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Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans and on a non pro rata basis (each, a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment”) pursuant to the procedures described in this Section 2.29; provided that (i) on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (as defined below) and after giving effect to the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (A) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding shall not be greater than $50,000,000 and (B) no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made from the proceeds of any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan, (ii) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Term Loan Lenders of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and (iii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (A) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (B) stating that each of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. (b) To the extent the Borrower seeks to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, the Borrower will provide written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein by the Borrower (each, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Term Loans to be prepaid, (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”), and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”). (c) Upon receipt of a Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Term Loan Lender thereof. On or prior to the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discount. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term Loans. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (E.W. SCRIPPS Co), Credit Agreement (E.W. SCRIPPS Co), Credit Agreement (E.W. SCRIPPS Co)

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Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan DocumentAgreement, the Borrower shall have the right may at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to prepay Initial Term Loans, and, if applicable, any Incremental Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the below par value of such Term Loans and on a non non-pro rata basis (each, a an Discounted Voluntary PrepaymentAuction) pursuant , and each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the procedures described Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”)), subject to the following: (i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.29; provided that and the Auction Procedures; (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option delivery of each Auction Notice (as defined below) and at the time of prepayment of any Term Loans in connection with any Auction and after giving effect to the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith; (Aiii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Revolving all Term Loans that the Borrower offers to repay in any such Auction shall be no less than $10,000,000 and Swingline whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and Auction Manager); (iv) after giving effect to any prepayment of the applicable Term Loans outstanding pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant for the most recently completed Reference Period, as applicable; (v) the Borrower shall not be greater than $50,000,000 make any drawing under the Revolving Credit Facility immediately prior to and (B) no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment immediately after giving effect to any prepayment of the applicable Term Loans pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith and shall be made from not use the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Loan, in connection with any such prepayment; (iivi) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loan Lenders Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the settlement date of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and the relevant prepayment; (iiivii) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time; (viii) the Borrower represents and warrants that, at the time of each such Auction and at the time of any prepayment of the applicable Term Loans pursuant to such Auction, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall deliver have any material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “MNPI”) with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any securities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the Borrower’s ability to perform any obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other matter that may be material to a decision by any Lender to participate in any such Auction, in any case, that has not been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative AgentAgent and the Lenders (other than because such Lender does not wish to receive MNPI) prior to such time; (ix) at the time of each prepayment of the applicable Term Loans subject to the Auction, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate of executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clauses (Aii), (iv), (v) stating and (viii); and (x) any Auction shall be offered to all Lenders with outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche that are to be prepaid on a pro rata basis. (b) The Borrower must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of the applicable Term Loans pursuant to the respective Auction. If the Borrower commences any Auction (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the commencement of the respective Auction have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Borrower reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the prepayment of the applicable Term Loans pursuant to such Auction shall be satisfied, then the Borrower shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of the respective Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to the respective Auction, and any such failure shall not result in any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (B) stating that each of the conditions hereunder. With respect to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount all prepayments of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. (b) To the extent the Borrower seeks to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, the Borrower will provide written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein made by the Borrower (eachpursuant to this Section, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such prepayment all accrued and unpaid interest and fees (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the prepaid Term Loans up to be prepaid, the settlement date of such prepayment and (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage prepayments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”)this Agreement, and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentincluding, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”)without limitation, Section 2.5 or 4.4. (c) Upon receipt The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to any Auction and the other transactions contemplated by this Section (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 4.4 and 5.6) that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section. The parties hereto understand and acknowledge that prepayments of the Term Loans by the Borrower contemplated by this Section shall not constitute Investments by the Borrower. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Article XI and Section 12.3 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a Discounted Prepayment Option Noticereference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify cooperate with the Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Auction Manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with each applicable Term Loan Lender thereofAuction. On or prior Notwithstanding anything to the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially contrary contained herein (including in the form definitions of Exhibit H hereto (each, a Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA) any non-cash gains or income in respect of Lender Participation Notice”) to cancellation of indebtedness” resulting from the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par prepayment and cancellation of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the any Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount Subsidiaries pursuant to their par value within the Applicable Discount. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment this Section shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result excluded from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt determination of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due Consolidated Net Income and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term LoansConsolidated EBITDA. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Switch, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Switch, Inc.)

Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan DocumentAgreement, the Borrower shall have the right may at any time and from time to time conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to prepay Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the below par value of such Term Loans and on a non non-pro rata basis (each, a an Discounted Voluntary PrepaymentAuction) pursuant , and each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the procedures described Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”)), so long as the following conditions are satisfied: (i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.29; provided that and the Auction Procedures; (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option delivery of each Auction Notice (as defined below) and at the time of prepayment of any Term Loans in connection with any Auction and after giving effect to any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith; (iii) the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, cash amount that the Borrower offers to pay in any such Auction shall be no less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and Auction Manager); (iv) after giving effect to any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith (A) [reserved] and (B) the aggregate amount of outstanding Initial Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations, Additional Revolving Loans and Swingline Other Revolving Loans outstanding on such date shall not be greater than $50,000,000 50,000,000; (v) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the settlement date of the relevant prepayment; (vi) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time; (vii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans prepaid pursuant to this Section shall not exceed 25% of the original issuance amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of the Class of Term Loans being prepaid or, in solely in the case of Term C Loans or Term E Loans, the applicable principal amount thereof as of the First Amendment Effective Date; (viii) no more than three (3) such prepayments shall be made in any consecutive twelve (12) month period; (ix) the Borrower represents and warrants that, at the time of each such Auction and at the time of any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “MNPI”) with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or with respect to the Loans or any securities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that has not been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (other than because such Lender does not wish to receive MNPI) prior to such time and could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, a Lender’s decision to participate in the Auction; (x) at the time of each prepayment of Term Loans through the Auction the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Signatory of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clauses (ii), (iv) and (ix); (xi) any Auction shall be offered to all Lenders with a Commitment or outstanding Loans of the applicable tranche of Term Loans that are to be prepaid on a pro rata basis; and (xii) the Borrower shall only use (A) Excess Cash Flow that it is permitted to retain pursuant to Section 2.6(b)(iv) or (B) one time in any consecutive six (6) month period, the proceeds of Equity Issuances consisting solely of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower, in each case for such prepayment (it being acknowledged and agreed that, for the avoidance of doubt, no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment prepayment of any Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.17 shall be made from the proceeds of any Initial Revolving Loan or Swingline any Additional Revolving Loan or any Other Revolving Loan, (ii) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Term Loan Lenders of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and (iii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (A) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (B) stating that each of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment). (b) To The Borrower must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the extent conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to the respective Auction. If the Borrower seeks commences any Auction (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentbe satisfied at the time of the commencement of the respective Auction have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Borrower will provide written notice reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction shall be satisfied, then the Borrower shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of the respective Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to the Administrative Agent substantially respective Auction, and any such failure shall not result in the form any Default hereunder. With respect to all prepayments of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein made by the Borrower (eachpursuant to this Section, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such prepayment all accrued and unpaid interest and fees (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the prepaid Term Loans up to be prepaid, the settlement date of such prepayment and (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage prepayments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”)this Agreement, and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentincluding, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”)without limitation, Section 2.6. (c) Upon receipt The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Auctions and the other transactions contemplated by this Section (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement ((including, without limitation, Sections 2.6 and 2.10), it being understood and acknowledged that prepayments of the Term Loans by the Borrower contemplated by this Section shall not constitute Investments by the Borrower) that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Section 5.11 and Article 9 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a Discounted Prepayment Option Noticereference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Term Loan Lender thereof. On or prior to cooperate with the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans Auction Manager in order to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discounteach Auction. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term Loans. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Gray Television Inc), Credit Agreement (Gray Television Inc)

Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall have the right Credit Party may at any time and from time to time to prepay purchase Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount purchase price to be determined in accordance with the par value of such Term Loans and on a non pro rata basis Auction Procedures (each, a an Discounted Voluntary PrepaymentAuction) pursuant , and each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or another financial institution of recognized national standing selected by such Credit Party and reasonably acceptable to the procedures described Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”)), so long as the following conditions are satisfied: (i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.29; provided that (i) on 2.16 and the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (as defined below) and after giving effect to the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (A) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding shall not be greater than $50,000,000 and (B) no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made from the proceeds of any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan, Auction Procedures; (ii) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Term Loan Lenders of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and (iii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (A) stating that no Default or Event of Default has shall have occurred and is be continuing or would result from therefrom; (iii) the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, principal amount (Bcalculated on the face amount thereof) stating of any Term Loan that each such Credit Party offers to repay in any such Auction shall be no less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager); (Civ) specifying the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of any Term Loan so prepaid by such Credit Party shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the settlement date of the relevant prepayment; (v) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time; and (vi) any Auction shall be offered to all Lenders with a Commitment or outstanding Loans of the applicable Term Loan that is to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepaymenton a pro rata basis. (b) To Any purchase of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall be effective upon recordation in the Register (in the manner set forth above) by the Administrative Agent. Each assignment shall be recorded in the Register immediately following the completion of the relevant Auction conducted pursuant to the relevant Auction Procedures. The date of such recordation of a transfer shall be referred to in this Section 2.16 as the “Auction Effective Date”. After such assignments have been recorded in the Register, such Term Loans and, to the extent the Borrower seeks to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentof such Term Loans, the Borrower will provide written notice to Credit Party and the Borrower, shall each be removed by the Administrative Agent substantially from the Register in the form their entirety. The processing and recordation fee as set forth in Section 11.06(b)(iv) shall not be applicable to any purchase of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein pursuant to this Section 2.16 or the concurrent assignment of Term Loans by any Credit Party to the Borrower (each, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”)Borrower, in each case at a discount consummated pursuant to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Term Loans to be prepaid, (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”), and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”)this Section 2.16. (c) Upon receipt Each Credit Party shall make payment of a Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable purchase price for Term Loan Lender thereof. On or prior Loans accepted for purchase pursuant to the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify Auction Procedures by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) transmitting funds directly to the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”)assigning Lender. Based Interest on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (accrued through the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Auction Effective Date shall be deemed paid to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its the Lender that has assigned such Term Loans at any discount to their par value within on the Applicable DiscountAuction Effective Date. (d) The Borrower provisions of this Section 2.16 shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those not require any Credit Party to offer to purchase any Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Auctions and the other transactions contemplated by this Section 2.16 (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.05 and 2.13, it being understood and acknowledged that prepayments of the Term Loans by a Credit Party contemplated by this Section 2.16 shall not constitute Investments by such Credit Party) that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.16. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be made within five (5) Business Days entitled to the benefits of the Acceptance Date (or such later date provisions of Article X and Section 11.04(b) mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a reference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the Auction Manager as reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined requested by the Administrative Agent Auction Manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify duties in connection with each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term LoansAuction. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Dycom Industries Inc), Credit Agreement (Dycom Industries Inc)

Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan DocumentAgreement, the Borrower shall have the right may at any time and from time to time conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to prepay Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the below par value of such Term Loans and on a non non-pro rata basis (each, a an Discounted Voluntary PrepaymentAuction) pursuant , and each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the procedures described Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”)), so long as the following conditions are satisfied: (i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.29; provided that and the Auction Procedures; (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option delivery of each Auction Notice (as defined below) and at the time of prepayment of any Term Loans in connection with any Auction and after giving effect to any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith; (iii) the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, cash amount that the Borrower offers to pay in any such Auction shall be no less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and Auction Manager); (iv) after giving effect to any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith (A) Liquidity shall not be less than $20,000,000 and (B) the aggregate amount of outstanding Initial Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations and Additional Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding on such date shall not be greater than $50,000,000 10,000,000; (v) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the settlement date of the relevant prepayment; (vi) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time; (vii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans prepaid pursuant to this Section shall not exceed 25% of the original issuance amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of the Class of Term Loans being prepaid; (viii) no more than three (3) such prepayments shall be made in any consecutive twelve (12) month period; (ix) the Borrower represents and warrants that, at the time of each such Auction and at the time of any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “MNPI”) with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or with respect to the Loans or any securities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that has not been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (other than because such Lender does not wish to receive MNPI) prior to such time and could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, a Lender’s decision to participate in the Auction; (x) at the time of each prepayment of Term Loans through the Auction the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Signatory of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clauses (ii), (iv) and (ix); (xi) any Auction shall be offered to all Lenders with a Commitment or outstanding Loans of the applicable tranche of Term Loans that are to be prepaid on a pro rata basis; and (xii) the Borrower shall only use (A) Excess Cash Flow that it is permitted to retain pursuant to Section 2.6(b)(iv) or (B) one time in any consecutive six (6) month period, the proceeds of Equity Issuances consisting solely of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower, in each case for such prepayment (it being acknowledged and agreed that, for the avoidance of doubt, no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment prepayment of any Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.17 shall be made from the proceeds of any Initial Revolving Loan or Swingline any Additional Revolving Loan, (ii) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Term Loan Lenders of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and (iii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (A) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (B) stating that each of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment). (b) To The Borrower must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the extent conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to the respective Auction. If the Borrower seeks commences any Auction (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentbe satisfied at the time of the commencement of the respective Auction have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Borrower will provide written notice reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction shall be satisfied, then the Borrower shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of the respective Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to the Administrative Agent substantially respective Auction, and any such failure shall not result in the form any Default hereunder. With respect to all prepayments of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein made by the Borrower (eachpursuant to this Section, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such prepayment all accrued and unpaid interest and fees (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the prepaid Term Loans up to be prepaid, the settlement date of such prepayment and (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage prepayments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”)this Agreement, and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentincluding, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”)without limitation, Section 2.6. (c) Upon receipt The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Auctions and the other transactions contemplated by this Section (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.6 and 2.10), it being understood and acknowledged that prepayments of the Term Loans by the Borrower contemplated by this Section shall not constitute Investments by the Borrower) that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Section 5.11 and Article 9 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a Discounted Prepayment Option Noticereference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Term Loan Lender thereof. On or prior to cooperate with the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans Auction Manager in order to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discounteach Auction. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term Loans. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Gray Television Inc)

Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans and on a non pro rata basis (each, a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment”) pursuant to the procedures described in this Section 2.29; provided that (i) on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (as defined below) and after giving effect to the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (A) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding shall not be greater than $50,000,000 and (B) no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made from the proceeds of any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan, (ii) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Term Loan Lenders of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and (iii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (A) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (B) stating that each of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. (b) To the extent the Borrower seeks to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, the Borrower will provide written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein by the Borrower (each, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Term Loans to be prepaid, (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”), and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”). (c) Upon receipt of a Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Term Loan Lender thereof. On or prior to the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the - 7 - Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discount. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term Loans. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.” (g) The Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by deleting clause (a) from Section 5.12 thereof and substituting the following in lieu thereof: (a) If, at any time, a Subsidiary of the Borrower is required to become a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 5.12, such Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement in the form of Exhibit D to the Security Agreement within ten (10) Business Days after such Subsidiary is so required to become a Subsidiary Loan Party.” (h) The Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following new Section 5.15 thereto:

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Samples: Credit Agreement (E.W. SCRIPPS Co)

Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan DocumentAgreement, the Borrower shall have the right may at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to prepay Term B Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the below par value of such Term Loans and on a non non-pro rata basis (each, a an Discounted Voluntary PrepaymentAuction) pursuant , and each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the procedures described Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”)), so long as the following conditions are satisfied: (i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.29; provided that and the Auction Procedures; (iii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option delivery of each Auction Notice (as defined below) and at the time of prepayment of any Term B Loans in connection with any Auction and after giving effect to the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (A) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding shall not be greater than $50,000,000 and (B) no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made from the proceeds of any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan, (ii) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Term Loan Lenders of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith; (iii) the principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term B Loans that the Borrower offers to repay in any such Auction shall be no less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and Auction Manager); (iv) after giving effect to any prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, the Borrower shall deliver be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.11 based on the financial statements most recently delivered to the Administrative AgentAgent pursuant to Section 4.01(h)(ii), together 6.01(a) or 6.01(b), as applicable; (v) immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to any prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith there shall not be any Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans; (vi) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term B Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the settlement date of the relevant prepayment; (vii) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time; (viii) the Borrower represents and warrants that, at the time of each such Auction and at the time of any prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to such Auction, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “MNPI”) with each Discounted Prepayment Option Noticerespect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any securities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the Borrower’s ability to perform any obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other matter that may be material to a decision by any Lender to participate in any such prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to this Section, in any case, that has not been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (other than because such Lender does not wish to receive MNPI) prior to such time and could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, a Lender’s decision to participate in the Auction; (ix) at the time of each prepayment of Term B Loans through the Auction the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate of executed 67072595_7 by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clauses (A) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentii), (Biv), (v) stating that each and (viii); and (x) any Auction shall be offered to all Lenders with outstanding Term B Loans of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans applicable tranche that are to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepaymenton a pro rata basis. (b) To The Borrower must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the extent conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to the respective Auction. If the Borrower seeks commences any Auction (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentbe satisfied at the time of the commencement of the respective Auction have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Borrower will provide written notice reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to such Auction shall be satisfied, then the Borrower shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of the respective Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to the Administrative Agent substantially respective Auction, and any such failure shall not result in the form any Default hereunder. With respect to all prepayments of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term B Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein made by the Borrower (eachpursuant to this Section, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such prepayment all accrued and unpaid interest and fees (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the prepaid Term B Loans up to be prepaid, the settlement date of such prepayment and (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage prepayments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”)this Agreement, and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentincluding, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”)without limitation, Section 2.05 or 2.06. (c) Upon receipt The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to any Auction and the other transactions contemplated by this Section (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.05 and 2.13) that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section. The parties hereto understand and acknowledge that prepayments of the Term B Loans by the Borrower contemplated by this Section shall not constitute Investments by the Borrower. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Article 9 and Section 10.04 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a Discounted Prepayment Option Noticereference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Term Loan Lender thereof. On or prior to cooperate with the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans Auction Manager in order to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”)each Auction. Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discount. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term Loans. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.67072595_7

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Samples: Credit Agreement (On Assignment Inc)

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Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans and on a non pro rata basis (each, a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment”) pursuant to the procedures described in this Section 2.29; provided that (i) on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (as defined below) and after giving effect to the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (A) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding shall not be greater than $50,000,000 and (B) no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made from the proceeds of any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan, (ii) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Term Loan Lenders of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and (iii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (A) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (B) stating that each of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. (b) To the extent the Borrower seeks to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, the Borrower will provide written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein by the Borrower (each, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Term Loans to be prepaid, (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”), and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”). (c) Upon receipt of a Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Term Loan Lender thereof. On or prior to the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discount. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term Loans. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.Voluntary

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Samples: Credit Agreement (E.W. SCRIPPS Co)

Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan DocumentAgreement, the Borrower shall have the right may at any time and from time to time after the Delayed Draw Termination Date conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to prepay Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the below par value of such Term Loans and on a non non-pro rata basis (each, a an Discounted Voluntary PrepaymentAuction) pursuant , and each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the procedures described Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”)), so long as the following conditions are satisfied: (i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.29; provided that and the Auction Procedures; (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option delivery of each Auction Notice (as defined below) and at the time of prepayment of any Term Loans in connection with any Auction and after giving effect to any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith; (iii) the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans that the Borrower offers to repay in any such Auction shall be no less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and Auction Manager); (iv) after giving effect to any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith (A) Liquidity shall not be less than $30,000,000 and (B) the aggregate amount of outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations on such date shall not be greater than $50,000,000 10,000,000; (v) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the settlement date of the relevant prepayment; (vi) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time; (vii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans prepaid pursuant to this Section shall not exceed $100,000,000; (viii) the Borrower represents and warrants that, at the time of each such Auction and at the time of any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “MNPI”) with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or with respect to the Loans or any securities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that has not been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (other than because such Lender does not wish to receive MNPI) prior to such time and could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, a Lender’s decision to participate in the Auction; (ix) at the time of each prepayment of Term Loans through the Auction the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Signatory of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clauses (ii), (iv) and (viii); (x) any Auction shall be offered to all Lenders with a Commitment or outstanding Loans of the applicable tranche of Term Loans that are to be prepaid on a pro rata basis; and (xi) the Borrower shall only use (A) Excess Cash Flow that it is permitted to retain pursuant to Section 2.6(b)(iv) or (B) one time in any consecutive six (6) month period, the proceeds of Equity Issuances consisting solely of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower that it is permitted to retain pursuant to Section 2.6(b)(v)(B), in each case for such prepayment (it being acknowledged and agreed that, for the avoidance of doubt, no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment prepayment of any Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.17 shall be made from the proceeds of any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan, (ii) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Term Loan Lenders creation, assumption or incurrence of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and (iii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative AgentIndebtedness, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (A) stating that no Default any Asset Sale or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing any insurance or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (B) stating that each of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentcondemnation proceeding). (b) To The Borrower must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the extent conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to the respective Auction. If the Borrower seeks commences any Auction (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentbe satisfied at the time of the commencement of the respective Auction have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Borrower will provide written notice reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction shall be satisfied, then the Borrower shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of the respective Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to the Administrative Agent substantially respective Auction, and any such failure shall not result in the form any Default hereunder. With respect to all prepayments of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein made by the Borrower (eachpursuant to this Section, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such prepayment all accrued and unpaid interest and fees (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the prepaid Term Loans up to be prepaid, the settlement date of such prepayment and (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage prepayments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”)this Agreement, and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentincluding, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”)without limitation, Section 2.6. (c) Upon receipt The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Auctions and the other transactions contemplated by this Section (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.6 and 2.10), it being understood and acknowledged that prepayments of the Term Loans by the Borrower contemplated by this Section shall not constitute Investments by the Borrower) that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Section 5.11 and Article 9 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a Discounted Prepayment Option Noticereference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Term Loan Lender thereof. On or prior to cooperate with the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans Auction Manager in order to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discounteach Auction. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term Loans. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Gray Television Inc)

Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan DocumentAgreement, the Borrower shall have the right may at any time and from time to time conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to prepay Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the below par value of such Term Loans and on a non non-pro rata basis (each, a an Discounted Voluntary PrepaymentAuction) pursuant , and each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the procedures described Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”)), so long as the following conditions are satisfied: (i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.29; provided that and the Auction Procedures; (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option delivery of each Auction Notice (as defined below) and at the time of prepayment of any Term Loans in connection with any Auction and after giving effect to any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith; (iii) the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, cash amount that the Borrower offers to pay in any such Auction shall be no less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and Auction Manager); (iv) after giving effect to any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith (A) [reserved] and (B) the aggregate amount of outstanding Initial Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations, Additional Revolving Loans and Swingline Other Revolving Loans outstanding on such date shall not be greater than $50,000,000 50,000,000; (v) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the settlement date of the relevant prepayment; (vi) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time; (vii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans prepaid pursuant to this Section shall not exceed 25% of the original issuance amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of the Class of Term Loans being prepaid; (viii) no more than three (3) such prepayments shall be made in any consecutive twelve (12) month period; (ix) the Borrower represents and warrants that, at the time of each such Auction and at the time of any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “MNPI”) with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or with respect to the Loans or any securities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that has not been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (other than because such Lender does not wish to receive MNPI) prior to such time and could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, a Lender’s decision to participate in the Auction; (x) at the time of each prepayment of Term Loans through the Auction the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate executed by an Authorized Signatory of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clauses (ii), (iv) and (ix); (xi) any Auction shall be offered to all Lenders with a Commitment or outstanding Loans of the applicable tranche of Term Loans that are to be prepaid on a pro rata basis; and (xii) the Borrower shall only use (A) Excess Cash Flow that it is permitted to retain pursuant to Section 2.6(b)(iv) or (B) one time in any consecutive six (6) month period, the proceeds of Equity Issuances consisting solely of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower, in each case for such prepayment (it being acknowledged and agreed that, for the avoidance of doubt, no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment prepayment of any Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.17 shall be made from the proceeds of any Initial Revolving Loan or Swingline any Additional Revolving Loan or any Other Revolving Loan, (ii) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to all Term Loan Lenders of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and (iii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (A) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (B) stating that each of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment). (b) To The Borrower must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the extent conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to the respective Auction. If the Borrower seeks commences any Auction (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentbe satisfied at the time of the commencement of the respective Auction have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Borrower will provide written notice reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to such Auction shall be satisfied, then the Borrower shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of the respective Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to the Administrative Agent substantially respective Auction, and any such failure shall not result in the form any Default hereunder. With respect to all prepayments of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein made by the Borrower (eachpursuant to this Section, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such prepayment all accrued and unpaid interest and fees (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the prepaid Term Loans up to be prepaid, the settlement date of such prepayment and (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage prepayments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”)this Agreement, and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentincluding, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”)without limitation, Section 2.6. (c) Upon receipt The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Auctions and the other transactions contemplated by this Section (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.6 and 2.10), it being understood and acknowledged that prepayments of the Term Loans by the Borrower contemplated by this Section shall not constitute Investments by the Borrower) that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Section 5.11 and Article 9 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a Discounted Prepayment Option Noticereference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Term Loan Lender thereof. On or prior to cooperate with the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (each, a “Lender Participation Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans Auction Manager in order to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discounteach Auction. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term Loans. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Gray Television Inc)

Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth contained in this Agreement (including Sections 2.21 and 10.7) or any other Loan DocumentAgreement, the Borrower shall have the right may at any time and from time to time after the ClosingThird Amendment Effective Date conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to prepay Term B-12 Loans, and, if applicable, any Incremental Term Loans to the Term Loan Lenders at a discount to the below par value of such Term Loans and on a non non-pro rata basis (each, a an Discounted Voluntary PrepaymentAuction) pursuant , and each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the procedures described Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”)), subject to the following: (i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.29; provided that and the Auction Procedures; (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom on the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option delivery of each Auction Notice (as defined below) and at the time of prepayment of any Term Loans in connection with any Auction and after giving effect to the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith; (Aiii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Revolving all Term Loans that the Borrower offers to repay in any such Auction shall be no less than $10,000,000 and Swingline whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and Auction Manager); (iv) after giving effect to any prepayment of the applicable Term Loans outstanding pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant for the most recently completed Reference Period, as applicable; (v) the Borrower shall not be greater than $50,000,000 make any drawing under the Revolving Credit Facility immediately prior to and (B) no Discounted Voluntary Prepayment immediately after giving effect to any prepayment of the applicable Term Loans pursuant to this Section and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith and shall be made from not use the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Loan, in connection with any such prepayment; (iivi) any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be offered to the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loan Lenders Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the settlement date of a particular tranche on a pro rata basis and the relevant prepayment; (iiivii) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time; (viii) the Borrower represents and warrants that, at the time of each such Auction and at the time of any prepayment of the applicable Term Loans pursuant to such Auction, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall deliver have any material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “MNPI”) with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any securities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the Borrower’s ability to perform any obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other matter that may be material to a decision by any Lender to participate in any such Auction, in any case, that has not been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative AgentAgent and the Lenders (other than because such Lender does not wish to receive MNPI) prior to such time; (ix) at the time of each prepayment of the applicable Term Loans subject to the Auction, together with each Discounted Prepayment Option Notice, a the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate of executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clauses (Aii), (iv), (v) stating and (viii); and (x) any Auction shall be offered to all Lenders with outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche that are to be prepaid on a pro rata basis. (b) The Borrower must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of the applicable Term Loans pursuant to the respective Auction. If the Borrower commences any Auction (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the commencement of the respective Auction have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Borrower reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the prepayment of the applicable Term Loans pursuant to such Auction shall be satisfied, then the Borrower shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of the respective Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to the respective Auction, and any such failure shall not result in any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, (B) stating that each of the conditions hereunder. With respect to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment contained in this Section 2.29 has been satisfied and (C) specifying the aggregate principal amount all prepayments of Term Loans to be prepaid pursuant to such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. (b) To the extent the Borrower seeks to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, the Borrower will provide written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto (each, a “Discounted Prepayment Option Notice”) that the Borrower desires to prepay Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein made by the Borrower (eachpursuant to this Section, a “Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount of any Term Loans shall not be less than $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Discounted Prepayment Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment (i) the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount for Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such prepayment all accrued and unpaid interest and fees (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the prepaid Term Loans up to be prepaid, the settlement date of such prepayment and (ii) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Borrower with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment equal to a percentage prepayments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of par of the principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Discount Range”)this Agreement, and (iii) the date by which Term Loan Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepaymentincluding, which shall be at least five (5) Business Days following the date of the Discounted Prepayment Option Notice (the “Acceptance Date”)without limitation, Section 2.5 or 4.4. (c) Upon receipt The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to any Auction and the other transactions contemplated by this Section (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 4.4 and 5.6) that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section. The parties hereto understand and acknowledge that prepayments of the Term Loans by the Borrower contemplated by this Section shall not constitute Investments by the Borrower. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Article XI and Section 12.3 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a Discounted Prepayment Option Noticereference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify cooperate with the Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Auction Manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with each applicable Term Loan Lender thereofAuction. On or prior Notwithstanding anything to the Acceptance Date, each such Term Loan Lender may specify by written notice substantially contrary contained herein (including in the form definitions of Exhibit H hereto (each, a Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA) any non-cash gains or income in respect of Lender Participation Notice”) to cancellation of indebtedness” resulting from the Administrative Agent (i) a maximum discount to par (the “Acceptable Discount”) within the Discount Range (for example, a Term Loan Lender specifying a discount to par prepayment and cancellation of 20% would accept a purchase price of 80% of the par value of the any Term Loans to be prepaid) and (ii) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent) of the Term Loans to be prepaid held by such Term Loan Lender with respect to which such Term Loan Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount (“Offered Loans”). Based on the Acceptable Discounts and principal amounts of the Term Loans to be prepaid specified by the Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall mutually determine the applicable discount for such Term Loans to be prepaid (the “Applicable Discount”), which Applicable Discount shall be (A) the percentage specified by the Borrower if the Borrower has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.29(b) for the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment or (B) otherwise, the highest Acceptable Discount at which the Borrower can pay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the highest Acceptable Discount); provided that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount cannot be repaid in full at any Acceptable Discount, the Applicable Discount shall be the lowest Acceptable Discount specified by the Term Loan Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable for all Term Loan Lenders who have offered to participate in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and have Qualifying Loans (as defined below). Any Term Loan Lender with outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount Subsidiaries pursuant to their par value within the Applicable Discount. (d) The Borrower shall make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment by prepaying those Term Loans to be prepaid (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Loan Lenders (“Qualifying Lenders”) that specify an Acceptable Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“Qualifying Loans”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest payable at such time) would be less than the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Prepayment Amount, such amounts in each case calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Borrower shall prepay all Qualifying Loans. (e) Each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment this Section shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Section 2.14(d), Section 2.14(e) and Section 2.14(f), but not subject to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto (each a “Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice”), delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. New York City Time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Prepayment, which notice shall (i) specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) state that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result excluded from the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment. Upon receipt determination of any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Loan Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due Consolidated Net Income and payable to the applicable Term Loan Lenders, subject to the Applicable Discount on the applicable Term Loans, on the date specified therein together with accrued interest (on the par principal amount) to but not including such date on the amount prepaid. The par principal amount of each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment of a Term Loan shall be applied ratably to reduce the remaining installments of such Term LoansConsolidated EBITDA. (f) To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Voluntary Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding, minimum amounts, Type and Interest Periods and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.29(c) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. (g) Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, (i) upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may withdraw or modify its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Discounted Prepayment Option Notice and (ii) no Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment pursuant to any Lender Participation Notice unless the terms of such proposed Discounted Voluntary Prepayment have been modified by the Borrower after the date of such Lender Participation Notice. Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice, a Term Loan Lender may withdraw its offer to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Prepayment solely if the Borrower is unable to provide a customary representation and warranty in the Discounted Voluntary Prepayment Notice that there is no material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. (h) Nothing in this Section 2.29 shall require the Borrower to undertake any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment nor any Lender to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Switch, Inc.)

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