Company Indebtedness The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, timely deliver all notices and take all other administrative actions required to facilitate (i) the termination of commitments, repayment in full of all outstanding loans or other obligations, release of any Liens securing such loans or obligations and guarantees in connection therewith, and replacement of or cash collateralization of any issued letters of credit in respect of the Credit Facility on or before the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent reasonably requested in writing by Parent, no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date with respect to any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness in respect of the Credit Facility) incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof in compliance with Section 6.1(b)(xi) (it being understood that the Company shall promptly and in any event no later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Closing Date notify Parent in writing of the amount of any such Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred and expected to be outstanding on the Closing Date), repayment in full of all obligations in respect of such Indebtedness and release of any Liens securing such Indebtedness and guarantees in connection therewith, in each case, on the Closing Date. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver to Parent no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date payoff letters with respect to the Company Credit Facility and, to the extent reasonably requested by Parent in writing no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Indebtedness incurred by any of the Company and its Subsidiaries after the date hereof in compliance with Section 6.1(b)(xi) (each, a “Payoff Letter”) in form and substance customary for transactions of this type, from the persons, or the applicable agent on behalf of the persons, to which such Indebtedness is owed, which Payoff Letters together with any related release documentation shall, among other things, include the payoff amount and provide for Liens (and guarantees), if any, granted in connection therewith relating to the assets, rights and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries securing such Indebtedness and any other obligations secured thereby, upon the payment of the amount set forth in the applicable Payoff Letter on or prior to the Closing Date, to be released and terminated. Upon at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice from the Company that the Company has determined, after reasonable consultation with Parent, that it will not at the time of the Real Estate Purchase (and without giving effect to the payment of the Real Estate Purchase Price or any other payment under this Agreement) have sufficient unencumbered and available cash, net of “cage cash”, cash on hand required by any Governmental Entity, the reasonably estimated additional amount of cash necessary to ensure the sound operation of the Company’s business consistent with past practice, and any other restricted cash, to pay in full the outstanding Indebtedness in respect of the Credit Facility, then to the extent of such shortfall Parent will extend an unsecured loan to the Company on the day of the Closing so that, together with such net unencumbered and available cash, the proceeds of such loan are sufficient to pay in full the outstanding Indebtedness in respect of the Credit Facility as may be necessary to release all Liens and obligations in respect thereof at the time of, or immediately prior to, the Real Estate Purchase, and the terms of such loan shall be reasonable for the circumstance as negotiated in good faith by Parent and the Company.
Outstanding Indebtedness Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding any Indebtedness except as permitted by paragraph 6B. There exists no default under the provisions of any instrument evidencing such Indebtedness or of any agreement relating thereto.
Unsecured Indebtedness All Indebtedness of Borrower, of any Guarantor or of any of the other Related Companies to the extent not secured by a Lien on any Properties including, without limitation, the Outstanding Obligations and any Indebtedness evidenced by any bonds, debentures, notes or other debt securities presently outstanding or which may be hereafter issued by Borrower or by the Company. Unsecured Indebtedness shall not include accrued ordinary operating expenses payable on a current basis.
Liens securing Indebtedness of the Borrower to a Subsidiary or of a Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Subsidiary.
Intercompany Debt It is understood that Debt shall not include any redeemable equity interest in the Company.
Funded Debt No Borrower Party will, or will permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, assume, incur, or otherwise become or remain obligated in respect of, or permit to be outstanding, any Funded Debt except:
Funded Indebtedness 2 GAAP............................................................ 6
Prepayments of Other Indebtedness Modifications of Organizational Documents and Other Documents, etc. 118 Section 6.12. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries 119 Section 6.13. Limitation on Issuance of Capital Stock 119 Section 6.14. Limitation on Creation of Subsidiaries 120 Section 6.15. Business 120 Section 6.16. Limitation on Accounting Changes 120 Section 6.17. Fiscal Year 120 Section 6.18. No Further Negative Pledge 120 Section 6.19. Anti-Terrorism Law; Anti-Money Laundering 121 Section 6.20. Embargoed Person 121 ARTICLE VII. GUARANTEE 121 Section 7.01. The Guarantee 121 Section 7.02. Obligations Unconditional 122 Section 7.03. Reinstatement 123 Section 7.04. Subrogation; Subordination 123 Section 7.05. Remedies 123 Section 7.06. Instrument for the Payment of Money 123 Section 7.07. Continuing Guarantee 123 Section 7.08. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations 123 Section 7.09. Release of Guarantors 124 ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT 124 Section 8.01. Events of Default 124 Section 8.02. Rescission 126 Section 8.03. Application of Proceeds 127 ARTICLE IX. COLLATERAL ACCOUNT; APPLICATION OF COLLATERAL PROCEEDS 127 Section 9.01. Collateral Accounts 128 Section 9.02. Accounts; Cash Management 128 Section 9.03. Inventory 131 Section 9.04. Borrowing Base-Related Reports 132 Section 9.05. Rescission of Activation Notice 133 ARTICLE X. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS AND THE COLLATERAL AGENTS 133 Section 10.01. Appointment and Authority 133 Section 10.02. Rights as a Lender 134 Section 10.03. Exculpatory Provisions. 134 Section 10.04. Reliance by Agent 135 Section 10.05. Delegation of Duties 135 Section 10.06. Resignation of Agent 135 Section 10.07. Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders 136 Section 10.08. No Other Duties, etc 136 Section 10.09. Indemnification 136 Section 10.10. Overadvances 137 Section 10.11. Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents 137 Section 10.12. Field Audit, Examination Reports and Other Reports 137 ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS 138 Section 11.01. Notices 138 Section 11.02. Waivers; Amendment 141 Section 11.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 144 Section 11.04. Successors and Assigns 146 Section 11.05. Survival of Agreement 148 Section 11.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution 148 Section 11.07. Severability 149 Section 11.08. Right of Setoff 149 Section 11.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 149 Section 11.10. Waiver of Jury Trial 150 Section 11.11. Headings 150 Section 11.12. Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 150 Section 11.13. USA PATRIOT Act Notice 151 Section 11.14. Interest Rate Limitation 151 Section 11.15. Lender Addendum 151 Section 11.16. Obligations Absolute 151 Section 11.17. Dollar Equivalent Calculations 152 Section 11.18. Judgment Currency 152 Section 11.19. Special Provisions Relating to Currencies Other Than Dollars 153 Section 11.20. Intercreditor Agreement 153 ANNEXES Annex I Applicable Margin SCHEDULES Schedule 1.01(a) Refinancing Indebtedness to Be Repaid Schedule 1.01(b) Subsidiary Guarantors Schedule 1.01(c) Existing Letters of Credit Schedule 1.01(d) Existing Lender Letters of Credit Schedule 3.03 Governmental Approvals; Compliance with Laws Schedule 3.09 Material Agreements Schedule 3.19 Insurance Schedule 3.21 Acquisition Documents Schedule 3.24 Location of Material Inventory Schedule 4.01(g) Local Counsel Schedule 5.14 Post-Closing Matters Schedule 6.01(b) Existing Indebtedness Schedule 6.02(c) Existing Liens Schedule 6.04(b) Existing Investments Schedule 9.02 Accounts and Lockboxes EXHIBITS Exhibit A Form of Administrative Questionnaire Exhibit B Form of Assignment and Assumption Exhibit C Form of Borrowing Request Exhibit D Form of Compliance Certificate Exhibit E Form of Interest Election Request Exhibit F Form of Joinder Agreement Exhibit G Form of Landlord Access Agreement Exhibit H Form of LC Request Exhibit I Form of Lender Addendum Exhibit J [Intentionally Deleted] Exhibit K-1 Form of Revolving Note Exhibit K-2 Form of Canadian Revolving Note Exhibit K-3 Form of US Swingline Note Exhibit K-4 Form of Canadian Swingline Note Exhibit K-5 Form of Discount Note Exhibit L-1 Form of Perfection Certificate Exhibit L-2 Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement Exhibit M-1 Form of US Security Agreement Exhibit M-2 Form of Canadian Security Agreement Exhibit N Form of Opinion of Company Counsel Exhibit O Form of Solvency Certificate Exhibit P Form of Intercompany Note Exhibit Q Form of Non-Bank Certificate Exhibit R Form of Intercreditor Agreement Exhibit S Form of Borrowing Base Certificate v CREDIT AGREEMENT This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of February 14, 2006 is among LINENS 'N THINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("LNT") and LINENS 'N THINGS CENTER, INC., a California corporation ("LNT Center" and together with LNT the "US Borrowers" and each individually a "US Borrower"), LINENS 'N THINGS CANADA CORP., a Nova Scotia corporation ("Canadian Borrower" and together with US Borrowers, the "Borrowers"); LINENS HOLDING CO., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"); the Subsidiary Guarantors (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein having the meaning given to it in Article I); the Lenders; UBS SECURITIES LLC ("UBSS"), as lead arranger (in such capacity, "Arranger") and as documentation agent (in such capacity, "Documentation Agent"); UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC ("UBS"), as US swingline lender (in such capacity, "US Swingline Lender"); BEAR, XXXXXXX & CO. INC. ("Bear Xxxxxxx"), as co-syndication agent (in such capacity, "Syndication Agent"); UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as an issuing bank, as US administrative agent (in such capacity, "US Administrative Agent") for the Lenders and as US co-collateral agent (in such capacity, the "US Co-Collateral Agent") for the Secured Parties and the Issuing Bank; UBS AG CANADA BRANCH, as Canadian co-collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Canadian Co-Collateral Agent") for the Secured Parties and the Issuing Bank; WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as US co-collateral agent (together with US Co-Collateral Agent, the "US Collateral Agents") for the Secured Parties and the Issuing Bank and as an issuing bank; WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION (CANADA), as Canadian administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Canadian Administrative Agent" together with the US Administrative Agent, the "Administrative Agents") for the Lenders, as Canadian co-collateral agent (together with Canadian Co-Collateral Agent, the "Canadian Collateral Agents"; the US Collateral Agents and the Canadian Collateral Agents are collectively referred to herein as the "Collateral Agents") for the Secured Parties and the Issuing Bank, as an issuing bank, and as Canadian swingline lender (in such capacity, "Canadian Swingline Lender" and together with US Swingline Lender, the "Swingline Lenders").
Prepayments of Indebtedness Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner any Permitted Indebtedness (other than the Obligations or Indebtedness between Loan Parties), or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of any Subordinated Indebtedness, except (a) as long as no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, regularly scheduled or mandatory repayments, repurchases, redemptions, defeasances or other satisfaction of Permitted Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness), (b) as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, voluntary prepayments, redemptions, repurchases, defeasances or other satisfaction of Permitted Indebtedness (but excluding any payment in violation of the subordination terms of any Subordinated Indebtedness) (i) in an amount less than $6,000,000 in the aggregate during the Availability Period as long as the Availability Condition is satisfied, or (ii) constituting intercompany Indebtedness owing by a Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party so long as an amount equal to such amount prepaid, redeemed, purchased or otherwise satisfied is transferred to a Loan Party substantially concurrently with such prepayment, redemption, purchase or other satisfaction, (c) as long as no Event of Default then exists, repayments and prepayments of Subordinated Indebtedness in accordance with the subordination terms thereof, (d) voluntary prepayments, repurchases, redemptions, defeasances or other satisfaction of Permitted Indebtedness (but excluding on account of any Subordinated Indebtedness) as long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied, and (e) any Permitted Amendment/Refinancings of such Indebtedness.
Intercompany Indebtedness The Company shall not create, incur, assume or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness arising from loans from any Subsidiary to the Company unless (a) such Indebtedness is unsecured and (b) such Indebtedness shall be expressly subordinate to the payment in full in cash of the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
