Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio As of the end of each fiscal quarter of the members of the Consolidated Group, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than the ratio set forth below: Fiscal Quarter End Ratio ------------------ ----- December 31, 2000 3.00:1.0 March 31, 2001 3.10:1.0 June 30, 2001 3.10:1.0 September 30, 2001 2.75:1.0 December 31, 2001 and thereafter 2.50:1.0 1.6 Clause (c) of Section 7.9 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Senior Leverage Ratio The Borrower shall not permit its Senior Leverage Ratio at any time to exceed 2.75 to 1.00.
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio Permit the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be greater than 4.50:1.00.
Cash Flow Leverage Ratio The Borrower will not permit the Cash Flow Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter to exceed 3.50 to 1.00.
Maximum Senior Leverage Ratio Permit the Senior Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter during any period set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such date or period below: Period Ratio ------ ----- September 30, 2001 2.50:1.0 December 31, 2001 2.00:1.0 March 31, 2002 through June 30, 2002 2.50:1.0 September 30, 2002 2.00:1.0 December 31, 2002 1.50:1.0 March 31, 2003 through June 30, 2003 2.00:1.0 September 30, 2003 1.50:1.0 December 31, 2003 and thereafter 1.25:1.0
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Funded Debt Ratio Permit the Funded Debt Ratio, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such Fiscal Quarter or the period during which such Fiscal Quarter ends: Period/Fiscal Quarter Maximum Ratio December 31, 2002 3.50:1.00 March 31, 2003 2.60:1.00 June 30, 2003 2.50:1.00 September 30, 2003 2.00:1.00 December 31, 2003 through March 31, 2004 1.75:1.00 April 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 1.50:1.00
Total Net Leverage Ratio Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, shall not permit the Total Net Leverage Ratio on the last day of any Test Period to exceed the ratio set forth below opposite the last day of such Test Period:
Excess Cash Flow In the event that there shall be Excess Cash Flow in excess of $2,500,000 for any Fiscal Year, the Borrower shall, not later than the tenth Business Day following the date that is ninety days after the end of such Fiscal Year, prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to 50% (provided that (i) such prepayment percentage shall be 25% if, as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Year, the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (determined for any such period by reference to the Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c) calculating the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year) shall be 1.80:1.00 or less and (ii) no such prepayment shall be required by this clause (e) if the foregoing Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year shall be 1.30:1.00 or less) of the entire Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year minus 100% of voluntary repayments of the Loans made during such Fiscal Year with Internally Generated Cash; provided, that, if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower is required to repay or repurchase or to offer to repurchase or repay Senior Secured Debt permitted pursuant to Section 6.1 pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness with all or a portion of such Excess Cash Flow (such Senior Secured Debt required to be repaid or repurchased or to be offered to be so repaid or repurchased, “Other Applicable ECF Indebtedness”), then the Borrower may apply such Excess Cash Flow on a pro rata basis to the prepayment of the Loans and to the repayment or re-purchase of Other Applicable ECF Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.10(e) shall be reduced accordingly (for purposes of this proviso pro rata basis shall be determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Other Applicable ECF Indebtedness at such time, with it being agreed that the portion of Excess Cash Flow allocated to the Other Applicable ECF Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Excess Cash Flow required to be allocated to the Other Applicable ECF Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, and the remaining amount, if any, of such net proceeds shall be allocated to the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof); provided further, that to the extent the holders of Other Applicable ECF Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased or prepaid, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.
Consolidated Excess Cash Flow Subject to Section 2.14(g), if there shall be Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for any Fiscal Year beginning with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018, the Borrowers shall, within ten Business Days of the date on which the Borrowers are required to deliver the financial statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 5.1(b), prepay the Loans and/or certain other Obligations as set forth in Section 2.15(b) in an aggregate amount equal to (i) 50% of such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow minus (ii) voluntary prepayments of the Loans, First Lien Loans or Refinanced Debt (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) made during such Fiscal Year (excluding repayments of revolving First Lien Loans or Refinanced Debt (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) except to the extent the applicable revolving credit commitments are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments) paid from Internally Generated Cash (provided that such reduction as a result of prepayments made pursuant to Section 10.6(k) shall be limited to the actual amount of cash used to prepay principal of Term Loans, First Lien Loans or Refinanced Debt (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) (as opposed to the face amount thereof)); provided, if, as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Year, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (determined for such Fiscal Year by reference to the Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c) calculating the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Year) shall be (A) less than or equal to 4.50:1.00 but greater than 4.00:1.00, the Borrowers shall only be required to make the prepayments and/or reductions otherwise required hereby in an amount equal to (1) 25% of such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow minus (2) voluntary repayments of the Loans, First Lien Loans or Refinanced Debt (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) made during such Fiscal Year (excluding repayments of revolving First Lien or Refinanced Debt (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) except to the extent the applicable revolving credit commitments are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments) paid from Internally Generated Cash (provided that such reduction as a result of prepayments made pursuant to Section 10.6(k) shall be limited to the actual amount of cash used to prepay principal of Term Loans, First Lien Loans or Refinanced Debt (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) (as opposed to the face amount thereof)) and (B) less than or equal to 4.00:1.00, the Borrowers shall not be required to make the prepayments and/or reductions otherwise required by this Section 2.14(e).