Amendments to the Indenture (a) The Indenture shall hereby be amended by deleting the following Sections or clauses of the Indenture and all references and definitions related thereto in their entirety, except to the extent otherwise provided below, and these Sections and clauses shall be of no further force and effect, and shall no longer apply to the Notes, and the words “[INTENTIONALLY DELETED]” shall be inserted, in each case, in place of the deleted text: Clauses (5), (6) and (7) of Section 501 (Events of Default) Section 1005 and Section 2.13(h) of the Second Supplemental Indenture (Reports) Section 1006 (Limitation on Liens) Section 1007 (Additional Subsidiary Guarantees) Section 1008 (Limitation on Sale and Leasebacks) Section 1010 (Organizational Existence) Section 2.8(b) of the First Supplemental Indenture and Second Supplemental Indenture (Rights of Holders to Require Repurchase of Notes) (relating to change of control and ratings decline)
(b) Section 801 of the Indenture (Merger or Transfer of Assets Only on Certain Terms) is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following: “The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into another Person unless the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) assumes all the obligations of the Company pursuant to a supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, under the Notes and this Indenture.”
(c) The failure to comply with the terms of any of the Sections or Clauses of the Indenture set forth in clause (a) and (b) above shall no longer constitute a Default or Event of Default under the Indenture with respect to the Notes and shall no longer have any consequence under the Indenture.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, Clauses (5), (6) and (7) of Section 501 (Events of Default) of the Indenture shall no longer apply to the Notes and the occurrence of the events described in Sections 501(5), (6) and (7) of the Indenture shall no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
Amendments to Servicing Agreements, Modification of Standard Provisions (a) Subject to the prior written consent of the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07(b), the Master Servicer from time to time may, to the extent permitted by the applicable Servicing Agreement, make such modifications and amendments to such Servicing Agreement as the Master Servicer deems necessary or appropriate to confirm or carry out more fully the intent and purpose of such Servicing Agreement and the duties, responsibilities and obligations to be performed by the Servicer thereunder. Such modifications may only be made if they are consistent with the REMIC Provisions, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel. Prior to the issuance of any modification or amendment, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee such Opinion of Counsel and an Officer's Certificate setting forth (i) the provision that is to be modified or amended, (ii) the modification or amendment that the Master Servicer desires to issue and (iii) the reason or reasons for such proposed amendment or modification.
(b) The Trustee shall consent to any amendment or supplement to a Servicing Agreement proposed by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07(a), which consent and amendment shall not require the consent of any Certificateholder if it is (i) for the purpose of curing any mistake or ambiguity or to further effect or protect the rights of the Certificateholders or (ii) for any other purpose, provided such amendment or supplement for such other purpose cannot reasonably be expected to adversely affect Certificateholders. The lack of reasonable expectation of an adverse effect on Certificateholders may be established through the delivery to the Trustee of (i) an Opinion of Counsel to such effect or (ii) written notification from each Rating Agency to the effect that such amendment or supplement will not result in reduction of the current rating assigned by that Rating Agency to the Certificates. Notwithstanding the two immediately preceding sentences, the Trustee may, in its discretion, decline to enter into or consent to any such supplement or amendment if its own rights, duties or immunities shall be adversely affected.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.07, the Master Servicer from time to time may, without the consent of any Certificateholder or the Trustee, enter into an amendment (A) to an Other Servicing Agreement for the purpose of (i) eliminating or reducing Month End Interest and (ii) providing for the remittance of Full Unscheduled Principal Receipts by the applicable Servicer to the Master Servicer not later than the 24th day of each month (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the previous Business Day) or (B) to the WFHM Servicing Agreement for the purpose of changing the applicable Remittance Date to the 18th day of each month (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the previous Business Day).
(ii) The Master Servicer may direct WFHM to enter into an amendment to the WFHM Servicing Agreement for the purposes described in Sections 3.07(c)(i)(B) and 10.01(b)(iii).
Amendments to Charter Documents The Company covenants and agrees, that prior to its initial Business Combination it will not seek to amend or modify its Charter Documents, except as set forth therein. The Company acknowledges that the purchasers of the Public Securities in the Offering shall be deemed to be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and specifically this Section 3.22.
Amendments to Rights Agreement The Rights Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The definition of “Acquiring Person” in Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement is amended by inserting the following new sentence at the end of such definition: “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of Xxxxxxx Corporation, Smile Acquisition Corp. or any Affiliate or Associate of either shall be deemed to be an Acquiring Person or a Beneficial Owner of Common Stock, either individually or collectively, solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(b) The definition of “Stock Acquisition Date” in Section 1(dd) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof: “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Stock Acquisition Date shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(c) The definition of “Triggering Event” in Section 1(ii) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof: “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Triggering Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(d) The following definitions are added to Section 1 of the Rights Agreement: “(jj) ‘Merger’ shall mean the merger of Smile Acquisition Corp. with and into the Company, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. (kk) ‘Merger Agreement’ shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 12, 2006 by and among Xxxxxxx Corporation, Smile Acquisition Corp. and the Company, as amended from time to time. (ll) ‘Offer’ shall mean the tender offer by Smile Acquisition Corp. commenced pursuant to the Merger Agreement.”
(e) Section 3(a) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof: “Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Distribution Date shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as the result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(f) Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is modified, amended and restated in its entirety as follows: “Subject to Section 7(e) hereof, at any time after the Distribution Date, the registered holder of any Rights Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby (except as otherwise provided herein including, without limitation, the restrictions on exercisability set forth in Section 9(c), Section 11(a)(iii) and Section 23(a) hereof) in whole or in part upon surrender of the Rights Certificate, with the form of election to purchase and the certificate on the reverse side thereof duly executed, to the Rights Agent at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, together with payment of the aggregate Purchase Price with respect to the total number of one one-hundredths of a share (or other securities, cash or other asserts, as the case may be) as to which such surrendered Rights are then exercisable, at or prior to the earliest of (i) the time immediately prior to the Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (ii) 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on December 11, 2010, or such later date as may be established by the Board of Directors prior to the expiration of the Rights (such date, as it may be extended by the Board (the ‘Final Expiration Date’), or (iii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed or exchanged as provided in Section 23 or Section 24 hereof (the earliest of (i), (ii) and (iii) being herein referred to as the ‘Expiration Date’).”
(g) Section 11(a)(ii) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following at the end thereof immediately prior to the period: “; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Section 11(a)(ii) Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (A) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (B) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (C) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(h) Section 13(a) of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following at the end thereof immediately prior to the period: “; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Section 13 Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(i) Section 25 of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following new section at the end thereof:
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to give any notice hereunder to any holder of a Rights Certificate solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the Merger Agreement; (ii) the commencement or consummation of the Offer; or (iii) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.”
(j) A new Section 35 with the heading “Termination at the Effective Time” is hereby added to the Rights Agreement reading in its entirety as follows:
(a) This Agreement and the Rights established hereby will terminate in all respects immediately prior to the Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement). The Company hereby agrees to promptly notify the Rights Agent, in writing, upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, which notice shall specify (i) that the Effective Time has occurred, and (ii) the date upon which this Agreement and the Rights established hereby were terminated.
(b) The Rights Agent shall not be subject to, nor be required to comply with, or determine if any event has occurred under (including, but not limited to, the commencement or consummation of the Offer, the occurrence of the Merger or the Effective Time), or any Person has complied with, the Merger Agreement or any agreements and documents related to or referred to in the Merger Agreement or any other agreement between or among the parties thereto, even though reference thereto may be made in this Agreement, or to comply with any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.”
Amendments to Financing Agreement Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Financing Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(a) Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following defined terms in appropriate alphabetical order:
Incorporation of Prior Agreements; Amendments This Lease contains all agreements of the parties with respect to any matter mentioned herein. No prior agreement or understanding pertaining to any such matter shall be effective. This Lease may be modified in writing only, signed by the parties in interest at the time of the modification. Except as otherwise stated in this Lease, Lessee hereby acknowledges that neither the real estate broker listed in Paragraph 15 hereof nor any cooperating broker on this transaction nor the Lessor or any employees or agents of any of said persons has made any oral or written warranties or representations to Lessee relative to the condition or use by Lessee of said Premises and Lessee acknowledges that Lessee assumes all responsibility regarding the Occupational Safety Health Act, the legal use and adaptability of the Premises and the compliance thereof with all applicable laws and regulations in effect during the term of this Lease except as otherwise specifically stated in this Lease.
Amendments to Security Documents Except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth in the Guarantee and Security Agreement or the other Loan Documents, no Security Document nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified, nor may the Liens granted under the Guarantee and Security Agreement be spread to secure any additional obligations (excluding (x) any increase in the Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder pursuant to a Commitment Increase under Section 2.08(e), (y) any increase in any Other Secured Indebtedness or Shorter Term Secured Indebtedness permitted hereunder and (z) the spreading of such Liens to any Designated Indebtedness or Hedging Agreement Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Security Agreement) as provided for in the Guarantee and Security Agreement), except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower, and by the Collateral Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that, (i) except as otherwise expressly permitted by the Loan Documents, without the written consent of each Lender and each Issuing Bank, no such agreement shall release all or substantially all of the Obligors from their respective obligations under the Security Documents and (ii) except as otherwise expressly permitted by the Loan Documents, without the written consent of each Lender and each Issuing Bank, no such agreement shall release all or substantially all of the collateral security or otherwise terminate all or substantially all of the Liens under the Security Documents, alter the relative priorities of the obligations entitled to the Liens created under the Security Documents (except in connection with securing additional obligations equally and ratably with the Loans and other obligations hereunder) with respect to all or substantially all of the collateral security provided thereby, except that no such consent shall be required, and the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized (and so agrees with the Borrower) to direct the Collateral Agent under the Guarantee and Security Agreement to, and in addition to the rights of such parties under the Guarantee and Security Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent under the Guarantee and Security Agreement may, (1) release any Lien covering property (and to release any such guarantor) that is the subject of either a disposition of property not prohibited hereunder (including, without limitation, any property subject to a participation or repurchase transaction) or a disposition to which the Required Lenders or the required number or percentage of Lenders have consented (and such Lien shall be released automatically (A) to the extent provided in Section 10.03 of the Guarantee and Security Agreement and (B) to the extent permitted hereunder in connection with any property becoming subject to a participation or repurchase transaction), and (2) release from the Guarantee and Security Agreement any “Subsidiary Guarantor” (and any property of such Subsidiary Guarantor) that is designated as a “Designated Subsidiary” or becomes an Excluded Asset or an Immaterial Subsidiary in accordance with this Agreement or is otherwise no longer required to be a “Subsidiary Guarantor” (including, without limitation, because it ceases to be consolidated on the Borrower’s financial statements), so long as immediately after giving effect to any such release under this clause (2) and any Concurrent Transactions, (A) the Covered Debt Amount does not exceed the Borrowing Base and the Borrower delivers a certificate of a Financial Officer to such effect to the Administrative Agent, (B) either (I) the amount of any excess availability under the Borrowing Base immediately prior to such release is not diminished as a result of such release or (II) the Adjusted Gross Borrowing Base immediately after giving effect to such release is at least 110% of the Covered Debt Amount and (C) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Amendments, Supplements, Etc At any time this Agreement may be amended or supplemented by such additional agreements, articles or certificates, as may be determined by the parties hereto to be necessary, desirable or expedient to further the purposes of the Agreement, or to clarify the intention of the parties hereto, or to add to or modify the covenants, terms or conditions hereof or to effect or facilitate any governmental approval or acceptance of this Agreement or to effect or facilitate the filing or recording of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. Any such instrument must be in writing and signed by all parties.
Amendments to Loan Agreement The Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Amendments to Indenture So long as any Bond Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, amend, modify, terminate or grant, or permit the amendment, modification, termination or grant of, any waiver under (or consent to, or permit or suffer to occur any action or omission which results in, or is equivalent to, an amendment, modification, or grant of a waiver under) any provision of the applicable Indenture that would (i) directly affect the rights or obligations of the applicable LC Issuing Bank under the applicable Related Documents without the prior written consent of such LC Issuing Bank or (ii) have an adverse effect on the rights or obligations of the Lenders hereunder without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
