Call Premium. In the event that, prior to the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Call Protection Termination Date”), the Borrower makes any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans (other than pursuant to Section 2.09(a), Sections 2.10(d)(ii), 2.10(d)(iii), 2.10(d)(iv) or Section 8.02) or voluntary prepayment of the Term Loans under Section 2.10(a) (other than voluntary prepayments (x) of up to $175,000,000 of principal of Term Loans during the Par Prepayment Period or (y) up to $100,000,000 in accordance with the definitions of the Minimum Prepayment/Buyback Amount or the Minimum Term Loan Prepayment Amount, in each case, to the extent not financed with the proceeds of long-term third party Indebtedness), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders, with respect to the aggregate principal amount subject to such prepayment, the Call Premium. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Call Premium shall also automatically be due and payable at any time the Obligations become due and payable prior to the Call Protection Termination Date in accordance with the terms hereof as though such Indebtedness was voluntarily prepaid and shall constitute part of the Obligations, whether due to acceleration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise. The Call Premium shall constitute part of the Obligations in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of each Lender’s lost profits, losses and other damages as a result of early prepayment, acceleration or termination. Any Call Premium payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Lender as a result of the early termination, acceleration or prepayment and each Credit Party agrees that such premium is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. The Call Premium shall also be payable in the event the Obligations (and/or this Agreement) are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means following the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Credit Party or otherwise as a result of the Administrative Agent’s exercise of its remedies pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. THE CREDIT PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE CALL PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCELERATION, IN EACH CASE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT SUCH WAIVER IS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. The Credit Parties expressly agree that (i) the Call Premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s-length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel, (ii) any Call Premium required to be paid hereunder shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made, (iii) there has been a course of conduct between the Lenders and the Credit Parties giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Call Premium, (iv) the Credit Parties shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section 2.08(c), (v) their agreement to pay the Call Premium is a material inducement to the Lenders to make the Loans, and (vi) the Call Premium represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits, losses or other damages of the Lenders and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Lenders or profits lost by the Lenders as a result of such event.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Sculptor Capital Management, Inc.), Credit and Guaranty Agreement (Sculptor Capital Management, Inc.)
Call Premium. 1. In addition to the amount of any applicable Yield Maintenance Fee during the Yield Maintenance Period, subject to clause (ii) below, in the event that, prior to the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date that (the “Call Protection Termination Date”), A) the Borrower makes any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans (other than pursuant to Section 2.09(a), Sections 2.10(d)(ii), 2.10(d)(iii), 2.10(d)(iv2.04(a) or Section 8.022.04(b)(vi) or voluntary prepayment of the Term Loans under Section 2.10(a2.04(b)(vii) (other than voluntary prepayments (x) of up to $175,000,000 of principal of Term Loans during the Par Prepayment Period or (yB) up the unpaid principal balance of any Loan is accelerated (whether by election or automatically) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to $100,000,000 in accordance Section 6.01 (including any acceleration upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Loan Party under the definitions Bankruptcy Code or any other Bankruptcy Law, including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of the Minimum Prepayment/Buyback Amount or the Minimum Term Loan Prepayment Amountan Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.01(f)), in each case, to case during the extent not financed with Call Premium Period (the proceeds principal amount of long-term third party Indebtednesssuch prepayment or amount so accelerated being the “Called Amount”), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each benefit of the applicable Lenders, a Call Premium in an amount equal to the product of the Called Amount and the applicable percentage set forth below under the caption “Call Premium Percentage”: Date of Prepayment Call Premium Percentage From Effective Date to second anniversary thereof 1.00 % From second anniversary of Effective Date to third anniversary thereof 2.00 % From third anniversary of Effective Date to fourth anniversary thereof 1.00 %
2. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, no Call Premium will be due during any time period that is not the Call Premium Period; provided, however, that, in the event of an acceleration of the Facilities (whether by election or automatically) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.01 (including any acceleration upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Loan Party under the aggregate principal amount subject Bankruptcy Code or any other Bankruptcy Law, including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to such prepayment, the Call Premium. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this AgreementSection 6.01(f)), the Call Premium shall also automatically be due and payable at any time the Obligations become due and payable prior to the Call Protection Termination Date in accordance with the terms hereof as though such Indebtedness was voluntarily prepaid apply and shall constitute part of the Obligations, whether due to acceleration be determined pursuant to clause (c)(i) above as if a prepayment occurred on the terms of this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise. The Call Premium shall constitute part of the Obligations in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of each Lender’s lost profits, losses and other damages as a result of early prepayment, acceleration or termination. Any Call Premium payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Lender as a result of the early termination, acceleration or prepayment and each Credit Party agrees that such premium is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. The Call Premium shall also be payable in the event the Obligations (and/or this Agreement) are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means following the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Credit Party or otherwise as a result of the Administrative Agent’s exercise of its remedies pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. THE CREDIT PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE CALL PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCELERATION, IN EACH CASE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT SUCH WAIVER IS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. The Credit Parties expressly agree that (i) the Call Premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s-length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel, (ii) any Call Premium required to be paid hereunder shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made, (iii) there has been a course of conduct between the Lenders and the Credit Parties giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Call Premium, (iv) the Credit Parties shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section 2.08(c), (v) their agreement to pay the Call Premium is a material inducement to the Lenders to make the Loans, and (vi) the Call Premium represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits, losses or other damages of the Lenders and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Lenders or profits lost by the Lenders as a result date of such eventacceleration.
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Samples: Senior Secured Term Loan Credit Agreement (U.S. Well Services, Inc.)
Call Premium. In the event that, on or prior to the fourth anniversary date that is six months after the Closing Date, any of the Closing Date following occurs (the any such event, a “Call Protection Termination DateRepricing Transaction”), ; provided that any event or transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) below undertaken in connection with a Change of Control shall not constitute a “Repricing Transaction” hereunder):
(i) the Borrower makes any mandatory prepayment or repayment of the Initial Term B Loans (other than pursuant to Section 2.09(a), Sections 2.10(d)(ii), 2.10(d)(iii), 2.10(d)(iv) or Section 8.02) or voluntary prepayment of the Term Loans under Section 2.10(a) (other than voluntary prepayments (x) of up to $175,000,000 of principal of Term Loans during the Par Prepayment Period or (y) up to $100,000,000 in accordance with the definitions of the Minimum Prepayment/Buyback Amount or the Minimum Term Loan Prepayment Amount, in each case, to the extent not financed with the proceeds of, or any conversion of long-term third party Initial Term B Loans into, any new or replacement bank Indebtedness bearing interest with an “effective yield” (taking into account, for example, upfront fees, interest rate spreads, interest rate benchmark floors and original issue discount, but excluding the effect of any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all lenders or holders of such new or replacement Indebtedness) that is less than the “effective yield” applicable to all or a portion of the Initial Term B Loans subject to such prepayment (as such comparative yields are determined in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practices), ; or
(ii) the Borrower shall effects any amendment to this Agreement which reduces the “effective yield” applicable to all or a portion of the Initial Term B Loans; the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agenta premium (a “Call Premium”), for the ratable account of each Term B Lender that holds Initial Term B Loans, in an amount equal to 1.0% of the applicable Lenders, with respect to the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term B Loans subject to such prepayment, the Repricing Transaction (it being understood that any such Call PremiumPremium with respect to a Repricing Transaction under clause (c)(ii) shall be paid to each non-consenting Lender that is replaced in such Repricing Transaction pursuant to Section 10.13). In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Such Call Premium shall also automatically be due and payable at any time the Obligations become due and payable prior to the Call Protection Termination Date in accordance with the terms hereof as though such Indebtedness was voluntarily prepaid and shall constitute part within three (3) Business Days of the Obligations, whether due to acceleration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise. The Call Premium shall constitute part date of the Obligations in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of each Lender’s lost profits, losses and other damages as a result of early prepayment, acceleration or termination. Any Call Premium payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Lender as a result of the early termination, acceleration or prepayment and each Credit Party agrees that such premium is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. The Call Premium shall also be payable in the event the Obligations (and/or this Agreement) are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means following the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Credit Party or otherwise as a result of the Administrative Agent’s exercise of its remedies pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. THE CREDIT PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE CALL PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCELERATION, IN EACH CASE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT SUCH WAIVER IS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. The Credit Parties expressly agree that (i) the Call Premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s-length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel, (ii) any Call Premium required to be paid hereunder shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made, (iii) there has been a course of conduct between the Lenders and the Credit Parties giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Call Premium, (iv) the Credit Parties shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section 2.08(c), (v) their agreement to pay the Call Premium is a material inducement to the Lenders to make the Loans, and (vi) the Call Premium represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits, losses or other damages of the Lenders and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Lenders or profits lost by the Lenders as a result effectiveness of such event.Repricing Transaction. 67072595_7
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Samples: Credit Agreement (On Assignment Inc)
Call Premium. In the event that, after the date that is three months after the Closing Date but on or prior to the fourth anniversary of date that is twenty-four months after the Closing Date (the “Call Protection Termination Date”), the Borrower (x) makes any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans (other than pursuant to Section 2.09(a), Sections 2.10(d)(ii), 2.10(d)(iii), 2.10(d)(iv2.05(a) or Section 8.022.05(b)(iii) or voluntary prepayment of the Term Loans under Section 2.10(a) (other than voluntary prepayments (x) of up to $175,000,000 of principal of Term Loans during the Par Prepayment Period or (y) up to $100,000,000 in accordance a Repricing Event occurs with the definitions of the Minimum Prepayment/Buyback Amount or the Minimum Term Loan Prepayment Amount, in each case, respect to the extent not financed with the proceeds of long-term third party Indebtedness)Initial Term Loans, the Borrower shall will pay to the Administrative Agenta premium (an “Initial Term Loan Call Premium”), for the ratable account of each Lender that holds Initial Term Loans, in an amount equal to (1) if such prepayment is made or such Repricing Event occurs, in each case, on or after the date that is three months after the Closing Date but prior to the date that is twelve months after the Closing Date, 2.00% of the applicable Lendersaggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans being prepaid or subject to such Repricing Event (it being understood that any such Initial Term Loan Call Premium with respect to a Repricing Event under clause (b) of the definition of “Repricing Event” shall be paid to each Non-Consenting Lender that is replaced in such Repricing Event pursuant to Section 10.13) and (2) if such prepayment is made or such Repricing Event occurs, in each case, on or after the date that is twelve months after the Closing Date but prior to the date that is twenty-four months after the Closing Date, 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans being prepaid or subject to such Repricing Event (it being understood that any such Initial Term Loan Call Premium with respect to a Repricing Event under clause (b) of the definition of “Repricing Event” shall be paid to each Non-Consenting Lender that is replaced in such Repricing Event pursuant to Section 10.13). Such Initial Term Loan Call Premium shall be due and payable within three (3) Business Days of the date of the effectiveness of such prepayment or such Repricing Event, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any Initial Term Loan Call Premium be payable in connection with (x) any prepayment of Term Loans or (y) a Repricing Event that occurs with respect to the aggregate principal amount subject to such prepaymentInitial Term Loans, the Call Premium. In additionin each case, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Call Premium shall also automatically be due and payable at any time the Obligations become due and payable on or prior to the Call Protection Termination Date in accordance with date that is three months after the terms hereof as though such Indebtedness was voluntarily prepaid and shall constitute part of the Obligations, whether due to acceleration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise. The Call Premium shall constitute part of the Obligations in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of each Lender’s lost profits, losses and other damages as a result of early prepayment, acceleration or termination. Any Call Premium payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Lender as a result of the early termination, acceleration or prepayment and each Credit Party agrees that such premium is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. The Call Premium shall also be payable in the event the Obligations (and/or this Agreement) are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means following the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Credit Party or otherwise as a result of the Administrative Agent’s exercise of its remedies pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. THE CREDIT PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE CALL PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCELERATION, IN EACH CASE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT SUCH WAIVER IS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. The Credit Parties expressly agree that (i) the Call Premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s-length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel, (ii) any Call Premium required to be paid hereunder shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made, (iii) there has been a course of conduct between the Lenders and the Credit Parties giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Call Premium, (iv) the Credit Parties shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section 2.08(c), (v) their agreement to pay the Call Premium is a material inducement to the Lenders to make the Loans, and (vi) the Call Premium represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits, losses or other damages of the Lenders and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Lenders or profits lost by the Lenders as a result of such eventClosing Date.
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Call Premium. In Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Agreement, in the event that, on or prior to the fourth six month anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Call Protection Termination Effective Date”), the Borrower (i) makes any mandatory prepayment of the Incremental Term B Loans in connection with any Repricing Transaction (other than pursuant to Section 2.09(a), Sections 2.10(d)(ii), 2.10(d)(iii), 2.10(d)(ivas defined below) or Section 8.02(ii) or voluntary prepayment effects any amendment of the Term Loans under Section 2.10(a) (other than voluntary prepayments (x) of up to $175,000,000 of principal of Term Loans during the Par Prepayment Period or (y) up to $100,000,000 Credit Agreement resulting in accordance with the definitions of the Minimum Prepayment/Buyback Amount or the Minimum Term Loan Prepayment Amount, in each case, to the extent not financed with the proceeds of long-term third party Indebtedness)a Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Incremental Term B Lender, a fee in an amount equal to, (x) in the case of clause (i), a prepayment premium of 1.0% of the amount of the Incremental Term B Loans being prepaid and (y) in the case of clause (ii), a payment equal to 1.0% of the aggregate amount of the applicable Lenders, with respect to the aggregate principal amount subject Incremental Term B Loans outstanding immediately prior to such prepayment, the Call Premiumamendment. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Call Premium Such fees shall also automatically be due and payable at any time on the Obligations become due and payable prior to the Call Protection Termination Date in accordance with the terms hereof as though such Indebtedness was voluntarily prepaid and shall constitute part date of the Obligations, whether due to acceleration pursuant to the terms effectiveness of this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwisesuch Repricing Transaction. The Call Premium shall constitute part of the Obligations in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of each Lender’s lost profits, losses and other damages as a result of early prepayment, acceleration or termination. Any Call Premium payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Lender as a result of the early termination, acceleration or prepayment and each Credit Party agrees that such premium is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. The Call Premium shall also be payable in the event the Obligations (and/or this Agreement) are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other “Repricing Transaction” means following the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Credit Party or otherwise as a result of the Administrative Agent’s exercise of its remedies pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. THE CREDIT PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE CALL PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCELERATION, IN EACH CASE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT SUCH WAIVER IS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. The Credit Parties expressly agree that (i) any prepayment or repayment of the Call Premium is reasonable Incremental Term B Loans with the proceeds of, or any conversion of the Incremental Term B Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of term loans or Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Replacement Term Loans) bearing interest with an Effective Yield less than the Effective Yield applicable to the Incremental Term B Loans and is the product of an arm’s-length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel, (ii) any Call Premium required amendment to be paid hereunder the pricing terms of the Incremental Term B Loans which reduces the Effective Yield applicable to the Incremental Term B Loans (it being understood that such premium shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment apply to any Non-Consenting Lender that is made, (iiireplaced under Section 5.12(b) there has been a course of conduct between the Lenders and the Credit Parties giving specific consideration Agreement in this transaction for connection with any such agreement to pay amendment), in each case, other than any such prepayment, repayment, conversion or amendment that is undertaken in connection with the Call Premium, (iv) consummation of a Permitted Acquisition or other acquisition permitted under the Credit Parties shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than Agreement or the occurrence of a Change in Control or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower (so long as agreed the primary purpose of such prepayment, repayment, conversion or amendment is not to in this Section 2.08(c), (v) their agreement to pay reduce the Call Premium is a material inducement Effective Yield applicable to the Lenders to make the Incremental Term B Loans, and (vi) the Call Premium represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits, losses or other damages of the Lenders and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Lenders or profits lost by the Lenders as a result of such event).
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Samples: Lender Joinder Agreement and Second Amendment (US Ecology Holdings, Inc.)
Call Premium. In the event that, on or prior to the fourth anniversary of date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date (the “Call Protection Termination First Amendment Effective Date”), the Borrower makes Borrowers (i) make any mandatory prepayment of the Incremental Term Loans Loan in connection with any Repricing Transaction (other than pursuant to Section 2.09(a), Sections 2.10(d)(ii), 2.10(d)(iii), 2.10(d)(ivas defined below) or Section 8.02(ii) or voluntary prepayment effect any amendment of the Term Loans under Section 2.10(a) (other than voluntary prepayments (x) of up to $175,000,000 of principal of Term Loans during the Par Prepayment Period or (y) up to $100,000,000 this Agreement resulting in accordance with the definitions of the Minimum Prepayment/Buyback Amount or the Minimum Term Loan Prepayment Amount, in each case, to the extent not financed with the proceeds of long-term third party Indebtedness)another Repricing Transaction, the Borrower Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each applicable Incremental Lender, a fee in an amount equal to, (x) in the case of the applicable Lendersclause (i), with respect to a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount subject of the Incremental Term Loan being prepaid and (y) in the case of clause (ii), a payment equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Incremental Term Loan outstanding immediately prior to such prepayment, the Call Premium. In addition, notwithstanding anything amendment but only to the contrary contained in this Agreement, extent that such amount of the Call Premium Incremental Term Loan is affected by such Repricing Transaction. Such fees shall also automatically be due and payable at within three (3) Business Days of the date of the effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no prepayment premiums shall be due in the case of a refinancing of the Incremental Term Loan in connection with a transformative acquisition or in connection with a “change of control” transaction or an initial public offering of the equity interests of a Borrower. For the purpose of this clause (viii), “Repricing Transaction” means (a) any time prepayment or repayment of the Obligations become due Incremental Term Loan with the proceeds of, or any conversion of the Incremental Term Loan into, any new or replacement tranche of term loans or Indebtedness with a primary purpose of bearing interest with an “effective yield” (taking into account, for example, upfront fees, interest rate spreads, interest rate benchmark floors and original issue discount, but excluding the effect of any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees payable prior in connection therewith that are not shared with all lenders or holders of such new or replacement loans) which is less than the “effective yield” applicable to the Call Protection Termination Date in accordance with Incremental Term Loan and (b) any amendment to the pricing terms hereof as though such Indebtedness was voluntarily prepaid and shall constitute part of the Obligations, whether due to acceleration pursuant Incremental Term Loan which as a primary purpose of such amendment reduces the “effective yield” applicable to the terms of this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise. The Call Premium shall constitute part of the Obligations in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of each Lender’s lost profits, losses and other damages as a result of early prepayment, acceleration or termination. Any Call Premium payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Lender as a result of the early termination, acceleration or prepayment and each Credit Party agrees that such premium is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. The Call Premium shall also be payable in the event the Obligations (and/or this Agreement) are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means following the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Credit Party or otherwise as a result of the Administrative Agent’s exercise of its remedies pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. THE CREDIT PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE CALL PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCELERATION, IN EACH CASE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT SUCH WAIVER IS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. The Credit Parties expressly agree that (i) the Call Premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s-length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel, (ii) any Call Premium required to be paid hereunder shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made, (iii) there has been a course of conduct between the Lenders and the Credit Parties giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Call Premium, (iv) the Credit Parties shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section 2.08(c), (v) their agreement to pay the Call Premium is a material inducement to the Lenders to make the Loans, and (vi) the Call Premium represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits, losses or other damages of the Lenders and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Lenders or profits lost by the Lenders as a result of such eventIncremental Term Loan.
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