Modifications to Senior Lien Documents and Junior Lien Documents. (a) The Junior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Junior Lien Agent and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Senior Lien Agent and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Junior Lien Agent or any Junior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Junior Lien Agent or any Junior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Senior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Junior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene any provision of this Agreement, (ii) result in the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness (together with unused commitments) outstanding under any Senior Lien Credit Agreement exceeding the Maximum Senior Lien Amount, (iii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Senior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, (iv) extend the scheduled final maturity date of the Senior Lien Obligations beyond the scheduled final maturity date of the Junior Lien Obligations or (v) alter the definition of Permitted English Business Sale (as defined in the Senior Lien Credit Agreement on the date hereof), including any section referenced therein or the mandatory prepayment provisions relating thereto (including any waiver by the Required Lenders (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement) of any mandatory prepayment otherwise required thereby (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the election by any Senior Lien Lender to decline any mandatory prepayment of its term loans thereunder). (b) The Senior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Senior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Senior Lien Agent and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Junior Lien Agent and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Senior Lien Agent or any Senior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Senior Lien Agent or any Senior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Junior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Junior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, (iii) change to earlier dates any scheduled dates for payment of principal or of interest on Indebtedness under the Junior Lien Documents, (iv) change any negative covenant, default or event of default provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents to be more restrictive than the negative covenants, defaults and events of default with respect to the Senior Lien Obligations or add any financial covenant or (v) change the mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents in a manner that would require the applicable Junior Lien Obligations to be mandatorily redeemed or prepaid prior to the date(s), if any, set forth in the applicable Junior Lien Document as in effect as of the date hereof (and, if there are no such dates, prior to the final maturity date with respect to the Junior Lien Obligations set forth therein), other than (w) upon the occurrence of an asset sale or other disposition or casualty event (subject to (1) reinvestment rights that are in the aggregate no less favorable to the Borrower than those under the Junior Lien Documents as in effect on the date hereof and (2) the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding), (x) upon the occurrence of a change of control event, (y) customary acceleration rights following an event of default (subject to the limitations in clause (iv) of this paragraph) and (z) upon the incurrence of Indebtedness that is not permitted thereunder (subject to the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding) or (vi) add to the Collateral (or similar term as defined in the Junior Lien Documents) other than as specifically provided by this Agreement. (c) Subject to the express limitations set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b), the Senior Lien Obligations and the Junior Lien Obligations may be refinanced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit such refinancing transaction under any Senior Lien Document or any Junior Lien Document) of the Senior Lien Agent, the Senior Lien Secured Parties, the Junior Lien Agent or the other Junior Lien Secured Parties, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priority provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided, however, that the holders of any class or series of such refinancing Indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to such documents or agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Senior Lien Agent or the Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, shall reasonably request and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Senior Lien Agent or the Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, and any such refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of both the Senior Lien Documents and the Junior Lien Documents (to the extent such documents survive the refinancing). (d) In the event that the Senior Lien Agent or the other Senior Lien Secured Parties and the relevant Credit Party enter into any amendment, modification, waiver or consent in respect of any of the Senior Lien Collateral Documents (other than this Agreement), then such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provisions of the applicable Comparable Junior Lien Collateral Document, in each case, without the consent of any Junior Lien Secured Party and without any action by the Junior Lien Agent, the Borrower or any other Credit Party; provided that (i) no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall (A) remove assets subject to the Liens securing the Junior Lien Obligations or release any such Liens, except to the extent that such release is permitted or required by Section 2.4(b) hereof and provided that there is a concurrent release of the corresponding Liens securing the Senior Lien Obligations, (B) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Junior Lien Agent without its prior written consent or (C) permit Liens on the Collateral (other than Liens securing any DIP Financing) which are not permitted under the terms of the Junior Lien Documents and (ii) notice of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall have been given to the Junior Lien Agent no later than the tenth Business Day following the effective date of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent. (e) Each of the Borrower and the Junior Lien Agent agrees that any Junior Lien Credit Agreement and each Junior Lien Collateral Document shall contain the applicable provisions set forth on Annex I hereto, or similar provisions approved by the Senior Lien Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Each of the Borrower and the Junior Lien Agent further agrees that each Junior Lien Collateral Document covering any Collateral that is comprised of Real Property shall contain such other language as the Senior Lien Agent may reasonably request to reflect the subordination of such Junior Lien Collateral Document to the Senior Lien Collateral Document covering such Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
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Samples: Junior Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement (Forterra, Inc.), Senior Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement (Forterra, Inc.)
Modifications to Senior Lien Documents and Junior Lien Documents. (a) The Junior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Junior Lien Agent and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Senior Lien Agent and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Junior Lien Agent or any Junior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Junior Lien Agent or any Junior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Senior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Junior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene any provision of this Agreement, (ii) result in the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness loans (together with unused commitments) outstanding under any the Senior Lien Credit Agreement Agreements exceeding the Maximum Senior Lien Amount, (iii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Senior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, hereof or (iv) extend the scheduled final maturity date of the Senior Lien Obligations beyond the scheduled final maturity date of the Junior Lien Obligations or (v) alter the definition of Permitted English Business Sale (as defined in the Senior Lien Credit Agreement on the date hereof), including any section referenced therein or the mandatory prepayment provisions relating thereto (including any waiver by the Required Lenders (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement) of any mandatory prepayment otherwise required thereby (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the election by any Senior Lien Lender to decline any mandatory prepayment of its term loans thereunder)Obligations.
(b) The Senior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Senior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Senior Lien Agent and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Junior Lien Agent and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Senior Lien Agent or any Senior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Senior Lien Agent or any Senior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Junior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Junior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, (iii) change to earlier dates any scheduled dates for payment of principal or of interest on Indebtedness under the Junior Lien Documents, (iv) change any negative covenant, default or event of default provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents to be more restrictive than the negative covenants, defaults and events of default with respect to the Senior Lien Obligations or add any financial covenant or covenant, (v) change the mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents in a manner that would require the applicable Junior Lien Obligations to be mandatorily redeemed or prepaid prior to the date(s), if any, set forth in the applicable Junior Lien Document as in effect as of the date hereof (and, if there are no such dates, prior to the final maturity date with respect to the Junior Lien Obligations set forth therein), other than (w) upon the occurrence of an asset sale or other disposition or casualty event (subject to (1) reinvestment rights that are in the aggregate no less favorable to the Borrower than those under the Junior Lien Documents as in effect on the date hereof and (2) the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding), (x) upon the occurrence of a change of control event, (y) customary acceleration rights following an event of default (subject to the limitations in clause (iv) of this paragraph) and (z) upon the incurrence of Indebtedness that is not permitted thereunder (subject to the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding) or (vi) add to the Collateral (or similar term as defined in the Junior Lien Documents) other than as specifically provided by this Agreement.
(c) Subject to the express limitations set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b), the Senior Lien Obligations and the Junior Lien Obligations may be refinanced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit such refinancing transaction under any Senior Lien Document or any Junior Lien Document) of the Senior Lien Agent, the Senior Lien Secured Parties, the Junior Lien Agent or the other Junior Lien Secured Parties, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priority provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided, however, that the holders of any class or series of such refinancing Indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to such documents or agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Senior Lien Agent or the Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, shall reasonably request and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Senior Lien Agent or the Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, and any such refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of both the Senior Lien Documents and the Junior Lien Documents (to the extent such documents survive the refinancing).
(d) In the event that the Senior Lien Agent or the other Senior Lien Secured Parties and the relevant Credit Party enter into any amendment, modification, waiver or consent in respect of any of the Senior Lien Collateral Documents (other than this Agreement), then such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provisions of the applicable Comparable Junior Lien Collateral Document, in each case, without the consent of any Junior Lien Secured Party and without any action by the Junior Lien Agent, the Borrower or any other Credit Party; provided that (i) no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall (A) remove assets subject to the Liens securing the Junior Lien Obligations or release any such Liens, except to the extent that such release is permitted or required by Section 2.4(b) hereof and provided that there is a concurrent release of the corresponding Liens securing the Senior Lien Obligations, (B) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Junior Lien Agent without its prior written consent or (C) permit Liens on the Collateral (other than Liens securing any DIP Financing) which are not permitted under the terms of the Junior Lien Documents and (ii) notice of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall have been given to the Junior Lien Agent no later than the tenth Business Day following the effective date of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent.
(e) Each of the Borrower and the Junior Lien Agent agrees that any Junior Lien Credit Agreement and each Junior Lien Collateral Document shall contain the applicable provisions set forth on Annex I hereto, or similar provisions approved by the Senior Lien Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Each of the Borrower and the Junior Lien Agent further agrees that each Junior Lien Collateral Document covering any Collateral that is comprised of Real Property shall contain such other language as the Senior Lien Agent may reasonably request to reflect the subordination of such Junior Lien Collateral Document to the Senior Lien Collateral Document covering such Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
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Samples: Senior Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement (Forterra, Inc.)
Modifications to Senior Lien Documents and Junior Lien Documents. (a) The Junior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Junior Lien Agent and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Senior Lien Agent and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Junior Lien Agent or any Junior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Junior Lien Agent or any Junior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Senior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Junior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene any provision of this Agreement, (ii) result in the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness loans (together with unused commitments) outstanding under any the Senior Lien Credit Agreement Agreements exceeding the Maximum Senior Lien Amount, (iii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Senior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, hereof or (iv) extend the scheduled final maturity date of the Senior Lien Obligations beyond the scheduled final maturity date of the Junior Lien Obligations or (v) alter the definition of Permitted English Business Sale (as defined in the Senior Lien Credit Agreement on the date hereof), including any section referenced therein or the mandatory prepayment provisions relating thereto (including any waiver by the Required Lenders (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement) of any mandatory prepayment otherwise required thereby (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the election by any Senior Lien Lender to decline any mandatory prepayment of its term loans thereunder).
(b) Obligations. The Senior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Senior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Senior Lien Agent and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Junior Lien Agent and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Senior Lien Agent or any Senior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Senior Lien Agent or any Senior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Junior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Junior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, (iii) change to earlier dates any scheduled dates for payment of principal or of interest on Indebtedness under the Junior Lien Documents, (iv) change any negative covenant, default or event of default provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents to be more restrictive than the negative covenants, defaults and events of default with respect to the Senior Lien Obligations or add any financial covenant or covenant, (v) change the mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents in a manner that would require the applicable Junior Lien Obligations to be mandatorily redeemed or prepaid prior to the date(s), if any, set forth in the applicable Junior Lien Document as in effect as of the date hereof (and, if there are no such dates, prior to the final maturity date with respect to the Junior Lien Obligations set forth therein), other than (w) upon the occurrence of an asset sale or other disposition or casualty event (subject to (1) reinvestment rights that are in the aggregate no less favorable to the Borrower than those under the Junior Lien Documents as in effect on the date hereof and (2) the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding), (x) upon the occurrence of a change of control event, (y) customary acceleration rights following an event of default (subject to the limitations in clause (iv) of this paragraph) and (z) upon the incurrence of Indebtedness that is not permitted thereunder (subject to the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding) or (vi) add to the Collateral (or similar term as defined in the Junior Lien Documents) other than as specifically provided by this Agreement.
(c) . Subject to the express limitations set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b), the Senior Lien Obligations and the Junior Lien Obligations may be refinanced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit such refinancing transaction under any Senior Lien Document or any Junior Lien Document) of the Senior Lien Agent, the Senior Lien Secured Parties, the Junior Lien Agent or the other Junior Lien Secured Parties, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priority provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided, however, that the holders of any class or series of such refinancing Indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to such documents or agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Senior Lien Agent or the Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, shall reasonably request and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Senior Lien Agent or the Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, and any such refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of both the Senior Lien Documents and the Junior Lien Documents (to the extent such documents survive the refinancing).
(d) . In the event that the Senior Lien Agent or the other Senior Lien Secured Parties and the relevant Credit Party enter into any amendment, modification, waiver or consent in respect of any of the Senior Lien Collateral Documents (other than this Agreement), then such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provisions of the applicable Comparable Junior Lien Collateral Document, in each case, without the consent of any Junior Lien Secured Party and without any action by the Junior Lien Agent, the Borrower or any other Credit Party; provided that (i) no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall (A) remove assets subject to the Liens securing the Junior Lien Obligations or release any such Liens, except to the extent that such release is permitted or required by Section 2.4(b) hereof and provided that there is a concurrent release of the corresponding Liens securing the Senior Lien Obligations, (B) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Junior Lien Agent without its prior written consent or (C) permit Liens on the Collateral (other than Liens securing any DIP Financing) which are not permitted under the terms of the Junior Lien Documents and (ii) notice of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall have been given to the Junior Lien Agent no later than the tenth Business Day following the effective date of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent.
(e) . Each of the Borrower and the Junior Lien Agent agrees that any Junior Lien Credit Agreement and each Junior Lien Collateral Document shall contain the applicable provisions set forth on Annex I hereto, or similar provisions approved by the Senior Lien Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Each of the Borrower and the Junior Lien Agent further agrees that each Junior Lien Collateral Document covering any Collateral that is comprised of Real Property shall contain such other language as the Senior Lien Agent may reasonably request to reflect the subordination of such Junior Lien Collateral Document to the Senior Lien Collateral Document covering such Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
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Modifications to Senior Lien Documents and Junior Lien Documents. (a) The Each Junior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Junior Lien Agent Agents and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Senior Lien Agent Agents and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Junior Lien Agent Agents or any Junior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Junior Lien Agent Agents or any Junior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Senior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Junior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene any provision of this Agreement, (ii) result in the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness (together with unused commitments) outstanding under any Senior Lien Credit Agreement exceeding the Maximum Senior Lien Amount, (iii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Senior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, (iv) extend the scheduled final maturity date of the Senior Lien Obligations beyond the scheduled final maturity date of the Junior Lien Obligations or (v) alter the definition of Permitted English Business Sale (as defined in the Senior Lien Credit Agreement on the date hereof), including any section referenced therein or the mandatory prepayment provisions relating thereto (including any waiver by the Required Lenders (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement) of any mandatory prepayment otherwise required thereby (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the election by any Senior Lien Lender to decline any mandatory prepayment of its term loans thereunder).
(b) The . Each Senior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Senior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Senior Lien Agent Agents and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Junior Lien Agent Agents and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Senior Lien Agent Agents or any Senior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Senior Lien Agent Agents or any Senior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Junior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Junior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, (iii) change to earlier dates any scheduled dates for payment of principal or of interest on Indebtedness under the Junior Lien Documents, (iv) change any negative covenant, default or event of default provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents to be more restrictive than the negative covenants, defaults and events of default with respect to the Senior Lien Obligations or add any financial covenant or covenant, (v) change the mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents in a manner that would require the applicable Junior Lien Obligations to be mandatorily redeemed or prepaid prior to the date(s), if any, set forth in the applicable Junior Lien Document as in effect as of the date hereof (and, if there are no such dates, prior to the final maturity date with respect to the Junior Lien Obligations set forth therein), other than (w) upon the occurrence of an asset sale or other disposition or casualty event (subject to (1) reinvestment rights that are in the aggregate no less favorable to the Borrower Borrowers than those under the Junior Lien Documents as in effect on the date hereof and (2) the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding), (x) upon the occurrence of a change of control event, (y) customary acceleration rights following an event of default (subject to the limitations in clause (iv) of this paragraph) and (z) upon the incurrence of Indebtedness that is not permitted thereunder (subject to the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding) or (vi) add to the Collateral (or similar term as defined in the Junior Lien Documents) other than as specifically provided by this Agreement.
(c) . Subject to the express limitations set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b), the Senior Lien Obligations and the Junior Lien Obligations may be refinanced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit such refinancing transaction under any Senior Lien Document or any Junior Lien Document) of the Senior Lien AgentAgents, the Senior Lien Secured Parties, the Junior Lien Agent Agents or the other Junior Lien Secured Parties, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priority provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided, however, that the holders of any class or series of such refinancing Indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to such documents or agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Designated Senior Lien Agent or the Designated Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, shall reasonably request and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Designated Senior Lien Agent or the Designated Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, and any such refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of both the Senior Lien Documents and the Junior Lien Documents (to the extent such documents survive the refinancing).
(d) . In the event that the any Senior Lien Agent or the other Senior Lien Secured Parties and the relevant Credit Party enter into any amendment, modification, waiver or consent in respect of any of the Senior Lien Collateral Documents (other than this Agreement), then such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provisions of the applicable Comparable Junior Lien Collateral Document, in each case, without the consent of any Junior Lien Secured Party and without any action by the Junior Lien AgentAgents, the Borrower Borrowers or any other Credit Party; provided that (i) no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall (A) remove assets subject to the Liens securing the Junior Lien Obligations or release any such Liens, except to the extent that such release is permitted or required by Section 2.4(b) hereof and provided that there is a concurrent release of the corresponding Liens securing the Senior Lien Obligations, (B) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the any Junior Lien Agent without its prior written consent or (C) permit Liens on the Collateral (other than Liens securing any DIP Financing) which are not permitted under the terms of the Junior Lien Documents and (ii) notice of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall have been given to the Junior Lien Agent Agents no later than the tenth Business Day following the effective date of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent.
consent (e) but failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the validity of such amendment, modification or waiver). Each of the Borrower Borrowers and the Junior Lien Agent Agents agrees that any Junior Lien Credit Agreement and each Junior Lien Collateral Document shall contain the applicable provisions set forth on Annex I hereto, or similar provisions approved by the Designated Senior Lien Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Each of the Borrower Borrowers and the Junior Lien Agent Agents further agrees that each Junior Lien Collateral Document covering any Collateral that is comprised of Real Property shall contain such other language as the Designated Senior Lien Agent may reasonably request to reflect the subordination of such Junior Lien Collateral Document to the Senior Lien Collateral Document covering such Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
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Modifications to Senior Lien Documents and Junior Lien Documents. (a) The Junior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Junior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Junior Lien Agent and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Senior Lien Agent and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Junior Lien Agent or any Junior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Junior Lien Agent or any Junior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Senior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Junior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene any provision of this Agreement, (ii) result in the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness loans (together with unused commitments) outstanding under any the Senior Lien Credit Agreements exceeding US-DOCS\79710835.5 Senior Junior Intercreditor Agreement exceeding the Maximum Senior Lien Amount, (iii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Senior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, hereof or (iv) extend the scheduled final maturity date of the Senior Lien Obligations beyond the scheduled final maturity date of the Junior Lien Obligations or (v) alter the definition of Permitted English Business Sale (as defined in the Senior Lien Credit Agreement on the date hereof), including any section referenced therein or the mandatory prepayment provisions relating thereto (including any waiver by the Required Lenders (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement) of any mandatory prepayment otherwise required thereby (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the election by any Senior Lien Lender to decline any mandatory prepayment of its term loans thereunder)Obligations.
(b) The Senior Lien Agent, on behalf of itself and the Senior Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of the Senior Lien Agent and the other Senior Lien Secured Parties hereunder, the Junior Lien Agent and the other Junior Lien Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time but subject to Section 5.2(c) hereof, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to the Senior Lien Agent or any Senior Lien Secured Party (except to the extent such consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Section 5.2), and without incurring any liability to the Senior Lien Agent or any Senior Lien Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Junior Lien Documents in any manner whatsoever; provided that, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (or other required percentage of lenders defined by reference to any similar term) (as defined in any Senior Lien Credit Agreement), no such amendment, restatement, supplement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or other modification (or successive amendments, restatements, supplements, refinancings, extensions, consolidations, restructurings or other modifications) shall (i) contravene the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) increase the all-in interest rate (including original issue discount and interest rate floors, but excluding fluctuations in the underlying rate indices, customary non-recurrent market-based fees (including any customary and market amendment, consent or waiver fees, and underwriting or arrangement fees) and the imposition of a default rate of 2.00% per annum) applicable to the Junior Lien Obligations by more than 3.00% per annum above the rates as are in effect on the date hereof, (iii) change to earlier dates any scheduled dates for payment of principal or of interest on Indebtedness under the Junior Lien Documents, (iv) change any negative covenant, default or event of default provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents to be more restrictive than the negative covenants, defaults and events of default with respect to the Senior Lien Obligations or add any financial covenant or covenant, (v) change the mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions set forth in the Junior Lien Documents in a manner that would require the applicable Junior Lien Obligations to be mandatorily redeemed or prepaid prior to the date(s), if any, set forth in the applicable Junior Lien Document as in effect as of the date hereof (and, if there are no such dates, prior to the final maturity date with respect to the Junior Lien Obligations set forth therein), other than (w) upon the occurrence of an asset sale or other disposition or casualty event (subject to (1) reinvestment rights that are in the aggregate no less favorable to the Borrower Borrowers than those under the Junior Lien Documents as in effect on the date hereof and (2) the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding), (x) upon the occurrence of a change of control event, (y) customary acceleration rights following an US-DOCS\79710835.5 Senior Junior Intercreditor Agreement event of default (subject to the limitations in clause (iv) of this paragraph) and (z) upon the incurrence of Indebtedness that is not permitted thereunder (subject to the application of the net cash proceeds thereof to the prior prepayment of, or offer to prepay, any applicable Senior Lien Obligations then outstanding) or (vi) add to the Collateral (or similar term as defined in the Junior Lien Documents) other than as specifically provided by this Agreement.
(c) Subject to the express limitations set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b), the Senior Lien Obligations and the Junior Lien Obligations may be refinanced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit such refinancing transaction under any Senior Lien Document or any Junior Lien Document) of the Senior Lien Agent, the Senior Lien Secured Parties, the Junior Lien Agent or the other Junior Lien Secured Parties, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priority provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided, however, that the holders of any class or series of such refinancing Indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to such documents or agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Senior Lien Agent or the Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, shall reasonably request and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Senior Lien Agent or the Junior Lien Agent, as the case may be, and any such refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of both the Senior Lien Documents and the Junior Lien Documents (to the extent such documents survive the refinancing).
(d) In the event that the Senior Lien Agent or the other Senior Lien Secured Parties and the relevant Credit Party enter into any amendment, modification, waiver or consent in respect of any of the Senior Lien Collateral Documents (other than this Agreement), then such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provisions of the applicable Comparable Junior Lien Collateral Document, in each case, without the consent of any Junior Lien Secured Party and without any action by the Junior Lien Agent, the Borrower Borrowers or any other Credit Party; provided that (i) no such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall (A) remove assets subject to the Liens securing the Junior Lien Obligations or release any such Liens, except to the extent that such release is permitted or required by Section 2.4(b) hereof and provided that there is a concurrent release of the corresponding Liens securing the Senior Lien Obligations, (B) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Junior Lien Agent without its prior written consent or (C) permit Liens on the Collateral (other than Liens securing any DIP Financing) which are not permitted under the terms of the Junior Lien Documents and (ii) notice of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall have been given to the Junior Lien Agent no later than the tenth Business Day following the effective date of such amendment, modification, waiver or consent.
(e) Each of the Borrower Borrowers and the Junior Lien Agent agrees that any Junior Lien Credit Agreement and each Junior Lien Collateral Document shall contain the applicable provisions set forth on Annex I hereto, or similar provisions approved by the Senior Lien Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Each of the Borrower US-DOCS\79710835.5 Senior Junior Intercreditor Agreement Borrowers and the Junior Lien Agent further agrees that each Junior Lien Collateral Document covering any Collateral that is comprised of Real Property shall contain such other language as the Senior Lien Agent may reasonably request to reflect the subordination of such Junior Lien Collateral Document to the Senior Lien Collateral Document covering such Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Herbalife Ltd.)