Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment (a) The amendments set forth in Part I of this Amendment (other than the amendments solely relating to transaction costs associated with the IPO referred to in clause (a)(iv)(B) of the “Consolidated EBITDA” definition and the corresponding reference in the “Excess Cash Flow” definition) shall be effective on the date on which all of the following conditions precedent have been satisfied or waived (the “First Effective Date”): (i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of (A) Holdings, (B) the Borrower and (C) the Required Lenders; (ii) The Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent; (iii) After giving effect to the Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (iv) The Administrative Agent shall have received such fees as separately agreed between the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) and the Borrower. (b) The amendments set forth in Part II of this Amendment (together with the amendments set forth in Part I solely relating to transaction costs associated with the IPO referred to in clause (a)(iv)(B) of the “Consolidated EBITDA” definition and the corresponding reference in the “Excess Cash Flow” definition) shall be effective on the date on which all of the following conditions precedent have been satisfied or waived (the “Second Effective Date”): (i) The conditions set forth in Section 10(a) above shall have been satisfied; and (ii) (A) The IPO shall have been consummated on or before September 30, 2004, and (B) the Borrower shall have purchased, retired or redeemed (or made arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to do so; it being understood that open market purchases, a cash tender offer pursuant to documents provided to the Administrative Agent on or before the Second Effective Date and arrangements for redemptions pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture are all satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) the Loans or the Senior Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal amount not less than $75,000,000. (c) The amendment set forth in Part III of this Amendment shall be effective on the date on which all of the following conditions precedent have been satisfied or waived (the “Third Effective Date”): (i) The conditions set forth in Section 10(a) above shall have been satisfied; and (ii) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (after giving effect to any assignments entered into pursuant to Section 2.20) a counterpart of this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of the Lenders with Term Loan Commitments. (d) The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender (via IntraLinks or such other means reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) of the occurrence of the First Effective Date, the Second Effective Date and the Third Effective Date.
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Amendment This Amendment shall become effective when, and only when, each of the conditions below has been complied with to the satisfaction of the Agent and the Lenders and the documents required below have been delivered to the Agent and the Lenders: (a) Counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by Borrower, Guarantors and Lenders; (b) A copy of the resolutions approving this Amendment, and authorizing the transactions contemplated herein duly adopted by the Managers of Borrower, accompanied by a certificate of the duly authorized Secretary of Borrower, certifying 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 duly adopted by the Board of Directors or Members of each Guarantor, as the case may be, accompanied by a certificate of the duly authorized Secretary of such Guarantor, certifying that such copy is a true and correct copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors or Members of such 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) Payment of all fees (to be determined)required to be paid to the Lenders in connection with this Amendment; (e) 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; and (f) 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.
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER 35 5.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligations........................................................ 35 5.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary........................ 36 5.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Company...................................................... 37
Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Exchange The obligation of each party to effect the Exchange and otherwise consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING SECTION 3.01.
Conditions to Effectiveness of Agreement The effectiveness of this Agreement, the obligations of each Extending Lender to convert its existing Revolving Credit Commitments into Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Restated Credit Agreement) under the Restated Credit Agreement, the obligations of each New Lender to make available Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Restated Credit Agreement), and the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement as the Restated Credit Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (the date on which such conditions are satisfied, the “Restatement Date”): (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Agreement, executed and delivered by (i) the Borrower, (ii) each other Loan Party, (iii) each Existing Lender, (iv) each New Lender, (v) the L/C Issuer, (vi) the Swing Line Lender and (vii) the Required Secured Parties. (b) All of the conditions precedent set forth in Article IV of the Restated Credit Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived. (c) The Borrower shall have paid all amounts due and payable as of the Restatement Date to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents. (d) Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Restated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Restated Credit Agreement) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Restatement Date as if made on and as of such date except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to materiality, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language is true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates. (e) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Restatement Date.
Consummation of Merger The parties hereto expressly acknowledge that the consummation of the transactions hereunder is subject to consummation of the Merger. Nothing herein shall be construed to require Seller to consummate the Merger or take steps in furtherance thereof.
Conditions to Effectiveness This Amendment shall become effective upon the date (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) on which the Administrative Agent shall have received: (a) this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower; (b) written consents to the execution of this Amendment (“Lender Consent Letters”) from Lenders constituting the Required Lenders; (c) a Tranche C Lender Addendum executed and delivered by each Tranche C Term Loan Lender and accepted by the Borrower; (d) an executed Acknowledgment and Consent, in the form set forth at the end of this Amendment, from each Loan Party other than the Borrower (such Acknowledgements and Consents, together with this Amendment, the “Amendment Documents”); (e) a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the First Amendment Effective Date) of Lxxxxx & Wxxxxxx, counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents and this Amendment as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request; (f) all fees required to be paid, and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent for which invoices have been presented (including reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Agents), on or before the First Amendment Effective Date; and (g) subject to Section 9 hereof, satisfactory evidence that the outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, the Tranche B Term Loans shall have been paid in full (in the case of the principal amount thereof, with the proceeds of the Tranche C Term Loans). The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the First Amendment Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Amendment shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 31, 2003.
Agreement as to Efforts to Consummate Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party agrees to use, and to cause its Subsidiaries to use, its reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using its reasonable efforts to lift or rescind any Order adversely affecting its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and to cause to be satisfied the conditions referred to in Article 9; provided, that nothing herein shall preclude either Party from exercising its rights under this Agreement. Each Party shall use, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to use, its reasonable efforts to obtain all Consents necessary or desirable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Conditions to Effective Date It shall be a condition to the Effective Date that each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived as of such date, and upon such satisfaction or waiver, this Agreement shall be effective: (a) this Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto; (b) the VMTP Shares shall have a long-term issue credit rating of AAA (or its equivalent) from at least one Rating Agency on the Effective Date; (c) the Fund shall have obtained from Moody’s written confirmation that the issuance of the VMTP Shares by the Fund will not, in and of itself, result in a reduction, placement on review for possible downgrade, or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned by Moody’s to the Auction Preferred Shares; (d) receipt by the Purchasers of executed originals, or copies certified by a duly authorized officer of the Fund to be in full force and effect and not otherwise amended, of all Related Documents (other than the global shares representing the VMTP Shares), as in effect on the Effective Date, and an incumbency certificate with respect to the authorized signatories thereto; (e) receipt by the Purchasers of opinions of counsel for the Fund, substantially to the effect of Exhibit A; (f) except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, there shall not be any pending or threatened material litigation of the nature described in Section 4.5 (unless such pending or threatened litigation has been determined by each of the Purchasers to be acceptable); (g) the fees and expenses payable no later than the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall have been paid; (h) Each of the Purchasers, in its reasonable discretion, shall be satisfied that no change in law, rule or regulation (or their interpretation or administration), in each case, shall have occurred which will adversely affect the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement; (i) there shall have been delivered to the Purchasers any additional documentation and financial information, including satisfactory responses to its due diligence inquiries, as it reasonably deems relevant; and (j) there shall have been delivered to the Purchasers such information and copies of documents, approvals (if any) and records certified, where appropriate, of trust proceedings as any of the Purchasers may have reasonably requested relating to the Fund’s entering into and performing this Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Fund and each of the Purchasers agree that consummation of the Purchase pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute acknowledgment that the foregoing conditions have been satisfied or waived.