Conditions Precedent to Initial Loans and Letters of Credit The obligation of each Lender to make the Loans requested to be made by it on the Closing Date and the obligation of each Issuer to Issue Letters of Credit on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction or due waiver in accordance with Section 11.1 (
CONDITIONS TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT The obligations of Lenders to make Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions.
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Conditions to All Loans and Letters of Credit The obligations of the Lenders to make any Loan or issue any Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the relevant borrowing or issue date, as applicable:
Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit In addition to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent contained in Section 6.1, the obligations of (i) Lenders to make any Loans and (ii) the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit are each subject to the further conditions precedent that: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall exist as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto, and no violation of the limits described in Section 2.16 would occur after giving effect thereto; (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of the making of such Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted hereunder; (c) in the case of the borrowing of Revolving Loans, the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely Notice of Borrowing, in the case of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender shall have received a timely Notice of Swingline Borrowing (or other notice as permitted pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(i) for requesting a Swingline Loan or the borrowing shall be an Automatic Swingline Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.5(b)(ii)), and in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely request for the issuance of such Letter of Credit; and (d) that any such borrowing is permitted under any Senior Notes Indebtedness and/or any Senior Notes Indenture relating thereto. Each Credit Event shall constitute a certification by the Borrower to the effect set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of notice relating to such Credit Event and, unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the date of such Credit Event, as of the date of the occurrence of such Credit Event). In addition, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at the time any Loan is made or any Letter of Credit is issued that all conditions to the making of such Loan or issuing of such Letter of Credit contained in this Article VI have been satisfied. Unless set forth in writing to the contrary, the making of its initial Loan by a Lender shall constitute a certification by such Lender to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, that the conditions precedent for initial Loans set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 that have not previously been waived by the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement have been satisfied.
Conditions to Effectiveness of this Agreement This Agreement shall become effective on and as of the date hereof (the “Incremental Facility Closing Date”), upon satisfaction of only the following conditions:
(a) The Administrative Agent and the Incremental Term Lender shall have received from the Borrower, Holdings, each Subsidiary Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Incremental Term Lender either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Term Lender (which may include telecopy or other electronic transmission (including “pdf”) of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent and the Incremental Term Lender shall have received, on behalf of such parties and the Lenders, an opinion of Xxxxxx & Bird LLP, as special counsel for the Loan Parties and Xxxx Plant Xxxxx, as Minnesota special counsel for the Loan Parties, each dated as of the Incremental Facility Closing Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Incremental Term Lender and the Lenders, and of such other counsel to the Loan Parties satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Term Lender, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Term Lender.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received: (i) a certificate as to the good standing of each Loan Party, as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State or similar Governmental Authority of the state of its incorporation or organization and (ii) an Officer’s Certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party dated the Incremental Facility Closing Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto are copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, including all amendments thereto, of each Loan Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its organization, (B) that attached thereto are the true and complete copy of the bylaws or operating (or limited liability company) agreement of such Loan Party as in effect on the Incremental Facility Closing Date, (C) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Governing Board of such Loan Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Document on behalf of such Loan Party and countersigned by another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary executing the certificate pursuant to clause (ii) above.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate, dated the Incremental Facility Closing Date and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, certifying compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 3(f), (g), (i) and (j) hereof (and, in the case of clause (i), attaching calculations demonstrating such compliance).
(e) The Incremental Term Lender shall have received (i) all fees due and payable on the Incremental Facility Closing Date pursuant to any agreement relating to the arrangement of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments and (ii) to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Incremental Facility Closing Date, all costs and expenses due and payable (whether pursuant to the Loan Documents or any agreement relating to the arrangement of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments) on or prior to the Incremental Facility Closing Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out of pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Loan Parties hereunder or under any Loan Document.
(f) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Incremental Facility Closing Date 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 or period, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date or period; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on the Incremental Facility Closing Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.
(g) No Default or Event of Default shall exist or would immediately result from the extension of the Incremental Term Loans or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.
(h) The Borrower shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Term Lender a solvency certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings setting forth the conclusions that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) are Solvent.
(i) The incurrence of the Incremental Term Loans and the application of proceeds thereof (and assuming the Incremental Term Loans are fully drawn) complies with the requirements set forth in Section 2.22(a) of the Credit Agreement.
(j) The Borrower shall have given notice of the prepayment of the outstanding “Revolving Loans” under and as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 2.12(b) of the Revolving Credit Agreement, and substantially contemporaneously with the funding of the Incremental Term Loans, shall have made such prepayment of such Revolving Loans.
(k) The Administrative Agent and the Incremental Term Lender shall have received prior to the Incremental Facility Closing Date, to the extent requested from the Borrower in writing by the Administrative Agent at least 2 Business Days prior the Incremental Facility Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act that has been requested by the Administrative Agent prior to the Incremental Facility Closing Date.
Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment This Amendment shall --------------------------------------------- become effective when the Agent shall have received at least thirteen (13) counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Company and the Required Lenders, provided the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) Before and after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3 of the Credit Agreement, Section 5 of the Pledge and Security Agreement and Section 4 of the Servicing Security Agreement, of NCFC in Section 15 of the Guaranty, and of NCCC in Section 15 of the NCCC Guaranty shall be true and correct as though made on the date hereof, except for changes that are permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
(b) Before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Event of Default and no Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(c) No material adverse change in the business, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or NCFC shall have occurred since May 26, 1999.
(d) The Agent shall have received the following, each duly executed or certified, as the case may be, and dated as of the date of delivery thereof:
(i) copy of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, certified by its respective Secretary or Assistant Secretary, authorizing or ratifying the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment;
(ii) a certified copy of any amendment or restatement of the Articles of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Company made or entered following the date of the most recent certified copies thereof furnished to the Lenders;
(iii) certified copies of all documents evidencing any necessary corporate action, consent or governmental or regulatory approval (if any) with respect to this Amendment;
(iv) a Reaffirmation of NCFC Guaranty duly executed by NCFC;
(v) a Reaffirmation of NCCC Guaranty duly executed by NCCC; and
(vi) such other documents, instruments, opinions and approvals as the Agent may reasonably request.
(e) The Agent shall have received the amendment fee required by Section 8.16 of the Credit Agreement.
Conditions to Letters of Credit The issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder (whether or not the applicable Issuing Lender is obligated to issue such Letter of Credit) is subject to the following conditions precedent:
A. On or before the date of issuance of the initial Letter of Credit pursuant to this Agreement, the initial Loans shall have been made.
B. On or before the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, Administrative Agent shall have received, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 3.1B(i), an originally executed Notice of Issuance of Letter of Credit, in each case signed by the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of Company or by any executive officer of Company designated by any of the above-described officers on behalf of Company in a writing delivered to Administrative Agent, together with all other information specified in subsection 3.1B(i) and such other documents or information as the applicable Issuing Lender may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit.
C. On the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, all conditions precedent described in subsection 4.2B shall be satisfied to the same extent as if the issuance of such Letter of Credit were the making of a Loan and the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit were a Funding Date.
Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Renewal Letters of Credit (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. at least two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be; or, in each case, such later date and time as the relevant L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (a) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (b) the amount and currency thereof; (c) the expiry date thereof; (d) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (e) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (f) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (g) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the relevant L/C Issuer has received written notice from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or any Loan Party, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not have been satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (and, if requested, on behalf of a Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case, in accordance with such L/C’s Issuer’s usual and customary business policies. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, acquire from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer shall agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit must permit the relevant L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal 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 “Nonrenewal 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 relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit has been issued, the applicable Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the relevant L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date (unless the Borrower has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer to Cash Collateralize the Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations or backstop such Letter of Credit on the later of (I) the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and (II) the 30th day prior to the Letter of Credit Expiration Date); provided that the relevant L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (A) the relevant L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted or would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Sections 2.03(a)(ii) or (iii) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone, followed promptly in writing, or in writing) on or before the day that is five (5) Business Days before the Nonrenewal Notice Date from the Administrative Agent or any Revolving Credit Lender, as applicable, or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied.
(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the relevant L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
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”):
