Definitions and Accounting Terms Section 1.01.
Definitions and Accounting Matters Section 1.01 Terms Defined Above 1 Section 1.02 Certain Defined Terms 1 Section 1.03 Types of Loans and Borrowings 20 Section 1.04 Terms Generally; Rules of Construction 20 Section 1.05 Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP 21
Definitions Interpretation and Accounting Terms Defined Terms 1 Section 1.2 Computation of Time Periods 17 Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Principles 18 Section 1.4 Conversion of Foreign Currencies 18 Section 1.5 Certain Terms 18
Amendment and Restatement; No Novation (a) This Agreement constitutes an amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement effective from and after the Restatement Effective Date. The execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not constitute a novation of any Indebtedness or other Obligations owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement based on facts or events occurring or existing prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement. On the Restatement Effective Date, the credit facilities described in the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended, supplemented, modified and restated in their entirety by the facilities described herein, all loans and other obligations of the Borrower outstanding as of such date under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be Loans and Obligations outstanding under the corresponding facilities described herein, without any further action by any Person, and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall be deemed to be reallocated as are necessary in order that the outstanding balance of such participations, together with any Loans funded on the Restatement Effective Date, reflect the respective Commitments of the Lenders hereunder. (b) In connection with the foregoing, by signing this Agreement, each Loan Party hereby confirms that notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (i) the Obligations of such Loan Party under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are entitled to the benefits of the guarantees and the security interests set forth or created herein and in the Collateral Documents, (ii) each Guarantor hereby confirms and ratifies its continuing unconditional obligations as Guarantor with respect to all of the Guaranteed Obligations, (iii) each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect according to its terms and (iv) such Loan Party ratifies and confirms that all Liens granted, conveyed, or assigned to any Agent by such Person pursuant to any Loan Document to which it is a party remain in full force and effect, are not released or reduced, and continue to secure full payment and performance of the Obligations.
Credit Agreement Definitions Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Pledge Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.
Amendment and Restatement On the Closing Date, this Agreement shall amend and restate and supersede the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety. On the Closing Date, the rights and obligations of the parties evidenced by the Existing Credit Agreement shall be evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect on the Closing Date. All principal, interest, fees and expenses, if any, owing or accruing under or in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement for periods prior to the Closing Date shall be calculated and paid on the Closing Date. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, each reference in the Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement” or words of similar effect shall mean this Agreement. Each Loan Party (a) acknowledges and agrees that each Loan Document (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and all other instruments and documents executed and delivered by such Loan Party in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, pursuant the Existing Credit Agreement, unless terminated or discharged prior to or on the Closing Date, shall remain in full force and effect on the Closing Date in accordance with its terms, in each case as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and/or reaffirmed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and (b) ratifies, reaffirms and confirms that, the Obligations that remain unpaid and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement after giving effect to the Transactions (x) continue outstanding under this Agreement and shall not be deemed to be paid, released, discharged or otherwise satisfied by the execution of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall not constitute a refinancing, substitution or novation of such Obligations or any of the other rights, duties and obligations of the parties hereunder, and the terms “Obligations” as such term is used in the Loan Documents shall include the Obligations as amended and restated under this Agreement, and (y) are secured pursuant to the Collateral Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), unless terminated or discharged on the Closing Date, in each case as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and/or reaffirmed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all security interests, pledges, assignments and other Liens and Guarantees previously granted by any Loan Party pursuant to the Loan Documents executed and delivered in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby reaffirmed, ratified, renewed and continued, and all such security interests, pledges, assignments and other Liens and Guarantees, in each case, unless expressly terminated, superseded or discharged on and after the Closing Date, shall remain in full force and effect as security for the Obligations (as defined in this Agreement) on and after the Closing Date.
Defined Terms Used in this Agreement In addition to the terms defined above, the following terms used in this Agreement shall be construed to have the meanings set forth or referenced below.
Certain Additional Defined Terms In addition to such terms -------------------------------- as are defined in the opening paragraph and in Section 1.1 of this Agreement, the following terms are used in this Agreement as defined in the Sections set forth opposite such terms:
Amendment of Definitions Subject to Section 2.01 hereof, the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting any definitions from the Indenture with respect to which references would be eliminated as a result of the amendments of the Indenture pursuant to Section 1.01 hereof.
Accounting Terms; Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of Calculations Under Agreement Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with GAAP. Financial statements and other information required to be delivered by Company to Lenders pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii) and (xii) of subsection 6.1 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect at the time of such preparation (and delivered together with the reconciliation statements provided for in subsection 6.1(v)). Calculations in connection with the definitions, covenants and other provisions of this Agreement shall utilize GAAP as in effect on the date of determination, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements referred to in subsection 5.3. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and Company, Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, Lenders and Company 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 Requisite Lenders), provided that, until so amended, such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and Company shall provide to Administrative Agent and Lenders reconciliation statements provided for in subsection 6.1(v).