Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Such Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized, and each Significant Subsidiary of such Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, are within such Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not contravene (i) such Borrower’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) law binding or affecting such Borrower or (iii) any contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Borrower or any of its properties.
(c) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Borrower. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and except as the availability of the remedy of specific performance is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such remedy is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and subject to requirements of reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing.
(d) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Agreement, except for such Governmental Approvals that may be required to be obtained by such Borrower in connection with any Extension of Credit to or for the account of such Borrower, each of which Governmental Approvals will have been obtained and will be in full force and effect on or prior to the date of any Extension of Credit to or for the account of such Borrower.
(e) There is no pending or threatened action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding, including, without limitation, any Environmental Action, affecting such Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.
(f) The consolidated balance sheet of each Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of such Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, accompanied by an opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, copies of each of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of such Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of such Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Since December 31, 2007, there has been no Material Adverse Change with respect to such Borrower.
(g) No written statement, information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished by or on behalf of such Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any LC Issuing Bank in connection with the syndication or negotiation of this Agreement or included herein or delivered pursuant hereto contained, contains, or will contain any material misstatement of fact or intentionally omitted, omits, or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are, or will be made, not misleading.
(h) Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, such Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of such Borrower is in material compliance with all laws (including ERISA and Environmental Laws) rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority applicable to it.
(i) No accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not waived, exists with respect to any Plan. Such Borrower has not incurred, and does not presently expect to incur, any withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Borrower and each of its ERISA Affiliates have complied in all material respects with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. Such Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with foreign law applicable to its Foreign Plans, if any. As used herein, the term “Plan” shall mean an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) which is and has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or have been made or should be made according to the terms of the plan by any Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates. The term “Multiemployer Plan” shall mean any Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA). The term “Foreign Plan” shall mean any pension, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, or other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement maintained by any entity subsidiary which, under applicable local foreign law, is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANIES To induce each Lender and the Agent to execute and deliver this Agreement, each Company represents, warrants and covenants that:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Company of this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action required on its part, and this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith are legal, valid and binding obligations of such Company enforceable against such Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b) Except with respect to the Existing Events of Default, each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents is true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) on and as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such earlier date, and each of the agreements and covenants in the Transaction Documents is hereby reaffirmed with the same force and effect as if each were separately stated herein and made as of the date hereof.
(c) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby does or shall contravene, result in a breach of, or violate (i) any provision of any Company’s corporate charter, bylaws, operating agreement or other governing documents, (ii) any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or government instrumentality or (iii) any mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which any Company is a party, or by which any Company or its property is bound.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, except for the Existing Events of Default, no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(e) The Agent’s and the Lender’s security interests in the Collateral continue to be valid, binding and enforceable first-priority security interests which secure the obligations under the Transaction Documents and no tax or judgment liens are currently on record against any Company.
(f) Except with respect to the Existing Events of Default, any misrepresentation of a Company, or any failure of a Company to comply with the covenants, conditions and agreements contained in any agreement, document or instrument executed or delivered by any Company with, to or in favor of any Company shall constitute a Forbearance Default hereunder and an immediate Event of Default under the Financing Agreement.
(g) The recitals in this Agreement are true and correct.
