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.
Conditions to Effectiveness of Extension Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) no more than two (2) extensions of each Maturity Date shall be permitted hereunder and (y) any extension of any Maturity Date pursuant to this Section 2.25 shall not be effective with respect to any Extending Lender unless:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the applicable Extension Date and immediately after giving effect thereto;
(ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if such representation is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) on and as of the applicable Extension Date and after giving effect thereto, as though made on and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date); and
(iii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Company signed by a Financial Officer of the Company (A) certifying the accuracy of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) and (B) certifying and attaching the resolutions, if any are otherwise required, adopted by each Borrower approving or consenting to such extension.
Conditions to Effectiveness of Extensions As a condition precedent to such extension, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) a certificate of each Borrower dated as of the Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such extension and (y) in the case of the Company, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such extension, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representation or warranty that already is qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representation or warranty that already is qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.19, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, and (B) no Default exists and (ii)(x) upon the reasonable request of any Revolving Credit Lender made at least 3 days prior to the Effective Date, the Company shall have provided to such Lender, and such Lender shall be reasonably satisfied with, the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Act, in each case at least 2 days prior to the Effective Date and (y) at least 2 days prior to the Effective Date, any Loan Party that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall have delivered, to each Revolving Credit Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Loan Party. In addition, on the Maturity Date of each Non-Extending Lender, the Borrowers shall prepay any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep outstanding Revolving Credit Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages of the respective Lenders effective as of such date.
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement Section 3.1 The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to (i) the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement and (ii) that Agent shall have received a duly executed counterpart of this Agreement from Borrower and all Lenders.
Section 3.2 The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Agent shall have received a reaffirmation of guaranty from HHG in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A;
(b) Borrower shall have paid all fees and other amounts due and payable by it under the Loan Agreement, including to the extent invoiced, fees, costs and expenses owing to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, under any other Financing Agreement or under the Fee Letter; and
(c) Agent shall have received a Secretary’s Certificate of the Borrower and HHG certifying the passage and continued effectiveness of resolutions from the Borrower and HHG approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the incumbency of the officers executing this Agreement and the documents delivered in connection therewith, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
(d) The Agent shall have received, for the account of each Incremental Lender, the payment of a commitment fee equal to 5.0% of each Incremental Lender’s Incremental Commitment.
(e) The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects.
(f) Each Incremental Lender which is not also an Existing Lender shall have received from Borrower all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Patriot Act.
(g) Agent and the Incremental Lenders shall have received the following legal opinions and documents: (x) executed legal opinions of Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx LLP, special counsel to the Borrower and HHG, and Ice Xxxxxx, special Indiana counsel to the Borrower and HHG, as required by Section 2.3(c)(iii) of the Loan Agreement (including an opinion as to no conflicts with Indebtedness), (y) a certificate executed by a senior officer of the Borrower and HHG certifying that all of the conditions precedent to the making of the Loans set forth in Section 4.2 of the Loan Agreement shall be satisfied as of the date of the increase in the Maximum Credit contemplated by this Agreement, both before and after giving effect to such increase, and (z) all other documents reasonably requested by the Agent in connection with this Agreement, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
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 EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING SECTION 3.01.
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.
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 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.
