Conditions Precedent to Effective Date This Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date on which the following conditions precedent have been satisfied (with the Administrative Agent acting reasonably in assessing whether the conditions precedent have been satisfied) (or waived by the Required Lenders):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include .pdf or facsimile transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) [Reserved.]
(c) [Reserved.]
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date, one or more certificates of the Borrower signed by a Responsible Officer:
(i) Certifying that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or would occur and be continuing on the Effective Date;
(ii) Certifying that the representations and warranties contained in Article 4 are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective 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 and except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to the Closing Date, in which case such representations and warranties shall not be required to be made on the Effective Date); and
(iii) Enclosing:
(A) Copies of the Borrower’s charter and by-laws, certified in each instance by its Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any other Responsible Officer of the Borrower; and
(B) Copies of the resolutions or similar authorizing documentation of the governing body of the Borrower authorizing the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, certified by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary or any other Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date, each dated on or, as applicable, prior to such date:
(i) A good standing certificate or similar certificate dated a date reasonably close to the Effective Date from the jurisdiction of formation of the Borrower;
(ii) A customary certificate of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or another Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying the names and true signatures of the Borrower’s officers authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered by the Borrower hereunder; and
(iii) A favorable opinion letter of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy, certified by the Borrower and signed by a Responsible Officer as true and complete, of:
(i) the Agreed Form of Scheme Press Announcement; and
(ii) the executed Transaction Agreement.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least 3 Business Days prior to the Effective Date, so long as requested no less than 10 Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, in each case relating to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date in writing promptly upon such conditions precedent being satisfied (or waived by the Required Lenders), and such notice shall be conclusive, binding and final.
Conditions Precedent to the Effective Date The obligations of each Lender to make any initial Extension of Credit and of any LC Bank to make any initial issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 11.02) of each of the following:
(a) The Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and each other Person entitled to the payment of fees or the reimbursement or payment of expenses, pursuant hereto or to those certain fee letters dated November 7, 2014, executed and delivered with respect to the credit facility provided for herein, shall have received all fees required to be paid by the Effective Date (including, without limitation, all fees owing on the Effective Date under Section 2.12(d) hereof), and all expenses for which invoices have been presented on or before the Effective Date.
(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate or certificates of each Loan Party, signed on behalf of each Loan Party, respectively, by a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or a Responsible Officer thereof, dated the Effective Date, certifying as to (A) the absence, as of the Effective Date, of any Default or Event of Default, (B) after giving effect to the Transactions (including the IPO Transaction) the financial covenants contained in Article VII are in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis, (C) the occurrence of the IPO Transaction and (D) the attachment thereto of a full and complete copy of the MLP Agreement; and (ii) each of such certifications shall be true.
(c) After giving effect to the IPO Transaction, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties are specifically limited to a prior date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such prior date provided, that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that are already qualified or modified by “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language in the text thereof. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions on the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 11.02) on or before March 31, 2015 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, this Agreement shall terminate).
Amendment, Extension and Waiver Subject to applicable law, at any time prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the parties may (a) amend this Agreement, (b) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of either party hereto, (c) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, or (d) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in Articles V and VI hereof or otherwise; provided, however, that after any approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by Innes Street's shareholders, there may not be, without further approval of such shareholders, any amendment of this Agreement which reduces the amount or changes the form of the consideration to be delivered to Innes Street shareholders hereunder other than as contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing authorized by the respective Boards of Directors and signed, by duly authorized officers, on behalf of the parties hereto. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by a duly authorized officer on behalf of such party, but such waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
Amendment Effective Date This Agreement and the provisions contained herein shall become effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment This Amendment shall become effective upon the satisfaction in full or waiver by all Lenders of the following conditions precedent (the first date upon which all such conditions shall have been satisfied being herein called the “Amendment Effective Date”):
Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above when, and only when, each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or waived (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) by the Administrative Agent:
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness This Agreement (including the Commitments of the Lenders and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder) shall become effective if, on or before April 15, 2011, all of the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that the Borrower has paid (or will pay with the proceeds of the initial Credit Extensions) all amounts then payable by the Borrower under the Existing Credit Facility and that all commitments to make extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder have been (or concurrently with the initial Advances will be) terminated;
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of each party hereto or (ii) written evidence (which may include electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that each party hereto has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and each of the following documents, each dated a date reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) Certified copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors or equivalent managing body of the Borrower approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and of all documents evidencing other necessary organizational action of the Borrower with respect to this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby;
(ii) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Borrower certifying (A) the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder; (B) that attached thereto are true and correct copies of the organizational documents of the Borrower, in each case in effect on such date; and (C) that attached thereto are true and correct copies of all governmental and regulatory authorizations and approvals required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby;
(iii) A certificate signed by either the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer or treasurer of the Borrower stating that (A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and as of the date of such certificate as though made on and as of such date and (B) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such certificate; and
(iv) A favorable opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and
(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that the Borrower has paid (or will pay with the proceeds of the initial Credit Extensions) all fees and, to the extent billed, expenses payable by the Borrower hereunder on the Effective Date (including amounts then payable to the Joint Active Lead Arrangers and the Agents). Promptly upon the occurrence thereof, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower, the Lenders and the LC Issuers as to the Effective Date.
Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal (other than an automatic extension in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section) or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment or extension or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank in their sole discretion may agree) a notice in the form of Exhibit D-3 requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, whether such Letter of Credit constitutes a Standby Letter of Credit or a Trade Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to issue, amend or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank’s standard form and related documents in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit and in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed, modified or extended. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension, (i) the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure shall not exceed the applicable Revolving Facility Commitments, (ii) with respect to such Issuing Bank, the sum of the aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, when aggregated with the outstanding Revolving Facility Loans and Swingline Loans funded by such Issuing Bank, shall not exceed its Revolving Facility Commitment and (iii) the Revolving L/C Exposure shall not exceed the applicable Letter of Credit Sublimit.
Amendment Effectiveness Sections 1.02 and 1.03 of this Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date”) on which the following conditions have been satisfied or waived:
(a) The Administrative Agent and KKR Capital Markets LLC (the “Arranger”) (or their counsel) shall have received from (i) the Borrower, (ii) Holdings, (iii) the First Additional Term B Lender party hereto and (iv) the Administrative Agent, either (x) counterparts of this Amendment signed on behalf of such parties or (y) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmissions of signed signature pages) that such parties have signed counterparts of this Amendment.
(b) The obligation of the First Additional Term B Lender party hereto to make First Additional Term Loans on the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) Immediately before and after giving effect to the borrowing of the First Additional Term Loans, the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be satisfied on and as of the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date.
(ii) The Administrative Agent and the First Additional Term B Lender party hereto shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower dated the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date, certifying compliance with clause (i) above.
(iii) The Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the First Additional Term B Lender party hereto and dated the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date) of (i) Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, New York and Delaware counsel for the Loan Parties and (ii) Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, special Nevada counsel for the Loan Parties. The Borrower hereby requests each such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(iv) The Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall have received a copy of (i) each Organizational Document of each Loan Party certified, to the extent applicable, as of a recent date by the applicable Governmental Authority (or a representation that such Organizational Documents have not been amended since the Effective Date), (ii) signature and incumbency certificates of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party (or a representation that such Responsible Officers are the same as those whose signature and incumbency certificates were delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date), (iii) resolutions of the Board of Directors and/or similar governing bodies of each Loan Party approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, certified as of the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date by its secretary, an assistant secretary or a Responsible Officer as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, and (iv) a good standing certificate (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation.
(v) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent requesting that the First Additional Term B Lender make the First Additional Term Loans to the Borrower on the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date.
(vi) Each Loan Party shall have entered into the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Reaffirmation Agreement.
(vii) The Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall have received all documentation at least three Business Days prior to the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date and other information about the Loan Parties that shall have been reasonably requested in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date and that the Administrative Agents or the Arranger have reasonably determined is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation Title III of the USA Patriot Act.
(viii) The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of a recent Lien and judgment search in each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent on or prior to the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date with respect to the Loan Parties.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall have received, in immediately available funds, payment or reimbursement of all reasonable and documented costs, fees, out-of-pocket expenses, compensation and other amounts then due and payable in connection with this Amendment, including, to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Arranger.
(d) The Borrower shall have paid to the Arranger the fees in the amounts previously agreed in writing to be received on the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower, the First Additional Term B Lender and the other Lenders of the First Incremental Term Facility Amendment Effective Date and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amendment effected hereby shall not become effective and the obligations of the First Additional Term B Lender hereunder to make First Additional Term Loans will automatically terminate if each of the conditions set forth or referred to in Section 1.04 hereof has not been satisfied or waived at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 25, 2017.
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Amendment This Amendment shall become effective when, and only when, the Agent and Lenders shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by Borrower and Guarantor and Section 2 hereof shall become effective when, and only when, the Agent and Lenders shall have additionally received all of the following documents, each document (unless otherwise indicated) being dated the date of receipt thereof by Lender (which date shall be the same for all such documents), in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender:
(a) Counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by Borrower, Guarantor and Lenders;
(b) A copy of the resolutions approving this Amendment, and authorizing the transactions contemplated herein or therein duly adopted by the Managers of Borrower, accompanied by a certificate of the duly authorized Secretary of Borrower, that such copy is a true and correct copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Managers of Borrower, and that such resolutions constitute all the resolutions adopted with respect to such transactions, and have not been amended, modified or revoked in any respect and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof;
(c) A copy of the resolutions approving this Amendment, and authorizing the transactions contemplated herein or therein duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Guarantor, accompanied by a certificate of the duly authorized Secretary of Guarantor, that such copy is a true and correct copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Guarantor, and that such resolutions constitute all the resolutions adopted with respect to such transactions, and have not been amended, modified or revoked in any respect and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof;
(d) A certificate, executed by an Authorized Officer of Borrower and Guarantor, stating that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of a fully executed counterpart of the Acquisition Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and all other documents and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith. Additionally, the Acquisition Agreement shall expressly permit the direct or indirect assignment (collateral or otherwise) to the Lenders of all of the rights, but none of the obligations of Borrower, as a purchaser, under the Acquisition Agreement;
(e) Mortgages, executed by the Borrower, in a form satisfactory to the Agent, the Lenders and their counsel with respect to the Properties purchased by Borrower pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and described therein, which are part of the Collateral, and such other agreements, documents and instruments as may be necessary and appropriate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders, executed and delivered by the Borrower, as mortgagor or assignor, in favor of the Agent, ratably for the benefit of the Lenders, in order to create and perfect the Lender Liens in and to all Collateral described therein;
(f) There shall not have been, in the sole judgment of Lenders, any material adverse change in the financial condition, business or operations of Borrower or Guarantor;
(g) Payment by Borrower of the fees and expenses of counsel to Lenders in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Amendment and all documents and instruments contemplated hereby;
(h) The legal opinion of counsel to Borrower and Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel;
(i) ISDA documents entered into between Borrower and any of the Lenders evidencing Rate Management Transactions with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and Guarantor, with confirmations of the transactions thereunder providing satisfactory hedging of natural gas sales in amounts and at prices satisfactory to the Lenders from the date hereof through December, 2005;
(j) The execution and delivery of such additional documents and instruments which the Agent and its counsel may deem necessary to effectuate this Amendment or any document executed and delivered to Lenders in connection herewith or therewith.
