Maximum Capital Expenditures The Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each Consolidated Subsidiary to, not make Capital Expenditures on a consolidated basis that exceed $30,000,000 in any fiscal year (the “Base Capital Expenditure Amount”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Base Capital Expenditure Amount shall be increased by the following amounts: (i) to the extent that the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in any fiscal year is less than the Base Capital Expenditure Amount, the amount of such difference may be carried forward and used to make Capital Expenditures in succeeding fiscal years, provided that in any fiscal year, the amount permitted to be applied to make Capital Expenditures pursuant to this clause (i) shall in no event exceed an amount equal to 75% of the unused portion of the Base Capital Expenditure Amount for such fiscal year (without giving effect to any prior adjustments), (ii) if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result after giving effect thereto, the Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries may make additional Capital Expenditures to the extent that the amount of such excess is deducted from the Base Capital Expenditure Amount in succeeding fiscal years, provided that in any fiscal year, the amount permitted to be applied to make Capital Expenditures pursuant to this clause (ii) shall in no event exceed an amount equal to 25% of the Base Capital Expenditure Amount (without giving effect to any prior adjustments) and (iii) the Base Capital Expenditure Amount shall exclude any Capital Expenditures that are funded with the Available Credits; provided that, at the time of such Capital Expenditures, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Financial Officer stating the portion of Capital Expenditures that is being made from the Available Credit, and setting forth a calculation of the Available Credit immediately before and immediately after such Capital Expenditures.
Permitted Payments Second Lien Liabilities
(a) prior to the Senior Discharge Date, directly or indirectly make any Payment directly or indirectly in respect of the Second Lien Liabilities at any time:
(i) if:
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(I) any of the principal amount of the Second Lien Liabilities which is either:
(1) not prohibited by the Senior Financing Agreements; or
(2) paid on or after the final maturity date of the relevant Second Lien Liabilities (provided that, unless the Senior Lender Discharge Date has occurred or as otherwise agreed by the Majority Senior Lenders and the Parent, such final maturity date does not breach any maturity restrictions applicable to such Second Lien Liabilities in the Senior Financing Agreements (as applicable) (or, in the case of any amendment which has the effect of shortening the maturity date applicable to such Second Lien Liabilities, would not breach any such maturity restrictions applicable to such Second Lien Liabilities in the Senior Financing Agreements (as applicable) were that Second Lien Liability to be incurred at the time of that amendment and with that amended maturity date)); or
(II) any other amount which is not an amount of principal (including any interest which has been capitalised to become an amount of principal);
(B) no Second Lien Payment Stop Notice is outstanding; and
(C) no Senior Payment Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) if the Required Senior Consent has been obtained;
(iii) if the Payment is of Permitted Second Lien Financing Agent Liabilities;
(iv) of any Notes Security Costs;
(v) of costs, commissions, taxes, fees and expenses incurred in respect of or in relation to (or reasonably incidental to) any Permitted Second Lien Financing Documents (including in relation to any reporting or listing requirements under the Permitted Second Lien Financing Documents);
(vi) if the Payment is funded directly or indirectly with Permitted Second Lien Financing Debt, Permitted Parent Financing Debt and/or the proceeds of any indebtedness incurred under or pursuant to any Permitted Second Lien Financing Document and/or Senior Parent Notes;
(vii) if the Payment is funded directly or indirectly with the proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests or Subordinated Shareholder Funding of the Parent or Available Restricted Payment Amounts; or
(viii) if the Payment is of any principal amount of the Second Lien Liabilities (together with any related accrued but unpaid interest) in accordance with a provision in any Permitted Second Lien Financing Agreement which is substantially equivalent to:
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(B) clause 11.8 (Right of cancellation and repayment in relation to a single Lender or Issuing Bank) of the Senior Facilities Agreement; or
(C) to the extent an equivalent payment has been made (to the extent required) pursuant to the terms of the Senior Financing Agreements (excluding, for this purpose, any Permitted Second Lien Financing Agreement), clause 12.1 (Change of Control) of the Senior Facilities Agreement; or
(ix) for so long as a Permitted Second Lien Financing Event of Default is continuing, if the Payment is of all or part of the Second Lien Liabilities as a result of those Second Lien Liabilities being released or otherwise discharged solely in consideration of the issue of shares in the Parent or in any Holding Company of the Parent (each a "Debt for Equity Swap") and provided that no cash or cash equivalent payment is made in respect of the Second Lien Liabilities and any Liabilities owed by a Group Company to another Group Company, the Investors or any other Holding Company of the Parent that arise as a result of any such Debt for Equity Swap are subordinated to the Senior Secured Liabilities pursuant to this Agreement and any Liabilities owed by a Group Company to another Group Company arising as a result of such Debt for Equity Swap are subject to Transaction Security; or
(x) of any other amount not exceeding USD5,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) in aggregate in any financial year of the Parent; and
(b) on or after the Senior Discharge Date, make any Payment directly or indirectly in respect of the Second Lien Liabilities at any time. A reference in this Clause 5.2 to a Payment shall be construed to include any other direct or indirect step, matter, action or dealing in relation to any Second Lien Liabilities which are otherwise prohibited under Clause 5.1 (Restriction on Payment: Second Lien Liabilities).
Additional Subsidiaries If any additional Subsidiary, other than an Insignificant Subsidiary, a Notes SPV or a Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary, is formed or acquired after the Sixth ARCA Effective Date, the Borrower will, within ten Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired, notify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent thereof and cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to any Equity Interest in such Subsidiary held by a Loan Party and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owed to a Loan Party. If at any time any Subsidiary that is not then a Loan Party, other than (A) an Insignificant Subsidiary, (B) prior to the PAETEC Notes Redemption Date, a Qualified PAETEC Group Member, (C) a Notes SPV, (D) any Subsidiary listed on Schedule 5.10 or (E) a Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary, (x) is a wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary and is permitted by applicable law or regulation (without the need to obtain any Governmental Authorization) to Guarantee the Facility Obligations or (y) Guarantees any Loan Party’s obligations in respect of any AC Holdings Bonds or any other Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents), the Borrower shall promptly cause (A) such Subsidiary to Guarantee the Facility Obligations pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement (in the case of any Subsidiary described in clause (y), on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than those applicable under such Guarantee of other Indebtedness) and (B) the other provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary, whereupon such Subsidiary will become a “Guarantor” and “Lien Grantor” for purposes of the Loan Documents. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, form or acquire any Subsidiary (other than Insignificant Subsidiaries and other than (i) any Notes SPV, (ii) prior to the PAETEC Notes Redemption Date, any Qualified PAETEC Group Member and (iii) any Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary) after the Sixth ARCA Effective Date unless either (x) all of the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary shall be directly held by a Loan Party or (y) such Subsidiary shall have Guaranteed the Facility Obligations pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement and shall have satisfied the other provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to such Subsidiary. Prior to the PAETEC Notes Redemption Date, the Borrower will not permit any PAETEC Group Member to form or acquire any Subsidiary except for the purpose of reorganizing the organizational structure or form of organization of any of the PAETEC Group Members. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the PAETEC Notes Redemption Date, any Qualified PAETEC Group Member not previously subject to the requirements set forth in this Section 5.10 shall be subject to the requirements set forth in this Section 5.10 as if such Qualified PAETEC Group Member became a Subsidiary on such date.
Contractual Obligations and Similar Investments From time to time, the Fund's Investments may include Investments that are not ownership interests as may be represented by certificate (whether registered or bearer), by entry in a Securities Depository or by Book-Entry Agent, registrar or similar agent for recording ownership interests in the relevant Investment. If the Fund shall at any time acquire such Investments, including without limitation deposit obligations, loan participations, repurchase agreements and derivative arrangements, the Custodian shall (a) receive and retain, to the extent the same are provided to the Custodian, confirmations or other documents evidencing the arrangement; and (b) perform on the Fund's account in accordance with the terms of the applicable arrangement, but only to the extent directed to do so by Instruction. The Custodian shall have no responsibility for agreements running to the Fund as to which it is not a party other than to retain, to the extent the same are provided to the Custodian, documents or copies of documents evidencing the arrangement and, in accordance with Instruction, to include such arrangements in reports made to the Fund.
Inactive Subsidiaries The Inactive Subsidiaries do not (a) have assets with an aggregate book value in excess of $1,000,000, (b) have revenue in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate and (c) conduct any business activities.
Consolidated Capital Expenditures (i) Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or commit to make Consolidated Capital Expenditures in any Fiscal Year, beginning with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2003, except Consolidated Capital Expenditures which do not aggregate in excess of the corresponding amount set forth below opposite such Fiscal Year: Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2003 $ 5,000,000 Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2004 $ 5,000,000 Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2005 and each Fiscal Year thereafter $ 7,000,000 provided that (a) if the aggregate amount of Consolidated Capital Expenditures actually made in any such Fiscal Year shall be less than the limit with respect thereto set forth above (before giving effect to any increase therein pursuant to this proviso) (the “Base Amount”), then the amount of such shortfall (up to an amount equal to 50% of the Base Amount for such Fiscal Year, without giving effect to this proviso) may be added to the amount of such Consolidated Capital Expenditures permitted for the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year and any such amount carried forward to a succeeding Fiscal Year shall be deemed to be used prior to Company and its Subsidiaries using the amount of capital expenditures permitted by this section in such succeeding Fiscal Year, without giving effect to such carryforward and (b) for any Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) following any acquisition of a business (whether through the purchase of assets or of shares of capital stock) permitted under subsection 6.7, the Base Amount for such Fiscal Year (or portion) shall be increased, for each such acquisition, by an amount equal to the product of (A) the lesser of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) 4% of revenues of the business acquired in such acquisition for the period of four Fiscal Quarters most recently ended on or prior to the date of such business acquisition multiplied by (B) (x) in the case of any partial Fiscal Year, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining in such Fiscal Year after the date of such business acquisition and the denominator of which is 365 (or 366 in a leap year), and (y) in the case of any full Fiscal Year, 1.
(ii) The parties acknowledge and agree that the permitted Consolidated Capital Expenditure level set forth in clause (i) above shall be exclusive of the amount of Consolidated Capital Expenditures actually made with the proceeds of a cash capital contribution to Company (including the proceeds of issuance of equity securities) made by Parent from the issuance by Parent of its equity Securities after the Closing Date and specifically identified in a certificate delivered by an Authorized Officer of Company to Administrative Agent on or about the time such capital contribution is made; provided that, to the extent any such cash capital contributions constitute Net Securities Proceeds after the Closing Date, only that portion of such Net Securities Proceeds which is not required to be applied as a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4B(ii)(c) (or pursuant to the First Lien Credit Agreement) may be used for Consolidated Capital Expenditures pursuant to this clause (ii).
Restricted Payments No Credit Party will, nor will any Credit Party permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:
(a) the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and pay or make Capital Distributions that are payable solely in additional shares of its common stock (or warrants, options or other rights to acquire additional shares of its common stock) so long as no Change of Control would result therefrom;
(i) any Restricted Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may declare and pay or make Capital Distributions to the U.S. Borrower or any other Credit Party, and (ii) any Non-Credit Party may declare and pay or make Capital Distributions to any other Non-Credit Party, the U.S. Borrower or any other Credit Party;
(c) dividends and other distributions by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Applicable Borrower in order to fund the consolidated or combined federal, foreign, state and local income taxes payable by the Applicable Borrower on behalf of an affiliated group filing consolidated or combined returns which includes the Applicable Borrower;
(d) (A) any Restricted Subsidiary may make distributions to the U.S. Borrower in the amount required for the Borrower to pay franchise, income and other taxes owing by it and (B) the U.S. Borrower may, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, make distributions to effect any repurchase, redemption, acquisition, cancellation or other retirement for value of the Equity Interests in the U.S. Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or to effect the termination of options to purchase Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower, in each instance, held by a former or current directors, officers and employees (or their estates, spouses or former spouses) of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (x) upon their death, disability, retirement or termination of employment for a maximum cash consideration under this subclause (B)(x) not to exceed the greater of (i) $10,000,000 and (ii) an amount equal to 2.50% of Pro Forma EBITDA for the most recently ended Testing Period in any fiscal year (which amount under this subclause (B)(x) may, if unused in any fiscal year, be used in subsequent fiscal years)or (y) for the purpose of paying taxes due and payable by such employees on account of stock owned by such employees under the U.S. Borrower’s employee incentive plan;
(e) Restricted Payments arising as a result of Permitted Receivables Financings;
(f) the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Restricted Payments, in an aggregate amount not to exceed, during the term of this Agreement, the greater of (x) $100,000,000 and (ii) an amount equal to 20% of Pro Forma EBITDA for the most recently ended Testing Period ;
(g) the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional unlimited Restricted Payments, so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) the U.S. Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with a Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio of not more than 3.00 to 1.00;
(h) the U.S. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount immediately prior to the time of the making of such Restricted Payment; provided, that (x) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing at the time of the making of such Restricted Payment or would result therefrom and (y) the U.S. Borrower shall be in compliance with a Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio of not more than 4.00:1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis;
(i) payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as, in the form of payment and when due in respect of any Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness or Junior Lien Indebtedness prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof;
(j) Restricted Payments of Deferred Acquisition Obligations permitted under Section 7.04(j);
(k) the repurchase of Equity Interests (i) deemed to occur upon the exercise of options, warrants or other convertible securities to the extent that such Equity Interests represent all or a portion of the exercise price thereof and (ii) deemed to occur upon the withholding of a portion of Equity Interests granted or awarded to any current or former officer, director, manager, employee or consultant to pay for taxes payable by such Person in connection with such grant or award (or the vesting thereof);
(l) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests pursuant to the exchange or conversion of any exchangeable or convertible securities; and
(m) Restricted Payments in connection with the Transactions.
Minimum Consolidated EBITDA Parent will not permit Consolidated EBITDA for any Test Period ended on the last day of a fiscal quarter described below to be less than the respective amount set forth opposite such period below: Fiscal Quarter Ended Closest to Amount --------------- -------- June 30, 1999 $32,000,000 September 30, 1999 $35,500,000 December 31, 1999 $37,000,000 March 31, 2000 $38,000,000 June 30, 2000 $39,000,000 September 30, 2000 $41,000,000 December 31, 2000 $42,000,000 March 31, 2001 $43,000,000 June 30, 2001 $43,500,000 September 30, 2001 $44,000,000 December 31, 2001 $44,500,000 March 31, 2002 $45,000,000 June 30, 2002 $45,500,000 September 30, 2002 $46,000,000 December 31, 2002 $46,500,000 March 31, 2003 $47,000,000 June 30, 2003 $47,500,000 September 30, 2003 $48,000,000 December 31, 2003 $48,500,000 March 31, 2004 $49,000,000 June 30, 2004 $49,500,000 September 30, 2004 $50,000,000 December 31, 2004 $50,500,000 March 31, 2005 $51,000,000
Interest Expense Coverage Ratio The Borrower will not permit the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, in each case for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending after the Effective Date, to be less than 4.0 to 1.0.
Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, (b) make loans or advances to, or other Investments in, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents, (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or assets of such Subsidiary in a transaction otherwise permitted by this Agreement, (iii) [Reserved], (iv) any restrictions contained in documents governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(e), (i), (l) or (n) or any other agreement governing Indebtedness (including Indebtedness of a Qualified Parent Company or Indebtedness secured by Liens described in Section 7.3(q)) so long as either (x) such restrictions are no more onerous in any material respect than those contained in the Loan Documents or the CCO Senior Notes Indentures, the Holdings Credit Documents or any QPC Indenture as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, or (y) the Borrower determines in good faith at the time such documents are entered into that such restrictions are not likely to result in a material impairment of the ability of the Loan Parties to perform their payment obligations under this Agreement or materially restrict the ability of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties to make distributions and transfers of property to the Loan Parties, (v) any restrictions contained in agreements governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.7(f) or (h) so long as such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 7.2(f) or (l) and such Indebtedness was not created or incurred in contemplation of such acquisition and such restrictions apply only to such acquired Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries, (vi) restrictions contained in the CCO Senior Note Indenture as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date or in any other agreement governing Indebtedness secured by Liens described in Section 7.3(o) so long as such restrictions are no more onerous in any material respect than those contained in the CCO Senior Note Indenture as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, (vii) restrictions contained in any QPC Indenture or the Holdings Credit Documents as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, (viii) restrictions contained in the organizational documents of CC VIII, LLC, and other documents governing the CCVIII Interest, (ix) customary restrictions in an agreement to Dispose of assets in a transaction permitted under Section 7.5 to the extent that such restriction applies solely to such assets, (x) customary anti-assignment provisions in leases and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business or as required in any franchise permit, (xi) restrictions governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(d) to the extent prohibiting transfers of the assets financed with such Indebtedness, and (xii) restrictions contained in the Silo Credit Agreements as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date.
