Replacement Facilities. (a) At any time and from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request to replace all or a portion of the Loans under any Class with one or more additional tranches of term loans under this Agreement (the “Replacement Loans”; each such replacement facility, a “Replacement Facility”); provided that (i) at the time of each such request and upon the effectiveness of each Replacement Facility Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or shall result therefrom, (ii) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Replacement Loans (after giving effect to other permitted pro forma adjustment events and any permanent repayment of Debt after the beginning of the relevant determination period but prior to or simultaneous with such Borrowing), the Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 6.15 and 6.16 recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements shall have been (or shall have been required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 5.06 and (iii) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) immediately prior to, and after giving effect to, the incurrence of such Replacement Loans on and as of the date that such Replacement Loans are made, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that specifically relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date. Each tranche of Replacement Loans shall be in an integral multiple of $10,000,000 and be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $50,000,000 (or such lesser minimum amount approved by the Administrative Agent, acting pursuant to the direction of the Majority Lenders) and shall not exceed the principal amount of the Loans being replaced (plus the amount of fees, expenses and original issue discount incurred in connection with such Replacement Loans). The proceeds of any Replacement Loans shall be applied only to prepay the Loans of the Class which such Replacement Loans are replacing. (b) Any Replacement Loans (i) shall rank pari passu in right of payment (provided the Borrower may make optional prepayments of the Loans as set forth in Section 2.06(b)) and security with the Obligations in respect of the other Loans pursuant to the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment (which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (ii) for purposes of mandatory prepayments, shall be treated substantially the same as (or, to the extent set forth in the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment, less favorably than) the Loans being replaced and (iii) other than amortization, maturity date and pricing (interest rate, fees, funding discounts and prepayment premiums) (as set forth in the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment) shall have the same terms (or, to the extent set forth in the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment, less favorable terms or more favorable terms (if such more favorable terms benefit all Lenders)) as the Loans being replaced, or such other terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower; provided that (A) any Replacement Loans shall not have a final maturity date earlier than the date which is 91 days after the final scheduled maturity date of the Loans being replaced, (B) any Replacement Loans shall not have a weighted average life to maturity that is less than 91 days later than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the then remaining Loans under the applicable Class, (C) principal of and interest on any Loans being replaced with Replacement Loans shall be paid in full on the Replacement Facility Closing Date for the applicable Replacement Loans and (D) the Loans of each Lender under the replaced Class shall be prepaid ratably. In addition, the terms and conditions applicable to any Replacement Facility may provide for additional or different covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders under such Replacement Facility and applicable only during periods after the then latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the date such Replacement Facility is issued, incurred or obtained or the date on which all non-refinanced Obligations (excluding Obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangements and contingent reimbursement and indemnification obligations, in each case, which are not due and payable) are paid in full. (c) Any New Lender which elects to become a “Lender” under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.18(a) shall execute a New Lender Supplement, whereupon such New Lender shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement. (d) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Replacement Loans. Each Replacement Facility shall become effective pursuant to an amendment (each, a “Replacement Facility Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, the Lenders (including any New Lenders) providing the Replacement Loans and the Administrative Agent. No Replacement Facility Amendment shall require the consent of any Lenders or any other Person other than the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to such Replacement Facility Amendment. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Replacement Loans, unless it so agrees. Commitments in respect of any Replacement Loans shall become Commitments under this Agreement. A Replacement Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders or any other Person, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section (including to provide for class voting provisions applicable to the Lenders providing the applicable Replacement Loans on terms comparable to the provisions of Section 9.02(b)). The effectiveness of any Replacement Facility Amendment shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto, be subject to the satisfaction or waiver on the date thereof (each, a “Replacement Facility Closing Date”) of each of the conditions set forth in Section 2.18(a). To the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the effectiveness of a Replacement Facility Amendment may be conditioned on the Administrative Agent’s receipt of (i) all documentation and other information with respect to the New Lender(s) that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT ACT, and (ii) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Article III, with respect to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to any of the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.18.
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Replacement Facilities. (a) At any time and from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request to replace all or a portion of the Loans under any Class with one or more additional tranches of term loans under this Agreement (the “Replacement Loans”; each such replacement facility, a “Replacement Facility”); provided that (i) at the time of each such request and upon the effectiveness of each Replacement Facility Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or shall result therefrom, (ii) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Replacement Loans (after giving effect to other permitted pro forma adjustment events and any permanent repayment of Debt after the beginning of the relevant determination period but prior to or simultaneous with such Borrowing), the Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 6.15 and 6.16 recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements shall have been (or shall have been required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 5.06 and (iii) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) immediately prior to, and after giving effect to, the incurrence of such Replacement Loans on and as of the date that such Replacement Loans are made, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that specifically relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date. Each tranche of Replacement Loans shall be in an integral multiple of $10,000,000 and be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $50,000,000 (or such lesser minimum amount approved by the Administrative Agent, acting pursuant to the direction of the Majority Lenders) and shall not exceed the principal amount of the Loans being replaced (plus the amount of fees, expenses and original issue discount incurred in connection with such Replacement Loans). The proceeds of any Replacement Loans shall be applied only to prepay the Loans of the Class which such Replacement Loans are replacing.
(b) Any Replacement Loans (i) shall rank pari passu in right of payment (provided the Borrower may make optional prepayments of the Loans as set forth in Section 2.06(b)) and security with the Obligations in respect of the other Loans pursuant to the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment (which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (ii) for purposes of mandatory prepayments, shall be treated substantially the same as (or, to the extent set forth in the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment, less favorably than) the Loans being replaced and (iii) other than amortization, maturity date and pricing (interest rate, fees, funding discounts and prepayment premiums) (as set forth in the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment) shall have the same terms (or, to the extent set forth in the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment, less favorable terms or more favorable terms (if such more favorable terms benefit all Lenders)) as the Loans being replaced, or such other terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower; , provided that (A) any Replacement Loans shall not have a final maturity date earlier than the date which is 91 days after the final scheduled maturity date of the Loans being replaced, (B) any Replacement Loans shall not have a weighted average life to maturity that is less than 91 days later than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the then remaining Loans under the applicable Class, (C) principal of and interest on any Loans being replaced with Replacement Loans shall be paid in full on the Replacement Facility Closing Date for the applicable Replacement Loans and (D) the Loans of each Lender under the replaced Class shall be prepaid ratably. In addition, the terms and conditions applicable to any Replacement Facility may provide for additional or different covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders under such Replacement Facility and applicable only during periods after the then latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the date such Replacement Facility is issued, incurred or obtained or the date on which all non-refinanced Obligations (excluding Obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangements and contingent reimbursement and indemnification obligations, in each case, which are not due and payable) are paid in full.
(c) Any New Lender which elects to become a “Lender” under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.18(a) shall execute a New Lender Supplement, whereupon such New Lender shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.
(d) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Replacement Loans. Each Replacement Facility shall become effective pursuant to an amendment (each, a “Replacement Facility Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, the Lenders (including any New Lenders) providing the Replacement Loans and the Administrative Agent. No Replacement Facility Amendment shall require the consent of any Lenders or any other Person other than the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to such Replacement Facility Amendment. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Replacement Loans, unless it so agrees. Commitments in respect of any Replacement Loans shall become Commitments under this Agreement. A Replacement Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders or any other Person, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section (including to provide for class voting provisions applicable to the Lenders providing the applicable Replacement Loans on terms comparable to the provisions of Section 9.02(b9.2(b)). The effectiveness of any Replacement Facility Amendment shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto, be subject to the satisfaction or waiver on the date thereof (each, a “Replacement Facility Closing Date”) of each of the conditions set forth in Section 2.18(a). To the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the effectiveness of a Replacement Facility Amendment may be conditioned on the Administrative Agent’s receipt of (i) all documentation and other information customary legal opinions with respect to the New Lender(s) that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT ACT, and (ii) customary legal opinionsthereto, board resolutions and officers’ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Article III, with respect to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to any of the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.18.
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Replacement Facilities. (a) At any time and from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request to replace all or a portion of the Loans under any Class with one or more additional tranches of term loans under this Agreement (the “Replacement Loans”; each such replacement facility, a “Replacement Facility”); provided that (i) at the time of each such request and upon the effectiveness of each Replacement Facility Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or shall result therefrom, (ii) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Replacement Loans (after giving effect to other permitted pro forma adjustment events and any permanent repayment of Debt after the beginning of the relevant determination period but prior to or simultaneous with such Borrowing), the Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 6.15 and 6.16 recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements shall have been (or shall have been required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 5.06 and (iii) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) immediately prior to, and after giving effect to, the incurrence of such Replacement Loans on and as of the date that such Replacement Loans are made, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that specifically relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date. Each tranche of Replacement Loans shall be in an integral multiple of $10,000,000 and be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $50,000,000 (or such lesser minimum amount approved by the Administrative Agent, acting pursuant to the direction of the Majority Lenders) and shall not exceed the principal amount of the Loans being replaced (plus the amount of fees, expenses and original issue discount incurred in connection with such Replacement Loans). The proceeds of any Replacement Loans shall be applied only to prepay the Loans of the Class which such Replacement Loans are replacing.
(b) Any Replacement Loans (i) shall rank pari passu in right of payment (provided the Borrower may make optional prepayments of the Loans as set forth in Section 2.06(b)) and security with the Obligations in respect of the other Loans pursuant to the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment (which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (ii) for purposes of mandatory prepayments, shall be treated substantially the same as (or, to the extent set forth in the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment, less favorably than) the Loans being replaced and (iii) other than amortization, maturity date and pricing (interest rate, fees, funding discounts and prepayment premiums) (as set forth in the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment) shall have the same terms (or, to the extent set forth in the relevant Replacement Facility Amendment, less favorable terms or more favorable terms (if such more favorable terms benefit all Lenders)) as the Loans being replaced, or such other terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower; provided that (A) any Replacement Loans shall not have a final maturity date earlier than the date which is 91 days after the final scheduled maturity date of the Loans being replaced, (B) any Replacement Loans shall not have a weighted average life to maturity that is less than 91 days later than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the then remaining Loans under the applicable Class, (C) principal of and interest on any Loans being replaced with Replacement Loans shall be paid in full on the Replacement Facility Closing Date for the applicable Replacement Loans and (D) the Loans of each Lender under the replaced Class shall be prepaid ratably. In addition, the terms and conditions applicable to any Replacement Facility may provide for additional or different covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders under such Replacement Facility and applicable only during periods after the then latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the date such Replacement Facility is issued, incurred or obtained or the date on which all non-refinanced Obligations (excluding Obligations in respect of any Hedging Arrangements and contingent reimbursement and indemnification obligations, in each case, which are not due and payable) are paid in full.
(c) Any New Lender which elects to become a “Lender” under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.18(a) shall execute a New Lender Supplement, whereupon such New Lender shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.
(d) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Replacement Loans. Each Replacement Facility shall become effective pursuant to an amendment (each, a “Replacement Facility Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, the Lenders (including any New Lenders) providing the Replacement Loans and the Administrative Agent. No Replacement Facility Amendment shall require the consent of any Lenders or any other Person other than the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to such Replacement Facility Amendment. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Replacement Loans, unless it so agrees. Commitments in respect of any Replacement Loans shall become Commitments under this Agreement. A Replacement Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders or any other Person, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section (including to provide for class voting provisions applicable to the Lenders providing the applicable Replacement Loans on terms comparable to the provisions of Section 9.02(b)). The effectiveness of any Replacement Facility Amendment shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto, be subject to the satisfaction or waiver on the date thereof (each, a “Replacement Facility Closing Date”) of each of the conditions set forth in Section 2.18(a). To the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the effectiveness of a Replacement Facility Amendment may be conditioned on the Administrative Agent’s receipt of (i) all documentation and other information customary legal opinions with respect to the New Lender(s) that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT ACT, and (ii) customary legal opinionsthereto, board resolutions and officers’ certificates and/or reaffirmation agreements consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Article III, with respect to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to any of the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.18.
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