Third Party Proceedings The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while an officer or director or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
Other Proceedings If and whenever an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee, at the direction of the Control Party (subject to Section 11.4(e) of the Base Indenture, at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative), shall take one or more of the following actions:
(i) proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Noteholders and the other Secured Parties, by such appropriate Proceedings as the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) shall deem most effective to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or in aid of the exercise of any power granted therein, or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or by law, including any remedies of a secured party under Requirements of Law;
(A) direct the Guarantors to exercise (and each Guarantor agrees to exercise) all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of any Guarantor against any party to any Collateral Document to which such Guarantor is a party arising as a result of the occurrence of such Event of Default or otherwise, including the right or power to take any action to compel performance or observance by any such party of its obligations to any Guarantor, and any right of any Guarantor to take such action independent of such direction shall be suspended, and (B) if (x) the Guarantors shall have failed, within ten (10) Business Days of receiving the direction of the Trustee (given at the direction of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative)), to take commercially reasonable action to accomplish such directions of the Trustee, (y) any Guarantor refuses to take such action or (z) the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) reasonably determines that such action must be taken immediately, take (or the Control Party on behalf of the Trustee shall take) such previously directed action (and any related action as permitted under this Agreement thereafter determined by the Trustee or the Control Party to be appropriate without the need under this provision or any other provision under this Agreement to direct the Guarantors to take such action);
(iii) institute Proceedings from time to time for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Agreement or, to the extent applicable, any other Transaction Document, with respect to the Collateral; provided that the Trustee shall not be required to take title to any real property in connection with any foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under such Transaction Documents and title to such property shall instead be acquired in an entity designated and (unless owned by a third party) controlled by the Control Party; and/or
(iv) sell all or a portion of the Collateral at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not proceed with any such sale without the prior written consent of the Control Party (at the direction of the Controlling Class Representative) and the Trustee shall provide notice to the Guarantors and each Holder of Notes of a proposed sale of Collateral.
Cooperation with Financing (a) Prior to the Closing, each of the Seller Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to provide, and shall cause the other Target Companies to use reasonable best efforts to provide, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives to provide, in each case at US Buyer’s sole cost and expense, such cooperation as may reasonably be requested by US Buyer that is customary and necessary in connection with arranging and obtaining the Financing contemplated by the Commitment Letter, including (in each case to the extent that the same is reasonably requested or is otherwise expressly required by the Commitment Letter):
(i) assisting in preparation for and participation in marketing efforts (including a reasonable number of meetings with prospective lenders on reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, due diligence and drafting sessions, and not more than one presentation and session with rating agencies);
(ii) providing the Required Financial Information to US Buyer;
(iii) if the Closing has not occurred, on or prior to February 14, 2017, furnishing US Buyer and the Financing Sources on or before February 15, 2017, with the unaudited consolidated balance sheet, consolidated income statement and consolidated cash flow statement of the Business for the 12 months ended December 31, 2016;
(iv) furnishing US Buyer and the Financing Sources with all other financial and other pertinent information regarding the Business as is required by the Commitment Letter and reasonably requested by US Buyer; provided, that no such preparation of materials or information (including in relation to clause (a)(i) above) shall require the preparation by any Seller Party, Target Company or the Business of pro forma financial or other pro forma information not currently available as of the date of this Agreement;
(v) facilitating delivery at the Closing of customary evidence of property and liability insurance, including endorsements in favor of the Financing Sources;
(vi) executing and delivering such documents, instruments, certificates or information, as may be reasonably requested in connection with the Financing (including all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act) so long as any such documents, instruments certificates or information are requested by US Buyer at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(vii) delivering such officer’s certificates as are customary in financings of such type (including a certificate of the chief financial officer of US Seller with respect to solvency matters in the form attached to the Commitment Letter) and as are, in the good faith determination of the Person(s) executing such certificates, accurate in all material respects, and agreeing to pledge, grant security interests in, and otherwise grant Liens on, the Assets pursuant to such agreements, documents, instruments and certificates as may be reasonably requested (including such agreements, documents or certificates that facilitate the creation, perfection or enforcement of Liens securing the Financing (including original copies of all certificated securities (with transfer powers executed in blank)) as may be reasonably requested by US Buyer, and executing and delivering any pledge and security documents and otherwise facilitating the pledging of collateral); provided that no obligation of the Seller Parties, the Target Companies or any of their Subsidiaries under any such agreement or other financing document shall be effective until the Closing;
(viii) taking all corporate actions reasonably necessary to permit the consummation of the Financing; and
(ix) executing and delivering definitive agreements (the “Definitive Financing Agreements”) with respect to the Financing, subject to the occurrence of the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (1) US Buyer shall ensure that such requested cooperation does not unreasonably interfere with the Business (it being understood and agreed that neither any Seller nor any Target Company shall be required to take any action that unreasonably interferes with the Business); (2) neither any Seller nor any Target Company nor any of their respective Representatives, shall, in connection with the Financing: (A) be required to take any action that would result in a violation of applicable Law or breach of any Contract or subject it to actual or potential Liability; (B) have any Liability under any Definitive Financing Agreement or any related document or other agreement or document related to the Financing, other than any such Liability of any Target Company following the Closing; (C) be required to incur any other Liability in connection with the Financing, other than any other Liability incurred by any Target Company following the Closing; (D) be required to disclose or provide any information the disclosure of which, in the reasonable judgment of any Seller or any Target Company supported by outside legal counsel, is restricted by Contract, applicable Law or Order, is subject to attorney-client privilege, or would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties or violate any obligation of any Seller or any Target Company with respect to confidentiality; (E) be required to enter into or perform under any agreement with respect to the Financing that is not contingent upon the Closing or that would be effective prior to or simultaneous with the Closing, or (F) be required to waive or amend any terms of this Agreement or agree to pay any fees or reimburse any expenses prior to the Closing for which it has not received prior reimbursement or is not otherwise indemnified by or on behalf of any Buyer.
(b) US Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the Sellers’ Representative, reimburse Sellers and the Target Companies and/or their respective Representatives for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses, including all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of outside counsel and other advisors, incurred by any Seller, any Target Company or such Representative in connection with the cooperation contemplated by Section 7.18(a). US Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Sellers, the Target Companies and their respective Representatives (collectively, the “Financing Indemnitees”) against any and all Losses (including advancing attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding) directly or indirectly suffered or incurred by the Financing Indemnitees in connection with the Financing, including any information provided in connection therewith or the cooperation by any Seller or any Target Company with respect thereto, in each case, other than to the extent arising out of any Seller’s, any Target Company’s or any of their respective Representative’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. This Section 7.18(b) shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Closing and any termination of this Agreement, and is intended to benefit, and may be enforced by, the Financing Indemnitees and their respective heirs, executors, estates, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of Buyers.
(c) Each Seller Party hereby consents, and agrees to cause the other Target Companies to consent to, to the use of its and their logos solely in connection with the Financing upon prior notice to the Sellers’ Representative; provided, however, that such logos shall be used solely in a manner that is not intended or reasonably likely to harm, disparage or otherwise adversely affect any Seller Party or any other Target Company.
(d) Each Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, other than the obligations to cooperate expressly set forth in this Section 7.18, no Seller or any Target Company has any responsibility or liability in relation to any financing that any Buyer may seek or obtain in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Permitted Actions Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, each Agent, on behalf of itself and the applicable Secured Parties, may:
(i) file a claim, proof of claim or statement of interest with respect to the applicable Obligations of such Agent (on behalf of itself and the applicable Secured Parties) in any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Loan Party;
(ii) take any action not in contravention or violation of the Lien priorities set forth in Section 2 in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect the applicable Lien on the Common Collateral or the International First Lien Collateral, as applicable;
(iii) join (but not control) any foreclosure or judicial lien enforcement proceeding with respect to the U.S. Revolver First Lien Collateral initiated by U.S. Revolver Agent, so long as such action would not and would not reasonably be expected to delay or interfere in any respect with the exercise by U.S. Revolver Agent of its rights with respect to the U.S. Revolver First Lien Collateral;
(iv) file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings (including any compulsory counterclaims) in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the applicable Secured Party, including any claims secured by the Common Collateral or the International First Lien Collateral, as applicable, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(v) take any action necessary to prevent the running of any applicable statute of limitations or similar restrictions on claims;
(vi) file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of any Loan Party arising in any Insolvency Proceeding or under any applicable non-bankruptcy law or regulation, in each case, not prohibited by the express terms with the terms of this Agreement;
(vii) take any action to seek and obtain specific performance or injunctive relief to compel any Loan Party to comply with (or not violate or breach) any obligation under the U.S. Loan Documents or the International Loan Documents, as applicable, so long as such action is not accompanied by a claim for monetary damages other than reimbursement for any expenditures made to satisfy such obligations or in connection with such litigation;
(viii) vote on any plan of reorganization or make any other filings or motions that are, in each case, not prohibited by the express terms of this Agreement;
(ix) accelerate any portion of the applicable Obligations of such Secured Party; and
(x) engage consultants, valuation firms and investment bankers, and perform or engage third parties to perform audits, examinations and appraisals of the Common Collateral or the International First Lien Collateral, as applicable, for the sole purpose of valuing such Common Collateral or the International First Lien Collateral, as applicable, and not for the purpose of marketing or conducting a sale or disposition of the Collateral such Common Collateral or the International First Lien Collateral, as applicable.
Legal Action If you are dissatisfied with the determination of your claim, and have complied with applicable state and federal law, you are entitled to seek judicial review. This review will take place in an appropriate court of law. Under state law, you may not begin court proceedings prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after the date you filed your claim. In no event may legal action be taken against us later than three (3) years from the date you were required to file the claim. For members covered by a group (employer sponsored) health plan, your plan may be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended. Under federal law, if your plan is subject to ERISA you may have the right to bring legal action under section 502(a) of ERISA after you have exhausted all appeals available under the plan. That means, for both medical and administrative appeals, federal law requires that you pursue a final decision from the plan, prior to filing suit under section 502(a) of ERISA. For a medical appeal, that final decision is the determination of the appeal. You are not required to submit your claim to external review prior to filing a suit under section 502(a) of ERISA. Consult your employer to determine whether this applies to you and what your rights and obligations may be. If you are dissatisfied with the decision on your claim, and have complied with applicable state and federal law, you are entitled to seek judicial review. This review will take place in an appropriate court of law.
