principal amount of such Term A-3 Facility Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-3 Loans (as defined in the Third Amendment) made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date), to the extent then outstanding, as is set forth opposite such date (subject to adjustment for any prepayments made under Section 2.09 or Section 2.10 or Section 2.11(b) or Section 13.04(b)(B) or as provided in Section 2.12, in Section 2.13 or in Section 2.15), and the remaining principal amount of such Term A-3 Facility Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental

 

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Term A-3 Loans (as defined in the Third Amendment) made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date) on the Term A Facility Maturity Date.

SECTION 3.02. Interest .

(a) Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made or maintained by such Lender to Borrower for the period from and including the date of such Loan to but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full at the following rates per annum :

(i) during such periods as such Loan (including each Swingline Loan) is an ABR Loan, the Alternate Base Rate (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin applicable to such Loan, and

(ii) during such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, for each Interest Period relating thereto, the LIBO Rate for such Loan for such Interest Period, plus the Applicable Margin applicable to such Loan.

(b) To the extent permitted by Law:

(i) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 11.01(b), 11.01(c), 11.01(g) or Section 11.01(h), all Obligations shall automatically and without any action by any Person, bear interest at the Default Rate; and

(ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, at the written direction of the Required Lenders, all Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

Interest which accrues under this paragraph shall be payable on demand.

(c) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable (i) in the case of each ABR Loan (including Swingline Loans), (x) quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date, (y) on the date of any repayment or prepayment in full of all outstanding ABR Loans of any Tranche of Loans (or of any Swingline Loan) (but only on the principal amount so repaid or prepaid), and (z) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand, and (ii) in the case of each LIBOR Loan, (x) on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, on each date occurring at three-month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period, (y) on the date of any repayment or prepayment thereof or the conversion of such Loan to a Loan of another Type (but only on the principal amount so paid, prepaid or converted) and (z) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand. Promptly after the determination of any interest rate provided for herein or any change therein, Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders to which such interest is payable and to Borrower.

ARTICLE IV.

PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; COMPUTATIONS; ETC.

SECTION 4.01. Payments .

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be made by the Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR under any other Credit Document, shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set-off or counterclaim, to Administrative Agent at its account at the Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date may, at the discretion of Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day). Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.

(b) Borrower shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any Note for the account of any Lender, specify (in accordance with Sections 2.09 and 2.10, if applicable) to Administrative Agent (which shall so notify the intended recipient(s) thereof) or, in the case of Swingline Loans, to the Swingline Lender, the Class and Type of Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or other amounts payable by Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied.

(c) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the third sentence of Section 2.03(h), each payment received by Administrative Agent or by any L/C Lender (directly or through Administrative Agent) under this Agreement or any Note for the account of any Lender shall be paid by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, to such Lender, in immediately available funds, (x) if the payment was actually received by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (directly or through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, prior to 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time on any day, on such day and (y) if the payment was actually received by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (directly or through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, after 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time, on any day, by 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the following Business Day (it being understood that to the extent that any such payment is not made in full by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, Administrative Agent or such Lender (through Administrative Agent), as applicable, shall pay to such Lender, upon demand, interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate from the date such amount was required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to the foregoing clauses until the date Administrative Agent or such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), as applicable, pays such Lender the full amount).

(d) If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any Note would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall be payable for any principal so extended for the period of such extension at the rate then borne by such principal.

SECTION 4.02. Pro Rata Treatment . Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing of Loans of a particular Class from the Lenders under Section 2.01 shall be made from the relevant Lenders, each payment of commitment fees under Section 2.05 in respect of Commitments of a particular Class shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Commitments of a particular Class under Section 2.04 shall be applied to the respective Commitments of such Class of the relevant Lenders pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments of such Class; (b) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.04, LIBOR Loans of any Class having the same Interest Period shall be allocated pro rata among the relevant Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Commitments and Term Loan Commitments (in the case of the making of Loans) or their respective Revolving Loans and Term Loans (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (c) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.09(b), Section 2.10(b), Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 13.04 or Section 13.05(d), each payment or prepayment of principal of any Class of Revolving Loans or of any particular Class of Term Loans shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid outstanding principal amounts of the Loans of such Class held by them; and (d) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.09(b), Section 2.10(b), Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 13.04 or Section 13.05(d), each payment of interest on Revolving Loans and Term Loans shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders . ; and (e) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.09(b)(ii) (with respect to rejecting Lenders), Section 2.10(b) (with respect to

 

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declining Lenders), Section 2.13 (with respect to accepting and declining Lenders), Section 2.14, Section 13.04(b) or Section 13.05(d), Borrower hereby agrees that each borrowing of, each payment or prepayment in respect of principal or interest of, each conversion of one Type of Loans to another Type of Loans, and the selection of Interest Periods in respect of, the Term A Facility Loans and the Term A-3 Facility Loans shall, in each case, be allocated pro rata between the Term A Facility Loans and the Term A-3 Facility Loans according to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term A Facility Loans and Term A-3 Facility Loans.

SECTION 4.03. Computations . Interest on LIBOR Loans, commitment fees and Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such amounts are payable and interest on ABR Loans and Reimbursement Obligations shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such amounts are payable.

SECTION 4.04. Minimum Amounts . Except for mandatory prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.10 and conversions or prepayments made pursuant to Section 5.04, and Borrowings made to pay Reimbursement Obligations, each Borrowing, conversion and partial prepayment of principal of Loans shall be in an amount at least equal to (a) in the case of Term Loans, $5.0 million with respect to ABR Loans and $5.0 million with respect to LIBOR Loans and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the remaining Term Loans and (b) in the case of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, $2.5 million with respect to ABR Loans and $2.5 million with respect to LIBOR Loans and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (borrowings, conversions or prepayments of or into Loans of different Types or, in the case of LIBOR Loans, having different Interest Periods at the same time hereunder to be deemed separate borrowings, conversions and prepayments for purposes of the foregoing, one for each Type or Interest Period) or, if less, the remaining Revolving Loans. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the aggregate principal amount of LIBOR Loans having the same Interest Period shall be in an amount at least equal to $1.0 million and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof and, if any LIBOR Loans or portions thereof would otherwise be in a lesser principal amount for any period, such Loans or portions, as the case may be, shall be ABR Loans during such period.

SECTION 4.05. Certain Notices . Notices by Borrower to Administrative Agent (or, in the case of repayment of the Swingline Loans, to the Swingline Lender) of terminations or reductions of the Commitments, of Borrowings, conversions, continuations and optional prepayments of Loans and of Classes of Loans, of Types of Loans and of the duration of Interest Periods shall be irrevocable and shall be effective only if received by Administrative Agent (or, in the case of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender) by telephone not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time (promptly followed by written notice via facsimile or electronic mail), on at least the number of Business Days prior to the date of the relevant termination, reduction, Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment or the first day of such Interest Period specified in the table below (unless otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), provided that Borrower may make any such notice conditional upon the occurrence of a Person’s acquisition or sale or any incurrence of indebtedness or issuance of Equity Interests.

NOTICE PERIODS

 

Notice

   Number of
Business Days Prior

Termination or reduction of Commitments

   3

Borrowing or optional prepayment of, or conversions into, ABR Loans

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Notice

   Number of
Business Days Prior

Borrowing or optional prepayment of, conversions into, continuations as, or duration of Interest Periods for, LIBOR Loans

   3

Borrowing or repayment of Swingline Loans

   same day

Each such notice of termination or reduction shall specify the amount and the Class of the Commitments to be terminated or reduced. Each such notice of Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment shall specify the Class of Loans to be borrowed, converted, continued or prepaid and the amount (subject to Section 4.04) and Type of each Loan to be borrowed, converted, continued or prepaid and the date of borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment (which shall be a Business Day). Each such notice of the duration of an Interest Period shall specify the Loans to which such Interest Period is to relate. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the contents of each such notice. In the event that Borrower fails to select the Type of Loan within the time period and otherwise as provided in this Section 4.05, such Loan (if outstanding as a LIBOR Loan) will be automatically converted into an ABR Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan or (if outstanding as an ABR Loan) will remain as, or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, an ABR Loan. In the event that Borrower has elected to borrow or convert Loans into LIBOR Loans but fails to select the duration of any Interest Period for any LIBOR Loans within the time period and otherwise as provided in this Section 4.05, such LIBOR Loan shall have an Interest Period of one month.

SECTION 4.06. Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent .

(a) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of LIBOR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of ABR Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of ABR Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to Borrower the amount of such interest paid by Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Lenders hereunder that Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Lenders, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Lenders, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or L/C Lender, in immediately

 

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available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

SECTION 4.07. Right of Setoff, Sharing of Payments; Etc .

(a) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Credit Party agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim a Lender may otherwise have, each Lender shall be entitled, at its option (to the fullest extent permitted by law), subject to obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to set off and apply any deposit (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), or other indebtedness, held by it for the credit or account of such Credit Party at any of its offices, in Dollars or in any other currency, against any principal of or interest on any of such Lender’s Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or any other amount payable to such Lender hereunder that is not paid when due (regardless of whether such deposit or other indebtedness is then due to such Credit Party), in which case it shall promptly notify such Credit Party thereof; provided , however , that such Lender’s failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity thereof; and provided further that no such right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim shall apply to any funds held for further distribution to any Governmental Authority.

(b) Each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive (other than pursuant to Section 2.09(b), Section 2.10(b), Section 2.11, Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.15, Article V, Section 13.04 or Section 13.05(d) or as otherwise specifically provided herein or in the Engagement Letters) any amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents (including any guarantee), or otherwise) which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or fees, the sum of which with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total of such amounts then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such amounts then owed and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such receipt, then such Lender receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders an interest in the Obligations to such Lenders in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all of the Lenders in such amount; provided , however , that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. Borrower consents to the foregoing arrangements.

(c) Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing such a participation may exercise all rights of setoff, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans or other amounts (as the case may be) owing to such Lender in the amount of such participation.

(d) Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other Indebtedness or obligation of any Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR. If, under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section 4.07 applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Lenders entitled under this Section 4.07 to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.07, in the event that any Defaulting Lender exercises any right of setoff, (i) all amounts so set off will be paid over immediately to Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.14 and, pending such payment, will be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit

 

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of Administrative Agent, each L/C Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders and (ii) the Defaulting Lender will provide promptly to Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.

ARTICLE V.

YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

SECTION 5.01. Additional Costs .

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Note, any Letter of Credit or any Lender’s participation therein, any L/C Document or any Loan made by it, any deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof by any Governmental Authority (except for any Covered Taxes or Excluded Taxes);

(ii) impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender, in each case, that is not otherwise included in the determination of the LIBO Rate hereunder; or

(iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or LIBOR Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to materially increase the cost to such Lender or L/C Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining LIBOR Loans (or of maintaining its obligation to make any LIBOR Loans) or issuing, maintaining or participating in Letters of Credit (or maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), then, in any such case, Borrower shall, within 10 days of written demand therefor, pay such Lender or L/C Lender any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Lender for such increased cost. If any Lender or L/C Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this subsection, it shall promptly notify Borrower, through Administrative Agent, of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.

(b) A certificate as to any additional amounts setting forth the calculation of such additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.01 submitted by such Lender or L/C Lender, through Administrative Agent, to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of clearly demonstrable error. Without limiting the survival of any other covenant hereunder, this Section 5.01 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Notes and all other Obligations payable hereunder.

(c) In the event that any Lender shall have determined that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or the Lender’s holding company with regard to capital or liquidity requirements, does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such holding company’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, the Commitments of such Lender, the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans held by such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding

 

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company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, after submission by such Lender or Borrower (with a copy to Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor (setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to the affected Lender and the basis for such request), Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 5.01 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than ninety (90) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the change in law giving rise to such increased costs incurred or reductions suffered and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided , further , that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 5.02. Inability To to Determine Interest Rate . If prior to the first day of any Interest Period: (a) Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Base Rate for such Interest Period or (b) Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that Dollar deposits are not available in the relevant amount and for the relevant Interest Period available to the Required Lenders in the London interbank market or (c) the Required Lenders determine that the LIBO Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loans (in each case, “ Impacted Loans ”), Administrative Agent shall give electronic mail or telephonic notice thereof to Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereof. If such notice is given, (x) any LIBOR Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to LIBOR Loans shall be converted to, or continued as, ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding LIBOR Loans shall be converted, on the first day of such Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by Administrative Agent (which the Administrative Agent agrees to do if the circumstances giving rise to such notice cease to exist), no further LIBOR Loans shall be made, or continued as such, nor shall Borrower have the right to convert Loans to, LIBOR Loans.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there are Impacted Loans as provided above, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with Borrower and the affected Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans (to the extent Borrower does not elect to maintain such Impacted Loans as ABR Loans) until (1) the Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans (which the Administrative Agent agrees to do if the circumstances giving rise to Impacted Loans cease to exist), (2) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent and Borrower that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans, or (3) any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides the Administrative Agent and Borrower written notice thereof.

SECTION 5.03. Illegality . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that any change after the date hereof in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans or issue Letters of Credit hereunder (and, in the sole opinion of such Lender, the designation of a different Applicable Lending Office would either not avoid such unlawfulness or would be disadvantageous to such Lender), then such Lender shall promptly notify Borrower thereof (with a copy to Administrative Agent) and such Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert Loans of any other Type into, LIBOR Loans or issue Letters of Credit

 

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shall be suspended until such time as such Lender or L/C Lender may again make and maintain LIBOR Loans or issue Letters of Credit (in which case the provisions of Section 5.04 shall be applicable).

SECTION 5.04. Treatment of Affected Loans . If the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to continue, or to convert ABR Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.03, such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be automatically converted into ABR Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such LIBOR Loans (or on such earlier date as such Lender may specify to Borrower with a copy to Administrative Agent as is required by law) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 5.03 which gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

(i) to the extent that such Lender’s LIBOR Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal which would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its ABR Loans; and

(ii) all Loans which would otherwise be made or continued by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be made or continued instead as ABR Loans and all ABR Loans of such Lender which would otherwise be converted into LIBOR Loans shall remain as ABR Loans.

If such Lender gives notice to Borrower with a copy to Administrative Agent that the circumstances specified in Section 5.03 which gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section 5.04 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans are outstanding, such Lender’s ABR Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

SECTION 5.05. Compensation .

(a) Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense (excluding any loss of profits or margin) which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (1) default by Borrower in payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any LIBOR Loan, (2) default by Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of LIBOR Loans after Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (3) Borrower making any prepayment other than on the date specified in the relevant prepayment notice, or (4) the conversion or the making of a payment or a prepayment (including any repayments or prepayments made pursuant to Sections 2.09 or 2.10 or as a result of an acceleration of Loans pursuant to Section 11.01 or as a result of the replacement of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.11 or 13.04(b)) of LIBOR Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, including in each case, any such loss (excluding any loss of profits or margin) or expense arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained; provided that no such amounts under this Section 5.05(a) shall be payable by Borrower in connection with any termination in accordance with Section 2.12(b) of any Interest Period of one month or shorter.

(b) For the purpose of calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 5.05 each Lender shall be deemed to have actually funded its relevant LIBOR Loan through the purchase of a deposit bearing interest at the LIBO Base Rate in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided , however , that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit, and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable under this subsection. Any Lender requesting compensation pursuant to this Section 5.05 will furnish to Administrative Agent and Borrower a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of such request and such certificate, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive. Without limiting the survival of any other covenant

 

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hereunder, this covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder.

SECTION 5.06. Net Payments .

(a) Except as provided in this Section 5.06(a), all payments made by any Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR hereunder or under any Note or any Guarantee will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. Except as required by law, all such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future Taxes now or hereafter imposed by any Governmental Authority or taxing authority with respect to such payments (including Taxes imposed or asserted on amounts payable under this Section). If any Covered Taxes are so deducted or withheld, then the applicable Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR agrees to increase the sum payable by such Credit Party, each Holding Company or RRR so that, after such deduction or withholding (including such deduction or withholding on account of Covered Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), such payment will not be less than the amount provided for herein or in such other Credit Document. The applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the amount of any Taxes deducted or withheld from a payment made by a Credit Party, each Holding Company or RRR hereunder or under any note or any Guarantee to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent within 45 days after the date the payment of any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent evidencing such payment by the applicable Credit Party, each Holding Company or RRR. The Credit Parties, each Holding Company and RRR agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and reimburse such Lender upon its written request, for the amount of any Covered Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Lender (including Covered Taxes imposed or asserted on amounts payable under this Section) and for any other reasonable expenses arising therefrom, in each case, whether or not such Covered Taxes were correctly or legally imposed. Such written request shall include a certificate of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the basis of such request and such certificate, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive.

(b) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document shall deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by 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 Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable 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 5.06(b)(ii), (c), and (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. If Administrative Agent is a U.S. Person, it shall deliver two executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax. Otherwise, Administrative Agent (including any successor Administrative Agent that is not a U.S. Person) shall deliver two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (with respect to any payments to be received on its own behalf) and Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (for all other payments) certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Credit Parties to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments (and the Credit Parties and Administrative Agent agree to so treat Administrative Agent as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments), with the effect that the Credit Parties can make payments to Administrative Agent without deduction or withholding of any Taxes imposed by the United States.

 

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(ii) Each Lender that is not a U.S. Person (a “ Non-U.S. Lender ”) agrees to the extent it is legally entitled to do so to deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of a Lender that is an assignee or transferee of an interest under this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.05 (unless the assigned or transferee Lender was already a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such assignment or transfer and was in compliance with this Section 5.06(b) as of the date of such assignment or transfer), on the date of such assignment or transfer to such Lender, (i) two accurate and complete original signed copies of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 together with any applicable attachments certifying to such Lender’s entitlement to exemption from or reduction in the rate of United States withholding tax with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any Guarantee, or (ii) if the Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (any such certificate, a “ Foreign Lender Certificate ”) and (y) two accurate and complete original signed copies of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 certifying to such Lender’s entitlement to the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code. Each Non-U.S. Lender, to the extent it is not the beneficial owner, shall deliver to Administrative Agent and to Borrower, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof), on or prior to the date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of each other Lender), or on such later date when such Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of Borrower or Administrative Agent, (i) two original copies of the forms or statements required to be provided by such Lender under this Section 5.06(b), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own account and is not subject to United States withholding tax, and (ii) two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, together with the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 , D-2 or D-3 , as applicable, and/or any other certification documents from each beneficial owner. In addition, each Lender agrees that from time to time after the Closing Date, when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, it will deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent two new accurate and complete original signed copies of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 and, as applicable, a Foreign Lender Certificate, as the case may be, and such other forms as may be required by applicable law in order to confirm or establish the entitlement of such Lender to a continued exemption from or reduction in United States withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Note or any Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be required to deliver any such form or certificate if a change in treaty, law or regulation has occurred prior to the date on which such delivery would otherwise be required that renders any such form or certificate inapplicable or would prevent the Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form or certificate with respect to it and such Lender so advises Borrower.

(c) Each Lender and Administrative Agent that is a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver at the time(s) and in the manner(s) prescribed by applicable law, to Borrower and Administrative Agent (as applicable), a properly completed and duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or any successor form, certifying that such Person is exempt from United States backup withholding Tax on payments made hereunder.

(d) If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to United States 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 Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s

 

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obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. For purposes of this Section 5.06(d), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(e) In addition, Borrower agrees to (and shall timely) pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other similar charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or under the Notes or from the execution, delivery, filing, recordation or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or the Notes (hereinafter referred to as “ Other Taxes ”).

(f) Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 5.06 agrees to use (at the Credit Parties’ expense) reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office if the making of such change would avoid the need for, or in the opinion of such Lender, materially reduce the amount of, any such additional amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.

(g) If (i) Administrative Agent or any Lender receives a cash refund in respect of an overpayment of Taxes from a Governmental Authority with respect to, and actually resulting from, an amount of Taxes actually paid to or on behalf of Administrative Agent or such Lender by Borrower or any other Credit Party, each Holding Company or RRR (a “ Tax Benefit ”) and (ii) Administrative Agent or such Lender determines in its good faith sole discretion that such Tax Benefit has been correctly paid by such Governmental Authority, and will not be required to be repaid to such Governmental Authority, then Administrative Agent or such Lender shall notify Borrower of such Tax Benefit and forward the proceeds of such Tax Benefit (or relevant portion thereof) to Borrower as reduced by any reasonable expense or liability incurred by Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with obtaining such Tax Benefit; provided , however , that Borrower, upon the request of Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section 5.06(g) shall not be construed to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to Borrower or any other Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event will any Lender be required to pay any amount to Borrower the payment of which would place such Lender in a less favorable net after-tax position than such Lender would have been in if the additional amounts giving rise to such refund of any Taxes had never been paid.

(h) For purposes of this Section 5.06 , the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

ARTICLE VI.

GUARANTEES

SECTION 6.01. The Guarantees . Each (a) Guarantor, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, hereby guarantees as primary obligor and not as surety to each Secured Party and its successors and assigns the prompt payment and performance in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, demand or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under the Bankruptcy Code) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, Borrower, and (b) Credit Party, jointly and severally with each other Credit Party, hereby guarantees as primary obligor and not as surety to each Secured Party and its successors and assigns the prompt payment and performance in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under the Bankruptcy Code) of all other Obligations from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any other Credit Party under any Credit Document, any Swap Contract entered into with a Swap Provider or any Cash Management

 

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Agreement entered into with a Cash Management Bank, in each case now or hereinafter created, incurred or made, whether absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated and strictly in accordance with the terms thereof; provided , that (i) the obligations guaranteed shall exclude obligations under any Swap Contract or Cash Management Agreements with respect to which the applicable Swap Provider or Cash Management Bank, as applicable, provides notice to Borrower that it does not want such Swap Contract or Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, to be secured, and (ii) as to each Guarantor the obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations in respect of such Guarantor (such obligations being guaranteed pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being herein collectively called the “ Guaranteed Obligations ” (it being understood that the Guaranteed Obligations of Borrower shall be limited to those referred to in clause (b) above)). Each Credit Party, jointly and severally with each other Credit Party, hereby agrees that if any other Credit Party shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, such Credit Party will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

SECTION 6.02. Obligations Unconditional . The obligations of the Credit Parties under Section 6.01 shall constitute a guaranty of payment (and not of collection) and are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations under this Agreement, the Notes or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor (except for Payment in Full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any of the Credit Parties with respect to its respective guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:

(i) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Credit Parties, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(ii) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Credit Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(iii) the release of any other Credit Party pursuant to Section 6.08;

(iv) any renewal, extension or acceleration of, or any increase in the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of, or any consent to departure from, the Credit Documents;

(v) any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, delay in enforcement, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under any Credit Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations;

 

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(vi) any settlement, compromise, release, or discharge of, or acceptance or refusal of any offer of payment or performance with respect to, or any substitutions for, the Guaranteed Obligations or any subordination of the Guaranteed Obligations to any other obligations;

(vii) the validity, perfection, non-perfection or lapse in perfection, priority or avoidance of any security interest or lien, the release of any or all collateral securing, or purporting to secure, the Guaranteed Obligations or any other impairment of such collateral;

(viii) any exercise of remedies with respect to any security for the Guaranteed Obligations (including, without limitation, any collateral, including the Collateral securing or purporting to secure any of the Guaranteed Obligations) at such time and in such order and in such manner as the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties may decide and whether or not every aspect thereof is commercially reasonable and whether or not such action constitutes an election of remedies and even if such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy that any Credit Party would otherwise have and without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provisions hereof, each Credit Party hereby expressly waives any and all benefits which might otherwise be available to such Credit Party as a surety under applicable law, including, without limitation, California Civil Code Sections 2809, 2810, 2819, 2939, 2845, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2855, 2899 and 3433; or

(ix) any other circumstance whatsoever which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Credit Party as a guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations or which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of any Credit Party as a guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, or of such Credit Party under the guarantee contained in this Article 6 or of any security interest granted by any Credit Party in its capacity as a guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or similar law, or in any other instance.

The Credit Parties hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest, marshaling and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party thereof exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Credit Party under this Agreement, the Notes, the Swap Contracts or the Cash Management Agreements or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Credit Parties waive any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party thereof upon this guarantee or acceptance of this guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this guarantee, and all dealings between the Credit Parties and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this guarantee. This guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment and performance without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by the Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Credit Parties hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other Person at any time of any right or remedy against any Credit Party or against any other Person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Credit Parties and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.02 shall permit amendments to the Credit Documents or an acceleration of the Obligations other than as set forth in the Credit Documents.

 

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SECTION 6.03. Reinstatement . The obligations of the Credit Parties under this Article VI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Credit Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree that they will indemnify each Secured Party on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred by such Secured Party in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, other than any costs or expenses resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach by, such Secured Party.

SECTION 6.04. Subrogation; Subordination . Each Credit Party hereby agrees that until the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall not exercise any right or remedy arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 6.01, whether by subrogation, contribution or otherwise, against any Credit Party of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The payment of any amounts due with respect to any indebtedness of any Credit Party now or hereafter owing to any Credit Party by reason of any payment by such Credit Party under the Guarantee in this Article VI is hereby subordinated to the prior Payment in Full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Credit Party agrees that it will not demand, sue for or otherwise attempt to collect any such indebtedness of any other Credit Party to such Credit Party until the Obligations shall have been Paid in Full in cash. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and any amounts are paid to the Credit Parties in violation of the foregoing limitation, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Credit Party as trustee for the Secured Parties and be paid over to Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations without affecting in any manner the liability of such Credit Party under the other provisions of the guaranty contained herein.

SECTION 6.05. Remedies . The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree that, as between the Credit Parties and the Lenders, the obligations of any Credit Party under this Agreement and the Notes may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Article XI (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Article XI) for purposes of Section 6.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable arising under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other law providing for protection from creditors) as against such other Credit Parties and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the other Credit Parties for purposes of Section 6.01.

SECTION 6.06. Continuing Guarantee . The guarantee in this Article VI is a continuing guarantee of payment and performance, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.

SECTION 6.07. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations . In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Credit Party under Section 6.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 6.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Credit Party, any Secured Party or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

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such Guarantor no longer constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary (a “ Transferred Guarantor ”) to a Person or Persons, none of which is Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary is designated as or becomes an Unrestricted Subsidiary, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer, Transferred Guarantor, and upon such designation, such Person so designated or which becomes such an Unrestricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 13.03 hereof) and the other Credit Documents, and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Security Document, and the pledge of Equity Interests in any Transferred Guarantor or any Unrestricted Subsidiary to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, Collateral Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect and evidence each release described in this Section 6.08 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Security Documents and this Agreement.

SECTION 6.09. Keepwell . Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Credit Party to honor all of its obligations under the Guarantee in respect of Swap Obligations ( provided , however , that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 6.09 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 6.09, or otherwise under the Guarantee, as it relates to such Credit Party, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 6.09 constitute, and this Section 6.09 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Credit Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

SECTION 6.10. Right of Contribution . Each Credit Party hereby agrees that to the extent that a Credit Party (a “ Funding Credit Party ”) shall have paid more than its Fair Share (as defined below) of any payment made hereunder, such Credit Party shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Credit Party hereunder which has not paid its Fair Share of such payment. Each Credit Party’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 6.04. The provisions of this Section 6.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to the Secured Parties, and each Credit Party shall remain liable to the Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by such Credit Party hereunder. “ Fair Share ” means, with respect to a Credit Party as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the ratio of (A) the Adjusted Maximum Amount (as defined below) with respect to such Credit Party to (B) the aggregate of the Adjusted Maximum Amounts with respect to all Credit Parties multiplied by (ii) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Credit Parties under this Article VI in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations. “ Adjusted Maximum Amount ” means, with respect to a Credit Party as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Credit Party under this Article VI; provided that, solely for purposes of calculating the “Adjusted Maximum Amount” with respect to any Credit Party for purposes of this Section 6.10, any assets or liabilities of such Credit Party arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Credit Party. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Credit Party.

ARTICLE VII.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

SECTION 7.01. Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit .

The obligations of Lenders to make any initial extension of credit hereunder (whether by making a Loan or issuing a replacement and/or new Letter of Credit) are subject to the satisfaction of the following:

 

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(a) Corporate Documents .

(i) Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Organizational Documents of each Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR and evidence of all corporate or other applicable authority for each Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR (including resolutions or written consents and incumbency certificates) with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of such of the Credit Documents to which each such Credit Party, Holding Company and RRR is intended to be a party as of the Closing Date, certified as of the Closing Date as complete and correct copies thereof by a Responsible Officer of each Credit Party, Holding Company and RRR (or the member or manager or general partner of such Credit Party, Holding Company and RRR, as applicable).

(ii) Administrative Agent shall have received:

(A) certified copies of the GVR/ANC License Agreement, each Native American Contract (or, in the case of Native American Contracts, forms of such contracts), the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement, the LandCo Support Agreement and the LandCo Credit Agreement, duly executed by the parties thereto, each including certification by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that such documents are in full force and effect as of the Closing Date; and

(B) certified copies of the documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes, duly executed by all parties thereto, which is in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

(b) Officer’s Certificate . Administrative Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower, dated the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.01(t), 7.02(a)(i) and 7.02(a)(ii) (giving effect to the provisions contained therein) have been satisfied.

(c) Opinions of Counsel . Administrative Agent shall have received the following opinions, each of which shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated the Closing Date and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in a manner customary for transactions of this type:

(i) an opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, special counsel to the Credit Parties; and

(ii) opinions of local counsel to the Credit Parties in such jurisdictions as are set forth in Schedule 7.01 .

(d) Notes . Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Notes, duly completed and executed, for each Lender that requested a Note at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(e) Credit Agreement . Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement (a) executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Credit Party and (b) executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Person that is a Lender on the Closing Date.

(f) Filings and Lien Searches . Administrative Agent shall have received (i) UCC financing statements in form appropriate for filing in the jurisdiction of organization of each Credit Party, (ii) results of lien searches conducted in the jurisdictions in which Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are organized and (iii) security agreements or other agreements in appropriate form for filing in the United States Patent and

 

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Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office with respect to intellectual property of Borrower to the extent required pursuant to the Security Agreement.

(g) Security Documents . (i) Administrative Agent shall have received the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Custodian Agreement and the Initial Perfection Certificate, in each case duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR, and (ii) Collateral Agent shall have received, to the extent required pursuant to the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement and not prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws), (1) original certificates representing the certificated Pledged Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement) required to be delivered to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement, accompanied by original undated stock powers executed in blank (except as set forth on Schedule 9.15 ) ( provided that, the pledge of any Equity Interests of any Person that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Nevada Gaming Authorities as a licensee or registered company under the Nevada Gaming Laws will require the approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities in order to be effective, and no certificates evidencing the Equity Interests of such Person or any undated stock powers or assignments separate from certificate relating thereto shall be delivered to Administrative Agent or any custodial agent thereof until such approval has been obtained; provided further that, all certificates representing such Equity Interests (and the corresponding undated stock powers or assignments separate from certificate) shall be held in the State of Nevada by a bailee reasonably agreed to by Administrative Agent pursuant to a Custodian Agreement in the form of Exhibit U attached hereto), and (2) the promissory notes, intercompany notes, instruments, and chattel paper identified under the name of such Credit Parties in Schedule 6 to the Initial Perfection Certificate (other than such certificates, promissory notes, intercompany notes, instruments and chattel paper that constitute “Excluded Property” (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement)), accompanied by undated notations or instruments of assignment executed in blank, and all of the foregoing shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in form and substance (in each case to the extent required to be delivered to Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement).

(h) Capitalization . The pro forma capitalization (after giving effect to the Transactions), cash management systems, structure and equity ownership of Borrower and its Subsidiaries that have been provided to Administrative Agent in writing shall be acceptable to Administrative Agent.

(i) Financial Statements . Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of income, changes in members’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, together with reports thereon by Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants; provided , that Administrative Agent acknowledges that it has received such balance sheets and related statements of earnings, changes in members’ equity and cash flows and reports thereon and (ii) the unaudited interim consolidated and (to the extent available) consolidating balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) and the related statements of income, changes in members’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, in each case which financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(j) [Reserved] .

(k) [Reserved] .

(l) Insurance . Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance complying with the requirements of Section 9.02 and certificates naming Collateral Agent as an additional insured and/or loss payee to the extent required pursuant to such Section 9.02.

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have complied, or shall comply substantially concurrently with the funding of the Loans hereunder, in all respects with its payment obligations under the Engagement Letters required to be performed on the Closing Date.

(n) Repayment of Indebtedness .

(i) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have effected (or will, on the Closing Date, effect) the repayment in full of all obligations and indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the termination of all outstanding commitments in effect under the Existing Credit Agreement (with the exception of obligations relating to each applicable Existing Letter of Credit issued thereunder), on customary terms and conditions and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. All Liens and guarantees in respect of such obligations shall have been terminated or released (or arrangements for such termination or release reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent shall have been made) (with the exception of obligations relating to each applicable Existing Letter of Credit issued thereunder), and Administrative Agent shall have received (or will, on the Closing Date, receive) evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and a “pay-off” letter or letters reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent with respect to such obligations and such UCC termination statements, mortgage releases and other instruments, in each case in proper form for recording, as Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested to release and terminate of record the Liens securing such obligations (or arrangements for such termination or release reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent shall have been made).

(ii) After giving effect to the Transactions, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have outstanding no Indebtedness for borrowed money or Disqualified Capital Stock other than (x) the Obligations under the Credit Documents, (ii) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 10.01, (iii) the Senior Unsecured Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million and (iv) other Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.01 and agreed by Administrative Agent.

(o) Consummation of Transactions . The Transactions and the consummation thereof shall be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws (including Gaming Laws and Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X) and all applicable Gaming Approvals and other applicable regulatory approvals. After giving effect to the Transactions, there shall be no conflict with, or default under, any material Contractual Obligation of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any such material Contractual Obligations (i) entered into pursuant to the Transactions and (ii) in respect of Senior Unsecured Notes) (except as Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree)).

(p) Approvals . Other than as set forth in Section 8.06, Section 8.15 and on Schedule 9.15 , all necessary Gaming Approvals and Governmental Authority and third party approvals and/or consents in connection with the Transactions, including without limitation, the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (excluding consents from third parties pertaining to collateral and security for the Loans which are addressed elsewhere in this Article VII) shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any competent authority which restrains, enjoins, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the consummation of the Transactions. In addition, there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or other restraint, and there shall be no pending litigation or proceeding by any Governmental Authority, prohibiting, enjoining or imposing materially adverse conditions upon the Transactions, or on the consummation thereof.

(q) Solvency . Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate in the form of Exhibit G from a Responsible Officer of Borrower with respect to the Solvency of Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries), immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions.

 

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(r) Payment of Fees and Expenses . To the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all costs, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of Latham & Watkins LLP, and of local counsel in any applicable jurisdiction, if any) of Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers and (in the case of fees only) the Lenders required to be paid by this Agreement or by the Engagement Letters, in each case, payable to Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers and/or Lenders in respect of the Transactions, shall have been paid to the extent due.

(s) Patriot Act . On or prior to the Closing Date, Administrative Agent shall have received at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date by Administrative Agent that Administrative Agent reasonably determines is required by regulatory authorities from the Credit Parties under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Act.

(t) Material Adverse Changes . Since December 31, 2015, there has been no event, change or condition that has had or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 7.02. Conditions to All Extensions of Credit . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.12 and the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, the obligations of the Lenders to make any Loan or otherwise extend any credit to Borrower upon the occasion of each Borrowing or other extension of credit (whether by making a Loan or issuing a Letter of Credit) hereunder (including the initial borrowing) is subject to the further conditions precedent that:

(a) No Default or Event of Default; Representations and Warranties True . Both immediately prior to the making of such Loan or other extension of credit and also after giving effect thereto and to the intended use thereof:

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing ( provided that this clause (i) shall not apply to any extensions of credit pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan to the extent provided in Section 2.12 and the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement);

(ii) each of the representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in Article VIII and by each Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR in each of the other Credit Documents to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the making of such Loan or other extension of credit with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (it being understood and agreed that any such representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of an earlier date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as such earlier date, and that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the applicable date) ( provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply to any extensions of credit pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan to the extent provided in Section 2.12 and the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement); and

(iii) the sum of the aggregate amount of the outstanding Revolving Loans, plus the aggregate amount of the outstanding Swingline Loans plus the aggregate outstanding L/C Liabilities shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect.

(b) Notice of Borrowing . Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing and/or Letter of Credit Request, as applicable, duly completed and complying with Section 4.05. Each Notice of Borrowing or Letter of Credit Request delivered by Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower that on and as of the date of such notice and on and as of the relevant borrowing date or date of issuance of a Letter of Credit (both immediately before and after giving effect to such borrowing or issuance and

 

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the application of the proceeds thereof) that the applicable conditions in Sections 7.01 or 7.02, as the case may be, have been satisfied.

ARTICLE VIII.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Credit Party represents and warrants to Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and Lenders that, at and as of each Funding Date, in each case immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the transactions to occur on such date ( provided , that such representations and warranties made on the Closing Date shall be made giving effect to the Transactions):

SECTION 8.01. Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law .

(a) Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (b)(i) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority, and (ii) has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its Property and carry on its business as now being conducted; and (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary; except, in the case of clauses (b)(ii) and (c) where the failure thereof individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor any of its Property is in violation of, nor will the continued operation of Borrower’s, such Holding Company’s, RRR’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Property as currently conducted violate, any Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, the Act and any zoning or building ordinance, code or approval or permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Real Property) or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction, decree or order of any Governmental Authority, where such violations or defaults would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Neither Borrower, any Guarantor, RRR nor any Holding Company is an EEA Financial Institution.

SECTION 8.02. Financial Condition; Etc . Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent or made publically available (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of earnings, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended on those dates, together with reports thereon by Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants and (b) the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) and the related statements of earnings, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the most recent fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2015 (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) and at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date. All of said financial statements, including in each case the related schedules and notes, are true, complete and correct in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates of said balance sheets and the results of their operations for the respective periods covered thereby, subject (in the case of interim statements) to normal period-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

SECTION 8.03. Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 8.03 , there is no Proceeding (other than any normal overseeing reviews of the Gaming Authorities) pending against, or to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened in writing against, Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted

 

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Subsidiaries or any of their respective Properties before any Governmental Authority or private arbitrator that (i) either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) as of the Closing Date only, challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents.

SECTION 8.04. No Breach; No Default .

(a) None of the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR of any Credit Document to which it is a party nor the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated (including the Transactions) do or will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of, or require any consent (which has not been obtained and is in full force and effect) under (x) any Organizational Document of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or (y) any applicable Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Law) or (z) any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority binding on any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or tortiously interfere with, result in a breach of, or require termination of, any term or provision of any Contractual Obligation of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or (ii) constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such Contractual Obligation or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (except for the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any Property of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, except with respect to (i)(y), (i)(z), (ii) or (iii) which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 8.05. Action . Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each Restricted Subsidiary has all necessary corporate or other organizational power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Credit Document to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions herein and therein contemplated; the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each Restricted Subsidiary of each Credit Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other organizational action on its part; and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Credit Party and constitutes, and each of the Credit Documents to which it is a party when executed and delivered by such Credit Party, such Holding Company or RRR will constitute, its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and (b) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

SECTION 8.06. Approvals . No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or for the legality, validity or enforceability hereof or thereof or for the consummation of the Transactions, except for: (i) authorizations, approvals or consents of, and filings or registrations with any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange previously obtained, made, received or issued, (ii) filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, (iii) the filings referred to in Section 8.14, (iv) waiver by the Gaming Authorities of any qualification requirement on the part of the Lenders who do not otherwise qualify and are not banks or licensed lending institutions, (v) consents, authorizations and filings that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (vi) any required approvals (including prior approvals) of the requisite Gaming Authorities that any Agent, Lender or participant is required to obtain from, or any required filings with, requisite Gaming Authorities to exercise their respective rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as set forth in Section 13.13) and (vii) prior approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission of

 

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the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement and the pledge of any Pledged Nevada Gaming Interests (as defined in the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement).

SECTION 8.07. ERISA and Foreign Employee Benefit Matters .

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 8.07 , no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.07 , as of the Closing Date, no member of the ERISA Group maintains or contributes to any Pension Plan. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.07 , each Company is in compliance with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan (other than to the extent such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). Except as disclosed on Schedule 8.07 , using actuarial assumptions and computation methods consistent with Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA, the aggregate liabilities of any ERISA Entity to all Multiemployer Plans in the event of a complete withdrawal therefrom, as of the close of the most recent fiscal year of each such Multiemployer Plan that precedes the Closing Date, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Each Foreign Plan is in compliance with all laws, regulations and rules applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such Foreign Plan (other than to the extent such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). The aggregate of the liabilities to provide all of the accrued benefits under any funded Foreign Plan (based on reasonable assumptions used by such Foreign Plan) does not as of the most recent valuation report (or as of the end of the most recent plan year if there is no recent valuation report) exceed the current fair market value of the assets held in the trust or other funding vehicle for such Foreign Plan by an amount that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Other than to the extent such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to any unfunded Foreign Plan, reasonable reserves have been established in accordance with prudent business practice or where required by ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Plan is maintained. There are no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened against Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Entity with respect to any Foreign Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.08. Taxes . Except as set forth on Schedule 8.08 or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all tax returns, statements, reports and forms or other documents (including estimated Tax or information returns and including any required, related or supporting information) (collectively, the “ Tax Returns ”) required to be filed with any taxing authority by, or with respect to, Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries have been timely filed in accordance with all applicable laws; (ii) Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has timely paid or made provision for payment of all Taxes shown as due and payable on Tax Returns that have been so filed or that are otherwise due and payable (other than Taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP and such proceedings operate to suspend collection of the contested Taxes and enforcement of a Lien in respect thereof) and each Tax Return is accurate and complete; and (iii) Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes payable by Borrower, such Holding Company, RRR or such Restricted Subsidiary for which no Tax Return has yet been filed. Neither Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has received written notice of any proposed or pending tax assessment, audit or deficiency against Borrower, such Holding Company, RRR or such Restricted Subsidiary that would in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither of Holdco nor Borrower is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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SECTION 8.09. Investment Company Act; Other Restrictions . Neither Borrower nor any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” required to be regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither Borrower nor any Holding Company, RRR of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under any law or regulation which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness, other than Regulation X and the Gaming Laws.

SECTION 8.10. Environmental Matters . Except as set forth on Schedule 8.10 or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of Borrower, each Holding Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and each of their businesses, operations and Real Property is and in the last five years has been in material compliance with, and each has no liability under any Environmental Law; (ii) each of Borrower, each Holding Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries has obtained all Permits material to, and required for, the conduct of their businesses and operations, and the ownership, operation and use of their assets, all as currently conducted, under any Environmental Law, all such Permits are valid and in good standing and, under the currently effective business plans of Borrower, the Holding Companies and the Restricted Subsidiaries, no material expenditures or operational adjustments would reasonably be expected to be required during the next five years in order to renew or modify such Permits; (iii) there has been no Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material on, at, under or from any real property or facility presently or formerly owned, leased, operated or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, used for waste disposal by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their respective predecessors in interest that would reasonably be expected to result in liability to Borrower, the Holding Companies or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law; (iv) there is no Environmental Action pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened, against Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or, relating to real property currently or formerly owned, leased, operated or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, used for waste disposal, by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or relating to the operations of Borrower, the Holding Companies or the Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) none of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is obligated to perform any action or otherwise incur any expense under any Environmental Law pursuant to any legally binding order, decree, judgment or agreement by which it is bound or has assumed by contract or agreement, and none of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is conducting or financing any Response Action pursuant to any Environmental Law with respect to any location; (vi) no circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to (a) form the basis of an Environmental Action against Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their Real Property, facilities or assets or (b) cause any such Real Property, facilities or assets to be subject to any restriction on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law; (vii) no real property or facility presently or formerly owned, operated or leased by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, no real property or facility presently or formerly used for waste disposal by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or owned, leased, operated or used for waste disposal by any of their respective predecessors in interests is (a) listed or proposed for listing on the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant to CERCLA or (b) included on any similar list maintained by any Governmental Authority including, without limitation, any such list relating to petroleum; (viii) no real property or facility presently or formerly owned, or presently leased or operated by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, no real property or facility formerly leased or operated by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is listed on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System promulgated pursuant to CERCLA as potentially requiring future Response Action; (ix) no Lien has been recorded or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened under any Environmental Law with respect to any Real Property or other assets of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; and (x) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated

 

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hereby will not affect the validity or require the transfer of any Permit held by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law, and will not require any notification, registration, filing, reporting, disclosure, investigation, remediation or cleanup pursuant to any Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements with respect to each of Borrower, each Holding Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors in interest.

SECTION 8.11. Use of Proceeds .

(a) Borrower will use the proceeds of:

(i) Term A Facility Loans, Term B Facility Loans and Revolving Loans made on the Closing Date to finance the Transactions and for general corporate purposes, and

(ii) Revolving Loans and Term Loans made after the Closing Date for working capital, capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions (and other Acquisitions not prohibited hereunder) and general corporate purposes and for any other purposes not prohibited by this Agreement.

(b) Neither Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any extension of credit (including any Loans and Letters of Credit) hereunder will be used directly or indirectly and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for such purpose or to refund Indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose or for any other purpose, in each case, that entails a violation of, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X. The pledge of any Equity Interests by any Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR pursuant to the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement does not violate such regulations.

SECTION 8.12. Subsidiaries .

(a) Schedule 8.12(a) sets forth a true and complete list of the following: (i) all the Subsidiaries of Borrower, each Holding Company and RRR as of the Closing Date; (ii) the name and jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each such Subsidiary as of the Closing Date; and (iii) as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage and number of each class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and their respective Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

(b) Schedule 8.12(b) sets forth a true and complete list of all the Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

(c) Schedule 8.12(c) sets forth a true and complete list of all the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

(d) Schedule 8.12(d) sets forth a true and complete list of all of the Native American Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

SECTION 8.13. Ownership of Property; Liens .

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 8.13(a) , (a) Borrower, each Holding Company and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or a valid (with respect to Real Property and Vessels) leasehold interest in (or subleasehold interest in or other right to occupy), all material assets and Property (including Mortgaged Real Property and Mortgaged Vessels) (tangible and intangible) owned or occupied by it (except insofar

 

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as marketability may be limited by any laws or regulations of any Governmental Authority affecting such assets), and (b) all such assets and Property are subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens. All of the assets and Property owned by, leased to or used by Borrower, each Holding Company and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries in its respective businesses are in good operating condition and repair in all material respects (ordinary wear and tear and casualty and force majeure excepted) except in each case where the failure of such asset to meet such requirements would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) RRR has good and marketable title to the Voting Stock issued to it by Borrower, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except Permitted Liens.

SECTION 8.14. Security Interest; Absence of Financing Statements; Etc .

(a) Subject to applicable Gaming Laws, the Security Documents, once executed and delivered, will create, in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the obligations purported to be secured thereby, a valid and enforceable security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral (subject to any applicable provisions set forth in the Security Documents with respect to limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect the security interests and Liens on the collateral described therein), and upon (i) filing, recording, registering or taking such other actions as may be necessary with the appropriate Governmental Authorities (including payment of applicable filing and recording taxes), (ii) the taking of possession or control by Collateral Agent of the Pledged Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control which possession or control shall be given to Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by Collateral Agent is required by the Security Agreement and (iii) delivery of the applicable documents to Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Security Documents, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such security interest shall be a perfected security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral (subject to any applicable provisions set forth in the Security Documents with respect to limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect the security interests and Liens on the collateral described therein) superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(b) Each Ship Mortgage, once executed and delivered, will create, upon filing and recording in the National Vessel Documentation Center of the United States Coast Guard, in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable preferred mortgage upon the applicable Mortgaged Vessel under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code, subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

SECTION 8.15. Licenses and Permits . Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15 , Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries hold all material governmental permits, licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals (including Gaming Approvals) necessary for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to own, lease, and operate their respective Properties and to operate their respective businesses as now being conducted (collectively, the “ Permits ”), except for Permits the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Permits has been modified in any way since the Closing Date that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15 , all Permits are in full force and effect except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15 , neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received written notice that any Gaming Authority has commenced proceedings to suspend, revoke or not renew any such Permits where such suspensions, revocations or failure to renew would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.16. Disclosure . The information, reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR to any Secured Party in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or included or delivered pursuant thereto, but in each case excluding all projections and general industry or economic data, whether prior to or after the date of this Agreement, when taken as a whole and giving effect to all supplements and updates, do not contain any untrue

 

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statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. The projections and pro forma financial information furnished at any time by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR to any Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement have been prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount and no Credit Party, however, makes any representation as to the ability of any Company to achieve the results set forth in any such projections.

SECTION 8.17. Solvency . As of each Funding Date, immediately prior to and immediately following the extensions of credit to occur on such Funding Date, Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries) is and will be Solvent (after giving effect to Section 6.07).

SECTION 8.18. Senior Obligations . The Obligations are “Senior Debt,” “Senior Indebtedness,” “Priority Lien Debt,” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, and entitled to the subordination and/or intercreditor, as applicable, provisions of any documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof), any Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness, Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt and Incremental Equivalent Debt that is purported to be subordinated to the Obligations.

SECTION 8.19. Intellectual Property . Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19 , Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or possesses adequate licenses or otherwise has the right to use all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service mark applications, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how and processes (collectively, “ Intellectual Property ”) (including, as of the Closing Date, all Intellectual Property listed in Schedules 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) to the Initial Perfection Certificate) that are necessary for the operation of its business as presently conducted except where failure to own or have such right would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, as of the Closing Date, all registrations listed in Schedules 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) to the Initial Perfection Certificate are valid and in full force and effect, except where the invalidity of such registrations would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19 , as of the Closing Date, no claim is pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened to the effect that Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries infringes or conflicts with the asserted rights of any other Person under any material Intellectual Property, except for such claims that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19 , as of the Closing Date, no claim is pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened to the effect that any such material Intellectual Property owned or licensed by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise has the right to use is invalid or unenforceable, except for such claims that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.20. [Reserved] .

SECTION 8.21. Regulation H . Except for the Real Property listed on Schedule 8.21 attached hereto, as of the Closing Date, no Mortgage encumbers improved real property which is located in an area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.

SECTION 8.22. Insurance . Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility (determined as of the date such insurance was obtained) against such losses and risks (other than wind and flood damage) and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which it is engaged, except to the extent that such insurance is not available on commercially reasonable terms.

 

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Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries maintain all insurance required by Flood Insurance Laws (but shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, be required to obtain insurance with respect to wind and flood damage unless and to the extent required by such Flood Insurance Laws).

SECTION 8.23. Real Estate .

(a) Schedule 8.23(a) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all material Real Property owned and all material Real Property leased by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, including a brief description thereof, including, in the case of leases, the street address (to the extent available) and landlord name. Borrower has delivered to Collateral Agent true, complete and correct copies of all such leases.

(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 8.23(b) , as of the Closing Date, to the best of knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower no Taking has been commenced or is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Real Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to such Real Property that either individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.24. Leases .

(a) [Reserved].

(b) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have paid all material payments required to be made by it under all leases of Real Property where any of the Collateral is or may be located from time to time (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and any amounts that are due but not yet delinquent), except where failure to make such payments would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) As of the Closing Date and thereafter, each of the material leases of Real Property is in full force and effect and will be or is, as applicable, legal, valid, binding and enforceable against the Credit Party party thereto, in accordance with its terms, in each case, except as such enforceability may be limited by (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and (y) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) None of the material leases of Real Property have been amended, modified or assigned in any manner that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower has not received written notice of any existing breach, default, event of default or, to the best of knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach, default or an event of default by any Credit Party party to any of the material leases of Real Property that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Borrower will, and will cause each applicable Restricted Subsidiary to, use its commercially reasonable efforts (which shall not include the payment of consideration (other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incidental thereto)) to (x) obtain duly executed and delivered subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements (“ SNDAs ”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent by the “lessors” and the “fee mortgagees”, in each case, under each lease as to which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted or is required to grant a Mortgage on its interest thereunder (or under any sublease thereof) and (y) obtain the agreement of the lessors under each lease as to which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted or is required to grant a Mortgage on its interest thereunder (or under any sublease thereof)

 

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that such lessor will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain SNDAs from any future fee mortgagees (as defined above) and cause any existing or future fee mortgagee on all or any part of the ground lessor’s interest in any Real Property under a lease then in effect with respect to which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has granted a Mortgage on its leasehold interest thereunder to be at all times subject and subordinate to, and not attach to or encumber or otherwise affect, the lien of the applicable Mortgages. If, at any time after the Closing Date, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into a lease of real property as tenant which is required to be subject to a Mortgage or obtains knowledge of or receives written notice from a lessor under a lease with respect to which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted a Mortgage on its interest thereunder that a fee mortgage is encumbering the fee interest underlying such lease, Borrower will, and will cause each applicable Restricted Subsidiary to, use its commercially reasonable efforts (which shall not include the payment of consideration (other than attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incidental thereto)) to obtain a duly executed and delivered SNDA by the lessor and/or fee mortgagee, as applicable.

SECTION 8.25. Mortgaged Real Property . Except as set forth on Schedule 8.25(a) or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property, as of the Closing Date (a) there has been issued a valid and proper certificate of occupancy or other local equivalent, if any, for the use then being made of such Mortgaged Real Property to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law and there is no outstanding citation, notice of violation or similar notice indicating that the Mortgaged Real Property contains conditions which are not in compliance with local codes or ordinances relating to building or fire safety or structural soundness and (b) except as set forth on Schedule 8.25(b) , there are no material disputes regarding boundary lines, location, encroachment or possession of such Mortgaged Real Property and no Responsible Officer of Borrower has actual knowledge of any state of facts existing which could give rise to any such claim other than those that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that with respect to any Mortgaged Real Property in which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has a leasehold estate, the foregoing certifications shall be to Borrower’s knowledge only.

SECTION 8.26. Material Adverse Effect . Since December 31, 2015, there shall not have occurred any event or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.27. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions . Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote material compliance by the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower, their respective Subsidiaries and to the knowledge of Borrower its and the Holding Companies’, RRR’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ respective officers, directors and employees, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and are not knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of (a) any Holding Company, RRR, Borrower, any Subsidiary or to the knowledge of the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower or such Subsidiary any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of Borrower, any agent of the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.

ARTICLE IX.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party, for itself and on behalf of its Restricted Subsidiaries, covenants and agrees with Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lenders that until the Obligations have been Paid in Full, (and each

 

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Credit Party covenants and agrees that it will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to observe and perform the covenants herein set forth applicable to any such Restricted Subsidiary):

SECTION 9.01. Existence; Business Properties .

(a) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence (in the case of Borrower, in the United States), except in a transaction permitted by Section 10.05 or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, where the failure to perform such obligations, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, approvals, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names (including Gaming Approvals) material to the conduct of its business except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; comply with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any and all Gaming Laws and any and all zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any building permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Real Property) and decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and at all times maintain and preserve all of its property and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear and casualty and force majeure excepted) except where the failure to do so individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 9.01(b) shall prevent (i) sales, conveyances, transfers or other dispositions of assets, consolidations or mergers by or involving any Company or any other transaction in accordance with Section 10.05; (ii) the withdrawal by any Company of its qualification as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where such withdrawal, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) the abandonment by any Company of any rights, Permits, authorizations, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, franchises, licenses and patents that such Company reasonably determines are not useful to its business.

(c) Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote material compliance by Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 9.02. Insurance .

(a) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall maintain with insurers of recognized financial responsibility (determined at the time such insurance is obtained) not Affiliates of Borrower insurance on its Property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are customarily insured against by companies engaged in the same or a similar business and operating similar properties in localities where Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary operates; and furnish to Administrative Agent, upon written request, information as to the insurance carried; provided that Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to maintain insurance with respect to wind and flood damage on any property for any insurance coverage period unless, and to the extent, such insurance is required by an applicable Requirement of Law. Subject to Section 9.15, Collateral Agent shall be named as an additional insured on all third-party liability insurance policies of Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than directors and officers liability insurance, insurance policies relating to employment practices liability, crime or fiduciary duties, kidnap and ransom insurance policies, and insurance as to fraud, errors and omissions), and Collateral Agent shall be named as mortgagee/loss payee on all property insurance policies of each such Person.

 

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(b) Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall deliver to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, a certificate dated on or prior (but close) to the Closing Date showing the amount and types of insurance coverage as of such date, (ii) promptly following receipt of any notice from any insurer of cancellation of a material policy or material change in coverage from that existing on the Closing Date, a copy of such notice (or, if no copy is available, notice thereof), and (iii) promptly after such information has been received in written form by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, information as to any claim for an amount in excess of $25.0 million with respect to any property and casualty insurance policy maintained by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(c) If any portion of any Mortgaged Real Property is at any time is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Credit Party to (i) to the extent required pursuant to Flood Insurance Laws, maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer (determined at the time such insurance is obtained), flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to such Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

(d) In the event that the proceeds of any insurance claim are paid after Collateral Agent has exercised its right to foreclose after an Event of Default, such proceeds shall be paid to Collateral Agent to satisfy any deficiency remaining after such foreclosure. Collateral Agent shall retain its interest in the policies required to be maintained pursuant to this Section 9.02 during any redemption period.

SECTION 9.03. Taxes; Performance of Obligations .

Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall timely file all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it and pay and discharge promptly when due all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent or in default; provided , however , that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and such contest operates to suspend collection of the contested obligation, tax, assessment or charge and, in the case of Liens on the Collateral, enforcement of such Lien.

SECTION 9.04. Financial Statements, Etc . Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent for distribution by Administrative Agent to the Lenders (unless a Lender expressly declines in writing to accept):

(a) Quarterly Financials . As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower beginning with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 (other than the last fiscal quarter in any fiscal year), (x) a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or (1) if the VoteCo SPE Reorganization has not occurred and the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR and its Subsidiaries or (2) Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in which case such financial statements shall include supplemental schedules listing the consolidating results of (A) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) any Unrestricted Subsidiaries) as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related (i) consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii) consolidated statements of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form (A) the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year and (B) in the case of such statements of income or operations, the budget for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year then ended and for the Test Period ended on the last day of such fiscal

 

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quarter, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (y) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter;

(b) Annual Financials . As soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, (x) consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or, if the VoteCo SPE Reorganization has not occurred and the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR and its Subsidiaries) as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, members’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, together with supplemental schedules listing the consolidating results of (i) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, setting forth in each case in comparative form (A) the figures for the previous fiscal year and (B) in the case of such statements of income or operations, beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, the budget for such fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and, (1) in the case of each such consolidated financial statements, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Ernst & Young LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, and (2) in the case of such consolidated and consolidating financial statements certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, members’ equity and cash flows of Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP and (y) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal year;

(c) Auditor’s Certificates; Compliance Certificate . (i) Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 9.04(b), a certificate (which certificate may be limited or eliminated to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines or to the extent not available on commercially reasonable terms as determined in consultation with the Administrative Agent) of the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Event of Default relating to the Financial Maintenance Covenants, except as specified in such certificate; and (ii) at the time it furnishes each set of financial statements pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or Section 9.04(b), a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower in the form of Exhibit V hereto (I) to the effect that no Default has occurred and is continuing (or, if any Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the same in reasonable detail and describing the action that the Companies have taken and propose to take with respect thereto) and (II) setting forth in reasonable detail the computations necessary to determine whether Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with Section 10.08 as of the end of the respective fiscal quarter or fiscal year and, if such Compliance Certificate demonstrates an Event of Default of any covenant under Section 10.08, Holdco may deliver, together with such Compliance Certificate, notice of its intent to cure (a “ Notice of Intent to Cure ”) such Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.03; provided that the delivery of a Notice of Intent to Cure shall in no way affect or alter the occurrence, existence or continuation of any such Event of Default or the rights, benefits, powers and remedies of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders under any Credit Document;

(d) Notice of Default . Promptly after any Responsible Officer of any Company knows that any Default has occurred, a notice of such Default, breach or violation describing the same in reasonable detail and a description of the action that the Companies have taken and propose to take with respect thereto;

(e) Environmental Matters . Written notice of any claim, release of Hazardous Material, condition, circumstance, occurrence or event arising under Environmental Law which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(f) Annual Budgets . As soon as available, and in any event no later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a summary of the material underlying assumptions applicable thereto), and, as soon as available, significant revisions, if any, of such budget and projections with respect to such fiscal year, which shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such projections are based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer has no reason to believe that such projections are incorrect or misleading in any material respect;

(g) Auditors’ Reports . Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all annual, interim or special reports issued to Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by independent certified public accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special audit of Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s books made by such accountants, including any management letter commenting on Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s internal controls issued by such accountants to management in connection with their annual audit; provided , however , that such reports shall only be made available to Administrative Agent and to those Lenders who request such reports through Administrative Agent;

(h) Lien Matters; Casualty and Damage to Collateral .

(i) Prompt written notice of (i) the incurrence of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien (but excluding Liens incurred pursuant to Section 10.02(l))) on the Collateral or any part thereof, (ii) any Casualty Event or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or (iii) the occurrence of any other event that in Borrower’s judgment is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the aggregate value of the Collateral; and

(ii) Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 9.04(b), a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower setting forth the information required pursuant to Schedules 1(a), 1(b), 2, 3(a), 3(b), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(a), 8(b), 8(c), 9, 10, and 11 to the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Initial Perfection Certificate or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 9.04(h)(ii);

(i) Notice of Material Adverse Effect . Written notice of the occurrence of any event or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(j) ERISA Information . Promptly after the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action the Companies or other ERISA Entity have taken, are taking or propose to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the IRS, Department of Labor, PBGC or Multiemployer Plan sponsor with respect thereto;

(k) Amendments to Certain Material Contracts .

(i) No later than five (5) days after the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 9.04(c) (or, if not received by Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary prior to the date of such delivery, promptly after receipt thereof), a copy of each amendment, modification, consent or waiver to any Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement, the GVR/ANC License Agreement, the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement or any Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement entered into during such fiscal period not previously delivered pursuant to Section 9.04(c);

 

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(ii) promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, any material amendment, waiver or other material modification made to, or delivery of any notice of default or termination of, or the entry into, any LandCo Loan Document or the LandCo Support Agreement (together with a copy of any such amendment, waiver, modification or notice);

(iii) promptly after the occurrence thereof (and in any event prior to making any Restricted payment Payment pursuant to Section 10.06(p)(ii)), notice of the occurrence of the Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition;

(l) Patriot Act . promptly following the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s request therefor, all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under the applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act; and

(m) Miscellaneous . Promptly, such financial information, reports, documents and other information with respect to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably request; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 9.04 shall require delivery of financial information, reports, documents or other information which constitutes attorney work product or is subject to confidentiality agreements or to the extent disclosure thereof would reasonably be expected to result in loss of attorney client privilege with respect thereto.

Reports and documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.04 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which Borrower posts such reports and/or documents, or provides a link thereto on Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address specified below Borrower’s name on the signature hereof or such other website address as provided in accordance with Section 13.02; or (ii) on which such reports and/or documents are posted on Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website (including the website of the SEC) or whether sponsored by Administrative Agent); provided that: Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such reports and/or documents and Administrative Agent shall post such reports and/or documents and notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) each Lender of the posting of any such reports and/or documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Borrower shall be required to provide the compliance certificate required by Section 9.04(c)(ii) to Administrative Agent in the form of an original paper copy or a .pdf or facsimile copy of the original paper copy.

Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of Borrower hereunder (collectively, “ Borrower Materials ”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “ Public Lender ”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws ( provided however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute information of the type subject to Section 13.10, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 13.10); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) Administrative Agent shall be

 

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entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.”

SECTION 9.05. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections . Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall keep proper books of record and account in which entries true and correct in all material respects and in material conformity with GAAP and all material Requirements of Law are made. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will, subject to applicable Gaming Laws, permit any representatives designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the property of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at reasonable times, upon reasonable notice and as often as reasonably requested, and permit any representatives designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of such Restricted Subsidiaries with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor ( provided Borrower has the opportunity to participate in such meetings); provided that, in the absence of a continuing Default or Event of Default, only one such inspection by such representatives (on behalf of Administrative Agent and/or any Lender) shall be permitted in any fiscal year (and such inspection shall be at Administrative Agent and/or such Lenders’ expense, as applicable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Company will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of extracts, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) in respect of which disclosure to Administrative Agent (or its designated representative) or any Lender is then prohibited by law or contract or (ii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

SECTION 9.06. Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans only for the purposes set forth in Section 8.11. Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, to the extent such activities, business or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or in a European Union member state, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

SECTION 9.07. Compliance with Environmental Law . Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (a) comply with Environmental Law, and will keep or cause all Real Property to be kept free of any Liens imposed under Environmental Law, unless, in each case, failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) in the event of any Hazardous Material at, on, under or emanating from any Real Property which could result in liability under or a violation of any Environmental Law, in each case which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, undertake, and/or cause any of their respective tenants or occupants to undertake, at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender, any action required pursuant to Environmental Law to mitigate and eliminate such condition; provided , however , that no Company shall be required to comply with any order or directive which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings so long as it has maintained adequate reserves with respect to such compliance to the extent required in accordance with GAAP; and (c) at the written request of Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, provide, at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender, an environmental site assessment (including, without limitation, the results of any soil or groundwater or other testing conducted at Administrative Agent’s request) concerning any Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, conducted by an environmental consulting firm proposed by such Credit Party and approved by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Material and the potential cost of any required action in connection with any Hazardous Material on, at, under or emanating from such Real Property; provided , however , that such request may be made only if (i) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default, or (ii) circumstances exist that reasonably could be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Action against Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Real

 

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Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; if Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to provide the same within sixty (60) days after such request was made (or in such longer period as may be approved by Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion), Administrative Agent may but is under no obligation to conduct the same, and Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary shall grant and hereby grants to Administrative Agent and its agents, advisors and consultants access at reasonable times, and upon reasonable notice to Borrower, to such Real Property and specifically grants Administrative Agent and its agents, advisors and consultants an irrevocable non-exclusive license, subject to the rights of tenants, to undertake such an assessment, all at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender. Administrative Agent will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the firm conducting any such assessment usual and customary agreements to secure liability insurance and to treat its work as confidential and shall promptly provide Borrower with all documents relating to such assessment.

SECTION 9.08. Pledge or Mortgage of Real Property and Vessels .

(a) Subject to compliance with applicable Gaming Laws, if, after the Closing Date any Credit Party shall acquire any Property (other than any Real Property, any Vessel or Replacement Vessel (other than leasehold interests in any Vessel or Replacement Vessel) or any Property that is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 10.02(i) or Section 10.02(k) to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted validly prohibits the creation of Liens securing the Obligations on such Property and to the extent such prohibition is not superseded by the applicable provisions of the UCC), including, without limitation, pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition, or as to which Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, does not have a perfected Lien and as to which the Security Documents are intended to cover, such Credit Party shall (subject to any applicable provisions set forth in the Security Agreement with respect to limitations on grant of security interests in certain types of assets or Pledged Collateral and limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect Liens on such assets or Pledged Collateral) promptly (i) execute and deliver to Collateral Agent such amendments to the Security Documents or such other documents as Collateral Agent deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, security interests in such Property and (ii) take all actions necessary or advisable to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest (except to the extent limited by applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws)), subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, in each case, to the extent such actions are required by the Security Agreement; provided , that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties shall not be required to take such actions with respect to any leasehold interest in any Vessel or Replacement Vessel entered into after the date hereof that has a fair market value (including the reasonably anticipated fair market value of the Gaming Facility or other improvements to be developed thereon) of less than $25.0 million.

(b) If, after the Closing Date, any Credit Party (x) acquires, including, without limitation, pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition, a fee or leasehold interest in Real Property located in the United States which Real Property has a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million or (y) develops a Gaming Facility on any fee or leasehold interest in Real Property located in the United States which Real Property (including the reasonably anticipated fair market value of the Gaming Facility or other improvements to be developed thereon) has a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million, determined on an as-developed basis, in each case, with respect to which a Mortgage was not previously entered into in favor of Collateral Agent (in each case, other than to the extent such Real Property is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 10.02(i) or 10.02(k) securing Indebtedness to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted validly prohibits the creation of Liens securing the Obligations on such Real Property), such Credit Party shall promptly notify Collateral Agent and, if requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, within sixty (60) days of such request (in each case, or such longer period that is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent), (i) take such actions and execute such documents as Collateral Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the Lien of an existing Mortgage, if applicable, or to create a new Mortgage on such additional Real Property and (ii) cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all documents and instruments reasonably requested by Collateral Agent or as shall be necessary

 

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in the opinion of counsel to Collateral Agent to create on behalf of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected, mortgage Lien, subject only to Permitted Liens, including the following:

(1) a Mortgage in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in form for recording in the recording office of the jurisdiction where such Mortgaged Real Property is situated, together with such other documentation as shall be required to create a valid mortgage Lien under applicable law, which Mortgage and other documentation shall be reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent and shall be effective to create in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected, Mortgage Lien on such Mortgaged Real Property subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens; and

(2) with respect to each Mortgage and each Mortgaged Real Property, each of the items set forth in Sections 7.01(l) and 9.15(b) and, in each case to the extent reasonably requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, each of the items set forth in Sections 9.15(a)(i)(2) and 9.15(a)(i)(3);

provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of the items required under this Section 9.08(b) shall not be required prior to the date that is sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed by Administrative Agent).

(c) If, after the Closing Date, any Credit Party (x) acquires, including, without limitation, pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition, the entire fee interest in any Vessel or a Replacement Vessel with a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million located or otherwise maintained in the United States and registered with the United States Coast Guard or (y) develops a Gaming Facility with a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million, determined on an as-developed basis, on any Vessel or a Replacement Vessel on which a Credit Party owns the entire fee interest, located or otherwise maintained in the United States and registered with the United States Coast Guard, in each case, with respect to which a Ship Mortgage was not previously entered into in favor of Collateral Agent (other than to the extent such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 10.02(i) or 10.02(k) securing Indebtedness to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted validly prohibits the creation of Liens securing the Obligations on such Vessel or Replacement Vessel), such Credit Party shall promptly notify Collateral Agent and, if requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, within sixty (60) days of such request (or such longer period that is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent), (i) take such actions and execute such documents as Collateral Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the Lien of an existing Ship Mortgage, if applicable, or to create a new Ship Mortgage on such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel and (ii) cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all documents and instruments reasonably requested by Collateral Agent or as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to Collateral Agent to create on behalf of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first preferred ship mortgage under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code subject to Permitted Liens, including the following:

(1) a Ship Mortgage reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent, granting in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first preferred ship mortgage on each such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code subject to Permitted Liens, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the appropriate Credit Party, together with such certificates, affidavits and instruments as shall be reasonably required in connection with filing or recordation thereof and to grant a Lien on each such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel; and

(2) with respect to each Ship Mortgage and each such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel, in each case to the extent reasonably requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, certificates of insurance as required by each Ship Mortgage, which certificates shall comply with the insurance requirements contained in Section 9.02 and the applicable Ship Mortgage;

 

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provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of the items required under this Section 9.08(c) shall not be required prior to the date that is sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed by Administrative Agent).

(d) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sections 9.08(a), 9.08(b) and 9.08(c) to the contrary, in each case, it is understood and agreed that no Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) in favor of Collateral Agent on any after acquired Property of the applicable Credit Party shall be required to be granted or delivered at such time as provided in such Sections (as applicable) as a result of such Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) being prohibited by the applicable Gaming Authorities or applicable Law; provided, however, that Borrower has used its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such approvals.

(e) With respect to Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) relating to any Property acquired (or leased) by any Credit Party after the Closing Date or any Property of any Additional Credit Party or with respect to any Guarantee of any Additional Credit Party, in each case that were not granted or delivered pursuant to Section 9.08(d) or to the second paragraph in Section 9.11, as the case may be, at such time as Borrower reasonably believes such prohibition no longer exists, Borrower shall (and with respect to any items requiring approval from Gaming Authorities, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek the approval from the applicable Gaming Authorities for such Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee and, if such approval is so obtained), comply with Sections 9.08(a), 9.08(b) and/or 9.08(c) or with Section 9.11, as the case may be.

SECTION 9.09. Security Interests; Further Assurances . Each Credit Party shall, promptly, upon the reasonable request of Collateral Agent, and so long as such request (or compliance with such request) does not violate any Gaming Law or, if necessary, is approved by the Gaming Authority (which Borrower hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain), at Borrower’s expense, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause the execution, acknowledgment and delivery of, and thereafter register, file or record, or cause to be registered, filed or recorded, in an appropriate governmental office, any document or instrument supplemental to or confirmatory of the Security Documents or otherwise deemed by Collateral Agent reasonably necessary or desirable to create, protect or perfect or for the continued validity, perfection and priority of the Liens on the Collateral covered or purported to be covered thereby (subject to any applicable provisions set forth in the Security Agreement or Pledge Agreement with respect to limitations on grant of security interests in certain types of Pledged Collateral and limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect Liens on such Pledged Collateral and any applicable Requirements of Law including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws) subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, in no event shall any Company be required to enter into control agreements with respect to its deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodity accounts. In the case of the exercise by Collateral Agent or the Lenders or any other Secured Party of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to any Credit Document following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default which requires any consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that Collateral Agent or the Lenders may be so required to obtain. If Collateral Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable Requirement of Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real Property of any Credit Party constituting Collateral, Borrower shall provide to Collateral Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA.

SECTION 9.10. VoteCo SPE Reorganization . Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent with at least 15 Business Days’ prior written notice of the consummation of the VoteCo SPE Reorganization, and concurrently with the consummation thereof, deliver to Administrative Agent (i) an assignment agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent (the “ VoteCo SPE Assignment Agreement ”), executed by RRR and the VoteCo SPE pursuant to which RRR assigns all of its Equity Interests in Borrower to the VoteCo SPE, (ii) a joinder to the Pledge Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (the “ VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder ”), executed by the VoteCo SPE, (iii) corporate documentation (including resolutions,

 

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articles of incorporation and bylaws), together with such opinions of counsel to RRR, the VoteCo SPE and the Credit Parties, as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in respect of the VoteCo SPE Assignment Agreement, the VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder, the VoteCo SPE, RRR and the Credit Parties, (iv) such supplements to the schedules to this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement as may be necessary to reflect the consummation of the VoteCo SPE Reorganization and (v) evidence of the completion of all actions, recordings and filings (including delivery of stock certificates, transfer powers, UCC financing statements and amendments or joinders to the Custodian Agreement) of or with respect to the VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder that Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created thereby (with a first priority, except as otherwise provided for in the Pledge Agreement), including payment of all fees and taxes relating thereto.

SECTION 9.11. Additional Credit Parties . Upon (i) any Credit Party creating or acquiring any Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) after the Closing Date, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary of a Credit Party ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary or (iii) any Revocation that results in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of a Credit Party (such Restricted Subsidiary referenced in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, an “ Additional Credit Party ”), such Credit Party shall, assuming and to the extent that it does not violate any Gaming Law or assuming and to the extent it obtains the approval of the Gaming Authority to the extent such approval is required by applicable Gaming Laws (which Borrower hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain), (A) cause each such Restricted Subsidiary to promptly (but in any event within 45 days (or 95 days, in the event of any Discharge of any Indebtedness in connection with the acquisition of any such Subsidiary) after the later of such event described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above or receipt of such approval (or such longer period of time as Administrative Agent may agree to in its sole discretion), execute and deliver all such agreements, guarantees, documents and certificates (including Joinder Agreements, any amendments to the Credit Documents and a Perfection Certificate)) as Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to have such Restricted Subsidiary become a Guarantor and (B) promptly (I) execute and deliver to Collateral Agent such amendments to or additional Security Documents as Collateral Agent deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in the Equity Interests of such new Restricted Subsidiary which are owned by any Credit Party and required to be pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement, (II) deliver to Collateral Agent the certificates (if any) representing such Equity Interests together with in the case of such Equity Interests, undated stock powers endorsed in blank, (III) cause such new Restricted Subsidiary to take such actions necessary or advisable (including executing and delivering a Joinder Agreement) to grant to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in the collateral described in (subject to any requirements set forth in the Security Agreement with respect to limitations on grant of security interests in certain types of assets or Pledged Collateral and limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect Liens on such Pledged Collateral and excluding acts with respect to perfection of security interests and Liens not required under, or excluded from the requirements under, the Security Agreement) the Security Agreement and all other Property (limited, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, to 65% of the voting Equity Interests and 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiaries) of such Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.08 hereof with respect to such new Restricted Subsidiary, or by law or as may be reasonably requested by Collateral Agent, and (IV) deliver to Collateral Agent all legal opinions reasonably requested relating to the matters described above covering matters similar to those covered in the opinions delivered on the Closing Date with respect to such Guarantor; provided , however , that Borrower shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such approvals for any Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and Lien(s) (including pledge of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary) to be granted by such Restricted Subsidiary and for the Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary as soon as reasonably practicable. All of the foregoing actions shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Credit Parties.

Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 9.11 to the contrary, it is understood and agreed that no Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee of the applicable Additional Credit Party shall be required to be granted or delivered at such time as provided in the paragraph above in this Section 9.11 as a result of such Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee being prohibited by the applicable Gaming Authorities, any other applicable Governmental Authorities or applicable Law; provided , however , that Borrower has used its

 

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commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such approvals for such Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee or.

SECTION 9.12. Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries .

(a) Borrower may, on or after the Closing Date, designate any Subsidiary of Borrower (other than a Principal Subsidiary) as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Agreement (a “ Designation ”) only if:

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Designation;

(ii) Borrower would be permitted under this Agreement to make an Investment at the time of Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such Designation) in an amount (the “ Designation Amount ”) equal to the sum of (A) the fair market value of the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary owned by Borrower and/or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date and (B) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owed to Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date;

(iii) after giving effect to such Designation, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis (regardless of whether the Revolving Facility or the Term A Facility or the Term A-3 Facility are then in effect) as of the most recent Calculation Date.

Upon any such Designation after the Closing Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have made an Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the Designation Amount.

(b) Borrower may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “ Revocation ”), whereupon such Subsidiary shall then constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, if:

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time and immediately after giving effect to such Revocation;

(ii) after giving effect to such Revocation, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis (regardless of whether the Revolving Facility or the Term A Facility or the Term A-3 Facility are then in effect) as of the most recent Calculation Date; and

(iii) all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately following such Revocation would, if incurred at the time of such Revocation, have been permitted to be incurred for all purposes of this Agreement;

provided , that neither LandCo Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries may be designated as a Restricted Subsidiary unless and until all commitments and letters of credit under the LandCo Credit Agreement and the LandCo Loan Documents have been terminated and all loans and other obligations thereunder (other than customary indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations not then due and payable that expressly survive the termination thereof) have been paid in full in cash

(c) All Designations and Revocations occurring after the Closing Date must be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower delivered to Administrative Agent with the Responsible Officer so executing such certificate certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions of Section 9.12(a) (in the case of any such Designations) and of Section 9.12(b) (in the case of any such Revocations).

 

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(d) If Borrower designates a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 9.12, the Obligations of such Guarantor under the Credit Documents shall terminate and be of no further force and effect and all Liens granted by such Guarantor under the applicable Security Documents shall terminate and be released and be of no further force and effect, and all Liens on the Equity Interests and debt obligations of such Guarantor shall be terminated and released and of no further force and effect, in each case, without any action required by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. At Borrower’s request, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent will execute and deliver any instrument evidencing such termination and Collateral Agent shall take all actions appropriate in order to effect such termination and release of such Liens and without recourse or warranty by Collateral Agent (including the execution and delivery of appropriate UCC termination statements and such other instruments and releases as may be necessary and appropriate to effect such release). Any such foregoing actions taken by Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be at the sole cost and expense of Borrower.

SECTION 9.13. Limitation on Designation of Immaterial Subsidiaries and Native American Subsidiaries .

(a) At Borrower’s election, Borrower may at any time, designate a Restricted Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary, but only to the extent that such designation is consistent with the definition of “Immaterial Subsidiary,” or as a Native American Subsidiary, but only to the extent that such designation is consistent with the definition of “Native American Subsidiary”. Upon any Immaterial Subsidiary’s or Native American Subsidiary’s (whether designated as such on the Closing Date or thereafter pursuant to the preceding sentence) ceasing to satisfy any of the requirements set forth in the definition of such term, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof and shall take the actions required pursuant to Section 9.11 and such Subsidiary shall cease to be an Immaterial Subsidiary or Native American Subsidiary, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the Closing Date Borrower may not designate any Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary if (i) the Fair Market Value of the assets of such Subsidiary at the time of designation exceeds $25,000,000 or (ii) the sum of the Fair Market Value of the assets of such Subsidiary and all other Subsidiaries so designated after the Closing Date (determined at the time of designation), plus the aggregate amount of Investments made by the Credit Parties in Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeds $75,000,000.

(b) Any designation of a Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary or Native American Subsidiary, or revocation of any such designation, must be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower delivered to Administrative Agent with the Responsible Officer executing such certificate certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions of Section 9.13(a).

SECTION 9.14. Ratings . Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain at all times on and after the Closing Date (i) a public corporate family rating of Borrower (or, if the VoteCo SPE Reorganization has not occurred and the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR) and a rating of the Loans, in each case from Moody’s, and (ii) a public corporate credit rating of Borrower (or, if the VoteCo SPE Reorganization has not occurred and the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR) and a rating of the Loans, in each case from S&P (it being understood and agreed that “commercially reasonable efforts” shall in any event include the payment by Borrower (or RRR, as the case may be) of customary rating agency fees, cooperation with information and data requests by Moody’s and S&P in connection with their ratings process and the participation by senior management of Borrower and RR in a ratings presentation to Moody’s and S&P).

SECTION 9.15. Post-Closing Matters . Borrower will cause to be delivered or performed, as applicable, each of the following:

(a) Mortgage Matters . On or before the date that is sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as is permitted by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion):

 

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(i) Mortgaged Real Property . Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property identified on Schedule 1.01(C) : (1) a Mortgage reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and in form for recording in the recording office of each political subdivision where each such Mortgaged Real Property is situated, which Mortgage shall, when recorded, be effective to create in favor of Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties a valid, enforceable and perfected first priority Lien (except to the extent limited by applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws)) on such Mortgaged Real Property subordinate to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, (2) with respect to each Mortgage, legal opinions, each of which shall be addressed to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated the effective date of such Mortgage and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in a manner customary for transactions of this type and (3) with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property and Mortgage, such fixture filings, title insurance policies, insurance certificates, surveys, consents, estoppels, Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements, certificates, affidavits, instruments, returns and other documents delivered in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement substantially in the form delivered thereunder with such changes thereto as shall be necessary to reflect the Transactions and all of the foregoing shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in form and substance.

(b) Flood Area . Administrative Agent shall have received a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property for which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 9.15(a)(i) on or before the date the related Mortgage is delivered to Administrative Agent (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by Borrower and the applicable Credit Party relating thereto).

(c) Additional Post-Closing Deliverables . Each of the documents and other agreements set forth on Schedule 9.15 shall be delivered or performed, as applicable, within the respective time frames specified therein.

ARTICLE X.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party, for itself and on behalf of its Restricted Subsidiaries, covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lenders (or in the case of Section 10.08, with the Required Pro Rata Lenders) that until the Obligations have been Paid in Full (and each Credit Party covenants and agrees that it will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to observe and perform the covenants herein set forth applicable to any such Restricted Subsidiary):

SECTION 10.01. Indebtedness . Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not incur any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;

(b) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 10.01 , and any Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(c) Indebtedness under any Swap Contracts (including, without limitation, any Interest Rate Protection Agreements); provided that such Swap Contracts are entered into for bona fide hedging activities and not for speculative purposes;

(d) intercompany Indebtedness of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(e) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance bonds, surety, appeal or similar bonds, completion guarantees and letters of credit provided by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business (including to support Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ applications for Gaming Licenses or for the purposes referenced in this clause (f));

(g) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided , however , that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five (5) Business Days of its incurrence;

(h) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in Section 10.01(b)) in respect of Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations and refinancings or renewals thereof, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding, $75.0 million;

(i) Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business;

(j) guarantees by Borrower or Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under this Section 10.01;

(k) Indebtedness of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the date hereof in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted hereunder; provided , however , that such Indebtedness existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary and was not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof, and Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(l) (i) Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, so long as (x) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, (y) the Interest Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 2.50 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date and (z) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto, (ii) Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness, so long as (x) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, (y) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 2.50 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date and (z) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto and (iii) Permitted Refinancings of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) so long as (x) in the case of Permitted Refinancings of Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness, such Permitted Refinancings qualify as either Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness or Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness or (y) in the case of Permitted Refinancings of Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, such Permitted Refinancings qualify as Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness;

(m) (i) Permitted First Lien Indebtedness, so long as (w) the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, (x) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, (y) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto, and (z) in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, the terms of such Indebtedness, when taken as a whole, are no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms of this Agreement and (ii) Permitted Refinancings of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (i) so long as such Permitted Refinancings qualify as Permitted First Lien Indebtedness, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness or Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness;

 

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(n) unsecured Indebtedness of the kind described in clause (d) of the definition of “Indebtedness” so long, in the case of any such Indebtedness other than earn-out obligations, at the time of incurrence thereof, (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto and (ii) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis (regardless of whether the Revolving Facility or the Term A Facility or the Term A-3 Facility are then in effect) as of the most recent Calculation Date;

(o) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt;

(p) Indebtedness of Borrower under the Senior Unsecured Notes, and Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(q) unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50.0 million outstanding at any time;

(r) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business; and

(s) Investments under Section 10.04(k), 10.04(l), 10.04(m) and 10.04(v) consisting of guarantees and Support Agreements in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million at any time;

(t) (A) Indebtedness of Borrower in respect of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans, senior secured first lien or junior lien notes or loans or subordinated notes or loans that may be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu or junior basis with the Obligations, that are issued or made in lieu of Incremental Revolving Commitments and/or New Term Loan Commitments pursuant to an indenture, a loan agreement or a note purchase agreement or otherwise (any such Indebtedness, “ Incremental Equivalent Debt ”); provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Equivalent Debt issued or incurred pursuant to this Section 10.01(t) shall not, together with any Incremental Revolving Commitments, New Term Loan Commitments (and, without duplication, New Term Loans), Incremental Term A Loan Commitments (and, without duplication, Incremental Term A Loans), and/or Incremental Term B Loan Commitments (and, without duplication, Incremental Term B Loans) issued or incurred (but excluding any such Incremental Term Loan Commitments that have been terminated prior to such date without being funded) on or prior to such date exceed the Incremental Loan Amount (with the Incremental Loan Amount to be determined as if any Incremental Equivalent Debt is senior secured indebtedness even if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is unsecured); (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist immediately after giving effect to such incurrence or issuance; provided that, with respect to any Incremental Equivalent Debt the proceeds of which are used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition substantially concurrently upon the receipt thereof, the absence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower) shall not constitute a condition to the issuance or incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt; (iii) unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Required Pro Rata Lenders, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date ( provided that, for such purpose, (y) at the option of Borrower, to the extent that the proceeds of any such Incremental Equivalent Debt are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), such compliance shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the Calculation Date immediately preceding the date on which a binding contract with respect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition is entered into between Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the seller with respect thereto, giving effect to such Incremental Equivalent Debt and such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as if incurred and consummated on the first day of the applicable period and (z) in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit facilities, pro forma effect shall be given to any Revolving Loans under Incremental Revolving Commitments and any loans under

 

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any Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility, in each case, to the extent actually made on such date, but any proposed Incremental Revolving Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt to be incurred on such date consisting of a revolving credit facility shall not otherwise be treated as drawn); (iv) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is (x) secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall have a maturity date and Weighted Average Life to Maturity (without giving effect to prepayments that reduce scheduled amortization) no shorter than any then-existing Tranche of Term Loans or (y) secured on a second lien (or other junior basis) or is unsecured, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall satisfy the definition of Permitted Junior Debt Conditions; (v) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is secured (x) on pari passu basis with the Obligations, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) and Administrative Agent shall be party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or (y) or second lien (or other junior) basis to the Obligations, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) shall be party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Debt Parties”) with the Administrative Agent; (vi) except as set forth in clauses (i) – (v) of this paragraph (t), the terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of such Incremental Equivalent Debt are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement; and (B) any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof that satisfies clause (A)(v) and (A)(vi) above;

(u) Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Support Agreements) used to finance, or incurred or issued for the purpose of (or in the case of Support Agreements, incurred in connection with) financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Projects (including Permitted Refinancings thereof) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500.0 million at any time outstanding so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto;

(v) Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25.0 million at any time outstanding, so long as such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Credit Party;

(w) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by Borrower to recent or former officers, directors or employees (or heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons) to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdco or Borrower permitted by Section 10.06(f); provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that, subject to the dollar limitation described below, such subordination provisions shall permit the payment of interest and principal in cash if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash payments (whether principal or interest) made by the Borrower in respect of such notes, when combined with the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 10.06(f), shall not exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year of Borrower;

(x) Indebtedness incurred by Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries in (i) a Permitted Acquisition, (ii) any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder or (iii) any Asset Sale, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), constituting customary indemnification obligations or customary obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments;

(y) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under the Wells Fargo Indemnification Agreement; and

(z) Indebtedness of the Borrower under the LandCo Support Agreement.

In the event that any item of Indebtedness meets more than one of the categories set forth above in this Section 10.01, Borrower may classify such item of Indebtedness and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of such clauses, at its election.

 

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SECTION 10.02. Liens . Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall create, incur, grant, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on any Property now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except (the “ Permitted Liens ”):

(a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable or delinquent and Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies, which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(b) Liens in respect of property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ liens, maritime liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business (i) for amounts not yet overdue for a period of sixty (60) days or (ii) for amounts that are overdue for a period in excess of sixty (60) days that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (inclusive of amounts that remain unpaid as a result of bona fide disputes with contractors, including where the amount unpaid is greater than the amount in dispute), so long as adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(c) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(b) and listed on Schedule 10.02 ; provided , however , that (i) such Liens do not encumber any Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (x) any such Property subject thereto on the Closing Date, (y) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into Property covered by such Lien and (z) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not increase, except as contemplated by Section 10.01(b);

(d) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants, encroachments, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies on or with respect to any Real Property, in each case whether now or hereafter in existence, not (i) securing Indebtedness and (ii) individually or in the aggregate materially interfering with the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(e) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in an Event of Default;

(f) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) (i) imposed by law or deposits made in connection therewith in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations (other than excise taxes), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, statutory bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, rental obligations (limited, in the case of rental obligations, to security deposits and deposits to secure obligations for taxes, insurance, maintenance and similar obligations), utility services, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money), (iii) arising by virtue of deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability for premiums to insurance carriers or (iv) Liens on deposits made to secure Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Gaming License applications or to secure the performance of surety or other bonds issued in connection therewith; provided , however , that to the extent such Liens are not imposed by Law, such Liens shall in no event encumber any Property other than cash and Cash Equivalents or, in the case of clause (iii), proceeds of insurance policies;

(g) Leases with respect to the assets or properties of any Credit Party or its respective Subsidiaries, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of such Credit Party’s or Subsidiary’s business so long as each of the Leases entered into after the date hereof with respect to Real Property constituting Collateral are subordinate in all respects to the Liens granted and evidenced by the Security Documents and do not, individually or in the aggregate, (x) interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) materially impair the use (for its intended purposes) or the value of

 

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the Properties of the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that upon the request of Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall enter into a customary subordination and non-disturbance and attornment agreement in connection with any such Lease;

(h) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(i) Liens arising pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations or Capital Lease Obligations (and refinancings or renewals thereof), in each case, incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(h); provided , however , that (i) the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien (including refinancings thereof) does not exceed 100% of the cost of the property being acquired, constructed, improved or leased at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness ( plus , in the case of refinancings, accrued interest on the Indebtedness refinanced and fees and expenses relating thereto) and (ii) any such Liens attach only to the property being financed pursuant to such Purchase Money Obligations or Capital Lease Obligations (or in the case of refinancings which were previously financed pursuant to such Purchase Money Obligations or Capital Lease Obligations) (and directly related assets, including proceeds and replacements thereof) and do not encumber any other Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that all Indebtedness to a single lender shall be considered to be a single Purchase Money Obligation, whether drawn at one time or from time to time);

(j) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements, and Liens in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the form of debit and set-off rights arising under the Wells Fargo Indemnification Agreement; provided , however , that, unless such Liens are non-consensual and arise by operation of law, in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;

(k) Liens on assets of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired or merged with or into or consolidated with Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and not created in connection with or in anticipation or contemplation thereof); provided , however , that such Liens do not extend to assets not subject to such Liens at the time of acquisition (other than improvements and attachments thereon, accessions thereto and proceeds thereof) and are no more favorable to the lienholders than the existing Lien;

(l) in addition to Liens otherwise permitted by this Section 10.02, other Liens incurred with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that (x) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not exceed $25.0 million at any time outstanding, and (y) any such Liens on Collateral shall be junior or otherwise subordinated in all respects to any Liens in favor of Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent;

(m) licenses of Intellectual Property granted by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(n) Liens pursuant to the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, Liens related to Cash Collateralizations;

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(p) Liens arising under applicable Gaming Laws; provided , however , that no such Lien constitutes a Lien securing repayment of Indebtedness for borrowed money;

(q) (i) Liens pursuant to leases entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing gaming facilities and related assets, which Liens are limited to the leased property under the applicable lease and granted to the landlord under such lease for the purpose of securing the obligations of the tenant under such lease to such landlord and (ii) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents (and on the related escrow accounts or similar accounts, if any) required to be paid to the lessors (or lenders to such lessors) under such leases or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable lease;

(r) Liens to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(v); provided that such Liens do not encumber any Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than any Foreign Subsidiary;

(s) Prior Mortgage Liens with respect to the applicable Mortgaged Real Property;

(t) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents deposited to Discharge, redeem or defease Indebtedness that was permitted to so be repaid;

(u) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements filings regarding operating leases or consignment of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(v) Liens on the Collateral securing (i) Permitted First Lien Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.01(m) or Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and, in each case, subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness permitted under Sections 10.01(l) or 10.01(m) or Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt and, in each case, subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Liens”);

(w) Liens on the Collateral securing Incremental Equivalent Debt, and Permitted Refinancings thereof, in each case, permitted under Section 10.01(t) and subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of Liens intended to be subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations, as “Second Priority Liens”), as and to the extent applicable;

(x) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment (including any other Acquisition) not prohibited by this Agreement;

(y) in the case of any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Joint Venture, any put and call arrangements or restrictions on disposition related to its Equity Interests set forth in its organizational documents or any related joint venture or similar agreement;

(z) Liens arising in connection with transactions relating to the selling or discounting of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business;

(aa) licenses, leases or subleases granted to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(bb) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease or license agreement permitted by this Agreement;

 

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(cc) Liens created by the applicable Transfer Agreement;

(dd) Liens securing obligations of any Person in respect of employee deferred compensation and benefit plans in connection with “rabbi trusts” or other similar arrangements; and

(ee) Liens arising pursuant to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(u).

In connection with the granting of Liens of the types described in clauses (c), (g), (i), (k), (l), (r), (s), (t), (v) and (w) of this Section 10.02 by Borrower of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith (including, without limitation, by entering into or amending appropriate lien subordination or intercreditor agreements).

SECTION 10.03. [Reserved].

SECTION 10.04. Investments, Loans and Advances. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, make any Investment, except for the following:

(a) Investments outstanding on the Closing Date and identified on Schedule 10.04 and any Investments received in respect thereof without the payment of additional consideration (other than through the issuance of or exchange of Qualified Capital Stock);

(b) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(c) Borrower may enter into Swap Contracts to the extent permitted by Section 10.01(c);

(d) Investments (i) by Borrower in any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary in Borrower and (iii) by a Restricted Subsidiary in another Restricted Subsidiary ( provided that Investments pursuant to clause clauses (i) and (iii) in Immaterial Subsidiaries shall not exceed $25.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any time); provided that, in each case, any intercompany loan (it being understood and agreed that intercompany receivables or advances made in the ordinary course of business do not constitute loans) in excess of $10.0 million individually shall be evidenced by a promissory note and, to the extent that the payee, holder or lender of such intercompany loan is a Credit Party, such promissory note shall be pledged (and delivered) by such Credit Party to Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties;

(e) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or transfer assets to the extent permitted by Section 10.05;

(f) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in settlement of delinquent or overdue accounts in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Investments made by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with Section 10.05;

(h) Investments consisting of (i) moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures made to officers, directors and employees in the ordinary course of business and (ii) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees in connection with such Persons’ purchase of Equity Interests of Holdco ( provided that the amount of such loans and advances described in this clause (h)(ii) shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity), not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate under this clause (h) at any time outstanding;

 

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(i) Permitted Acquisitions;

(j) extensions of trade credit (including to gaming customers) in the ordinary course of business;

(k) in addition to Investments otherwise permitted by this Section 10.04, other Investments by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed the sum of (i) $350.0 million during the term of this Agreement plus (ii) the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date plus (iii) the Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount as of such date plus (iv) the Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns received on or prior to such date plus (v) any reduction in the amount of such Investments as provided in the definition of “Investment”; and, provided further , that (x) at the time of making such Investment and after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (y) immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (z) Borrower shall designate each such Investment as having been made pursuant to the relevant clause of this Section 10.04(k) in the Compliance Certificate for the fiscal quarter in which such Investment is made;

(l) in addition to Investments otherwise permitted by this Section 10.04, Investments by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (i) the amount of such Investments to be made pursuant to this Section 10.04(l) do not exceed the Available Amount determined at the time such Investment is made, (ii) immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (iii) immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date;

(m) additional Investments so long as, at the time such Investment is made and after giving effect thereto, (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (y) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date and (z) immediately after giving effect to such Investment Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date;

(n) payments with respect to any Qualified Contingent Obligations, so long as, at the time such Qualified Contingent Obligation was incurred or, if earlier, the agreement to incur such Qualified Contingent Obligations was entered into, such Investment was permitted under this Agreement;

(o) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a Person merged or consolidated with or into Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

(p) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

(q) advances of payroll payments to employees of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(r) the occurrence of a Reverse Trigger Event under any applicable Transfer Agreement;

(s) loans and advances to the Holding Companies (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to the Holding Companies in accordance with Section 10.06(m) and (n);

 

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(t) Investments in the North Fork Project not to exceed $5.0 million per fiscal year of Borrower;

(u) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (x) Native American Investments of the type described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof as set forth in Schedule 10.04(u) and (y) Native American Investments of the type described in clause (i) of the definition thereof; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Native American Investments made in reliance on this clause (u) in any fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000,000; provided further , that (i) to the extent the aggregate amount of all such Native American Investments made in any fiscal year in reliance on this clause (u) is less than $5,000,000, the amount of such difference (the “ Native American Investment Rollover Amount ”) may be carried forward one time and used to make Native American Investments under this clause (u) in the next succeeding fiscal year and (ii) any such Native American Investments made in any fiscal year shall be counted against the $5,000,000 base amount with respect to such fiscal year after being counted against any Native American Investment Rollover Amount available with respect to such fiscal year;

(v) so long as immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date, additional Investments in LandCo Holdings for the purpose of (and not in excess of the amount required for) repaying or guaranteeing LandCo Holdings’ existing credit agreement obligations and retire or guarantee certain warrants issued by it; provided that immediately upon the making of such Investments and the consequent repayment or guarantee of such credit agreement obligations and retirement or guarantee of such warrants, Borrower shall Revoke the designation of LandCo Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and cause it to be a Restricted Subsidiary; and

(w) Investments consisting of the contribution or other transfer of (i) real estate described on Part 1 of Schedule 10.04(w) (and owned by a Native American Subsidiary on the Closing Date) pursuant to a Native American Contract, so long as the Tribal Trust Property Release Conditions are satisfied at the time of such contribution or transfer, (ii) the real property described in Item 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 10.04(w), so long as title to such real property is transferred to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria or its nominee and (iii) real estate described in Item 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 10.04(w) to a joint venture, so long as no Default then exists.

SECTION 10.05. Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets . Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation (other than solely to change the jurisdiction of organization or type of organization (to the extent in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Security Agreement)), or convey, sell, lease or sublease (as lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of any substantial part of its business, property or assets, except for:

(a) Capital Expenditures, Expansion Capital Expenditures and expenditures of Development Expenses by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) Sales or dispositions of used, worn out, obsolete or surplus Property or Property no longer useful in the business of Borrower by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and the abandonment or other sale of Intellectual Property that is, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and the termination or assignment of Contractual Obligations to the extent such termination or assignment does not have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) Asset Sales by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) at the time of such Asset Sale, no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, (ii) Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of (x) cash or Cash Equivalents or (y) Permitted Business Assets (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received other than Permitted Liens) (it being understood that for the purposes of clause (c)(ii)(x), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the

 

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footnotes thereto) of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Asset Sale and for which all of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the closing of the applicable disposition, (C) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of such disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of $75.0 million, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at such date of receipt or such agreement, as applicable, and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (iii) the Net Available Proceeds therefrom shall be applied as specified in Section 2.10(a)(iii);

(d) Liens permitted by Section 10.02, Investments may be made to the extent permitted by Sections 10.04 and Restricted Payments may be made to the extent permitted by Section 10.06;

(e) Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may dispose of cash and Cash Equivalents;

(f) Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may lease (as lessor or sublessor) real or personal property to the extent permitted under Section 10.02;

(g) licenses and sublicenses by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of software and Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted;

(h) (A) Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may transfer or lease property to or acquire or lease property from Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the sum of (x) the aggregate fair market value of all Property transferred by Borrower and Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower that are Restricted Subsidiaries to Foreign Subsidiaries of Borrower under this clause (A) plus (y) all lease payments made by Borrower and Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower that are Restricted Subsidiaries to Foreign Subsidiaries of Borrower in respect of leasing of property by Borrower and Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower that are Restricted Subsidiaries from Foreign Subsidiaries shall not exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year of Borrower; (B) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into Borrower (as long as Borrower is the surviving Person) or any Guarantor (as long as the surviving Person is, or becomes substantially concurrently with such merger or consolidation, a Guarantor); (C) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary (so long as, if either Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, the surviving Person is, or becomes substantially concurrently with such merger or consolidation, a Guarantor); and (D) any Restricted Subsidiary may be voluntarily liquidated, voluntarily wound up or voluntarily dissolved (so long as any such liquidation or winding up does not constitute or involve an Asset Sale to any Person other than to Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or any other owner of Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary unless such Asset Sale is otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 10.05); provided , however , that, in each case with respect to clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this Section 10.05(h) (other than in the case of a transfer to a Foreign Subsidiary permitted under clause (A) above), the Lien on such property granted in favor of Collateral Agent under the Security Documents shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the applicable Security Documents;

(i) voluntary terminations of Swap Contracts and other assets or contracts in the ordinary course of business;

(j) conveyances, sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions which do not constitute Asset Sales;

(k) any taking by a Governmental Authority of assets or property, or any part thereof, under the power of eminent domain or condemnation;

 

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(l) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make sales, transfers or other dispositions of property subject to a Casualty Event;

(m) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make sales, transfers or other dispositions of Investments in Joint Ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(n) any transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming Facility in connection with the occurrence of a Trigger Event;

(o) Asset Sales of Real Properties (i) that constitute Tribal Trust Property, to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(w)(i), (ii) to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(w)(ii), and (iii) to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(w)(iii).

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) in no event may any transfer, sale, conveyance or other disposition to any Person other than a Credit Party constitute all or substantially all of Borrower’s property or assets, on a consolidated basis and (ii) in no case shall Borrower or any Subsidiary be permitted to effect an Asset Sale of (a) GVR, NP Lake Mead LLC, NP Santa Fe LLC, NP Texas LLC, Boulder LLC, Red Rock LLC, Palace LLC, Sunset LLC or IP Holdco (except, in the case of IP Holdco, to the extent provided in Section 7.04(f)) or a significant portion of their respective properties, or (b) any part of the Technology Systems.

To the extent any Collateral is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of as permitted by this Section 10.05 or in connection with a transaction approved by the Required Lenders, in each case, to a Person other than a Credit Party, a Holding Company or RRR, so long as no Event of Default exists, such Collateral shall, except as set forth in the proviso to Section 10.05(h), be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents, and Collateral Agent shall take all actions appropriate or reasonably requested by Borrower in order to effect the foregoing at the sole cost and expense of Borrower and without recourse or warranty by Collateral Agent (including the execution and delivery of appropriate UCC termination statements and such other instruments and releases as may be necessary and appropriate to effect such release). To the extent any such sale, transfer or other disposition results in a Guarantor no longer constituting a Subsidiary of Borrower, so long as no Event of Default exists, the Obligations of such Guarantor and all obligations of such Guarantor under the Credit Documents shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, and each of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall take such actions, at the sole expense of Borrower, as are appropriate or requested by Borrower in connection with such termination.

SECTION 10.06. Restricted Payments . Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, declare or make any Restricted Payment at any time, except, without duplication:

(a) Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 2.09(b)(ii);

(b) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower may declare and make Restricted Payments to Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower which is a Restricted Subsidiary;

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, may declare and make Restricted Payments in respect of its Equity Interests to all holders of such Equity Interests generally so long as Borrower or its respective Restricted Subsidiary that owns such Equity Interest or interests in the Person making such Restricted Payments receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative ownership of the subject Equity Interests and the terms thereof);

 

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(d) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may engage in transactions to the extent permitted by Section 10.05;

(e) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock issued in compliance with the terms hereof;

(f) Borrower may repurchase, or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent of Borrower to repurchase, common stock or common stock options from present or former officers, directors or employees (or heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons) of any Company upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of such officer, director or employee or pursuant to the terms of any stock option plan or like agreement; provided , however , that the aggregate amount of payments under this clause (f) shall not exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year of Borrower;

(g) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may (i) repurchase Equity Interests to the extent deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options, warrants or rights in respect thereof to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options, warrants or rights in respect thereof and (ii) make payments in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former member of management, director, officer, employee, or consultant of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or family members, spouses or former spouses, heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons in connection with the exercise of stock options or grant, vesting or delivery of Equity Interests;

(h) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or, warrants or rights or upon the conversion or exchange of or into Equity Interests, or payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law;

(i) so long as (x) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (i) the Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount as of such date plus (ii) the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date;

(j) so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (iii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio will not exceed 5.00 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount;

(k) such additional amount, so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (iii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio will not exceed 3.75 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Restricted Payments;

(l) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, Borrower may make payments to counterparties under Swap Contracts entered into in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt;

 

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(m) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to the Holding Companies or RRR:

(i) the proceeds of which shall be used by a Holding Company or RRR to pay franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its limited liability company or corporate existence; and

(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used by the Holding Companies or RRR to pay corporate overhead expenses;

(n) Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdco, the proceeds of which shall be distributed by Holdco to the Principal BlockerCos:

(i) which distributions shall be used by the Principal BlockerCos to pay franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its limited liability company existence; and

(ii) of up to $250,000 during the first twelve months after the Closing Date and up to $100,000 during any twelve-month period thereafter (in the aggregate with any loans and advances made to the Holdco pursuant to Section 10.04(s) in reliance on this paragraph (n)), which distributions shall be used by the Principal BlockerCos to pay corporate overhead expenses;

(o) so long as immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed $50.0 million per fiscal year; and

(p) so long as Holdco and Borrower are treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes (without duplication):

(i) prior to the occurrence of the Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition, Borrower may make payments to Holdco pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement; provided that Restricted Payments under this clause (p)(i) in respect of Holdco’s members’ actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by Unrestricted Subsidiaries during any period shall be permitted solely to the extent of payments received from (or credits used by) Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements with respect to such period; and

(ii) from and after the occurrence of the Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition, Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdco in amounts sufficient to enable Holdco to make Tax Distributions (as defined in the Holdco LLC Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date) to its members pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Holdco LLC Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date); provided that Restricted Payments under this clause (p)(ii) in respect of Holdco’s members’ actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by Unrestricted Subsidiaries during any period shall be permitted solely to the extent of payments received from (or credits used by) Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements with respect to such period.

SECTION 10.07. Transactions with Affiliates . Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary); provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries:

 

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(a) may enter into indemnification and employment and severance agreements and arrangements with directors, officers and employees and may pay customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, board managers and employees of the Holding Companies, RRR (until the VoteCo SPE Reorganization), the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) may enter into the transactions described in Borrower’s SEC filings prior to the Closing Date or listed on Schedule 10.07 hereto as in effect on the Closing Date or any amendment thereto so long as such amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(c) may make Investments and Restricted Payments permitted hereunder;

(d) may enter into the transactions contemplated by each applicable Transfer Agreement;

(e) may enter into customary expense sharing arrangements entered into between Borrower and Unrestricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which such Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall reimburse Borrower for certain shared expenses;

(f) may consummate the VoteCo SPE Reorganization;

(g) may enter into transactions upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate; provided that (i) with respect to any transaction (or series of related transactions) involving consideration of more than $5.0 million, such transaction shall be approved by the majority of the directors of RRR and (ii) with respect to any transaction (or series of related transactions) involving consideration of more than $20.0 million, Borrower shall have received a favorable fairness opinion from a reputable third-party appraiser of recognized standing; and

(h) may make payments by Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements.

SECTION 10.08. Financial Covenants . Solely for the benefit of the Lenders under the Revolving Facility and the Term A Facility and the Term A-3 Facility , without the consent of the Required Pro Rata Lenders:

(a) Maximum Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio . Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of Borrower commencing with (i) the first complete fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Fourth Amendment Effective Date through the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017 December 31, 2018 to exceed 6.50 to 1.00, (ii) the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2017 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019 to exceed 6.25 to 1.00, (iii) the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2018 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019 to exceed 5.75 to 1.00, (iv) the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2019 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019 to exceed 6.00 to 1.00, (iv) the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2019 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 to exceed 5.75 to 1.00, (v) fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2020 to exceed 5.50 to 1.00 and ( v vi ) the fiscal quarter ending March December 31, 2020 and each fiscal quarter thereafter to exceed 5.25 to 1.00.

For purposes of this Section 10.08(a), the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be calculated by deducting the amount of Unrestricted Cash from clause (a) thereof; provided that the amount of Unrestricted Cash shall not be so deducted when determining compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with this Section 10.08(a) for

 

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purposes of clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” or Sections 9.12(a)(iii), 9.12(b)(ii) or 10.01(n)(ii).

(b) Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio . Borrower shall not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of Borrower commencing with the first complete fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.

For the avoidance of doubt, only the consent of the Required Pro Rata Lenders shall be required to (and only the Required Pro Rata Lenders, shall have the ability to) amend, waive or modify the covenants set forth in this Section 10.08 (including any amendment or modification of defined terms used in this Section 10.08).

SECTION 10.09. Certain Payments of Indebtedness; Amendments to Certain Agreements .

(a) None of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest shall be permitted) any Disqualified Capital Stock or Other Junior Indebtedness or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms or intercreditor agreement applicable to any such Indebtedness (such payments, “ Junior Prepayments ”), except:

(i) so long as (x) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Junior Prepayments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (i) the Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount as of such date plus (ii) the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date;

(ii) so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (iii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio will not exceed 5.00 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Junior Prepayments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount;

(iii) such additional amount so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (iii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio will not exceed 3.75 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Junior Prepayments;

(iv) a Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness (including through exchange offers and similar transactions);

(v) the conversion of any such Indebtedness to Equity Interests (or exchange of any such Indebtedness for Equity Interests) of Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock);

(vi) with respect to intercompany subordinated indebtedness, to the extent consistent with the subordination terms thereof;

 

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(vii) exchanges of Indebtedness issued in private placements and resold in reliance on Regulation S or Rule 144A for Indebtedness having substantially equivalent terms pursuant to customary exchange offers;

(viii) prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or satisfaction of Indebtedness of Persons acquired pursuant to, or Indebtedness assumed in connection with, Permitted Acquisitions or Investments (including any other Acquisition) not prohibited by this Agreement;

(ix) Junior Prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.09(b)(ii);

(x) Junior Prepayments in respect of intercompany Indebtedness owing to Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted;

(xi) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasance or satisfaction of Disqualified Capital Stock with the proceeds of any issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock permitted to be issued hereunder or in exchange for Disqualified Capital Stock or other Equity Interests permitted to be issued hereunder; and

(xii) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasance or satisfaction of the Senior Unsecured Notes with the proceeds of secured Indebtedness so long as, (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio will not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date (including giving effect to the Palms Acquisition regardless of whether the Palms Acquisition has closed at such time) and (iii) such refinancing Indebtedness constitutes (w) Revolving Loans incurred hereunder, (x) Incremental Term Loans incurred hereunder, (y) Incremental Equivalent Debt permitted hereunder that is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations or (z) Permitted First Lien Indebtedness permitted hereunder.

(b) Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to amend, modify or change (i) in any manner adverse to the interests of the Lenders in any material respect any term or condition of any Other Junior Indebtedness Documentation (other than any documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes) or the LandCo Support Agreement, or (ii) any term or condition of any documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes to the extent such amendment, modification or change would (A) increase any component of the interest rate or yield provisions applicable to the Senior Unsecured Notes by more than 2% per annum in the aggregate over the interest rate or yield provisions applicable to the Senior Unsecured Notes in effect on the date hereof, (B) change any default or event of default under the documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes in a manner materially adverse to the Credit Parties, (C) change (to an earlier date) any date upon which a payment of principal, mandatory redemption, defeasance or sinking fund payment or deposit or interest is due on the Senior Unsecured Notes or increase the amount of any such payment redemption, defeasance or deposit due on the Senior Unsecured Notes, (D) increase materially the obligations of the Credit Parties under the documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes or confer any additional material rights of the holders of the Senior Unsecured Notes (or a representative on their behalf) which would be adverse to any Credit Parties or any Lenders in any material respect or (E) impose any restriction or limitation on the Collateral.

(c) Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Holding Company or any Subsidiary to amend, modify, change or waive any provision of (i) any Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement, or (ii) prior to the Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition, the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement, in each case, in any manner that is adverse to the interests of the Holding Companies, the Borrower, the Restricted Subsidiaries or the Lenders in any material respect or to enter into any new tax sharing agreement, tax allocation agreement, tax indemnification agreement or similar agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (other than a Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement on terms substantially identical to the terms of the existing Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements).

 

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(d) Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Holding Company or any Subsidiary to amend, modify, waive or change any provision of any Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement in any manner that is adverse to the interests of the Borrower, the Restricted Subsidiaries or the Lenders in any material respect or to enter into any new Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement or similar agreement without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (other than a Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement on terms substantially identical to the terms of the Manager Allocation Agreement).

(e) Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, without the consent of the Administrative Agent, amend, modify, change, or waive in any manner adverse to the interests of any Holding Company, their Subsidiaries or the Lenders in any material respect any term or condition of the GVR/ANC License Agreement; provided that Borrower may permit the GVR/ANC License Agreement to be terminated.

SECTION 10.10. Limitation on Certain Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries . None of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, create any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Foreign Subsidiary or Immaterial Subsidiary) of Borrower to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on such Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness or any other obligation owed to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) make Investments in or to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) transfer any of its Property to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iv) in the case of any Guarantor, guarantee the Obligations hereunder or, in the case of any Credit Party, subject its portion of the Collateral to the Liens securing the Obligations in favor of the Secured Parties, except that each of the following shall be permitted:

(a) any such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (x) applicable Law (including any Gaming Law and any regulations, order or decrees of any Gaming Authority or other applicable Governmental Authority) or (y) the Credit Documents;

(b) restrictions on the transfer of Property, or the granting of Liens on Property, in each case, subject to Permitted Liens;

(c) customary restrictions on subletting or assignment of any lease or sublease governing a leasehold interest of any Company;

(d) restrictions on the transfer of any Property, or the granting of Liens on Property, subject to a contract with respect to an Asset Sale or other transfer, sale, conveyance or disposition permitted under this Agreement;

(e) restrictions contained in the existing Indebtedness listed on Schedule 10.01 and Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided , that the restrictive provisions in any such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive than the restrictive provisions in the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(f) restrictions contained in Indebtedness of Persons acquired pursuant to, or assumed in connection with, Permitted Acquisitions or other Acquisitions not prohibited hereunder after the Closing Date and Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided , that the restrictive provisions in any such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive than the restrictive provisions in the Indebtedness being refinanced and such restrictions are limited to the Persons or assets being acquired and of the Subsidiaries of such Persons and their assets;

(g) with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, restrictions contained in any Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness and Permitted Refinancings thereof, or any Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness and Permitted

 

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Refinancings thereof, or any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder, in each case, taken as a whole, to the extent not materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement;

(h) with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, restrictions contained in any Incremental Equivalent Debt and Permitted Refinancings thereof, or any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder, in each case, taken as a whole, to the extent not materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement;

(i) customary restrictions in joint venture arrangements or management contracts; provided , that such restrictions are limited to the assets of such joint ventures and the Equity Interests of the Persons party to such joint venture arrangements or the assignment of such management contract, as applicable;

(j) customary non-assignment provisions or other customary restrictions arising under licenses, leases and other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided , that such restrictions are limited to the assets subject to such licenses, leases and contracts and the Equity Interests of the Persons party to such licenses and contracts;

(k) restrictions contained in Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to Section 10.01 and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided that such restrictions apply only to the Foreign Subsidiaries incurring such Indebtedness and their Subsidiaries (and the assets thereof);

(l) restrictions contained in Indebtedness used to finance, or incurred for the purpose of financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures and/or Development Projects and Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided , that such restrictions apply only to the asset (or the Person owning such asset) being financed pursuant to such Indebtedness;

(m) restrictions contained in subordination provisions applicable to intercompany debt owed by the Credit Parties; provided , that such intercompany debt is subordinated to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as the subordination of such intercompany debt to any other obligations; and

(n) restrictions contained in the documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes on the Closing Date and Permitted Refinancings thereof (so long as the restrictions in any such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, are no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than those in the Senior Unsecured Notes on the Closing Date).

SECTION 10.11. Limitation on Lines of Business; Holding Companies; RRR .

(a) Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall directly or indirectly engage to any material extent (determined on a consolidated basis) in any line or lines of business activity other than Permitted Business.

(b) Borrower shall not permit any of the Holding Companies to hold or maintain the ownership of any assets or Properties (including Equity Interests in Subsidiaries) other than (a) the Equity Interests of Borrower and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents.

(c) Prior to the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, Borrower shall not permit RRR to engage in any material business or activity, or own any assets or incur any liabilities other than (i) the ownership, directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests in Borrower, the ownership of Equity Interests in Holdco and the ownership of cash and Cash Equivalents, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and (iii) activities ancillary to the foregoing.

 

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SECTION 10.12. Limitation on Changes to Fiscal Year . Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall change its fiscal year end to a date other than December 31 of each year ( provided that any Restricted Subsidiary acquired or formed, or Person designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case, after the Closing Date may change its fiscal year to match the fiscal year of Borrower).

ARTICLE XI.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 11.01. Events of Default . If one or more of the following events (herein called “ Events of Default ”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Credit Party, or any Holding Company or RRR pursuant to any Credit Document or the borrowings or issuances of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any representation, warranty or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished pursuant to any Credit Document, shall prove to have been false or misleading (i) in any material respect, if such representation and warranty is not qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, or (ii) in any respect, if such representation and warranty is so qualified, in each case when such representation or warranty is made, deemed made or furnished;

(b) default shall be made in the payment of (i) any principal of any Loan or the reimbursement with respect to any Reimbursement Obligation when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at the stated maturity upon prepayment or repayment or by acceleration thereof or otherwise) or (ii) any interest on any Loans when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default under this clause (ii) shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days;

(c) default shall be made in the payment of any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in (b) above) due under any Credit Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days;

(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 9.01(a) (with respect to Borrower and each Subsidiary that owns a Core Property only), 9.04(d) or 9.06 or in Article X (subject to, in the case of the financial covenant in Section 10.08, the cure rights contained in Section 11.03); provided any default under Section 10.08 (a “ Financial Covenant Event of Default ”) shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Loans or Commitments hereunder, other than the Revolving Loans, the Term A Facility Loans, the Term A-3 Facility Loans, any Revolving Commitments , Term A-3 Facility Commitments and/or Term A Facility Commitments, until the date on which the Revolving Loans , Term A-3 Facility Loans and/or Term A Facility Loans have been accelerated, and the Revolving Commitments, Term A-3 Facility Commitments and/or the Term A Facility Commitments have been terminated, in each case, by the Required Pro Rata Lenders pursuant to this Section 11.01;

(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Credit Document (other than those specified in Section 11.01(b), 11.01(c) or 11.01(d)) and, unless such default has been waived, such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Administrative Agent to Borrower;

(f) Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) shall (i) fail to pay any principal or interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations), when and as the same shall become due and payable (after giving effect to any

 

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applicable grace period), or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing any such Indebtedness or any event or condition occurs, if the effect of any failure or occurrence referred to in this clause (ii) is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or a trustee on its or their behalf (with or without the giving of notice but giving effect to applicable grace periods) to cause, such Indebtedness (other than Qualified Contingent Obligations) 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; provided , however , that (x) clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to any offer to repurchase, prepay or redeem Indebtedness of a Person acquired in an Acquisition permitted hereunder, to the extent such offer is required as a result of, or in connection with, such Acquisition, (y) any event or condition causing or permitting the holders of any Indebtedness to cause such Indebtedness to be converted into Qualified Capital Stock (including any such event or condition which, pursuant to its terms may, at the option of Borrower, be satisfied in cash in lieu of conversion into Qualified Capital Stock) shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this paragraph (f) and (z) it shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this paragraph (f) unless the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) exceeds $75.0 million at any one time;

(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in either case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, in each case seeking (i) relief in respect of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary), or of a substantial part of the property or assets of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary); (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of the property or assets of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary); or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary); and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(h) Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law; (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in Section 11.01(g); (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of the property or assets of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or similar law; (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding; (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or (viii) wind up or liquidate (except as permitted hereunder);

(i) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $75.0 million (to the extent not covered by third party insurance) shall be rendered against Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action (to the extent such action is not effectively stayed) shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to enforce any such judgment;

 

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(j) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(k) with respect to any material Collateral, any security interest and Lien purported to be created by the applicable Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease to give Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the first priority Liens and rights, powers and privileges in each case purported to be created and granted under such Security Document in favor of Collateral Agent, or shall be asserted by any Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any Affiliate thereof not to be a valid, perfected (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or such Security Document) security interest in or Lien on the Collateral covered thereby, in each case, other than as a result of an act of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party;

(l) any Guarantee shall cease to be in full force and effect or any of the Guarantors or Affiliates thereof repudiates, or attempts to repudiate, any of its obligations under any of the Guarantees (except to the extent such Guarantee ceases to be in effect in connection with any transaction permitted pursuant to Sections 9.12 or 10.05);

(m) any Credit Document or any material provisions thereof shall at any time and for any reason be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Credit Party seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof (exclusive of questions of interpretation of any provision thereof), or any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR shall repudiate or deny that it has any liability or obligation for the payment of principal or interest purported to be created under any Credit Document;

(n) there shall have occurred a Change of Control;

(o) there shall have occurred a License Revocation by any Gaming Authority in one or more jurisdictions in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or operates Gaming Facilities, which License Revocation (in the aggregate with any other License Revocations then in existence) relates to operations of Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries that in the most recent Test Period accounted for ten percent (10%) or more of the gross revenues of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided , however , that such License Revocation continues for at least thirty (30) consecutive days after the earlier of (x) the date of cessation of the affected operations as a result of such License Revocation and (y) the date that none of Borrower, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor the Lenders receive the net cash flows generated by any such operations; or

(p) the provisions of any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall, in whole or in part, following such Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement being entered into, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the Persons party thereto, except in accordance with its terms;

then, and in every such event (other than (i) an event described in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower and (ii) a Financial Covenant Event of Default unless the Revolving Loans , the Term A-3 Facility Loans and/or Term A Facility Loans have been accelerated, and the Revolving Commitments , the Term A-3 Facility Commitments and/or the Term A Facility Commitments have been terminated, in each case, by the Required Pro Rata Lenders pursuant to the final paragraph of this Section 11.01), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments, (ii) declare the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities and Obligations of Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document (other than Swap Contracts and Cash Management Agreements), shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or

 

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any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document (other than Swap Contracts and Cash Management Agreements) to the contrary notwithstanding; (iii) exercise any other right or remedy provided under the Credit Documents or at law or in equity and (iv) direct Borrower to pay (and Borrower hereby agrees upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower, to pay) to Collateral Agent at the Principal Office such additional amounts of cash, to be held as security by Collateral Agent for L/C Liabilities then outstanding, equal to the aggregate L/C Liabilities then outstanding; and in any event described in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) above with respect to Borrower, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities and Obligations of Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding. The applicability of this Section 11.01 to RRR is subject to the operation of Section 13.20.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, during any period during which a Financial Covenant Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Administrative Agent may with the consent of, and shall at the request of, the Required Pro Rata Lenders take any of the foregoing actions described in the immediately preceding paragraph solely as they relate to the Revolving Lenders , Term A-3 Facility Loans or Term A Facility Lenders (versus the Lenders), the Revolving Commitments , Term A-3 Facility Commitments and/or Term A Facility Commitments (versus the Commitments), the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans, the Term A-3 Facility Loans and/or the Term A Facility Loans (versus the Loans), and the Letters of Credit .

SECTION 11.02. Application of Proceeds . The proceeds received by Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise by Collateral Agent of its remedies, or otherwise received after acceleration of the Loans, shall be applied, in full or in part, together with any other sums then held by Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, promptly by Collateral Agent as follows:

(a) First , to the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses, fees, commissions and taxes of such sale, collection or other realization including compensation to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and their respective agents and counsel, and all expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in connection therewith and all amounts for which Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable is entitled to indemnification pursuant to the provisions of any Credit Document;

(b) Second , to the payment of all other reasonable costs and expenses of such sale, collection or other realization and of any receiver of any part of the Collateral appointed pursuant to the applicable Security Documents including compensation to the other Secured Parties and their agents and counsel and all costs, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the other Secured Parties in connection therewith;

(c) Third , without duplication of amounts applied pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash, pro rata , of the Obligations;

(d) Fourth , to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Lenders, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Liabilities comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit; and

(e) Fifth , the balance, if any, to the Person lawfully entitled thereto (including the applicable Credit Party or its successors or assigns) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

In the event that any such proceeds are insufficient to pay in full the items described in clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 11.02, the Credit Parties shall remain liable, jointly and severally, for any deficiency.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Credit Swap Contracts shall be excluded from the application described above if Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of Article XII hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

SECTION 11.03. Borrower’s Right to Cure . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 11.01, in the event of any Event of Default under any covenant set forth in Section 10.08 and until the expiration of the tenth (10 th ) Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter hereunder, RRR, the Holding Companies and Borrower may engage in a Permitted Equity Issuance ( provided , that in the event a Holding Company or RRR engages in a Permitted Equity Issuance in connection with a cure made under this Section, such Holding Company or RRR makes a capital contribution of the proceeds thereof to Borrower) and Borrower may apply the amount of the Equity Issuance Proceeds thereof to increase Consolidated EBITDA with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter (such fiscal quarter, a “ Default Quarter ”); provided that such Equity Issuance Proceeds (i) are actually received by Borrower (including through capital contribution of such Equity Issuance Proceeds by Holdco or RRR to the Borrower) no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such Default Quarter hereunder, and (ii) do not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cause Borrower to be in compliance with Section 10.08 for the applicable period (but, for such purpose, not taking into account any repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith required pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(v)); provided further , that Borrower, RRR and the Holding Companies shall not be permitted to engage in any more than (A) two Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to this Section 11.03 in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters or (B) five Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to this Section 11.03 during the term of this Agreement. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 11.03 may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to Section 10.08 and shall not result in any adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA other than for purposes of compliance with Section 10.08 on the last day of a given Test Period (and not, for avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining pricing, any basket sizes, the permissibility of any transaction or compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with Section 10.08 for any other purposes of this Agreement).

ARTICLE XII.

AGENTS

SECTION 12.01. Appointment . Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Deutsche Bank to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (including as “trustee” or “mortgage trustee” under the Ship Mortgages), and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, including, in accordance with regulatory requirements of any Gaming Authority consistent with the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Deutsche Bank is hereby appointed Auction Manager hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes the Auction Manager to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents; provided , that Borrower shall have the right to select and appoint a replacement Auction Manager from time to time by written notice to Administrative Agent, and any such replacement shall also be so authorized to act in such capacity. Each Lender agrees that the Auction Manager shall have solely the obligations in its capacity as the Auction Manager as are specifically described in this Agreement and shall be entitled to the benefits of Article XII, as applicable. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize each of the Agents (other than the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Auction Manager) to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit

 

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Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Article XII, except to the extent set forth in this Section 12.01, Section 12.06 and Section 12.07(b). It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Credit Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to any 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. Each references in this Article XII to the Collateral Agent shall include the Collateral Agent in its capacity as “trustee” or “mortgage trustee” under the Ship Mortgages.

SECTION 12.02. Rights as a Lender . Any Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender (if applicable) as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as such 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 Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

SECTION 12.03. Exculpatory Provisions . No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, and each Agent’s duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent:

(a) shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties with respect to any Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR, any Lender or any other Person, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) shall 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 Credit Documents that the 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 Credit Documents), provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit 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

(c) shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any of Borrower or any of its respective Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

No Agent shall 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 11.01 and 13.04) 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. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to such Agent by Borrower or a Lender.

 

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No Agent shall 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 Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VII or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans or Commitments, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.

Each of the Lenders (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) acknowledges that Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may act as the representative of other classes of indebtedness under the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

SECTION 12.04. Reliance by Agents . Each 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. Each 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, each Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless such Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for 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.

SECTION 12.05. Delegation of Duties. Each Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by such Agent. Each 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 each Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as an Agent. No Agent shall 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 non appealable non-appealable judgment that an Agent acted with gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

SECTION 12.06. Resignation of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent .

(a) The Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may at any time give notice of their resignation to the Lenders and Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the prior written consent of Borrower (unless an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or

 

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11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower has occurred and is continuing) to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent gives notice of their resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders and Borrower (unless an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower has occurred and is continuing)) (the “ Resignation Effective Date ”), then the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. 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 and Collateral Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and, in consultation with Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “ Removal Effective Date ”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties under any of the Credit Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall instead be made by or to each Secured Party directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent and Collateral 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 and Collateral Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 13.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, their 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 and Collateral Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.

(d) Any resignation by Deutsche Bank as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Lender and Swingline Lender. If Deutsche Bank resigns as an L/C Lender, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Lender hereunder with respect to all of its Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Lender and all L/C Liability with respect thereto, including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make ABR Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Sections 2.03(e) and (f). If any Lender resigns as Swingline Lender, it shall

 

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retain all the rights of the Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make ABR Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv). Upon the appointment by Borrower of a successor L/C Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Lender or Swingline Lender, as applicable, (b) the retiring L/C Lender and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Lender shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit of the retiring L/C Lender, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit.

SECTION 12.07. Nonreliance on Agents and Other Lenders .

(a) Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any 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 also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any 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 Credit Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

(b) Each Lender acknowledges that in connection with Borrower Loan Purchases, (i) Borrower may purchase or acquire Term Loans hereunder from the Lenders from time to time, subject to the restrictions set forth in the definition of Eligible Assignee and in Section 13.05(d), (ii) Borrower currently may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding such Term Loans or the Credit Parties, the Holding Companies or RRR hereunder that is not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to enter into an assignment of such Loans hereunder (“ Excluded Information ”), (iii) such Lender has independently and without reliance on any other party made such Lender’s own analysis and determined to enter into an assignment of such Loans and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (iv) Borrower shall have no liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against Borrower, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information; provided , however , that the Excluded Information shall not and does not affect the truth or accuracy of the representations or warranties of Borrower in the Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in the applicable assignment agreement. Each Lender further acknowledges that the Excluded Information may not be available to Administrative Agent, Auction Manager or the other Lenders hereunder.

SECTION 12.08. Indemnification . The Lenders agree to reimburse and indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such ratably according with its “percentage” as used in determining the Required Lenders at such time or, if the Commitments have terminated and all Loans have been repaid in full, as determined immediately prior to such termination and repayment (with such “percentages” to be determined as if there are no Defaulting Lenders), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Obligations) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in its capacity as such in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing, but only to the extent that any of the foregoing is not paid by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that no Lender shall be liable to any Agent for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (x) resulting from the gross negligence, or willful misconduct of

 

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such Agent (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (y) relating to or arising out of the Engagement Letters. If any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Agent be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished. The agreements in this Section 12.08 shall survive the payment of all Obligations.

SECTION 12.09. No Other Duties . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents or Lead Arrangers shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Lender, the Swingline Lender, the Auction Manager or a Lender hereunder.

SECTION 12.10. Holders . Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of the assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have been filed with Administrative Agent. Any request, authority or consent of any Person or entity who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or indorsee, as the case may be, of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.

SECTION 12.11. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Liability 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 Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Liabilities 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 Secured Parties (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Secured Parties and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Secured Parties under Sections 2.03, 2.05 and 13.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

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

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) 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 Secured Parties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03, 2.05 and 13.03.

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

 

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SECTION 12.12. Collateral Matters .

(a) Each Lender (and each other Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) authorizes and directs Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents for the benefit of the Secured Parties and to hold and enforce the Liens on the Collateral on behalf of the Secured Parties. Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Security Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents. The Lenders hereby authorize Collateral Agent to take the actions set forth in Section 13.04(g). Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing Collateral Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 12.12.

(b) Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders, the other Secured Parties or any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to Collateral Agent pursuant to the applicable Security Documents have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Collateral Agent in Section 12.01 or in this Section 12.12 or in any of the Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof, or any act, omission or event related thereto, Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral or any part thereof as one of the Lenders and that Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders or the other Secured Parties, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

SECTION 12.13. Withholding Tax . To the extent required by any applicable Requirement of Law, an Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender, an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 5.06, each Lender shall, and does hereby, indemnify the relevant Agent, and shall make payable in respect thereof within thirty (30) calendar days after demand therefor, against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Agent by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Security Document against any amount due Administrative Agent under this Section 12.13. The agreements in this Section 12.13 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of any Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

SECTION 12.14. Secured Cash Management Agreements and Swap Contracts . Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Security Document, no Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider that obtains the benefits of Section 11.02, Article VI or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Credit Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Credit Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XII to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with

 

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respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Swap Contracts 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 or Swap Provider, as the case may be.

ARTICLE XIII.

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 13.01. Waiver . No failure on the part of Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by Law.

SECTION 13.02. Notices .

(a) General . Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile or electronic mail). All such written notices shall be mailed certified or registered mail, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, telecopy or facsimile number or (subject to Section 13.02(b) below) electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i) if to any Credit Party, any Agent, L/C Lender, and the Swingline Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person below its name on the signature pages hereof;

(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person below its name on the signature pages hereof or, in the case of any assignee Lender, the applicable Assignment Agreement.

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 facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 13.02(b) below, shall be effective as provided in such Section 13.02(b).

(b) Electronic Communications . Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II, Article III or Article IV if such Lender has notified Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. Each Agent or any Credit Party 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.

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other written acknowledgement); provided, however , that if such notice 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, 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.

(c) Change of Address, Etc . Each Credit Party, each Agent, each L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender may change its respective address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to Borrower, Administrative Agent, each L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender.

(d) Reliance by Agents and Lenders . Agents and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Notices of Borrowing and Letter of Credit Requests) purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. Borrower shall indemnify each Indemnitee from all Losses resulting from the reliance by such Indemnitee on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower (except to the extent resulting from such Indemnitee’s own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Document) and believed by such Indemnitee in good faith to be genuine. All telephonic notices to and other communications with Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may be recorded by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

(e) The Platform . THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall any Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents, trustees, investment advisors and attorneys-in-fact (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR, any Lender, any L/C Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of Borrower’s or Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach of any Credit Document by, such Agent Party; provided however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR, any Lender, any L/C Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

SECTION 13.03. Expenses, Indemnification, Etc .

(a) The Credit Parties, jointly and severally, agree to pay or reimburse:

(i) Agents for all of their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Latham & Watkins LLP and one local

 

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counsel in each applicable jurisdiction reasonably deemed necessary by Agents and any “ClearPar” costs and expenses) in connection with (1) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the extension and syndication of credit (including the Loans and Commitments) hereunder and (2) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of any modification, supplement, amendment or waiver of any of the terms of any Credit Document (whether or not consummated or effective) requested by the Credit Parties, the Holding Companies or RRR;

(ii) each Agent and each Lender for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such Agent or Lender ( provided that any legal expenses shall be limited to the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of one primary legal counsel for Lenders and Agents selected by Administrative Agent and of one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction reasonably deemed necessary by Agents (and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Persons affected by such conflict inform Borrower in writing of the existence of an actual or perceived conflict of interest prior to retaining additional counsel, one additional of each such counsel for each group of similarly situated Secured Parties)) in connection with (1) any enforcement or collection proceedings resulting from any Default, including all manner of participation in or other involvement with (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, foreclosure, winding up or liquidation proceedings, (y) judicial or regulatory proceedings and (z) workout, restructuring or other negotiations or proceedings (whether or not the workout, restructuring or transaction contemplated thereby is consummated), (2) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the enforcement of any Credit Document, (3) the enforcement of this Section 13.03 and (4) any documentary taxes; and

(iii) Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable but without duplication, for all reasonable and documented costs, expenses, assessments and other charges (including reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel in each applicable jurisdiction) incurred in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by any Credit Document or any other document referred to therein.

Without limiting the rights of any Agent under this Section 13.03(a), each Agent, promptly after a request of Borrower from time to time, will advise Borrower of an estimate of any amount anticipated to be incurred by such Agent and reimbursed by Borrower under this Section 13.03(a).

(b) The Credit Parties, jointly and severally, hereby agree to indemnify each Agent, each Lender and their respective Affiliates and their and their respective Affiliates’, directors, trustees, officers, employees, representatives, advisors, partners and agents (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all Losses incurred by, imposed on or asserted against any of them directly or indirectly arising out of or by reason of or relating to the negotiation, execution, delivery, performance, administration or enforcement of any Credit Document, any of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the Transactions), any breach by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in any Credit Document in connection with any of the Transactions, the use or proposed use of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit, the issuance of or performance under any Letter of Credit or, the use of any collateral security for the Obligations (including the exercise by any Agent or Lender of the rights and remedies or any power of attorney with respect thereto or any action or inaction in respect thereof), including all amounts payable by any Lender pursuant to Section 12.08 , IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE , but excluding (i) any such Losses relating to matters referred to in Sections 5.01 or 5.06 (which shall be the sole remedy in respect of matters referred to therein), (ii) any such Losses arising from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Documents by such Indemnitee or its Related Indemnified Persons (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and (iii) any such Losses relating to any dispute between and among Indemnitees that does not involve an act or omission by any Company, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective

 

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Affiliates (other than any claims against Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any other agent or bookrunner named on the cover page hereto, Swingline Lender or any L/C Lender, in each case, acting in such capacities or fulfilling such roles). For purposes of this Section 13.03(b), a “ Related Indemnified Person ” of an Indemnitee means (1) any controlling person or controlled affiliate of such Indemnitee, (2) the respective directors, officers, or employees of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling persons or controlled Affiliates and (3) the respective agents of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling persons or controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (3), acting at the instructions of such Indemnitee, controlling person or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlled Affiliate or controlling person in this sentence pertains to a controlled Affiliate or controlling person involved in the performance of the Indemnitee’s obligations under the facilities.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Credit Parties, jointly and severally, will indemnify each Agent, each Lender and each other Indemnitee from, and hold each Agent, each Lender and each other Indemnitee harmless against, any Losses incurred by, imposed on or asserted against any of them arising under any Environmental Law as a result of (i) the past, present or future operations of any Company (or any predecessor-in-interest to any Company), (ii) the past, present or future condition of any site or facility owned, operated, leased or used at any time by any Company (or any such predecessor-in-interest) to the extent such Losses arise from or relate to the parties’ relationship under the Credit Documents (including the exercise or remedies thereunder) or to (A) any Company’s (or such predecessor-in-interest’s)ownership, operation, lease or use of such site or facility or (B) any aspect of the respective business or operations of any Company (or predecessor-in-interest), and, in each case shall include, without limitation, any and all such Losses for which any Company could be found liable, or (iii) any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any such site or facility to the extent such Losses arise from or relate to the parties’ relationship under the Credit Documents (including the exercise or remedies thereunder) or to (A) any Company’s (or such predecessor-in-interest’s) ownership, operation, lease or use of such site or facility or (B) any aspect of the respective business or operations of any Company (or predecessor-in-interest), and, in each case shall include, without limitation, any and all such Losses for which any Company could be found liable, including any such Release or threatened Release that shall occur during any period when any Agent or Lender shall be in possession of any such site or facility following the exercise by such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, of any of its rights and remedies hereunder or under any of the Security Documents; provided , however , that the indemnity hereunder shall be subject to the exclusions from indemnification set forth in the preceding sentence.

To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify and hold harmless set forth in this Section 13.03 or any other provision of any Credit Document providing for indemnification is unenforceable because it is violative of any Law or public policy or otherwise, the Credit Parties, jointly and severally, shall contribute the maximum portion that each of them is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable Law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnified liabilities incurred by any of the Persons indemnified hereunder.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, no party hereto shall assert, and the parties hereto hereby waive, any claim against any Person, 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 Credit 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; provided that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the Credit Parties’ indemnity and reimbursement obligations to the extent set forth in this Section 13.03 (including the Credit Parties’ indemnity and reimbursement obligations to indemnify the Indemnitees for indirect, special, punitive or consequential damage that are included in any third party claim in connection with which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder). No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages

 

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resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Document by such Indemnitee as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

SECTION 13.04. Amendments and Waiver .

(a) Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, modified, changed or waived, unless such amendment, modification, change or waiver is in writing signed by each of the Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR that is party thereto and the Required Lenders (or Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders); provided , however , that no such amendment, modification, change or waiver shall (and any such amendment, modification, change or waiver set forth below in clauses (i) through (vii) of this Section 13.04(a) shall only require the approval of the Agents and/or Lenders whose consent is required therefor pursuant to such clauses):

(i) extend the date for any scheduled payment of principal on any Loan or Note or extend the stated maturity of any Letter of Credit beyond any R/C Maturity Date (unless such Letter of Credit is required to be cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the Administrative Agent’s and applicable L/C Lender’s reasonable satisfaction (and the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to participate in such Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03(f) are terminated upon the third Business Day preceding the applicable R/C Maturity Date) or the participations therein are required to be assumed by Revolving Lenders that have Revolving Commitments which extend beyond such R/C Maturity Date (and the other Revolving Lenders are released from their obligations under such participations)) or extend the termination date of any of the Commitments, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or fees thereon, or forgive or reduce the principal amount thereof, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification actually results in such a reduction);

(ii) release (x) all or substantially all of the Collateral (except as provided in the Security Documents) under all the Security Documents or (y) all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guarantees, without the consent of each Lender;

(iii) amend, modify, change or waive (x) any provision of Section 11.02 or this Section 13.04 without the consent of each Lender, (y) any other provision of any Credit Document or any other provision of this Agreement that expressly provides that the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders is required, without the consent of each Lender or (z) any provision of any Credit Document that expressly provides that the consent of the Required Tranche Lenders of a particular Tranche, Required Pro Rata Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders is required, without the consent of the Required Tranche Lenders of each Tranche, the Required Pro Rata Lenders or the Required Revolving Lenders, as the case may be (in each case, except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit (including Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans) pursuant to this Agreement which afford the benefits or protections to such additional extensions of credit of the type provided to the Term Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, as applicable);

(iv) (x) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders or Required Tranche Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Required Lenders or Required Tranche Lenders without the consent of each Lender, (y) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Revolving Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Required Revolving Lenders without the consent of each Revolving Lender or (z) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Pro Rata Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Required Pro Rata Lenders without the consent of each

 

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Revolving Lender and each Term A Facility Lender and each Term A-3 Facility Lender ( provided that, (x) no such consent shall be required for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement, and (y) with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit (including Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Loans) pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders, Required Tranche Lenders, Required Pro Rata Lenders and/or Required Revolving Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Loans and Commitments are included on the Closing Date);

(v) amend, modify, change or waive Section 4.02 or Section 4.07(b) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit (including Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans) pursuant to this Agreement which afford the protections to such additional extensions of credit of the type provided to the Term Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, as applicable);

(vi) impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Tranche to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of the Required Tranche Lenders for such Tranche; or

(vii) (A) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 10.08 (and related definitions as used in such Section, but not as used in other Sections of this Agreement), (B) amend, modify or waive any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 10.08, or (C) amend, modify or waive any provision of the last paragraph of Section 11.01, without the written consent of the Required Pro Rata Lenders and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 13.04, only the written consent of such Lenders shall be necessary to permit any such amendment, modification or waiver; provided , however, that the consent of the Required Lenders shall be required to waive, amend or modify the requirement to be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants (and Section 10.08 and related definitions as used for such purpose) for purposes of clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” or Sections 9.12(a)(iii), 9.12(b)(ii) or 10.01(n)(ii);

provided , further , that no such amendment, modification, change or waiver shall (A) increase the Commitments of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the total Commitments or Total Revolving Commitments or a waiver of a mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of any Lender), (B) without the consent of each L/C Lender, amend, modify, change or waive any provision of Section 2.03 or alter such L/C Lender’s rights or obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, (C) without the consent of the Swingline Lender, alter its rights or obligations with respect to Swingline Loans, (D) without the consent of any applicable Agent, amend, modify, change or waive any provision as same relates to the rights or obligations of such Agent or (E) amend, modify, change or waive Section 2.10(b) in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of prepayments due to Lenders holding Loans of one Tranche differently from the rights of Lenders holding Loans of any other Tranche without the prior written consent of the Required Tranche Lenders of each adversely affected Tranche (such consent being in lieu of the consent of the Required Lenders required above in this Section 13.04(a)) (except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement (including Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans) so that such additional extensions may share in the application of prepayments (or commitment reductions) with any Tranche of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable); provided , however , the Required Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any prepayment so long as the application, as between Tranches, of any portion of such prepayment which is still required to be made is not altered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that (x) the

 

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Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender, (y) the principal and accrued and unpaid interest of such Defaulting Lender’s Loans shall not be reduced or forgiven (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), nor shall the date for any scheduled payment of any such amounts be postponed, without the consent of such Defaulting Lender (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (y), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification actually results in such a reduction) and (z) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender (other than in the case of a consent by the Administrative Agent to permit Borrower and its Subsidiaries to purchase Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto) of Defaulting Lenders in excess of the amount permitted pursuant to Section 13.04(h)).

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Engagement Letters may only be amended or changed, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, only by the parties thereto in accordance with the respective provisions thereof.

(b) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, change or waiver of or to any of the provisions of this Agreement, the consent of the Required Lenders (or in the case of a proposed amendment, modification, change or waiver affecting a particular Class or Tranche, the Lenders holding a majority of the Loans and Commitments with respect to such Class or Tranche) is obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained, then Borrower shall have the right, so long as all non-consenting Lenders whose individual consent is required are treated as described in either clause (A) or (B) below, to either:

(A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders (or, at the option of Borrower, if such non-consenting Lender’s consent is required with respect to a particular Class or Tranche of Loans (or related Commitments), to replace only the Classes or Tranches of Commitments and/or Loans of such non-consenting Lender with respect to which such Lender’s individual consent is required (such Classes or Tranches, the “ Affected Classes ”)) with one or more Replacement Lenders, so long as, at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed amendment, modification, change or waiver; provided, further, that (i) at the time of any such replacement, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment Agreements (and with all fees payable pursuant to Section 13.05(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of, and in each case L/C Interests of, the Replaced Lender (or, at the option of Borrower if the respective Lender’s consent is required with respect to less than all Classes or Tranches of Loans (or related Commitments), the Commitments, outstanding Loans and L/C Interests of the Affected Classes), (ii) at the time of any replacement, the Replaced Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender (other than any Loans not being acquired by the Replacement Lender), (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being acquired and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees and other amounts owing to the Lender with respect to the Loans being so assigned and (iii) all obligations of Borrower owing to such Replaced Lender (other than those specifically described in clause (ii) above in respect of Replaced Lenders for which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid, and other than those relating to Loans or Commitments not being acquired by the Replacement Lender, but including any amounts which would be paid to a Lender pursuant to Section 5.05 if Borrower were prepaying a LIBOR Loan), as applicable, shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender, as applicable, concurrently with such replacement. Upon the execution of the respective Assignment Agreement, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, as applicable, the receipt of any consents that would be required for an assignment of the subject Loans and

 

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Commitments to such Replacement Lender in accordance with Section 13.05, the Replacement Lender, if any, shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender, as applicable, shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder and be released of all its obligations as a Lender, except with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to such Lender under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Lender and, in the case of any Replaced Lender, except with respect to Loans, Commitments and L/C Interests of such Replaced Lender not being acquired by the Replacement Lender; provided , that if the applicable Replaced Lender does not execute the Assignment Agreement within three (3) Business Days after Borrower’s request, execution of such Assignment Agreement by the Replaced Lender shall not be required to effect such assignment; or

(B) terminate such non-consenting Lender’s Commitment and/or repay Loans held by such Lender (or, if such non-consenting Lender’s consent is required with respect to a particular Class or Tranche of Loans, the Commitment and Loans of the Affected Class) and, if applicable, Cash Collateralize its applicable R/C Percentage of the L/C Liability, in either case, upon three (3) Business Days’ (or such shorter period as is acceptable to Administrative Agent) prior written notice to Administrative Agent at the Principal Office (which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders). Any such prepayment of the Loans or termination of the Commitments of such Lender shall be made together with accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing to such Lender (including all amounts, if any, owing pursuant to Section 5.05) (or if the applicable consent requires approval of all Lenders of a particular Class or Tranche but not all Lenders, then Borrower shall terminate all Commitments and/or repay all Loans, in each case together with payment of all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing to such Lender (including all amounts, if any, owing pursuant to Section 5.05) under such Class or Tranche), so long as (i) in the case of the repayment of Revolving Loans of any Lender pursuant to this Section 13.04(b)(B), (A) the Revolving Commitment of such Lender is terminated concurrently with such repayment and (B) such Lender’s R/C Percentage of all outstanding Letters of Credit is Cash Collateralized or backstopped by Borrower in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the L/C Lenders. Immediately upon any repayment of Loans by Borrower pursuant to this Section 13.04(b)(B), such Loans repaid or acquired pursuant hereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents ( provided , that such purchases and cancellations shall not constitute prepayments or repayments of the Loans for any purpose hereunder (except for purposes of Section 2.09(c))), including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided , however , that, unless the Commitments which are terminated and Loans which are repaid pursuant to this clause (B) are immediately replaced in full at such time through the addition of new Lenders or the increase of the Commitments and/or outstanding Loans of existing Lenders (who in each case must consent thereto), then, in the case of any action pursuant to this clause (B), the Required Lenders (determined after giving effect to the proposed action) shall specifically consent thereto;

provided , that Borrower shall not have the right to replace a Lender, or terminate the Commitments of or repay the Loans of a Lender under this Section 13.04(b), solely as a result of the exercise of such Lender’s rights (and the withholding of any required consent by such Lender) pursuant to clauses (A) through (E) of the second proviso to Section 13.04(a).

(c) Administrative Agent and Borrower may (without the consent of Lenders) amend any Credit Document to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of Incremental Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Commitments, Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,

 

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such amendment shall become effective without any further consent of any other party to such Credit Document. In addition, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, Administrative Agent, Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may amend this Agreement to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Commitments and/or Other Term Loan Commitments). Administrative Agent and Borrower may effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the terms of any Refinancing Amendment. Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of the Loans and/or Commitments extended pursuant to Section 2.13 or incurred pursuant to Sections 2.12 or 2.15 and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms consistent with Section 2.13, Section 2.12 or Section 2.15.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, Administrative Agent and Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with the Term Loans (or any Tranche thereof in the case of additional Term Loans) and the Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments (or any Tranche of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments in the case of additional Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments) and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders, Required Tranche Lenders, Required Pro Rata Lenders and/or Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) any Credit Document may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower and Administrative Agent (without the consent of any Lender) solely to effect administrative changes that are not adverse to any Lender or to correct administrative errors or omissions or to cure an ambiguity, defect or error (including, without limitation, to revise the legal description of any Mortgaged Real Property based on surveys), or to grant a new Lien for the benefit of the Secured Parties or extend an existing Lien over additional property or to make modifications which are not materially adverse to the Lenders and are requested or required by Gaming Authorities or Gaming Laws and (ii) any Credit Document may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower and Administrative Agent (without the consent of any Lender) to permit any changes requested or required by any Governmental Authority that are not materially adverse to the Lenders (including any changes relating to qualifications as a permitted holder of debt, licensing or limits on Property that may be pledged as Collateral or available remedies). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) additional extensions of credit consented to by Required Lenders shall be permitted hereunder on a ratable basis with the existing Loans (including as to proceeds of, and sharing in the benefits of, Collateral and sharing of prepayments), (B) Collateral Agent shall (and each of the Lenders (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) hereby authorize Collateral Agent to) enter into the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement upon the request of Borrower in connection with the incurrence of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Lien Indebtedness (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that qualify as Permitted First Lien Indebtedness) or Incremental Equivalent Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(v) and 10.01(t)(A)(vi)), as applicable (or any amendments and supplements thereto in connection with the incurrence of additional Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Lien Indebtedness (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that qualify as Permitted First Lien Indebtedness) or Incremental Equivalent Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(v) and 10.01(t)(A)(vi))), and (C) Collateral Agent (and each of the Lenders (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) hereby authorize Collateral Agent to) shall enter into the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement upon the request of Borrower in connection with the incurrence of Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness

 

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(and Permitted Refinancings thereof that qualify as Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness) or Incremental Equivalent Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(v) and 10.01(t)(A)(vi)), as applicable (or any amendments and supplements thereto in connection with the incurrence of additional Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that qualify as Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness) or Incremental Equivalent Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(v) and 10.01(t)(A)(vi))). Each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, from and after the effectiveness thereof, as if directly a party thereto.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the applicable Credit Party, Holding Company, RRR or Parties and Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may (in its or their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Credit Document) enter into any amendment or waiver of any Credit Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, without the consent of any other Person, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional Property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any Property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable Requirements of Law or to release any Collateral which is not required under the Security Documents.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall (A) release any Lien granted to or held by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon Payment in Full of the Obligations (other than (x) obligations under any Swap Contracts as to which acceptable arrangements have been made to the satisfaction of the relevant counterparties and (y) Cash Management Agreements not yet due and payable), (ii) upon the sale, transfer or other disposition of Collateral to the extent required pursuant to the last paragraph in Section 10.05 (and Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Credit Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry) to any Person other than a Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR, (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or all of the Lenders to the extent required by Section 13.04(a)), (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee pursuant to Section 6.08, (v) constituting Equity Interests in or property of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (vi) subject to Liens permitted under Sections 10.02(i) or 10.02(k), in each case, to the extent the documents governing such Liens do not permit such Collateral to secure the Obligations, or (vii) as otherwise may be provided herein or in the relevant Security Documents, and (B) consent to and enter into (and execute documents permitting the filing and recording, where appropriate) the grant of easements and covenants and subordination rights with respect to real property, conditions, restrictions and declarations on customary terms, and subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements on customary terms reasonably requested by Borrower with respect to leases entered into by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent requested by Borrower and not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.

(h) If any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, Borrower shall have the right to terminate such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment and repay the Loans related thereto as provided below so long as Borrower Cash Collateralizes or backstops such Defaulting Lender’s applicable R/C Percentage of the L/C Liability to the reasonable satisfaction of the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent; provided that such terminations of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed 20 % of the sum of (x) the initial aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date plus (y) the initial aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Revolving Commitments incurred after the Closing Date and prior to such date of determination; provided , further , that Borrower and its Subsidiaries may terminate additional Revolving Commitments and repay the Loans related thereto pursuant to this Section 13.04(h) with the consent of the Administrative Agent. At the time of any such termination and/or repayment, and as a condition thereto, the Replaced Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender provided pursuant to such Revolving Commitments, (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then

 

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unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being repaid and terminated or acquired, as the case may be, and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.05 with respect to the Loans being so repaid, as the case may be and all other obligations of Borrower owing to such Replaced Lender (other than those relating to Loans or Commitments not being terminated or repaid) shall be paid in full to such Defaulting Lender concurrently with such termination. At such time, unless the respective Lender continues to have outstanding Loans or Commitments hereunder, such Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes of this Agreement, except with respect to indemnifications under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 4.02, 5.01, 5.03, 5.05, 5.06 and 13.03), which shall survive as to such repaid Lender. Immediately upon any repayment of Loans by Borrower pursuant to this Section 13.04(h), such Loans repaid pursuant hereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents ( provided ; that such purchases and cancellations shall not constitute prepayments or repayments of the Loans (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.09, Section 2.10 or Article IV) for any purpose hereunder), including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

SECTION 13.05. Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations .

(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided , however , except as expressly contemplated by Section 9.10 with respect to the VoteCo SPE Reorganization, no Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR may assign or transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder or under any other Credit Document (it being understood that a merger or consolidation not prohibited by this Agreement shall not constitute an assignment or transfer) without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders and provided , further , that, although any Lender may transfer, assign or grant participations in its rights hereunder, such Lender shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder (and may not transfer or assign all or any portion of its Commitments, Loans or related Obligations hereunder except as provided in Section 13.05(b)) and the participant shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder; and provided , further , that no Lender shall transfer, assign or grant any participation (x) to a natural person, (y) to a Person that is a Disqualified Lender as of the applicable Trade Date (unless consented to by Borrower) or (z) under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) extend the date for any scheduled payment on, or the final scheduled maturity of, any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit (unless such Letter of Credit is not extended beyond any applicable R/C Maturity Date (unless such Letter of Credit is required to be cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the applicable L/C Lender’s and the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction or the participations therein are required to be assumed by Lenders that have commitments which extend beyond such R/C Maturity Date)) in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participant’s participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the total Commitments or Total Revolving Commitments or of a mandatory prepayment shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, that an increase in any Commitment (or the available portion thereof) or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participant’s participation is not increased as a result thereof and that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification actually results in such a reduction), (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or other Credit Document to which it is a party or (iii) release

 

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all or substantially all of the Collateral under all of the Security Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) or all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) supporting the Loans or Letters of Credit hereunder in which such participant is participating. In the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto). Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph (a), Borrower agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.01, and 5.06 (subject to the obligations and limitations of such Sections, including Section 5.06(b), (c) and (d) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 5.06(b), (c) and (d) 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 13.05. To the extent permitted by law, each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.07 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “ Participant Register ”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. A participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 5.01 or 5.06 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such participant, unless the entitlement to a greater payment results from any change in applicable Laws after the date the participant became a participant.

(b) No Lender (or any Lender together with one or more other Lenders) may assign all or any portion of its Commitments, Loans and related outstanding Obligations (or, if the Commitments with respect to the relevant Tranche have terminated, outstanding Loans and Obligations) hereunder, except to one or more Eligible Assignees (treating any fund that invests in loans and any other fund that invests in loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of such fund or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor as a single Eligible Assignee) with the consent of (x) Administrative Agent, (y) so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c), or, with respect to Borrower, 11.01(g) or 11.01(h), has occurred and is continuing, Borrower and (z) in the case of an assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, the consent of the Swingline Lender and each L/C Lender (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that (x) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments and Loans at the time owing to it, the aggregate amount of the Commitments or Loans subject to such assignment shall not be less than $1.0 million; (y) no such consent shall be necessary in the case of (i) an assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments by a Revolving Lender to another Revolving Lender, (ii) an assignment of Term Loans by a Lender to another Lender or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of a Lender and (z) Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof. Each assignee shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of an Assignment Agreement; provided that (I) Administrative Agent shall, unless it otherwise agrees in its sole discretion, receive at the time of each such assignment, from the assigning or assignee Lender, the payment of a non-refundable assignment fee of $3,500, (II) no such transfer or assignment will be effective until recorded by Administrative Agent on the Register pursuant to Section 2.08, and (III) such assignments may be made on a pro rata basis among Commitments and/or Loans (and related Obligations). To the extent of any assignment permitted pursuant to this Section 13.05(b), the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its assigned Commitments and outstanding Loans ( provided that such assignment shall not release such Lender of any claims or liabilities that may exist against such Lender at the time of such assignment). At the time of each assignment pursuant to this Section 13.05(b) to a Person which is not already a Lender hereunder, the respective assignee Lender shall, to the extent legally entitled to do so, provide to Borrower and Administrative Agent the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Forms (and, if applicable, a Foreign Lender Certificate) as described in Section 5.06(b), 5.06(c) or 5.06(d), as applicable. To the extent that an assignment of all or any portion of a Lender’s Commitments, Loans and related outstanding Obligations pursuant to Section 2.11, Section 13.04(b)(B) or

 

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this Section 13.05(b) would, under the laws in effect at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 5.01, 5.03 or (subject to clause (c) in the definition of Excluded Taxes as it relates to assignments pursuant to Section 2.11(a)) 5.06 from those being charged by the respective assigning Lender prior to such assignment, then Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although Borrower, in accordance with and pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement, shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes in any applicable law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order, or in the interpretation thereof, after the date of the respective assignment).

(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging or assigning a security interest in its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment of a security interest to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority. No pledge pursuant to this Section 13.05(c) shall release the transferor Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or permit the pledgee to become a lender hereunder without otherwise complying with Section 13.05(b).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 13.05 or any other provision of this Agreement, Borrower and its Subsidiaries may, but shall not be required to, purchase outstanding Term Loans pursuant to (x) the Auction Procedures established for each such purchase in an auction managed by Auction Manager and (y) through open market purchases, subject solely to the following conditions:

(i) (x) with respect to any Borrower Loan Purchase pursuant to the Auction Procedures, at the time of the applicable Purchase Notice (as defined in Exhibit O ), no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (y) with respect to any Borrower Loan Purchase consummated through an open market purchase, at the time of the applicable assignment, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

(ii) immediately upon any Borrower Loan Purchase, the Term Loans purchased pursuant thereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents ( provided ; that such purchases and cancellations shall not constitute prepayments or repayments of the Loans (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.09, Section 2.10 or Article IV) for any purpose hereunder), including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document;

(iii) with respect to each Borrower Loan Purchase, Administrative Agent shall receive (x) if such Borrower Loan Purchase is consummated pursuant to the Auction Procedures, a fully executed and completed Borrower Assignment Agreement effecting the assignment thereof, and (y) if such Borrower Loan Purchase is consummated pursuant to an open market purchase, a fully executed and completed Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement effecting the assignment thereof;

(iv) open market purchases of Term Loans by Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not in the aggregate exceed 15 % of the sum of (A) the initial aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans on the Closing Date plus (B) the initial aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Term Loans incurred after the Closing Date and prior to such date of determination; and

(v) Borrower may not use the proceeds of any Revolving Loan to fund the purchase of outstanding Loans pursuant to this Section 13.05(d).

 

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The assignment fee set forth in Section 13.05(b) shall not be applicable to any Borrower Loan Purchase consummated pursuant to this Section 13.05(d).

(e) Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 13.05(b), any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitments and Term Loans to a Station Permitted Assignee; provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such assignment or would result therefrom, (ii) such Station Permitted Assignee shall identify itself in writing as a Station Permitted Assignee to the Administrative Agent and the counterparty in the Term Loan assignment transaction, (iii) such Station Permitted Assignee shall provide either (x) a representation to the Administrative Agent to the effect that neither such Station Permitted Assignee nor any of its directors or officers are in possession of any material non-public information with respect to the business of any Holding Company, RRR, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or (y) indicate in writing to the Administrative Agent and the counterparty in the Term Loan assignment transaction that such Station Permitted Assignee cannot make the representation described in clause (x) above, and (iv) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by Station Permitted Assignees, after giving effect to such assignment, shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to (i) attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) involving any of the Agents or Lenders to which representatives of the Credit Parties are not invited, or (ii) receive any information or materials prepared by any of the Agents or Lenders or any communication by or among any of the Agents or Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to any Credit Party or its representatives.

(g) Notwithstanding anything in Section 13.04 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders, Required Tranche Lenders, all affected Lenders, all Lenders or any percentage of Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Credit Document or any departure by any Credit Party or RRR therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Credit Document, or (iii) directed or required Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Credit Document, an Affiliated Lender shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without discretion in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Affiliated Lenders; provided that no amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any Credit Document shall deprive such Affiliated Lender of any payments to which such Affiliated Lender is entitled under the Credit Documents without such Affiliated Lender providing its consent; provided further that such Affiliated Lender shall have the right to approve any amendment, modification, waiver or consent of the type described in Section 13.04(a)(i)-(vii) of this Agreement, in each case to the extent that such Affiliated Lender is directly and adversely affected thereby in any material respect as compared to other Lenders; and in furtherance of the foregoing, (x) the Affiliated Lender agrees to execute and deliver any ballot or other instrument reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to evidence the voting of its interest as a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.05(f); provided that if the Affiliated Lender fails to promptly execute such ballot or other instrument such failure shall in no way prejudice any of Administrative Agents’ rights under this paragraph and (y) Administrative Agent is hereby appointed (such appointment being coupled with an interest) by the Affiliated Lender as the Affiliated Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lender and in the name of the Affiliated Lender, from time to time in Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any ballot or other instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 13.05(f).

(h) Each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby agrees that such Affiliated Lender shall not bring any claims, actions, suits or proceedings against any Agent or Lender in connection with the Loans held by such Affiliated Lender or its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit

 

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Documents, and each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby waives all such claims and rights to bring such actions, suits and proceedings against the Agents and the other Lenders.

(i) Each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby further agrees that, if RRR, any Credit Party, any Holding Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be subject to any voluntary or involuntary proceeding commenced under any Debtor Relief Laws ( “Bankruptcy Proceedings” ):

(i) such Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, shall not take any step or action in such Bankruptcy Proceeding to object to, impede, or delay the exercise of any right or the taking of any action by Administrative Agent (or the taking of any action by a third party that is supported by Administrative Agent) in relation to such Affiliated Lender’s claim with respect to its Loans or Commitments (a “Claim” ) (including, without limitation, objecting to any debtor in possession financing, use of cash collateral, grant of adequate protection, sale or disposition, compromise or plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar scheme);

(ii) with respect to any matter requiring the vote of Lenders during the pendency of a Bankruptcy Proceeding (including, without limitation, voting on any plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar scheme), the Loans and Commitments held by such Affiliated Lender (and any Claim with respect thereto) shall be deemed to be voted in accordance with Section 13.05(f) regardless of whether such Loans and Commitments are separately classified in any such plan or scheme from Loans and Commitments held by non-Affiliated Lenders. In furtherance of the foregoing, (x) the Affiliated Lender agrees to execute and deliver any ballot or other instrument reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to evidence the voting of its interest as a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.05(h)(ii); provided that if the Affiliated Lender fails to promptly execute such ballot or other instrument such failure shall in no way prejudice any of Administrative Agent’s rights under this paragraph and (y) Administrative Agent is hereby appointed (such appointment being coupled with an interest) by the Affiliated Lender as the Affiliated Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lender and in the name of the Affiliated Lender, from time to time in Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any ballot or other instrument that Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 13.05(h)(ii);

(iii) it shall not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (as directed by the Required Lenders) as to both form and substance, (1) file any motion or other application, objection, joinder or other filing in connection with sections 362, 363, 364 and/or 506 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law) or in connection with any valuation issues or (2) participate in or otherwise support the “priming” of any of the Liens supporting the Obligations in connection with a proposed debtor-in-possession facility or otherwise;

(iv) in connection with any (1) plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar scheme or (2) distribution of cash or property with respect to an asset sale supported by the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders) in any Bankruptcy Proceeding, such Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, shall not oppose in any way a distribution of property or cash to other classes of claims or interests, regardless of the amount of such distributions (if any) to such Affiliated Lender. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby:

(A) agrees that any purchase pursuant to any credit bid by the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders) under section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law) or otherwise shall have the effect of discharging such Affiliated Lender’s liens, claims, encumbrances and interests in the Collateral, and that title acquired pursuant to such credit bid shall be acquired free and clear of any

 

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liens, claims, encumbrances or interests arising under or by reason of the Obligations owed to the Affiliated Lenders or any Credit Document, whether or not the court order approving the sale pursuant to such credit bid expressly so provides;

(B) consents to the entry of an order approving the sale of any or all of the Collateral in one or more transactions under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law), whether for cash or other consideration, including a credit bid by the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders) under section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law) or otherwise, that expressly provides that any lien, claim, encumbrance or interest is discharged and title acquired pursuant to the sale is free and clear of any liens, claims, or encumbrances held by the Affiliated Lenders arising under or by reason of the Obligations or any Credit Document, provided that such sale is supported by the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders); and

(C) consents to the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders) credit bidding all or any portion of the Obligations owed to the Affiliated Lenders in connection with any credit bid by such Secured Parties under section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law) or otherwise, which shall have the effect of discharging the Affiliated Lenders’ liens, claims, encumbrances and interests in the Collateral, and agree that title acquired by such Secured Parties pursuant to such credit bid shall be acquired free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or interests arising under or by reason of the Obligations owed to the Affiliated Lenders or any Credit Document, whether or not the court order approving the sale pursuant to such credit bid expressly so provides.

(j) Section 13.05(g) and (i) shall not apply to any Designated Lender.

(k) No assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Lender as of the date (the “ Trade Date ”) on which the assigning or participating Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless Borrower has consented to such assignment or participation in writing in its sole and absolute discretion, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Lender for the purpose of such assignment or participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee that becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date (including as a result of the delivery of a notice pursuant to, and/or the expiration of the notice period referred to in, the definition of “Disqualified Lender”), (x) such assignee shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender and (y) the execution by Borrower of an Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Lender. Any assignment in violation of this clause (f)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (f) shall apply, and nothing in this subsection (f) shall limit any rights or remedies available to the Credit Parties at law or in equity with respect to any Disqualified Lender and any Person that makes an assignment or participation to a Disqualified Lender in violation of this clause (f)(i).

(ii) If any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Lender without Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date, Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Lender and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Disqualified Lender and repay all obligations of Borrower owing to such Disqualified Lender in connection with such Revolving Commitment, (B) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Lenders, purchase or prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (C) require such Disqualified Lender to assign, without recourse

 

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(in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 13.04), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Disqualified Lenders (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) (x) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, each Disqualified Lender will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws, each Disqualified Lender party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws, (2) if such Disqualified Lender does vote on such plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by the Bankruptcy Court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).

(iv) The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Lenders provided by Borrower and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “ DQ List ”) on the Platform, including that portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders and/or (B) provide the DQ List to each Lender requesting the same.

SECTION 13.06. Survival . The obligations of the Credit Parties under Sections 5.01, 5.05, 5.06, 13.03 and 13.19, the obligations of each Guarantor under Section 6.03, and the obligations of the Lenders under Sections 5.06 and 12.08, in each case shall survive the repayment of the Loans and the other Obligations and the termination of the Commitments and, in the case of any Lender that may assign any interest in its Commitments, Loans or L/C Interest (and any related Obligations) hereunder, shall (to the extent relating to such time as it was a Lender) survive the making of such assignment, notwithstanding that such assigning Lender may cease to be a “Lender” hereunder. In addition, each representation and warranty made, or deemed to be made by a notice of any extension of credit, herein or pursuant hereto shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes and the making of any extension of credit hereunder, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty.

SECTION 13.07. Captions . The table of contents and captions and Section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

SECTION 13.08. Counterparts; Interpretation; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents, constitute the entire contract among the parties thereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all

 

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previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, other than the Engagement Letters, which are not superseded and survive solely as to the parties thereto (to the extent provided therein). This Agreement shall become effective when the Closing Date shall have occurred, and this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Credit Parties and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

SECTION 13.09. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc.

(a) GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES, DISPUTES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER ARISING UNDER CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT AS TO ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SUCH OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT), SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD APPLY THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION . EACH CREDIT PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THE PARTNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR ADVISORS OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED 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 CREDIT DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c) WAIVER OF VENUE . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY 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 CREDIT DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

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(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 13.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

(e) 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 CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (i) 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 (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 13.10. Confidentiality . Each Agent and each Lender agrees to keep information obtained by it pursuant to the Credit Documents confidential in accordance with such Agent’s or such Lender’s customary practices and agrees that it will only use such information in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and not disclose any of such information other than (a) to such Agent’s or such Lender’s Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective employees, representatives, directors, attorneys, auditors, agents, professional advisors or trustees who are advised of the confidential nature thereof and instructed to keep such information confidential or to any direct or indirect creditor or contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such creditor’s or contractual counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such creditor, contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees in writing to be bound by the provision of this Section 13.10), (b) to the extent such information presently is or hereafter becomes available to such Agent or such Lender on a non-confidential basis from a Person not an Affiliate of such Agent or such Lender not known to such Agent or such Lender to be violating a confidentiality obligation by such disclosure, (c) to the extent disclosure is required by any Law, subpoena or judicial order or process ( provided that notice of such requirement or order shall be promptly furnished to Borrower unless such notice is legally prohibited) or requested or required by bank, securities, insurance or investment company regulations or auditors or any administrative body or commission or self-regulatory organization (including the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC) to whose jurisdiction such Agent or such Lender is subject, (d) to any rating agency to the extent required in connection with any rating to be assigned to such Agent or such Lender; provided that prior notice thereof is furnished to Borrower, (e) to pledgees under Section 13.05(c), assignees, participants, prospective assignees or prospective participants, in each case who agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section 13.10 or by provisions at least as restrictive as the provisions of this Section 13.10 (it being understood that any electronically recorded agreement from any Person listed above in this clause (e) in respect to any electronic information (whether posted or otherwise distributed on Intralinks or any other electronic distribution system) shall satisfy the requirements of this clause (e)), (f) in connection with the exercise of remedies hereunder or under any Credit Document or to the extent required in connection with any litigation with respect to the Loans or any Credit Document or (g) with Borrower’s prior written consent.

SECTION 13.11. Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants . The representations, warranties and covenants contained herein shall be independent of each other and no exception to any representation, warranty or covenant shall be deemed to be an exception to any other representation, warranty or covenant contained herein unless expressly provided, nor shall any such exception be deemed to permit any action or omission that would be in contravention of applicable law.

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shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 13.13. Gaming Laws .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are subject to the Gaming Laws and the laws involving the sale, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages and/or tobacco, as applicable (the “ Liquor Laws ”). Without limiting the foregoing, Administrative Agent, each other Agent, each Lender and each participant acknowledges that (i) it is the subject of being called forward by any Gaming Authority or any Governmental Authority enforcing the Liquor Laws (the “ Liquor Authority ”), in each of their discretion, for licensing or a finding of suitability or to file or provide other information, and (ii) all rights, remedies and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including with respect to the entry into and ownership and operation of the Gaming Facilities, and the possession or control of gaming equipment, alcoholic beverages or a gaming or liquor license, may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provisions of the Gaming Laws and Liquor Laws and only to the extent that required approvals (including prior approvals) are obtained from the requisite Governmental Authorities.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, Administrative Agent, each other Agent, each Lender and each participant agrees to cooperate with each Gaming Authority and each Liquor Authority (and, in each case, to be subject to Section 2.11) in connection with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over Borrower and the other Credit Parties and the Holding Companies and RRR, including, without limitation, the provision of such documents or other information as may be requested by any such Gaming Authorities and/or Liquor Authorities relating to Administrative Agent, any other Agent, any of the Lenders or participants, Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the Credit Documents.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, to the extent any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document excludes any assets from the scope of the Pledged Collateral, or from any requirement to take any action to make effective or perfect any security interest in favor of Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party in the Pledged Collateral, the representations, warranties and covenants made by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in this Agreement with respect to the creation, perfection or priority (as applicable) of the security interest granted in favor of Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party (including, without limitation, Article VIII of this Agreement) shall be deemed not to apply to such assets.

SECTION 13.14. USA Patriot Act . Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) to the extent required hereby, notifies Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and the Guarantors that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and the Guarantors, which information includes the name and address of Borrower, the Holding Companies and the Guarantors and other information that will allow such Lender to identify Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and the Guarantors in accordance with the Act, and Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and the Guarantors agree to provide such information from time to time to any Lender.

SECTION 13.15. Waiver of Claims . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents to the contrary, the Credit Parties hereby agree that Borrower shall not acquire any rights as a Lender under this Agreement as a result of any Borrower Loan Purchase and may not make any claim as a Lender against any Agent or any Lender with respect to the duties and obligations of such Agent or Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided , however , that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not impair Borrower’s ability to make a claim in respect of a breach of the representations or warranties or

 

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obligations of the relevant assignor in a Borrower Loan Purchase, including in the standard terms and conditions set forth in the assignment agreement applicable to a Borrower Loan Purchase.

SECTION 13.16. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document), Borrower and each other Credit Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, each other Credit Party, each Holding Company, RRR and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Holding Companies and RRR has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) Borrower, each other Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Credit Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers 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 an advisor, agent or fiduciary for Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person (except as expressly set forth in an any engagement letters between the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agent, such Lead Arranger or such Lender and Borrower or such Credit Party, Holding Company, RRR or Affiliate thereof) and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents or in other written agreements between the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers or any Lender on one hand and Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates on the other hand; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, or conflict with, those of Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Holding Companies, RRR and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers, nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates. Each Credit Party agrees that nothing in the Credit Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the one hand, and such Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR, its stockholders or its Affiliates, on the other. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of Borrower and each other Credit Party hereby waives and releases, and Borrower hereby acknowledges each Holding Company’s and RRR’s waiver and release of, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers 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 (other than any agency or fiduciary duty expressly set forth in an any engagement letter referenced in clause (ii)(A)).

SECTION 13.17. Lender Action . Each Lender agrees that it shall not take or institute any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for any right or remedy against any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or any other obligor under any of the Credit Documents or the Swap Contracts or (with respect to the exercise of rights against the collateral) Cash Management Agreements (including the exercise of any right of setoff, rights on account of any banker’s lien or similar claim or other rights of self-help), or institute any actions or proceedings, or otherwise commence any remedial procedures, with respect to any Collateral or any other property of any such Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent. The

 

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provisions of this Section 13.17 are for the sole benefit of the Agents and Lenders and shall not afford any right to, or constitute a defense available to, any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR.

SECTION 13.18. Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Credit Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Credit Documents (collectively, the “ Charges ”) shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “ Maximum Rate ”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the interest and other Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 13.18 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender. Thereafter, interest hereunder shall be paid at the rate(s) of interest and in the manner provided in this Agreement, unless and until the rate of interest again exceeds the Maximum Rate, and at that time this Section 13.18 shall again apply. In no event shall the total interest received by any Lender pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that such Lender could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Rate. If the Maximum Rate is calculated pursuant to this Section 13.18, such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 13.18, a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that a Lender has received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, Administrative Agent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, promptly apply such excess in the order specified in this Agreement and thereafter shall refund any excess to Borrower or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise order.

SECTION 13.19. Payments Set Aside . To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of Borrower is made to any Agent, any L/C Lender or any Lender, or any Agent, any L/C Lender or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent, such L/C Lender or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and the Agents’, the L/C Lender’s and the Lenders’ Liens, security interests, rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement and each Credit Document shall continue in full force and effect, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent or L/C Lender, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect. In such event, each Credit Document shall be automatically reinstated (to the extent that any Credit Document was terminated) and Borrower shall take (and shall cause each other Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR to take) such action as may be requested by Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders and the Lenders to effect such reinstatement.

SECTION 13.20. VoteCo SPE Reorganization . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, from and after the occurrence of VoteCo SPE Reorganization, (i) RRR shall no longer be required to provide any collateral security for the Obligations, (ii) all covenants, obligations and representations and warranties under the Credit Documents applicable to RRR shall cease to apply with respect to RRR and (iii) all references to RRR in Section 11.01 shall be deemed deleted.

 

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SECTION 13.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability, (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, 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 Credit Document or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

STATION CASINOS LLC
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
Address for Notices for Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor:
Station Casinos LLC
🌑  ]  
🌑  ]  
🌑  ]  

Contact Person:

Facsimile No.:

Telephone No.:

Email:

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
🌑  ]
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as Administrative Agent
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
Address for Notices:

 

 

 

Contact Person:

Facsimile No.:

Telephone No.:

Email:

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as Collateral Agent
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
Address for Notices:

 

 

 

Contact Person:
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
Email:

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as Swingline Lender
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
Address for Notices:

 

 

 

Contact Person:
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
Email:

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as an L/C Lender
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
Address for Notices:

 

 

 

Contact Person:
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
Email:

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]

ANNEX A-1

REVOLVING COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Revolving Commitment      L/C Commitment  

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

   $ 96,245,421.25      $ 16,666,666.67  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 96,245,421.25      $ 16,666,666.67  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 96,245,421.25      $ 16,666,666.66  

Fifth Third Bank

   $ 94,093,406.59      $ 0  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 75,274,725.27 81,730,769.23      $ 0  

Citizens Bank, N.A.

   $ 56,456,043.96 68,956,043.96      $ 0  

UBS AG, Stamford Branch

   $ 56,456,043.96 50,000,000.00      $ 0  

Citibank, N.A.

   $ 50,000,000.00      $ 0  

MIHI LLC

   $ 37,637,362.63 25,137,362.63      $ 0  

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch

   $ 26,346,153.84      $ 0  

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

   $ 96,000,000.00      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revolving Commitments:

   $ 685,000,000 781,000,000.00      $ 50,000,000 50,000,000.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

ANNEX A-2

TERM A FACILITY COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Term A Facility
Commitment
 

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

   $ 28,754,578.75  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 28,754,578.75  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 28,754,578.75  

Fifth Third Bank

   $ 30,906,593.41  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 24,725,274.73  

Citizens Bank, N.A.

   $ 18,543,956.04  

UBS AG, Stamford Branch

   $ 18,543,956.04  

Citibank, N.A.

   $ 25,000,000.00  

MIHI LLC

   $ 12,362,637.37  

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch

   $ 8,653,846.16  
  

 

 

 

Total Term A Facility Commitments:

   $ 225,000,000  
  

 

 

 

ANNEX A-3

TERM A-3 FACILITY LOANS ON FOURTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Lender

   Term A-3
Facility Loan
 

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

   $ 34,732,847.91  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 28,242,174.45  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 27,316,849.79  

Fifth Third Bank

   $ 29,361,263.68  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 19,740,259.70  

Citizens Bank, N.A.

   $ 19,921,952.97  

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch

   $ 2,449,001.95  

SunTrust Bank

   $ 49,350,649.26  

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

   $ 29,000,000.00  

[Other Lenders on file with the Administrative Agent]

   $ 32,395,840.91  
  

 

 

 

Total Term A-3 Facility Loans:

   $ 272,510,840.62  
  

 

 

 

ANNEX A-4

TERM B FACILITY COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Term B Facility
Commitment
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 1,500,000,000  
  

 

 

 

Total Term B Facility Commitments:

   $ 1,500,000,000  
  

 

 

 

ANNEX B

APPLICABLE FEE PERCENTAGE AND

Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans

SWINGLINE LOANS and Term A A-3 Facility Loans

 

Pricing Level

  

Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio

   Applicable Margin  
     

Revolving Loans

and Swingline Loans

    Term A A-3
Facility Loans
 
      LIBOR     ABR     LIBOR     ABR  

Level I

   Greater than 4.50 to 1.00      2.75 %       1.75 %       2.75 %       1.75 %  

Level II

   Less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00 but greater than 4.00 to 1.00      2.50 %       1.50 %       2.50 %       1.50 %  

Level III

   Less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but greater than 3.50 to 1.00      2.25 %       1.25 %       2.25 %       1.25 %  

Level IV I

   Less Greater than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 but greater than 3.00 to 1.00      2.00     1.00     2.00     1.00

Level V II

   Less than or equal to 3.00 3.50 to 1.00      1.75     0.75     1.75     0.75

For purposes of this Annex B, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be calculated by deducting the amount of Unrestricted Cash from clause (a) of the definition thereof.

ANNEX C

AMORTIZATION PAYMENTS

TERM A A-3 FACILITY LOANS

(including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-3 Loans (as defined in the Third

Amendment) made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term

A-3 Facility Loans made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date)

 

DATE 1

   PRINCIPAL AMOUNT  

September 30, 2016

   $ 2,812,500  

December 31, 2016

   $ 2,812,500  

March December 31, 2017

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

June 30, 2017

   $ 2,812,500  

September 30, 2017

   $ 2,812,500  

December 31, 2017

   $ 2,812,500  

March 31, 2018

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

June 30, 2018

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

September 30, 2018

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

December 31, 2018

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

March 31, 2019

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

June 30, 2019

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

September 30, 2019

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

December 31, 2019

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

March 31, 2020

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

June 30, 2020

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

September 30, 2020

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

December 31, 2020

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

March 31, 2021

   $ 2,812,500 3,406,385.51  

June 30, 2021

   $ 3,406,385.51  

September 30, 2021

   $ 3,406,385.51  

December 31, 2021

   $ 3,406,385.51  

March 31, 2022

   $ 3,406,385.51  

The date that is the fifth sixth anniversary of the Closing Date

    











Entire remaining
outstanding principal
amount of the Term
A A-3
Facility Loans
(including, for the
avoidance of doubt,
the Incremental Term
A-3 Loans (as defined
in the Third
Amendment) made on
the Third Amendment
Effective Date and the
Fourth Amendment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1   If such date is not a Business Day, then the date shall be the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

DATE 1

   PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
   Incremental Term A-3
Facility Loans made on
the Fourth
Amendment Effective
Date)


 Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of August 16, 2017 (the “Effective Date” ), by and among STATION CASINOS LLC , a Nevada limited liability company (the “ Company ”), RED ROCK RESORTS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent ”), and JOSEPH J. HASSON (the “ Executive ”).
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive (each individually a “ Party ” and together the “ Parties ”) desire to enter into this Agreement, as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS . In addition to certain terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
1.1    “ Affiliate ” shall mean any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company (including the Parent and any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Parent).
1.2    “ Base Salary ” shall mean the salary provided for in Section 3.1 of this Agreement, as the same may be increased thereunder.
1.3    “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Parent, including any successor of the Parent in the event of a Change in Control.
1.4    “ Cause ” shall mean that the Executive: (a) has been found unsuitable to hold a gaming license by final, non-appealable decision of the Nevada Gaming Commission; (b) has been convicted of any felony; (c) has engaged in acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct resulting, in either case, in material economic harm to the Company; or (d) has materially breached this Agreement.
1.5    “ Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a)    The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)), other than a Permitted Holder, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of members of the Board (the “ Voting Power ”) at such time; provided that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any such acquisition directly from the Parent; (ii) any such acquisition by the Parent; (iii) any such acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Parent or any of its subsidiaries; or (iv) any such acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (c) below; or
(b)    individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason (other than death or disability) to constitute at




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least a majority of the Board; provided , that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date, whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Parent in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be considered as though such individual was a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than either the Board or any Permitted Holder; or
(c)    consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent (a “ Business Combination ”), in each case, unless following such Business Combination, (i) either (A) Permitted Holders or (B) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Voting Power immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such transaction (including an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Parent or substantially all of the Parent’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) and, in the case of the foregoing clause (B), in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership immediately prior to such transaction of the securities representing the Voting Power, (ii) no Person (excluding any Permitted Holder, any entity resulting from such transaction or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Parent or such entity resulting from such transaction) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such transaction, or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to such transaction, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the entity resulting from such transaction were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement with respect to, or the action of the Board providing for, such transaction; or
(d)    approval by the stockholders of the Parent of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Parent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any deferred compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A of the Code, the transaction or event described in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) above, with respect to such deferred compensation, shall only constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the payment timing of such deferred compensation if such transaction also constitutes a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5).
1.6    “ Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.




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1.7    “ Company Group ” shall mean the Parent together with its subsidiaries.
1.8    “ Company Property ” shall mean all property, items and materials provided by the Company or any Affiliate to the Executive, or to which the Executive has access, in the course of his employment, including all files, records, documents, drawings, specifications, memoranda, notes, reports, manuals, equipment, computer disks, videotapes, blueprints and other documents and similar items relating to the Company or any Affiliate, or their respective customers, whether prepared by the Executive or others, and any and all copies, abstracts and summaries thereof.
1.9    “ Confidential Information ” shall mean all nonpublic and/or proprietary information respecting the business of the Company or any Affiliate, including products, programs, projects, promotions, marketing plans and strategies, business plans or practices, business operations, employees, research and development, intellectual property, software, databases, trademarks, pricing information and accounting and financing data. Confidential Information also includes information concerning the Company’s or any Affiliate’s customers, such as their identity, address, preferences, playing patterns and ratings or any other information kept by the Company or any Affiliate concerning customers, whether or not such information has been reduced to documentary form. Confidential Information does not include information that is, or becomes, available to the public unless such availability occurs through an unauthorized act on the part of the Executive or another person with an obligation to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
1.10    “ Disability ” shall mean a physical or mental incapacity that prevents the Executive from performing the essential functions of his position with the Company for a minimum period of 90 days as determined (a) in accordance with any long-term disability plan provided by the Company of which the Executive is a participant, or (b) by the following procedure: The Executive agrees to submit to medical examinations by a licensed healthcare professional selected by the Company, in its sole discretion, to determine whether a Disability exists. In addition, the Executive may submit to the Company documentation of a Disability, or lack thereof, from a licensed healthcare professional of his choice. Following a determination of a Disability or lack of Disability by the Company’s or the Executive’s licensed healthcare professional, any other Party may submit subsequent documentation relating to the existence of a Disability from a licensed healthcare professional selected by such other Party. In the event that the medical opinions of such licensed healthcare professionals conflict, such licensed healthcare professionals shall appoint a third licensed healthcare professional to examine the Executive, and the opinion of such third licensed healthcare professional shall be dispositive.
1.11    “ ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
1.12    “ Good Reason ” shall mean and exist if there has been a Change in Control and, thereafter, without the Executive’s prior written consent, one or more of the following events occurs:
(a)    the Executive suffers a material reduction in the authorities, duties or responsibilities associated with his position as described in Section 2.3 , or the Executive




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is assigned any duties or responsibilities that are inconsistent with the scope of duties and responsibilities associated with the Executive’s position as described in Section 2.3 ;
(b)    the Executive is required to relocate from, or maintain his principal office outside of, Las Vegas, Nevada;
(c)    the Executive’s Base Salary is decreased by the Company;
(d)    the Company discontinues its bonus plan and equity incentive plan in which the Executive participates without immediately replacing such bonus plan and equity plan with plans that are the substantial economic equivalent of such bonus plan and equity plan, or amends such bonus plan and equity plan so as to materially reduce the Executive’s potential bonus and equity incentives at any given level of economic performance of the Company;
(e)    the Company materially reduces the employee benefit programs provided to the Executive as described in Section 4 , and such reduction does not also apply to similarly situated executives (other than Frank J. Fertitta III) of the Company;
(f)    the Company or the Parent materially breaches this Agreement; or
(g)    the Company fails to obtain a written agreement satisfactory to the Executive from any successor or assign of the Company to assume and perform this Agreement.
1.13    “ Permitted Holder shall mean (a) (i) Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta and (ii) any lineal descendants of such persons; (b) executors, administrators or legal representatives of the estate of any person listed in clause (a) of this sentence; (c) heirs, distributees and beneficiaries of any person listed in clause (a) of this sentence; (d) any trust as to which any of the foregoing is a settlor or co-settlor; and (e) any corporation, partnership or other entity which is, directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control with, any of the foregoing.
1.14    “ Person ” shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, association, trust, company, corporation, limited liability company, joint-stock company, unincorporated organization, government, political subdivision or other entity.
1.15    “ Pro Rata Annual Bonus ” shall mean the amount of Annual Bonus, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such year during which the Executive was actually employed by the Company (or its predecessor) and the denominator of which is 365.
1.16    “ Restricted Area ” shall mean (a) the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, and the area within a 30-mile radius of that city, and (b) any area in or within a 30-mile radius of any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Affiliates is directly or indirectly engaged in the development, ownership, operation or management of any gaming activities or is actively pursuing any such activities.




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1.17    “ Restricted Period ” shall mean the first anniversary of the date of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company Group.
1.18    “ Target Annual Bonus ” shall mean an amount that is no less than 100% of the Executive’s then current Base Salary.
1.19    “ Term of Employment ” shall mean the period specified in Section 2.2 .
2.     TERM OF EMPLOYMENT, POSITIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .
2.1     Employment Accepted . The Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, for the Term of Employment, in the positions and with the duties and responsibilities set forth in Section 2.3 , and upon such other terms and conditions as are stated in this Agreement.
2.2     Term of Employment . The Term of Employment shall commence on the Effective Date and, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, shall terminate upon the close of business on the day immediately preceding the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date.
2.3     Title and Responsibilities . During the Term of Employment, the Executive shall be employed as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In carrying out his duties under this Agreement, the Executive shall report directly to the President and/or Chief Executive Officer of the Company. During the Term of Employment, the Executive shall devote full time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company and shall use his best efforts, skills and abilities to promote the interests of the Company Group. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Executive shall not be precluded from engaging in charitable and community affairs and managing his personal investments, to the extent such activities do not materially interfere with the Executive’s duties and obligations under this Agreement, it being expressly understood and agreed that, to the extent any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the date of this Agreement and disclosed to the Board in writing prior to the date of this Agreement, the continued conduct of such activities (or, in lieu thereof, activities similar in nature and scope thereto) after the date of this Agreement shall be deemed not to interfere with the Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company under this Agreement. The Executive may serve as a member of the board of directors of other corporations, subject to the approval of a majority of the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
3.     COMPENSATION .
3.1     Base Salary . During the Term of Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a base salary payable no less frequently than in equal bi-weekly installments at an annualized rate of no less than $600,000 (the “ Base Salary ”). The Base Salary shall be reviewed annually for increase (but not decrease) in the discretion of the Board. In conducting any such annual review, the Board shall take into account any change in the Executive’s responsibilities, increases in the compensation of other executives of the Company or any Affiliate (or any comparable competitor(s) of the Company Group), the performance of the Executive, the results and projections of the Company Group and other pertinent factors. Such increased Base Salary shall then constitute the Executive’s “Base Salary” for purposes of this Agreement.




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3.2     Annual Bonus . The Company may pay the Executive an annual bonus (the “ Annual Bonus ”) for each calendar year ending during the Term of Employment in an amount that will be determined by the Board based on the performance of the Executive and of the business of the Company Group, but with a targeted annual payment amount (based upon achievement of applicable target-level performance) equal to the Target Annual Bonus. The Annual Bonus awarded to the Executive shall be paid at the same time as annual bonuses are paid to other senior officers of the Company, and in any event no later than March 1 of the year following the calendar year in which such bonus is earned.
3.3     Equity Incentives . The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s and the Parent’s long-term incentive plans on terms and amounts to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion.
4.     EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS .
4.1     Pension and Welfare Benefit Plans . During the Term of Employment, the Executive and his dependents where applicable shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs made available to the Company’s executives or salaried employees generally, as such programs may be in effect from time to time, including pension and other retirement plans, group life insurance, group health insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, long-term disability, sick leave (including salary continuation arrangements), vacations (of at least four weeks per year), holidays and other employee benefit programs sponsored by the Company; provided , however , that such benefits shall not duplicate the benefits provided pursuant to Section 4.2 .
4.2     Additional Pension, Welfare and Other Benefits . During the Term of Employment, the Company shall also provide the Executive and his dependents where applicable with substantially the same group health, executive medical, disability and life insurance-related coverage and/or benefits and tax preparation services as provided to similarly situated executives (other than Frank J. Fertitta III) of the Company as of the Effective Date.
5.     BUSINESS EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT . During the Term of Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to receive reimbursement by the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in performing services under this Agreement, subject to providing the proper documentation of said expenses.
6.     TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT .
6.1     Termination Due to Death or Disability . The Executive’s employment shall be terminated immediately in the event of his death or Disability. In the event of a termination due to the Executive’s death or Disability, the Executive or his estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled, in lieu of any other compensation whatsoever, to:
(a)    Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of his termination through the date of termination of employment;
(b)    any accrued but unpaid vacation or holiday pay through the date of termination of employment;




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(c)    any Annual Bonus awarded but not yet paid, payable as specified in Section 3.2 ;
(d)    a Pro Rata Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which death or Disability occurs, payable as specified in Section 3.2 ;
(e)    subject to Section 5 , reimbursement for expenses incurred but not paid prior to such termination of employment; and
(f)    such rights to other compensation and benefits as may be provided in applicable plans and programs of the Company, including applicable employee benefit plans and programs, according to the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.
6.2     Termination by the Company for Cause . The Company may terminate the Executive for Cause at any time during the Term of Employment by giving written notice to the Executive within 90 days of the Company first becoming aware of the existence of Cause, and, unless the Executive takes remedial action resulting in the cessation of Cause within 30 days of receipt of such notification, the Company may terminate his employment for Cause at any time during the 40-day period following the expiration of such 30-day period (or, if such act or failure to act is not susceptible to remedy, during the 40-day period following the Company’s provision of notice regarding the existence of Cause). In the event of a termination for Cause, the Executive shall be entitled, in lieu of any other compensation whatsoever, to:
(a)    Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of his termination through the date of termination of employment;
(b)    any accrued but unpaid vacation or holiday pay through the date of termination of employment;
(c)    any Annual Bonus awarded but not yet paid, payable as specified in Section 3.2 ;
(d)    subject to Section 5 , reimbursement for expenses incurred but not paid prior to such termination of employment; and
(e)    such rights to other benefits as may be provided in applicable plans and programs of the Company, including applicable employee benefit plans and programs, according to the terms and conditions of such plans and programs.
6.3     Termination by the Executive Without Good Reason . The Executive may terminate his employment on his own initiative for any reason upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Company; provided , however , that during such notice period, the Executive shall reasonably cooperate with the Company (at no cost to the Executive) in minimizing the effects of such termination on the Company Group. Such termination shall have the same consequences as a termination for Cause under Section 6.2 .
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giving written notice to the Executive. In the event of such termination, the Executive shall be entitled, in lieu of any other compensation whatsoever, to:
(a)    Any unpaid Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of his termination through the date of termination of employment;
(b)    any accrued but unpaid vacation or holiday pay through the date of termination of employment;
(c)    subject to Section 7.3 , an amount equal to the Executive’s annual Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of his termination, paid in 12 equal monthly installments;
(d)    any Annual Bonus awarded but not yet paid, payable as specified in Section 3.2 ;
(e)    subject to Section 7.3 , a Pro Rata Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which such termination of employment occurs, payable as specified in Section 3.2 ;
(f)    subject to Section 5 , reimbursement of expenses incurred but not paid prior to such termination of employment;
(g)    (i) continuation of the Executive’s group health insurance and long‑term disability insurance, at the level in effect at the time of his termination of employment, through the end of the 12th month following such termination, or (ii) in the event the Company determines that continuation of such coverage is not permitted, a lump-sum payment to the Executive of the economic equivalent thereof (as if the Executive were employed during such period); and
(h)    such rights to other benefits as may be provided in applicable plans and programs of the Company, including applicable employee benefit plans and programs, according to the terms and conditions of such plans and programs.
6.5     Termination by the Executive With Good Reason . The Company covenants and agrees that it will not take any action, or fail to take any action, that will provide Good Reason for the Executive to terminate this Agreement. In the event that the Company takes any action, or fails to take any action, in violation of the proceeding sentence, then the Executive shall give, within 90 days of the Executive first becoming aware of the occurrence of such action or failure to act, written notice to the Company of the existence of Good Reason, and, unless the Company takes remedial action resulting in the cessation of Good Reason within 30 days of receipt of such notification, the Executive may terminate his employment for Good Reason at any time during the 40-day period following the expiration of such 30-day period (or, if such act or failure to act is not susceptible to remedy, during the 40-day period following the Executive’s provision of notice regarding the existence of Good Reason). Such termination shall have the same consequences as a termination without Cause under Section 6.4 .






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7.     CONDITIONS TO PAYMENTS .
7.1     Timing of Payments . Unless otherwise provided herein or required by law, any payments to which the Executive shall be entitled under Section 6 following the termination of his employment shall be made as promptly as practicable and in no event later than five business days following such termination of employment; provided , however , that any amounts payable pursuant to Section 6.4(a) (or the same amounts payable pursuant to Section 6.5 ) shall be payable beginning upon the Company’s first ordinary payroll date after the 30 th day following the termination of his employment, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.3 prior to such date.
7.2     No Mitigation; No Offset . In the event of any termination of employment under Section 6 , the Executive shall be under no obligation to seek other employment and there shall be no offset against amounts due to the Executive on account of any remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment that the Executive may obtain. Any amounts payable to the Executive are in the nature of severance payments, or liquidated damages, or both, and are not in the nature of a penalty.
7.3     General Release . No amounts payable to the Executive upon the termination of his employment pursuant to Section 6.4(a) or (c) (or the same amounts payable pursuant to Section 6.5 ) shall be made to the Executive unless and until he executes a general release substantially in the form annexed to this Agreement as Exhibit A and such general release becomes effective within 30 days after the date of termination pursuant to its terms. If such release does not become effective within the time period prescribed above, the Company’s obligations under Section 6.4(a) or (c) (or the same amounts payable pursuant to Section 6.5 ) shall cease immediately.
8.     EXCISE TAX .
8.1    Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Executive (including any payment or benefit received in connection with a change in control of the Company or the termination of the Executive’s employment, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, program, arrangement or agreement) (all such payments and benefits, together, the “ Total Payments ”) would be subject (in whole or part), to any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto (the “ Excise Tax ”), then, after taking into account any reduction in the Total Payments provided by reason of Section 280G of the Code in such other plan, program, arrangement or agreement, the Company will reduce the Total Payments to the extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax (but in no event to less than zero); provided , however , that the Total Payments will only be reduced if (i) the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after subtracting the net amount of federal, state, municipal and local income and employment taxes on such reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such reduced Total Payments), is greater than or equal to (ii) the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state, municipal and local income and employment taxes on such Total Payments and the amount of Excise Tax to which the Executive would be subject in respect of such unreduced




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Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such unreduced Total Payments).
8.2    In the case of a reduction in the Total Payments, the Total Payments will be reduced in the following order (unless reduction in another order is required to avoid adverse consequences under Section 409A of the Code, in which case, reduction will be in such other order): (i) payments that are payable in cash that are valued at full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24(a) will be reduced (if necessary, to zero), with amounts that are payable last reduced first; (ii) payments and benefits due in respect of any equity valued at full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24(a), with the highest values reduced first (as such values are determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24) will next be reduced; (iii) payments that are payable in cash that are valued at less than full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24, with amounts that are payable last reduced first, will next be reduced; (iv) payments and benefits due in respect of any equity valued at less than full value under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24, with the highest values reduced first (as such values are determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A 24) will next be reduced; and (v) all other non-cash benefits not otherwise described in clauses (ii) or (iv) will be next reduced pro-rata. Any reductions made pursuant to each of clauses (i)-(v) above will be made in the following manner: first, a pro-rata reduction of cash payment and payments and benefits due in respect of any equity not subject to Section 409A of the Code, and second, a pro-rata reduction of cash payments and payments and benefits due in respect of any equity subject to Section 409A of the Code as deferred compensation.
8.3    For purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax: (i) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which the Executive shall have waived at such time and in such manner as not to constitute a “payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code will be taken into account; (ii) no portion of the Total Payments will be taken into account which, in the opinion of tax counsel (“ Tax Counsel ”) reasonably acceptable to the Executive and selected by the accounting firm which was, immediately prior to the change in control, the Company’s independent auditor (the “ Auditor ”), does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments will be taken into account which, in the opinion of Tax Counsel, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the “base amount” (as set forth in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) that is allocable to such reasonable compensation; and (iii) the value of any non-cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total Payments will be determined by the Auditor in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.
8.4    At the time that payments are made under this Agreement, the Company will provide the Executive with a written statement setting forth the manner in which such payments were calculated and the basis for such calculations, including any opinions or other advice the Company received from Tax Counsel or the Auditor. If the Executive objects to the Company’s calculations, the Company will pay to the Executive such portion of the Total Payments (up to 100% thereof) as the Executive determines is necessary to result in the proper application of this Section 8 . All determinations required by this Section 8 (or requested by either the Executive or the Company in connection with this Section 8 ) will be at the expense of the Company. The fact




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that the Executive’s right to payments or benefits may be reduced by reason of the limitations contained in this Section 8 will not of itself limit or otherwise affect any other rights of the Executive under this Agreement.
9.     INDEMNIFICATION .
9.1     General . The Company agrees that if the Executive is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (an “ Indemnifiable Action ”), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Company or the Parent or is or was serving at the request of the Company or the Parent as a director, officer, member, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether or not the basis of such Indemnifiable Action is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, member, employee or agent he shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company and the Parent to the fullest extent authorized by Nevada law and the Company’s and the Parent’s by-laws, as the same exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment to the Company’s or the Parent’s by-laws, only to the extent such amendment permits the Company or the Parent to provide broader indemnification rights than the Company’s or the Parent’s by-laws permitted the Company or the Parent to provide before such amendment, as applicable), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by the Executive in connection therewith. The indemnification provided to the Executive pursuant to this Section 9 shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any indemnification provided to the Executive pursuant to (a) any separate indemnification agreement between the Executive and any member of the Company Group, (b) the Company’s and/or the Parent’s charter and/or bylaws, and/or (c) applicable law; provided that nothing herein or therein shall entitle the Executive to recover any expense, liability or loss more than once.
9.2     Procedure . The indemnification provided to the Executive pursuant to this Section 9 shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a)    The Executive must promptly give the Company written notice of any actual or threatened Indemnifiable Action and, upon providing such notice, the Executive shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in reaching any contrary determination; provided , however , that the Executive’s failure to give such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations hereunder;
(b)    The Company will be permitted, at its option, to participate in, or to assume, the defense of any Indemnifiable Action, with counsel approved by the Executive; provided , however , that (i) the Executive shall have the right to employ his own counsel in such Indemnifiable Action at the Executive’s expense; and (ii) if (A) the retention of counsel by the Executive has been previously authorized by the Company, (B) the Executive shall have concluded, based on the advice of his legal counsel, that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and the Executive in the conduct of any such defense, or (C) the Company shall not, in fact, have retained counsel to assume the defense of such Indemnifiable Action, the fees and expenses of the Executive’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company; and provided , further , that




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the Company shall not settle any action or claim that would impose any limitation or penalty on the Executive without obtaining the Executive’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
(c)    The Executive must provide reasonable cooperation to the Company in the defense of any Indemnifiable Action; and
(d)    The Executive must refrain from settling any Indemnifiable Action without obtaining the Company’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
9.3     Advancement of Costs and Expenses . The Company agrees to advance all costs and expenses referred to in Sections 9.1 and 9.6 ; provided , however , that the Executive agrees to repay to the Company any amounts so advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company or the Parent as authorized by this Agreement. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to or on behalf of the Executive within 20 days following delivery of a written request therefor by the Executive to the Company. The Executive’s entitlement to advancement of costs and expenses hereunder shall include those incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding by the Executive seeking a determination, adjudication or arbitration in award with respect to his rights and/or obligations under this Section 9 .
9.4     Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending an Indemnifiable Action in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Section 9 shall not be exclusive of any other right which the Executive may have or hereafter may acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the Parent, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
9.5     D&O Insurance . The Company will maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy covering the Executive that provides coverage that is reasonable in relation to the Executive’s position during the Term of Employment.
9.6     Witness Expenses . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company and the Parent shall indemnify the Executive if and whenever he is a witness or threatened to be made a witness to any action, suit or proceeding to which the Executive is not a party, by reason of the fact that the Executive is or was a director or officer of the Company or its Affiliates or by reason of anything done or not done by him in such capacity, against all expense, liability and loss incurred or suffered by the Executive in connection therewith; provided , however , that if the Executive is no longer employed by the Company, the Company will compensate him, on an hourly basis, for all time spent (except for time spent actually testifying), at either his then current compensation rate or his Base Salary at the rate in effect as of the termination of his employment, whichever is higher.
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10.     DUTY OF LOYALTY .
10.1     General . The Parties hereto understand and agree that the purpose of the restrictions contained in this Section 10 is to protect the goodwill and other legitimate business interests of the Company and its Affiliates and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement in the absence of such restrictions. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions are reasonable and do not, and will not, unduly impair his ability to earn a living after the termination of his employment with the Company.
10.2     Confidential Information . The Executive understands and acknowledges that Confidential Information constitutes a valuable asset of the Company and its Affiliates and may not be converted to the Executive’s own or any third party’s use. Accordingly, the Executive hereby agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, during the Term of Employment or at any time after the termination of his employment, disclose any Confidential Information to any Person not expressly authorized by the Company to receive such Confidential Information. The Executive further agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, during the Term of Employment or at any time after the termination of his employment, use or make use of any Confidential Information in connection with any business activity other than that of the Company. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, alter the Company’s or the Parent’s rights, or the Executive’s obligations, under any state or federal statutory or common law regarding trade secrets and unfair trade practices.
10.3     Company Property . All Company Property is and shall remain exclusively the property of the Company. Unless authorized in writing to the contrary, the Executive shall promptly, and without charge, deliver to the Company on the termination of employment hereunder, or at any other time the Company may so request, all Company Property that the Executive may then possess or have under his control.
10.4     Required Disclosure . In the event the Executive is required by law or court order to disclose any Confidential Information or to produce any Company Property, the Executive shall promptly notify the Company of such requirement and provide the Company with a copy of any court order or of any law which requires such disclosure and, if the Company so elects, to the extent permitted by applicable law, give the Company an adequate opportunity, at its own expense, to contest such law or court order prior to any such required disclosure or production by the Executive.
10.5     Non-Solicitation of Employees . The Executive agrees that, during the Restricted Period, he will not, directly or indirectly, for himself, or as agent, or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity, induce or entice any employee of the Company or any Affiliate to leave such employment, or otherwise hire or retain any employee of the Company or any Affiliate, or cause or assist anyone else in doing so. For the purposes of this Section 10.5 , the term “employee” shall include consultants and independent contractors, and shall be deemed to include current employees and any employee who left the employ of the Company or any Affiliate within six months prior to any such inducement or enticement or hiring or retention of that person. The term “employee” as used in this Section 10.5 does not include the Executive’s executive assistant.




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10.6     Non-Competition . The Executive agrees that, during the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not, without the express written consent of the Board, directly or indirectly enter the employ of, act as a consultant to or otherwise render any services on behalf of, act as a lender to, or be a director, officer, principal, agent, stockholder, member, owner or partner of, or permit the Executive’s name to be used in connection with the activities of any other business, organization or third party engaged in the gaming industry or otherwise in the same business as the Company or any Affiliate and that directly or indirectly conducts its business in the Restricted Area .
10.7     Remedies . The Executive and the Company acknowledge that the covenants contained in this Section 10 are reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, if, in the opinion of any court of competent jurisdiction, any such covenant is not reasonable in any respect, such court will have the right, power and authority to sever or modify any provision or provisions of such covenants as to the court will appear not reasonable and to enforce the remainder of the covenants as so amended. The Executive further acknowledges that the remedy at law available to the Company Group for breach of any of the Executive’s obligations under this Section 10 may be inadequate and that damages flowing from such a breach may not readily be susceptible to being measured in monetary terms. Accordingly, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Company Group may have at law, in equity or under this Agreement, upon proof of the Executive’s violation of any such provision of this Agreement, the Company Group will be entitled to seek immediate injunctive relief and may seek a temporary order restraining any threatened or further breach, without the necessity of proof of actual damage or the posting of any bond.
10.8     Protected Disclosures .
(a)    Nothing in this Agreement will preclude, prohibit or restrict the Executive from (i) communicating with any federal, state or local administrative or regulatory agency or authority, including but not limited to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ); (ii) participating or cooperating in any investigation conducted by any governmental agency or authority; or (iii) filing a charge of discrimination with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal state or local administrative agency or regulatory authority (collectively, the “Protected Disclosures” ).
(b)    Nothing in this Agreement, or any other agreement between the parties, prohibits or is intended in any manner to prohibit, the Executive from (i) reporting a possible violation of federal or other applicable law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the SEC, the U.S. Congress, and any governmental agency Inspector General, or (ii) making other disclosures that are protected under whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. This Agreement does not limit the Executive’s right to receive an award (including, without limitation, a monetary reward) for information provided to the SEC. The Executive does not need the prior authorization of anyone at the Company to make any such reports or disclosures, and the Executive is not required to notify the Company that the Executive has made such reports or disclosures.




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(c)    Nothing in this Agreement or any other agreement or policy of the Company is intended to interfere with or restrain the immunity provided under 18 U.S.C. §1833(b). The Executive cannot be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) (A) in confidence to federal, state or local government officials, directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (B) for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if filed under seal; or (iii) in connection with a lawsuit alleging retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, if filed under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to a court order.
(d)    The foregoing provisions regarding Protected Disclosures are intended to comply with all applicable laws. If any laws are adopted, amended or repealed after the execution of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to reflect the same.
10.9     Survival . The Executive agrees that the provisions of this Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Executive’s employment to the extent provided above.
11.     DISPUTE RESOLUTION; FEES . Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.3 , the Parties agree that in the event any Party finds it necessary to initiate any legal action to obtain any payments, benefits or rights provided by this Agreement to such Party, the other Party shall reimburse such Party for all reasonable attorney’s fees and other related expenses incurred by him or it to the extent such Party is successful in such action.
12.     NOTICES . All notices, demands and requests required or permitted to be given to a Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, duly addressed to the Party concerned at the address indicated below or to such changed address as such Party may subsequently give notice of:
If to the Company:
Station Casinos LLC
1505 S. Pavilion Center Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Attention: President
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Attention: Kenneth J. Baronsky
If to the Parent:
Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
1505 S. Pavilion Center Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
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With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Attention: Kenneth J. Baronsky
If to the Executive:
To the Executive’s most current home address, as set forth in the employment records of the Company
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Joseph J. Hasson
1505 S. Pavilion Center Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
13.     BENEFICIARIES/REFERENCES . The Executive shall be entitled to select a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any compensation or benefit payable hereunder following the Executive’s death, and may change such election, by giving the Company written notice thereof. In the event of the Executive’s death or a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to the Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary, estate or other legal representative.
14.     SURVIVORSHIP . The respective rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and obligations, whether or not survival is specifically set forth in the applicable provisions. The provisions of this Section 14 are in addition to the survivorship provisions of any other Section of this Agreement.
15.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . Each Party represents and warrants that he or it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this Agreement and that the performance of his or its obligations under this Agreement will not violate any agreement between that Party and any other Person.
16.     ENTIRE AGREEMENT . This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, discussions, negotiations and undertakings, whether written or oral, among the Parties with respect thereto (including the prior employment agreement among the Parties). No representations, inducements, promises or agreements not embodied herein shall be of any force or effect.
17.     ASSIGNABILITY; BINDING NATURE . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors, heirs and assigns; provided , however , that no rights or obligations of the Executive under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Executive, other than rights to compensation and benefits hereunder, which may be transferred only by will or operation of law and subject to the limitations of this Agreement; and provided , further , that no rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Company, except that such rights or obligations may be assigned or transferred pursuant to a merger or consolidation in which the




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Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and such assignee or transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company under this Agreement, either contractually or as a matter of law.
18.     AMENDMENT OR WAIVER . No provision in this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is agreed to in writing, signed by all Parties. No waiver by one Party of any breach by any other Party of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other Party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same or any prior or subsequent time. No failure of the Company to exercise any power given it hereunder or to insist upon strict compliance by the Executive with any obligation hereunder, and no custom or practice at variance with the terms hereof, shall constitute a waiver of the right of the Company to demand strict compliance with the terms hereof.
19.     SEVERABILITY . In the event that any provision or portion of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence, in the event that a court of competent jurisdiction or an arbitrator appointed in accordance with Section 21 determines that the provisions of this Agreement would be unenforceable as written because they cover too extensive a geographic area, too broad a range of activities or too long a period of time, or otherwise, then such provisions will automatically be modified to cover the maximum geographic area, range of activities and period of time as may be enforceable, and, in addition, such court or arbitrator (as applicable) is hereby expressly authorized to so modify this Agreement and to enforce it as so modified.
20.     SECTION 409A . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no payment under this Agreement shall be made to the Executive at a time or in a form that would subject Executive to the penalty tax of Section 409A of the Code (the “ 409A Tax ”). If any payment under any other provision of this Agreement would, if paid at the time or in the form called for under such provision, subject the Executive to the 409A Tax, such payment (the “ Deferred Amount ”) shall instead be paid at the earliest time that it could be paid without subjecting the Executive to the 409A Tax, and shall be paid in a form that would not subject the Executive to the 409A Tax. By way of specific example, if the Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), at the time of the Executive’s “ Separation From Service ” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) and if any portion of the payments or benefits to be received by the Executive upon Separation From Service would be considered deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and cannot be paid or provided to the Executive without the Executive incurring the 409A Tax, then such amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Executive’s Separation From Service (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will be considered a part of the Deferred Amount) will instead be paid or made available on the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month following the date of Executive’s Separation From Service or (ii) the Executive’s death. The Deferred Amount shall accrue simple interest at the prime rate of interest as published by Bank of America N.A. (or its successor) during the deferral period and shall be paid with the Deferred Amount. With




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respect to any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or the provision of any in-kind benefits under this Agreement, to the extent such payment or benefit would be considered deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code or is required to be included in the Executive’s gross income for federal income tax purposes, such expenses (including expenses associated with in-kind benefits) will be reimbursed no later than December 31st of the year following the year in which the Executive incurs the related expenses. In no event will the reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided by the Company in one taxable year affect the amount of reimbursements or in-kind benefits to be provided in any other taxable year, nor will the Executive’s right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Each payment under this Agreement is intended to be a “separate payment” and not one of a series of payments for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.
21.     MUTUAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENT .
21.1     Arbitrable Claims . All disputes between the Executive (and his attorneys, successors, and assigns) and the Company (and its trustees, beneficiaries, officers, directors, managers, affiliates, employees, agents, successors, attorneys, and assigns) relating in any manner whatsoever to the employment or termination of the Executive, including all disputes arising under this Agreement (“ Arbitrable Claims ”), shall be resolved by binding arbitration as set forth in this Section 21 (the “ Mutual Arbitration Agreement ”). Arbitrable Claims shall include claims for compensation, claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied), and tort claims of all kinds, as well as all claims based on any federal, state, or local law, statute or regulation, but shall not include the Company’s right to seek injunctive relief as provided in Section 10.7 . Arbitration shall be final and binding upon the Parties and shall be the exclusive remedy for all Arbitrable Claims. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JUDGE OR JURY IN REGARD TO ARBITRABLE CLAIMS, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 21.4 .
21.2     Procedure . Arbitration of Arbitrable Claims shall be in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association, as amended, and as augmented in this Agreement. Either Party may bring an action in court to compel arbitration under this Agreement and to enforce an arbitration award. Otherwise, neither Party shall initiate or prosecute any lawsuit, appeal or administrative action in any way related to an Arbitrable Claim. The initiating Party must file and serve an arbitration claim within 60 days of learning the facts giving rise to the alleged claim. All arbitration hearings under this Agreement shall be conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement. Subject to Section 11 , the fees of the arbitrator shall be divided equally between both Parties.
21.3     Confidentiality . All proceedings and all documents prepared in connection with any Arbitrable Claim shall be confidential and, unless otherwise required by law, the subject matter and content thereof shall not be disclosed to any Person other than the Parties, their counsel, witnesses and experts, the arbitrator and, if involved, the court and court staff.
21.4     Applicability . This Section 21 shall apply to all disputes under this Agreement other than disputes relating to the enforcement of the Company’s rights under Section 10 of this Agreement.




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21.5     Acknowledgements . The Executive acknowledges that he:
(a)    has carefully read this Section 21 ;
(b)    understands its terms and conditions; and
(c)    has entered into this Mutual Arbitration Agreement voluntarily and not in reliance on any promises or representations made by the Company other than those contained in this Mutual Arbitration Agreement.
22.     GOVERNING LAW . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without reference to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. In the event of any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement that is not an Arbitrable Claim, the Parties mutually and irrevocably consent to, and waive any objection to, the exclusive jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction in Clark County, Nevada, to resolve such dispute or controversy.
23.     HEADINGS; INTERPRETATION . The headings of the Sections and Sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. The word “including” (in its various forms) means including without limitation. All references in this Agreement to “days” refer to “calendar days” unless otherwise specified.
24.     CLAWBACK . Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any incentive-based compensation, or any other compensation, paid to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with any member of the Company Group or any Affiliate, which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by any member of the Company Group or an Affiliate pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).
25.     WITHHOLDING . The Company and any Affiliate will have the right to withhold from any amount payable hereunder any federal, state, city, local, foreign or other taxes in order for the Company or any Affiliate to satisfy any withholding tax obligation it may have under any applicable law, regulation or ruling.
26.     GUARANTEE . The Parent and Station Holdco LLC, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to the Executive the prompt performance and payment in full when due of all obligations of the Company to the Executive under this Agreement.
27.     COUNTERPARTS . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, including by email delivery of a scanned signature page in pdf or tiff format, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement with the same effect as if all Parties had signed the same signature page. Any signature page of this Agreement may be delivered detached from any counterpart of this Agreement and reattached to any other counterpart of this Agreement identical in form hereto but having attached to it one or more additional signature pages.




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.
STATION CASINOS LLC
By: /s/ RICHARD J. HASKINS    
Name: Richard J. Haskins
Title: President
September 21, 2017    
Date

RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
(for itself and on behalf of Station Holdco LLC)
By: /s/ RICHARD J. HASKINS    
Name: Richard J. Haskins
Title: President
September 21, 2017    
Date

/s/ JOSEPH J. HASSON    
JOSEPH J. HASSON
September 11, 2017    
Date





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EXHIBIT A
GENERAL RELEASE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE
This GENERAL RELEASE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE (this “ Release ”) is executed and delivered by JOSEPH J. HASSON (the “ Executive ”) to RED ROCK RESORTS, INC. , STATION CASINOS LLC , and STATION HOLDCO LLC (collectively, the “ Company ”).
In consideration of the agreement by the Company or its affiliates to provide certain separation payments pursuant to Section 6 of the Employment Agreement between the Executive and the Company, dated as of August 16, 2017 (the “ Employment Agreement ”), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive hereby agrees as follows:
1.     RELEASE AND COVENANT . THE EXECUTIVE, OF HIS OWN FREE WILL, VOLUNTARILY RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PAST AND PRESENT AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ATTORNEYS, ACCOUNTANTS, TRUSTEES, SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS, INSURERS, HEIRS, PREDECESSORS-IN-INTEREST, ADVISORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ RELEASED PARTIES ”) FROM, AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE OR PROCEED AGAINST ANY OF THE FOREGOING ON THE BASIS OF, ANY AND ALL PAST OR PRESENT CAUSES OF ACTION, SUITS, AGREEMENTS OR OTHER RIGHTS OR CLAIMS WHICH THE EXECUTIVE, HIS DEPENDENTS, RELATIVES, HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS HAS OR HAVE AGAINST ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES UPON OR BY REASON OF ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND THE CESSATION OF SAID EMPLOYMENT, AND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTS OF 1964 AND 1991, THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963, THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967 (INCLUDING THE OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT OF 1990), THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, THE EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, THE NEVADA FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES ACT, THE LABOR LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND NEVADA, AND ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW, REGULATION OR ORDINANCE, OR PUBLIC POLICY, CONTRACT OR TORT LAW, HAVING ANY BEARING WHATSOEVER ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR CESSATION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES. THIS RELEASE DOES NOT AFFECT ANY RIGHTS THE EXECUTIVE MAY HAVE TO FILE A CHARGE WITH ANY FEDERAL OR STATE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE EXECUTIVE IS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY PERSONAL RECOVERY IN ANY SUCH AGENCY PROCEEDINGS (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 10.8 OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT).




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2.     DUE CARE . THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS RELEASE PRIOR TO ITS EXECUTION AND HAS BEEN ADVISED HEREBY OF HIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER THIS RELEASE FOR TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS PRIOR TO ITS EXECUTION. THE EXECUTIVE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN ADVISED HEREBY TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO EXECUTING THIS RELEASE. THE EXECUTIVE ENTERS INTO THIS RELEASE HAVING FREELY AND KNOWINGLY ELECTED, AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, TO EXECUTE THIS RELEASE AND TO FULFILL THE PROMISES SET FORTH HEREIN. THIS RELEASE SHALL BE REVOCABLE BY THE EXECUTIVE DURING THE SEVEN (7) DAY PERIOD FOLLOWING ITS EXECUTION, AND SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH SEVEN (7) DAY PERIOD. IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A REVOCATION, THE EXECUTIVE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO THE CONSIDERATION FOR THIS RELEASE SET FORTH ABOVE.
3.     RELIANCE BY THE EXECUTIVE . THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, IN HIS DECISION TO ENTER INTO THIS RELEASE, HE HAS NOT RELIED ON ANY REPRESENTATIONS, PROMISES OR ARRANGEMENT OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ORAL STATEMENTS BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS RELEASE.
4.     MISCELLANEOUS . THIS RELEASE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS THEREOF. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS RELEASE IS HELD INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THE REMAINING PROVISIONS SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS IF THE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE PROVISION HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED.
This GENERAL RELEASE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE is executed by the Executive and delivered to the Company on ___________________, 20___.
“Executive”
_______________________________
JOSEPH J. HASSON





Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION
I, Frank J. Fertitta III, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Red Rock Resorts, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 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 controls 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 quarterly report is being prepared;
(b)
designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls 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 (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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.
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer 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 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 9, 2017
/s/ FRANK J. FERTITTA III
Frank J. Fertitta III
Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION
I, Stephen L. Cootey, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Red Rock Resorts, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 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 controls 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 quarterly report is being prepared;
(b)
designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls 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 (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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.
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer 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 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 9, 2017
/s/ STEPHEN L. COOTEY
Stephen L. Cootey
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)





Exhibit 32.1

Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)
        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Sections 1350(a) and (b)), the undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
1.
Frank J. Fertitta III is the Chief Executive Officer of Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (the "Company").
2.
The undersigned certifies to the best of his knowledge:
(A)
The Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 accompanying this Certification, in the form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"); and
(B)
The information in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: November 9, 2017
/s/ FRANK J. FERTITTA III
Frank J. Fertitta III
Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit 32.2

Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)
        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Sections 1350(a) and (b)), the undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
1.
Stephen L. Cootey is the Principal Financial Officer of Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (the "Company").
2.
The undersigned certifies to the best of his knowledge:
(A)
The Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 accompanying this Certification, in the form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"); and
(B)
The information in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: November 9, 2017
/s/ STEPHEN L. COOTEY
Stephen L. Cootey
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)