EXHIBIT 10.1
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
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DIAGNOSTICS HOLDING, INC.,
DADE INTERNATIONAL INC.,
VARIOUS LENDING INSTITUTIONS,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST COMPANY,
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON,
GE CAPITAL COMMERCIAL FINANCE
AND SANWA BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION, AS CO-AGENTS,
and
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,
AS AGENT
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Dated as of May 7, 1996
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$585,000,000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. Amount and Terms of Credit............................................ 1
1.01 Commitments............................................................ 1
1.02 Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc......................................... 4
1.03 Notice of Borrowing.................................................... 4
1.04 Disbursement of Funds.................................................. 5
1.05 Notes.................................................................. 6
1.06 Conversions............................................................ 7
1.07 Pro Rata Borrowings.................................................... 8
1.08 Interest............................................................... 8
1.09 Interest Periods....................................................... 9
1.10 Increased Costs, Illegality, etc....................................... 10
1.11 Compensation........................................................... 12
1.12 Change of Lending Office............................................... 12
1.13 Replacement of Banks................................................... 13
SECTION 2. Letters of Credit..................................................... 14
2.01 Letters of Credit...................................................... 14
2.02 Letter of Credit Requests; Notices of Issuance......................... 15
2.03 Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings........................... 15
2.04 Letter of Credit Participations........................................ 16
2.05 Increased Costs........................................................ 18
SECTION 3. Fees; Commitments..................................................... 19
3.01 Fees................................................................... 19
3.02 Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Total Unutilized Revolving Loan
Commitment........................................................... 20
3.03 Mandatory Adjustments of Commitments, etc.............................. 20
SECTION 4. Payments.............................................................. 21
4.01 Voluntary Prepayments.................................................. 21
4.02 Mandatory Prepayments.................................................. 23
4.03 Method and Place of Payment............................................ 31
4.04 Net Payments........................................................... 31
SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent.................................................. 33
5.01 Execution of Agreement; Notes.......................................... 33
5.02 No Default; Representations and Warranties............................. 33
5.03 Officer's Certificate.................................................. 34
5.04 Opinions of Counsel.................................................... 34
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5.05 Corporate Proceedings.................................................. 34
5.06 Adverse Change, etc.................................................... 35
5.07 Litigation............................................................. 35
5.08 Approvals.............................................................. 35
5.09 Consummation of the Transaction........................................ 35
5.10 Security Documents..................................................... 37
5.11 Subsidiary Guaranty.................................................... 38
5.12 Mortgages; Title Insurance; Surveys, etc............................... 38
5.13 Plans; Collective Bargaining Agreements; Existing Indebtedness
Agreements; Shareholders' Agreements; Management Agreements;
Employment Agreements; Non-Compete Agreements; Tax Allocation
Agreements; Material Contracts....................................... 39
5.14 Solvency Opinions; Environmental Analyses; Insurance Analyses;
Financial Statements................................................. 40
5.15 Pro Forma Balance Sheets............................................... 41
5.16 Projections............................................................ 41
5.17 Existing Indebtedness.................................................. 41
5.18 Payment of Fees........................................................ 42
5.19 Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request.......................... 42
SECTION 6. Representations, Warranties and Agreements............................ 42
6.01 Corporate Status....................................................... 42
6.02 Corporate Power and Authority.......................................... 42
6.03 No Violation........................................................... 43
6.04 Litigation............................................................. 43
6.05 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.................................... 43
6.06 Governmental Approvals................................................. 43
6.07 Investment Company Act................................................. 44
6.08 Public Utility Holding Company Act..................................... 44
6.09 True and Complete Disclosure........................................... 44
6.10 Financial Condition; Financial Statements.............................. 44
6.11 Security Interests..................................................... 45
6.12 Representations and Warranties in Other Documents...................... 46
6.13 Transaction............................................................ 46
6.14 Special Purpose Corporation............................................ 46
6.15 Compliance with ERISA.................................................. 46
6.16 Capitalization......................................................... 47
6.17 Subsidiaries........................................................... 48
6.18 Intellectual Property.................................................. 48
6.19 Compliance with Statutes, etc.......................................... 48
6.20 Environmental Matters.................................................. 49
6.21 Properties............................................................. 49
6.22 Labor Relations........................................................ 49
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6.23 Tax Returns and Payments............................................. 50
6.24 Existing Indebtedness................................................ 50
6.25 Subordination........................................................ 51
SECTION 7. Affirmative Covenants............................................... 51
7.01 Information Covenants................................................ 51
7.02 Books, Records and Inspections....................................... 54
7.03 Insurance............................................................ 54
7.04 Payment of Taxes..................................................... 55
7.05 Corporate Franchises................................................. 55
7.06 Compliance with Statutes, etc........................................ 55
7.07 Compliance with Environmental Laws................................... 55
7.08 ERISA................................................................ 56
7.09 Good Repair.......................................................... 56
7.10 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters................................. 57
7.11 Additional Security; Further Assurances.............................. 57
7.12 Interest Rate Protection............................................. 58
7.13 Register 64
7.14 Maintenance of Corporate Separateness................................ 58
7.15 Xxxxxx XXX Notes; Xxxxxx Preferred Stock; Permitted Holdings PIK
Securities......................................................... 59
7.16 Foreign Subsidiaries Security........................................ 59
7.17 Contributions; Payments.............................................. 60
7.18 Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction............................. 60
SECTION 8. Negative Covenants.................................................. 61
8.01 Changes in Business.................................................. 61
8.02 Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc............... 62
8.03 Liens................................................................ 67
8.04 Indebtedness......................................................... 69
8.05 Designated Senior Debt............................................... 72
8.06 Advances, Investments and Loans...................................... 73
8.07 Dividends, etc....................................................... 76
8.08 Transactions with Affiliates......................................... 79
8.09 Capital Expenditures................................................. 80
8.10 Minimum Consolidated EBITDA.......................................... 82
8.11 Interest Coverage Ratio.............................................. 83
8.12 Current Ratio........................................................ 84
8.13 Leverage Ratio....................................................... 84
8.14 Limitation on Voluntary Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness;
Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain
Other Agreements; Issuance of Capital Stock; etc................... 85
8.15 Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries................... 86
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8.16 Limitation on the Creation of Subsidiaries........................... 87
SECTION 9. Events of Default................................................... 87
9.01 Payments............................................................. 87
9.02 Representations, etc................................................. 87
9.03 Covenants............................................................ 88
9.04 Default Under Other Agreements....................................... 88
9.05 Bankruptcy, etc...................................................... 88
9.06 ERISA................................................................ 88
9.07 Security Documents................................................... 89
9.08 Guaranties........................................................... 89
9.09 Judgments............................................................ 89
9.10 Ownership............................................................ 89
9.11 Distribution Agreement............................................... 89
9.12 Accounts Receivable Facility......................................... 90
SECTION 10. Definitions........................................................ 90
SECTION 11. The Agent.......................................................... 123
11.01 Appointment......................................................... 123
11.02 Delegation of Duties................................................ 123
11.03 Exculpatory Provisions.............................................. 124
11.04 Reliance by Agent................................................... 124
11.05 Notice of Default................................................... 125
11.06 Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Banks............................... 125
11.07 Indemnification..................................................... 125
11.08 Agent in its Individual Capacity.................................... 126
11.09 Holders 126
11.10 Resignation of the Agent; Successor Agent........................... 126
SECTION 12. Miscellaneous...................................................... 127
12.01 Payment of Expenses, etc............................................ 127
12.02 Right of Setoff; Collateral Matters................................. 127
12.03 Notices............................................................. 128
12.04 Benefit of Agreement................................................ 128
12.05 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative...................................... 130
12.06 Payments Pro Rata................................................... 130
12.07 Calculations; Computations.......................................... 130
12.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue.................... 131
12.09 Counterparts........................................................ 131
12.10 Effectiveness....................................................... 132
12.11 Headings Descriptive................................................ 132
12.12 Amendment or Waiver; etc............................................ 132
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12.13 Survival............................................................ 133
12.14 Domicile of Loans................................................... 133
12.15 Confidentiality..................................................... 133
12.16 Waiver of Jury Trial................................................ 134
SECTION 13. Holdings Guaranty................................................. 134
13.01 The Guaranty........................................................ 134
13.02 Bankruptcy.......................................................... 135
13.03 Nature of Liability................................................. 135
13.04 Independent Obligation.............................................. 135
13.05 Authorization....................................................... 135
13.06 Reliance............................................................ 136
13.07 Subordination....................................................... 136
13.08 Waiver.............................................................. 137
13.09 Nature of Liability................................................. 138
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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 7, 1996, among DIAGNOSTICS HOLDING,
INC., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), DADE INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), the lenders from time to time party hereto (each,
a "Bank" and, collectively, the "Banks"), and BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Agent
(in such capacity, the "Agent"). Unless otherwise defined herein, all
capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 10 are used herein as so
defined.
W I T N E S S E T H :
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WHEREAS, subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set
forth, the Banks are willing to make available the credit facilities provided
for herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
SECTION 1. Amount and Terms of Credit.
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1.01 Commitments. (A) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions
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herein set forth, each Bank severally agrees to make a loan or loans to the
Borrower, which loans shall be drawn, to the extent such Bank has a commitment
under such Facility, under the A Term Loan Facility, the B Term Loan Facility,
the C Term Loan Facility, the D Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Loan
Facility, as set forth below:
(a) Loans under the A Term Loan Facility (each, an "A Term Loan" and,
collectively, the "A Term Loans") (i) shall be incurred by the Borrower
pursuant to a single drawing, which shall be on the Initial Borrowing Date,
(ii) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) shall be made as Base Rate
Loans and, except as hereinafter provided, may, at the option of the
Borrower, be maintained as and/or converted into Base Rate Loans or
Eurodollar Loans, provided, that (x) all A Term Loans made by all Banks
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pursuant to the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, consist entire ly of A Term Loans of the same Type and (y)
no A Term Loans maintained as Eurodollar Loans may be incurred prior to the
earlier of (1) the 90th day after the Initial Borrowing Date and (2) that
date (the "Syndication Date") upon which the Agent determines in its sole
discretion (and notifies the Borrower) that the primary syndication (and
resultant additions of institutions as Banks pursuant to Section 12.04) has
been completed and (iv) shall not exceed for any Bank at the time of
incurrence thereof on the Initial Borrowing Date that aggregate principal
amount which equals the A Term Loan Commitment, if any, of such Bank at
such time. Once repaid, A Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
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(b) Each loan under the B Term Loan Facility (each, a "B Term Loan"
and, collectively, the "B Term Loans") (i) shall be incurred by the
Borrower pursuant to a single drawing, which shall be on the Initial
Borrowing Date, (ii) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) shall be
made as Base Rate Loans and, except as hereinafter provided, may, at the
option of the Borrower, be maintained as and/or converted into Base Rate
Loans or Eurodollar Loans, provided, that (x) all B Term Loans made by all
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Banks pursuant to the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, consist entirely of B Term Loans of the same Type and (y)
no B Term Loans maintained as Eurodollar Loans may be incurred prior to the
earlier of (1) the 90th day after the Initial Borrowing Date and (2) the
Syndication Date and (iv) shall not exceed for any Bank at the time of
incurrence thereof on the Initial Borrowing Date that aggregate principal
amount which equals the B Term Loan Commitment, if any, of such Bank at
such time. Once repaid, B Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(c) Each loan under the C Term Loan Facility (each, a "C Term Loan"
and, collectively, the "C Term Loans") (i) shall be incurred by the
Borrower pursuant to a single drawing, which shall be on the Initial
Borrowing Date, (ii) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) shall be
made as Base Rate Loans and, except as hereinafter provided, may, at the
option of the Borrower, be maintained as and/or converted into Base Rate
Loans or Eurodollar Loans, provided, that (x) all C Term Loans made by all
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Banks pursuant to the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, consist entirely of C Term Loans of the same Type and (y)
no C Term Loans maintained as Eurodollar Loans may be incurred prior to the
earlier of (1) the 90th day after the Initial Borrowing Date and (2) the
Syndication Date and (iv) shall not exceed for any Bank at the time of
incurrence thereof on the Initial Borrowing Date that aggregate principal
amount which equals the C Term Loan Commitment, if any, of such Bank at
such time. Once repaid, C Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(d) Each loan under the D Term Loan Facility (each, a "D Term Loan"
and, collectively, the "D Term Loans") (i) shall be incurred by the
Borrower pursuant to a single drawing, which shall be on the Initial
Borrowing Date, (ii) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) shall be
made as Base Rate Loans and, except as hereinafter provided, may, at the
option of the Borrower, be maintained as and/or converted into Base Rate
Loans or Eurodollar Loans, provided, that (x) all D Term Loans made by all
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Banks pursuant to the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, consist entirely of D Term Loans of the same Type and (y)
no D Term Loans maintained as Eurodollar Loans may be incurred prior to the
earlier of (1) the 90th day after the Initial Borrowing Date and (2) the
Syndication Date and (iv) shall not exceed for any Bank at the time of
incurrence thereof on the Initial Borrowing Date that aggregate principal
amount which equals the D Term Loan Commitment, if any, of such Bank at
such time. Once repaid, D Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(e) Each loan under the Revolving Loan Facility (each, a "Revolving
Loan" and, collectively, the "Revolving Loans") (i) may be incurred by the
Borrower at any time and from
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time to time on and after the first Business Day immediately succeeding the
Initial Borrowing Date and prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, (ii)
shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) except as hereinafter provided,
may, at the option of the Borrower, be incurred and maintained as and/or
converted into Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, provided, that (x) all
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Revolving Loans made as part of the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise
specifically provided herein, consist of Revolving Loans of the same Type
and (y) no incurrences of, or conversions into, Revolving Loans maintained
as Eurodollar Loans may be effected prior to the earlier of (1) the 90th
day after the Initial Borrowing Date and (2) the Syndication Date, (iv) may
be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof and (v)
shall not exceed for any Bank at any time outstanding that aggregate
principal amount which, when combined with (I) the aggregate principal
amount of all other then outstanding Revolving Loans made by such Bank and
(II) such Bank's RL Percentage, if any, of the Swingline Loans then
outstanding and the Letter of Credit Outstandings (exclusive of Unpaid
Drawings which are repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the
incurrence of, Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans) at such time, equals the
Revolving Loan Commitment, if any, of such Bank at such time.
(B) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth,
BTCo in its individual capacity agrees to make at any time and from time to time
after the Initial Borrowing Date and prior to the Swingline Expiry Date, a loan
or loans to the Borrower (each, a "Swingline Loan" and, collectively, the
"Swingline Loans"), which Swingline Loans (i) shall be made and maintained as
Base Rate Loans, (ii) shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars, (iii) may be repaid
and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof, (iv) shall not exceed
in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, when combined with the
aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans then outstanding and the
Letter of Credit Outstandings (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are repaid
with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, Revolving Loans
or Swingline Loans) at such time, an amount equal to the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment then in effect and (v) shall not exceed in aggregate principal amount
at any time outstanding the Maximum Swingline Amount. BTCo shall not be
obligated to make any Swingline Loans at a time when a Bank Default exists
unless BTCo has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it and the Borrower to
eliminate BTCo's risk with respect to the Defaulting Bank's or Banks'
participation in such Swingline Loans, including by cash collateralizing such
Defaulting Bank's or Banks' RL Percentage of the outstanding Swingline Loans.
BTCo will not make a Swingline Loan after it has received written notice from
the Borrower or the Required Banks stating that a Default or an Event of Default
exists until such time as BTCo shall have received a written notice of (i)
rescission of such notice from the party or parties originally delivering the
same or (ii) a waiver of such Default or Event of Default from the Required
Banks.
(C) On any Business Day, BTCo may, in its sole discretion, give
notice to the XX Xxxxx that its outstanding Swingline Loans shall be funded with
a Borrowing of Revolving Loans (provided that each such notice shall be deemed
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to have been automatically given upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of
Default under Section 9.05 or upon the exercise of any of the remedies provided
in the last paragraph of Section 9), in which case a Borrowing of Revolving
Loans constituting Base Rate Loans (each such Borrowing, a "Mandatory
Borrowing") shall be made
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on the immediately succeeding Business Day by all XX Xxxxx pro rata based on
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each RL Bank's RL Percentage, and the proceeds thereof shall be applied directly
to repay BTCo for such outstanding Swingline Loans. Each RL Bank hereby
irrevocably agrees to make Base Rate Loans upon one Business Day's notice
pursuant to each Mandatory Borrowing in the amount and in the manner specified
in the preceding sentence and on the date specified in writing by BTCo,
notwithstanding (i) that the amount of the Mandatory Borrowing may not comply
with the Minimum Borrowing Amount otherwise required hereunder, (ii) whether any
conditions specified in Section 5 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (iv) the date of such
Mandatory Borrowing and (v) any reduction in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment
after any such Swingline Loans were made. In the event that any Mandatory
Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above
(including, without limitation, as a result of the commencement of a proceeding
under the Bankruptcy Code in respect of the Borrower), each RL Bank (other than
BTCo) hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase from BTCo (without recourse
or warranty) such assignment of the outstanding Swingline Loans as shall be
necessary to cause the XX Xxxxx to share in such Swingline Loans ratably based
upon their respective RL Percentages, provided that all interest payable on the
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Swingline Loans shall be for the account of BTCo until the date the respective
assignment is purchased and, to the extent attributable to the purchased
assignment, shall be payable to the RL Bank purchasing same from and after such
date of purchase.
1.02 Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc. The aggregate principal amount
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of each Borrowing under a Facility shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing
Amount for such Facility. More than one Borrowing may be incurred on any day;
provided, that at no time shall there be outstanding more than fifteen
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Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans.
1.03 Notice of Borrowing. (a) Whenever the Borrower desires to
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incur Loans under any Facility (excluding Borrowings of Swingline Loans and
Mandatory Borrowings), it shall give the Agent at its Notice Office, prior to
11:00 A.M. (New York time), at least three Business Days' prior written notice
(or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of
Eurodollar Loans and at least one Business Day's prior written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Base Rate
Loans to be made here under. Each such notice (each, a "Notice of Borrowing")
shall, except as provided in Section 1.10, be irrevocable, and, in the case of
each written notice and each confirmation of telephonic notice, shall be in the
form of Exhibit A-1, appropriately completed to specify (i) the Facility
pursuant to which such Borrowing is to be made, (ii) the aggregate principal
amount of the Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (iii) the date of
such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (iv) whether the respective
Borrowing shall consist of Base Rate Loans or, to the extent permitted
hereunder, Eurodollar Loans and, if Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period to be
initially applicable thereto. The Agent shall promptly give each Bank written
notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each proposed
Borrowing, of such Bank's proportionate share thereof, if any, and of the other
matters covered by the Notice of Borrowing.
(b) (i) Whenever the Borrower desires to make a Borrowing of
Swingline Loans hereunder, it shall give BTCo not later than 12:00 Noon (New
York time) on the day such Swingline Loan is to be made, written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each
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Swingline Loan to be made hereunder. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and
shall specify in each case (x) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a
Business Day) and (y) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loan to be
made pursuant to such Borrowing.
(ii) Mandatory Borrowings shall be made upon the notice specified in
Section 1.01(C), with the Borrower irrevocably agreeing, by its incurrence of
any Swingline Loan, to the making of Mandatory Borrowings as set forth in such
Section.
(c) Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to
confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the
Agent or BTCo (in the case of a Borrowing of Swingline Loans) or the respective
Letter of Credit Issuer (in the case of Letters of Credit), as the case may be,
may prior to receipt of written confirmation act without liability upon the
basis of such telephonic notice, believed by the Agent, BTCo or such Letter of
Credit Issuer, as the case may be, in good faith to be from an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower. In each such case, the Borrower hereby waives the right
to dispute the Agent's, BTCo's or such Letter of Credit Issuer's record of the
terms of such telephonic notice.
1.04 Disbursement of Funds. (a) No later than 1:00 P.M. (New York
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time) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing (or (x) in the case of
Swingline Loans, not later than 2:00 P.M. (New York time) on the date specified
in Section 1.03(b)(i) or (y) in the case of Mandatory Borrowings, not later than
12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date specified in Section 1.01(C)), each Bank
with a Commitment under the respective Facility will make available its pro rata
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share, if any, of each Borrowing requested to be made on such date (or in the
case of Swingline Loans, BTCo shall make available the full amount thereof) in
the manner provided below. All amounts shall be made available to the Agent in
U.S. Dollars and immediately available funds at the Payment Office and the Agent
promptly will make available to the Borrower by depositing to its account at the
Payment Office the aggregate of the amounts so made available in the type of
funds received. Unless the Agent shall have been notified by any Bank prior to
the date of Borrowing that such Bank does not intend to make available to the
Agent its portion of the Borrowing or Borrowings to be made on such date, the
Agent may assume that such Bank has made such amount available to the Agent on
such date of Borrowing, and the Agent, in reliance upon such assumption, may (in
its sole discretion and without any obligation to do so) make available to the
Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact
made available to the Agent by such Bank and the Agent has made available same
to the Borrower, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding
amount from such Bank. If such Bank does not pay such corresponding amount
forthwith upon the Agent's demand therefor, the Agent shall promptly notify the
Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to
the Agent. The Agent shall also be entitled to recover from the Bank or the
Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect
of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the
Agent to the Borrower to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the
Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (x) if paid by such Bank, the overnight
Federal Funds rate or (y) if paid by the Borrower, the then applicable rate of
interest, calculated in accordance with Section 1.08, for the respective Loans.
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(b) Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Bank from its
obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights which
the Borrower may have against any Bank as a result of any default by such Bank
hereunder.
1.05 Notes. (a) The Borrower's obligation to pay the principal of,
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and interest on, all the Loans made to it by each Bank shall be evidenced (i) if
A Term Loans, by a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 with
blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith (each, an "A Term Note"
and, collectively, the "A Term Notes"), (ii) if B Term Loans, by a promissory
note substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 with blanks appropriately
completed in conformity herewith (each, a "B Term Note" and, collectively, the
"B Term Notes"), (iii) if C Term Loans, by a promissory note substantially in
the form of Exhibit B-3 with blanks appropriately completed in conformity
herewith (each, a "C Term Note" and, collectively, the "C Term Notes"), (iv) if
D Term Loans, by a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit B-4 with
blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith (each, a "D Term Note"
and, collectively, the "D Term Notes"), (v) if Revolving Loans, by a promissory
note substantially in the form of Exhibit B-5 with blanks appropriately
completed in conformity herewith (each, a "Revolving Note" and, collectively,
the "Revolving Notes") and (vi) if Swingline Loans, by a promissory note
substantially in the form of Exhibit B-6 with blanks appropriately completed in
conformity herewith (the "Swingline Note").
(b) The A Term Note issued to each Bank shall (i) be executed by the
Borrower, (ii) be payable to the order of such Bank or its registered assigns
and be dated the Initial Borrowing Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount
equal to the A Term Loans made by such Bank, (iv) mature on the A Term Loan
Maturity Date, (v) bear interest as provided in the appropriate clause of
Section 1.08 in respect of the Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans, as the case
may be, evidenced thereby, (vi) be subject to voluntary prepayment as provided
in Section 4.01, and mandatory repayment as provided in Section 4.02, and (vii)
be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
(c) The B Term Note issued to each Bank shall (i) be executed by the
Borrower, (ii) be payable to the order of such Bank or its registered assigns
and be dated the Initial Borrowing Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount
equal to the B Term Loans made by such Bank, (iv) mature on the B Term Loan
Maturity Date, (v) bear interest as provided in the appropriate clause of
Section 1.08 in respect of the Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans, as the case
may be, evidenced thereby, (vi) be subject to voluntary prepayment as provided
in Section 4.01, and mandatory repayment as provided in Section 4.02, and (vii)
be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
(d) The C Term Note issued to each Bank shall (i) be executed by the
Borrower, (ii) be payable to the order of such Bank or its registered assigns
and be dated the Initial Borrowing Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount
equal to the C Term Loans made by such Bank, (iv) mature on the C Term Loan
Maturity Date, (v) bear interest as provided in the appropriate clause of
Section 1.08 in respect of the Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans, as the case
may be, evi denced thereby, (vi) be subject to voluntary prepayment as provided
in Section 4.01, and mandatory
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repayment as provided in Section 4.02, and (vii) be entitled to the benefits of
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
(e) The D Term Note issued to each Bank shall (i) be executed by the
Borrower, (ii) be payable to the order of such Bank or its registered assigns
and be dated the Initial Borrow ing Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount
equal to the D Term Loans made by such Bank, (iv) mature on the D Term Loan
Maturity Date, (v) bear interest as provided in the appropriate clause of
Section 1.08 in respect of the Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans, as the case
may be, evi denced thereby, (vi) be subject to voluntary prepayment as provided
in Section 4.01, and mandatory repayment as provided in Section 4.02, and (vii)
be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
(f) The Revolving Note issued to each Bank shall (i) be executed by
the Borrower, (ii) be payable to the order of such Bank or its registered
assigns and be dated the Initial Borrowing Date, (iii) be in a stated principal
amount equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Bank and be payable in the
principal amount of the Revolving Loans evi denced thereby, (iv) mature on the
Revolving Loan Maturity Date, (v) bear interest as provided in the appropriate
clause of Section 1.08 in respect of the Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans,
as the case may be, evidenced thereby, (vi) be subject to voluntary prepayment
as provided in Section 4.01, and mandatory repayment as provided in Section
4.02, and (vii) be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents.
(g) The Swingline Note issued to BTCo shall (i) be executed by the
Borrower, (ii) be payable to the order of BTCo or its registered assigns and be
dated the Initial Borrowing Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount equal to
the Maximum Swingline Amount and be payable in the principal amount of the
Swingline Loans evidenced thereby, (iv) mature on the Swingline Expiry Date, (v)
bear interest as provided in Section 1.08 in respect of the Base Rate Loans
evidenced thereby, (vi) be subject to voluntary prepayment as provided in
Section 4.01, and mandatory repayment as provided in Section 4.02, and (vii) be
entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
(h) Each Bank will note on its internal records the amount of each
Loan made by it and each payment in respect thereof and will prior to any
transfer of any of its Notes endorse on the reverse side thereof the outstanding
principal amount of Loans evidenced thereby. Failure to make any such notation
shall not affect the Borrower's obligations in respect of such Loans.
1.06 Conversions. The Borrower shall have the option to convert on
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any Business Day occurring on or after the earlier of (x) the 90th day after the
Initial Borrowing Date and (y) the Syndication Date, all or a portion at least
equal to the applicable Minimum Borrowing Amount of the outstanding principal
amount of the Loans (other than Swingline Loans which at all times shall be
maintained as Base Rate Loans) owing by the Borrower pursuant to a single
Facility into a Borrowing or Borrowings of another Type of Loan under such
Facility; provided, that (i) except as otherwise provided in Section 1.10(b), no
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partial conversion of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans shall reduce the
outstanding principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to such Bor-
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rowing to less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto, (ii) Base
Rate Loans may only be converted into Eurodollar Loans if no payment Default, or
Event of Default, is in existence on the date of the conversion and (iii)
Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans resulting from this Section 1.06 shall be limited
in number as provided in Section 1.02. Each such conversion shall be effected by
the Borrower by giving the Agent at its Notice Office, prior to 11:00 A.M. (New
York time), at least three Business Days' (or one Business Day's in the case of
a conversion into Base Rate Loans) prior written notice (or telephonic notice
promptly con firmed in writing) (each, a "Notice of Conversion") specifying the
Loans to be so converted, the Type of Loans to be converted into and, if to be
converted into a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period to be
initially applicable thereto. The Agent shall give each Bank prompt notice of
any such proposed conversion affecting any of its Loans.
1.07 Pro Rata Borrowings. All Borrowings of Loans (other than
Swingline Loans) under this Agreement shall be made by the Banks pro rata on the
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basis of their A Term Loan Commitments, B Term Loan Commitments, C Term Loan
Commitments, D Term Loan Commitments or Revolving Loan Commitments, as the case
may be. It is understood that no Bank shall be responsible for any default by
any other Bank of its obligation to make Loans here under and that each Bank
shall be obligated to make the Loans to be made by it hereunder, regardless of
the failure of any other Bank to fulfill its commitments hereunder.
1.08 Interest. (a) The unpaid principal amount of each Base Rate
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Loan shall bear interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until the
earlier of (i) the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Base
Rate Loan and (ii) the conversion of such Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan
pursuant to Section 1.06, at a rate per annum which shall at all times be the
Applicable Base Rate Margin plus the Base Rate in effect from time to time.
(b) The unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Loan shall bear
interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until the earlier of (i) the
maturity (whether by acceler ation or otherwise) of such Eurodollar Loan and
(ii) the conversion of such Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan pursuant to
Section 1.06, 1.09 or 1.10(b), as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall at
all times be the Applicable Eurodollar Margin plus the relevant Eurodollar Rate.
(c) Overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue
interest in respect of each Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to the greater of (x) the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate then borne by
such Loans and (y) the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate otherwise
applicable to Base Rate Loans of such Facility from time to time. Interest
which accrues under this Section 1.08(c) shall be payable on demand.
(d) Interest shall accrue from and including the date of any
Borrowing to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof and shall be
payable (i) in respect of each Base Rate Loan, quarterly in arrears on each
Quarterly Payment Date, (ii) in respect of each Eurodollar Loan, on (x) the date
of any prepayment or repayment thereof (on the amount prepaid or repaid), (y)
the date of any conversion into a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 1.06, 1.09
or 1.10(b), as applicable (on the amount converted) and (z) the last day of each
Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the
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case of an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each date occurring at
three month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period and (iii) in
respect of each Loan, at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and,
after such maturity, on demand.
(e) All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in
accordance with Section 12.07(b).
(f) The Agent, upon determining the interest rate for any Borrowing
of Eurodollar Loans for any Interest Period, shall promptly notify the Borrower
and the Banks thereof.
1.09 Interest Periods. At the time the Borrower gives a Notice of
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Borrowing or Notice of Conversion in respect of the making of, or conversion
into, a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans (in the case of the initial Interest
Period applicable thereto) or prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the third
Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period applicable to a
Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, it shall have the right to elect by giving the
Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of the
Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, which Interest Period shall, at
the option of the Borrower, be a one, two, three or six-month period or, to the
extent approved by all Banks with a Commitment and/or outstanding Loans, as the
case may be, of the respective Facility, a twelve-month period. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained above:
(i) all Eurodollar Loans comprising a Borrowing shall have the same
Interest Period;
(ii) the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of Eurodollar
Loans shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of
any conversion from a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans) and each Interest
Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on
the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;
(iii) if any Interest Period begins on a day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such
Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of
such calendar month;
(iv) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day which is
not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next
succeeding Business Day, provided, that if any Interest Period would
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otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the
month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such
Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day;
(v) no Interest Period for a Borrowing under a Facility may be
elected if it would extend beyond the respective Maturity Date for such
Facility;
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(vi) no Interest Period may be elected at any time when a payment
Default, or an Event of Default, is then in existence; and
(vii) no Interest Period with respect to any Borrowing of Term Loans
shall extend beyond any date upon which a mandatory prepayment of such Term
Loans is required to be made under Section 4.02(A)(b) (i), (ii), (iii) or
(iv), as the case may be, if, after giving effect to the selection of such
Interest Period, the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans
maintained as Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods ending after such date
of mandatory repayment would exceed the aggregate principal amount of such
Term Loans permitted to be outstanding after such mandatory prepayment.
If upon the expiration of any Interest Period, the Borrower has failed to elect,
or is not permitted to elect by virtue of the application of clause (vi) above,
a new Interest Period to be applicable to the respective Borrowing of Eurodollar
Loans as provided above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert
such Borrowing into a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans effective as of the
expiration date of such current Interest Period.
1.10 Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. (a) In the event that (x) in
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the case of clause (i) below, the Agent or (y) in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii) below, any Bank, shall have determined (which determination shall, absent
manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto):
(i) on any date for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any
Interest Period, that, by reason of any changes arising after the date of
this Agreement affecting the interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and fair
means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the
basis provided for in the definition of Eurodollar Rate; or
(ii) at any time, that such Bank shall incur increased costs or
reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to
any Eurodollar Loans (other than any increased cost or reduction in the
amount received or receivable resulting from the imposition of or a change
in the rate of net income taxes or similar charges) because of (x) any
change since the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, govern
mental rule, regulation, guideline, order or request (whether or not having
the force of law), or in the interpretation or administration thereof and
including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, regulation,
guideline, order or request (such as, for example, but not limited to a
change in official reserve requirements, but, in all events, excluding
reserves required under Regulation D to the extent included in the
computation of the Eurodollar Rate) and/or (y) other circumstances
affecting such Bank, the interbank Eurodollar market or the position of
such Bank in such market; or
(iii) at any time since the date of this Agreement, that the making
or contin uance of any Eurodollar Loan has become unlawful by compliance by
such Bank in good faith with any law, governmental rule, regulation,
guideline or order (or would conflict with any such governmental rule,
regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law but with which
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such Bank customarily complies even though the failure to comply therewith
would not be unlawful), or has become impracticable as a result of a
contingency occurring after the date of this Agreement which materially and
adversely affects the interbank Eurodollar market;
then, and in any such event, such Bank (or the Agent in the case of clause (i)
above) shall (x) on such date and (y) as promptly as practicable (and in any
event within 10 Business Days) after the date on which such event no longer
exists give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and
(except in the case of clause (i)) to the Agent of such determination (which
notice the Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Banks).
Thereafter, (x) in the case of clause (i) above, Eurodollar Loans shall no
longer be available until such time as the Agent notifies the Borrower and the
Banks that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Agent no longer
exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion given by the Borrower
with respect to Eurodollar Loans which have not yet been incurred shall be
deemed rescinded by the Borrower, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the
Borrower agrees to pay to such Bank, upon written demand therefor (accompanied
by the written notice referred to below), such additional amounts (in the form
of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or
otherwise as such Bank in its sole discretion shall determine) as shall be
required to compensate such Bank for such increased costs or reductions in
amounts received or receivable hereunder (a written notice as to the additional
amounts owed to such Bank, showing the basis for the calcu lation thereof,
submitted to the Borrower by such Bank shall, absent manifest error, be final
and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) and (z) in the case of
clause (iii) above, the Borrower shall take one of the actions specified in
Section 1.10(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time
period required by law.
(b) At any time that any Eurodollar Loan is affected by the
circumstances described in Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), the Borrower may (and
in the case of a Eurodollar Loan affected pursuant to Section 1.10(a)(iii) the
Borrower shall) either (i) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then being made
pursuant to a Borrowing, cancel said Borrowing by giving the Agent telephonic
notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof on the same date that the
Borrower was notified by a Bank pursuant to Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii)), or
(ii) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three
Business Days' notice to the Agent, require the affected Bank to convert each
such Eurodollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan (which conversion, in the case of the
circumstances described in Section 1.10(a)(iii), shall occur no later than the
last day of the Interest Period then applicable to such Eurodollar Loan (or such
earlier date as shall be required by applicable law)); provided, that if more
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than one Bank is affected at any time, then all affected Banks must be treated
the same pursuant to this Section 1.10(b).
(c) If any Bank shall have determined that after the date hereof, the
adoption or effectiveness of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding
capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or
administration thereof by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
("NAIC") or any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency
charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such
Bank or any corporation controlling such Bank with any request or directive
regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of the NAIC
or any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the
effect of reducing the rate of return on such Bank's or such other
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corporation's capital or assets as a consequence of such Bank's Commitments or
obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Bank or such other
corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, change or
compliance (taking into consideration such Bank's or such other corporation's
policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, upon written
demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Agent), accompanied by the notice
referred to in the last sentence of this clause (c), the Borrower agrees to pay
to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank or
such other corporation for such reduction. Each Bank, upon determining in good
faith that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section
1.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower, which notice
shall set forth the basis of the calculation of such additional amounts,
although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish the
Borrower's obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section
1.10(c) upon the subsequent receipt of such notice.
1.11 Compensation. The Borrower agrees to compensate each Bank,
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promptly upon its written request (which request shall set forth the basis for
requesting such compensation and shall be made through the Agent), for all
reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any
loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment
of deposits or other funds required by such Bank to fund its Eurodollar Loans
but excluding loss of anticipated profit with respect to any Loans) which such
Bank may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Bank or
the Agent) a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans does not occur on a date specified
therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion (whether or not
withdrawn by the Borrower or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 1.10(a)); (ii)
if any repayment (including any repayment made pursuant to Section 4.02 or as a
result of an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 9) or conversion of
any Eurodollar Loans occurs on a date which is not the last day of an Interest
Period applicable thereto; (iii) if any prepayment of any Eurodollar Loans is
not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower;
or (iv) as a consequence of (x) any other default by the Borrower to repay its
Eurodollar Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement or (y) an election
made pursuant to Section 1.10(b). Calculation of all amounts payable to a Bank
under this Section 1.11 shall be made as though that Bank had actually funded
its relevant Eurodollar Loan through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit
bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate in an amount equal to the amount of that
Loan, having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through
the transfer of such Eurodollar deposit from an offshore office of that Bank to
a domestic office of that Bank in the United States of America; provided,
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however, that each Bank may fund each of its Eurodollar Loans in any manner it
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sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the
calculation of amounts payable under this Section 1.11.
1.12 Change of Lending Office. Each Bank agrees that, upon the
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occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 1.10(a)(ii) or
(iii), 1.10(c), 2.05 or 4.04 with respect to such Bank, it will, if requested by
the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations
of such Bank) to designate another lending office for any Loans or Letters of
Credit affected by such event; provided, that such designation is made on such
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terms that, in the sole judgment of such Bank, such Bank and its lending office
suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of
avoiding the consequences of the event giving rise to the operation
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of any such Section. Nothing in this Section 1.12 shall affect or postpone any
of the obligations of the Borrower or the right of any Bank provided in Section
1.10, 2.05 or 4.04.
1.13 Replacement of Banks. (x) If any Bank becomes a Defaulting
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Bank, (y) upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of
Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 1.10(c), Section 2.05 or Section 4.04 with
respect to any Bank which results in such Bank charging to the Borrower
increased costs in excess of those being generally charged by the other Banks or
(z) in the case of a refusal by a Bank to consent to a proposed change, waiver,
discharge or termination with respect to this Agreement which has been approved
by the Required Banks as provided in Section 12.12(b), the Borrower shall have
the right, if no payment Default, or Event of Default, then exists, to replace
such Bank (the "Replaced Bank") with one or more other Eligible Transferee or
Transferees, none of whom shall constitute a Defaulting Bank at the time of such
replacement (collectively, the "Replacement Bank") reasonably acceptable to the
Agent, provided that (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section
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1.13, the Replacement Bank shall enter into one or more Assignment and
Assumption Agreements pursuant to Section 12.04(b) (and with all fees payable
pursuant to said Section 12.04(b) to be paid by the Replacement Bank) pursuant
to which the Replacement Bank shall acquire all of the Commitments and
outstanding Loans of, and in each case participations in Letters of Credit by,
the Replaced Bank and, in connection therewith, shall pay to (x) the Replaced
Bank in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum of (A) an amount equal to the
principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Replaced
Bank, (B) an amount equal to all Unpaid Drawings that have been funded by (and
not reimbursed to) such Replaced Bank, together with all then unpaid interest
with respect thereto at such time and (C) an amount equal to all accrued, but
theretofore unpaid, Fees owing to the Replaced Bank pursuant to Section 3.01,
(y) the respective Letter of Credit Issuer an amount equal to such Replaced
Bank's RL Percentage of any Unpaid Drawing (which at such time remains an Unpaid
Drawing) with respect to a Letter of Credit issued by it to the extent such
amount was not theretofore funded by such Replaced Bank and (z) BTCo an amount
equal to such Replaced Bank's RL Percentage of any Mandatory Borrowing to the
extent such amount was not theretofore funded by such Replaced Bank, and (ii)
all obligations (including, without limitation, all such amounts, if any, owing
under Section 1.11) of the Borrower owing to the Replaced Bank (other than those
specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of which the assignment
purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid) shall be paid in full
to such Replaced Bank concurrently with such replacement. Upon the execution of
the respective Assignment and Assumption Agreements, the payment of amounts
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, recordation of the assignment on the
Register by the Agent pursuant to Section 7.13 and, if so requested by the
Replacement Bank, delivery to the Replacement Bank of the appropriate Note or
Notes executed by the Borrower, (x) the Replacement Bank shall become a Bank
hereunder and the Replaced Bank shall cease to constitute a Bank hereunder,
except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which
shall survive as to such Replaced Bank and (y) Annex I hereto shall be deemed
modified to reflect the changed Commitments (and/or outstanding Term Loans, as
the case may be) resulting from the assignment from the Replaced Bank to the
Replacement Bank.
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SECTION 2. Letters of Credit.
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2.01 Letters of Credit. (a) Subject to and upon the terms and
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conditions herein set forth, the Borrower may request a Letter of Credit Issuer
at any time and from time to time on or after the Initial Borrowing Date and
prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date to issue, for the account of the
Borrower and in support of, (x) trade obligations of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries that arise in the ordinary course of business and are in respect of
general corporate purposes of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may
be, and/or (y) on a standby basis, L/C Supportable Indebtedness, and subject to
and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth each Letter of Credit Issuer
agrees to issue from time to time, irrevocable letters of credit in such form as
may be approved by such Letter of Credit Issuer (each such letter of credit, a
"Letter of Credit" and, collectively, the "Letters of Credit"). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue
any Letter of Credit if at the time of such issuance:
(i) any order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority or
arbitrator shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such Letter of
Credit Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit or any requirement of law
applicable to such Letter of Credit Issuer or any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental authority
with jurisdiction over such Letter of Credit Issuer shall prohibit, or
request that such Letter of Credit Issuer refrain from, the issuance of
letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall
impose upon such Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to such Letter of
Credit any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for which such
Letter of Credit Issuer is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the
date hereof, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not
applicable, in effect or known to such Letter of Credit Issuer as of the
date hereof and which such Letter of Credit Issuer in good xxxxx xxxxx
material to it; or
(ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer shall have received notice from
the Required Banks prior to the issuance of such Letter of Credit of the
type described in clause (vi) of Section 2.01(b).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Letter of Credit shall be
issued the Stated Amount of which, when added to the Letter of Credit
Outstandings (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are repaid on the date of, and
prior to the issuance of, the respective Letter of Credit) at such time, would
exceed either (x) $35,000,000 or (y) when added to the aggregate principal
amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding, the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment at such time; (ii) (x) each standby Letter of Credit
shall have an expiry date occurring not later than one year after such standby
Letter of Credit's date of issuance, provided, that any standby Letter of Credit
may be automatically renewable for periods of up to one year so long as such
standby Letter of Credit provides that the respective Letter of Credit Issuer
retains an option, satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer, to terminate
such standby Letter of Credit within a specified period of time prior to each
scheduled renewal date and (y) each trade Letter of Credit shall have an expiry
date occurring not later than 180 days after such trade Letter of Credit's date
of issuance; (iii) (x) no standby Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date
occurring later than the Business Day next
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preceding the Revolving Loan Maturity Date and (y) no trade Letter of Credit
shall have an expiry date occurring later than 30 days prior to the Revolving
Loan Maturity Date; (iv) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in U.S.
Dollars; (v) the Stated Amount of each Letter of Credit shall not be less than
$100,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Letter of Credit Issuer;
and (vi) no Letter of Credit Issuer will issue any Letter of Credit after it has
received written notice from the Borrower or the Required Banks stating that a
Default or an Event of Default exists until such time as such Letter of Credit
Issuer shall have received a written notice of (i) rescission of such notice
from the party or parties originally delivering the same or (ii) a waiver of
such Default or Event of Default by the Required Banks.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Bank Default
exists, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required to issue any Letter of
Credit unless the respective Letter of Credit Issuer has entered into
arrangements satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate such Letter of
Credit Issuer's risk with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit of
the Defaulting Bank or Banks, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting
Bank's or Banks' RL Percentage of the Letter of Credit Outstandings.
(d) Annex XII hereto contains a description of all letters of credit
issued pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and outstanding on the
Effective Date. Each such letter of credit, including any extension or renewal
thereof (each, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof
and hereof, an "Existing Letter of Credit") shall constitute a "Letter of
Credit" for all purposes of this Agreement, issued, for purposes of Section
2.04(a), on the Initial Borrowing Date. Any Bank hereunder to the extent it has
issued an Existing Letter of Credit that is to remain outstanding on the
Effective Date shall constitute a "Letter of Credit Issuer" for all purposes of
this Agreement.
2.02 Letter of Credit Requests; Notices of Issuance. (a) Whenever
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it desires that a Letter of Credit be issued, the Borrower shall give the Agent
and the respective Letter of Credit Issuer written notice (or telephonic notice
confirmed in writing) thereof prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) at least five
Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to such Letter of
Credit Issuer) prior to the proposed date of issuance (which shall be a Business
Day) which written notice shall be in the form of Exhibit A-2 (each such notice,
a "Letter of Credit Request"). Each Letter of Credit Request shall include any
other documents as the respective Letter of Credit Issuer customarily requires
in connection therewith. The Agent shall promptly transmit copies of each Letter
of Credit Request to each RL Bank.
(b) Each Letter of Credit Issuer shall, on the date of each issuance
of or amend ment or modification to a Letter of Credit by it, give the Agent,
each RL Bank and the Borrower written notice of the issuance of or amendment or
modification to such Letter of Credit, accompanied by a copy to the Agent of the
Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit issued by it and each such amendment or
modification thereto.
2.03 Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings. (a) The Borrower
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hereby agrees to reimburse the respective Letter of Credit Issuer, by making
payment to the Agent in
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immediately available funds at the Payment Office, for any payment or
disbursement made by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit
issued by it (each such amount so paid or disbursed until reimbursed, an "Unpaid
Drawing") no later than one Business Day following the date of such payment or
disbursement, with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Letter of
Credit Issuer, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 1:00 P.M. (New York time)
on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or
disbursed to but not including the date such Letter of Credit Issuer is
reimbursed therefor at a rate per annum which shall be the Applicable Base Rate
Margin plus the Base Rate as in effect from time to time for Revolving Loans
(plus an additional 2% per annum if not reimbursed by the third Business Day
after the date of such payment or disbursement), such interest also to be
payable on demand. Each Letter of Credit Issuer shall provide the Borrower
prompt notice of any payment or dis bursement made by it under any Letter of
Credit issued by it, although the failure of, or delay in, giving any such
notice shall not release or diminish the obligations of the Borrower under this
Section 2.03(a) or under any other Section of this Agreement.
(b) The Borrower's obligation under this Section 2.03 to reimburse the
respective Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to Unpaid Drawings (including,
in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional under any
and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to
payment which the Borrower may have or have had against such Letter of Credit
Issuer, the Agent or any Bank, including, without limitation, any defense based
upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit issued by it to conform
to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by
the beneficiary of the proceeds of such drawing; provided, however, that the
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Borrower shall not be obligated to xxxx xxxxx such Letter of Credit Issuer for
any wrongful payment made by such Letter of Credit Issuer under a Letter of
Credit issued by it as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful
misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Letter of Credit Issuer.
2.04 Letter of Credit Participations. (a) Immediately upon the
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issuance by a Letter of Credit Issuer of any Letter of Credit, such Letter of
Credit Issuer shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each other RL
Bank, and each such RL Bank (each, a "Participant") shall be deemed irrevocably
and unconditionally to have purchased and received from such Letter of Credit
Issuer, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation,
to the extent of such Participant's RL Percentage, in such Letter of Credit,
each substitute letter of credit, each drawing made thereunder and the
obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement with respect thereto (although
Letter of Credit Fees shall be payable directly to the Agent for the account of
the XX Xxxxx as provided in Section 3.01(b) and the Participants shall have no
right to receive any portion of any Facing Fees) and any security therefor or
guaranty pertaining thereto. Upon any change in the Revolving Loan Commitments
of the XX Xxxxx pursuant to Section 1.13 or 12.04(b) or otherwise, it is hereby
agreed that, with respect to all outstanding Letters of Credit and Unpaid
Drawings, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations pursuant
to this Section 2.04 to reflect the new RL Percentages of the assigning and
assignee Banks.
(b) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, no
Letter of Credit Issuer shall have any obligation relative to the Participants
other than to determine that any
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documents required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been
delivered and that they appear to comply on their face with the requirements of
such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Letter of
Credit Issuer under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it if
taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall
not create for such Letter of Credit Issuer any resulting liability.
(c) In the event that any Letter of Credit Issuer makes any payment
under any Letter of Credit issued by it and the Borrower shall not have
reimbursed such amount in full to such Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to
Section 2.03(a), such Letter of Credit Issuer shall promptly notify the Agent,
and the Agent shall promptly notify each Participant of such failure, and each
Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Agent for the account
of such Letter of Credit Issuer, the amount of such Participant's RL Percentage
of such payment in U.S. Dollars and in same day funds; provided, however, that
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no Participant shall be obligated to pay to the Agent its RL Percentage of such
unreimbursed amount for any wrongful payment made by such Letter of Credit
Issuer under a Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of acts or omissions
constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Letter
of Credit Issuer. If the Agent so notifies any Participant required to fund a
payment under a Letter of Credit prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on any
Business Day, such Participant shall make available to the Agent for the account
of the respective Letter of Credit Issuer such Participant's RL Percentage of
the amount of such payment on such Business Day in same day funds. If and to the
extent such Participant shall not have so made its RL Percentage of the amount
of such payment available to the Agent for the account of the respective Letter
of Credit Issuer, such Participant agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of
such Letter of Credit Issuer, forthwith on demand such amount, together with
interest thereon, for each day from such date until the date such amount is paid
to the Agent for the account of such Letter of Credit Issuer at the overnight
Federal Funds rate. The failure of any Participant to make available to the
Agent for the account of the respective Letter of Credit Issuer its RL
Percentage of any payment under any Letter of Credit issued by it shall not
relieve any other Participant of its obligation hereunder to make avail able to
the Agent for the account of such Letter of Credit Issuer its RL Percentage of
any payment under any such Letter of Credit on the date required, as specified
above, but no Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other
Participant to make available to the Agent for the account of such Letter of
Credit Issuer such other Participant's RL Percentage of any such payment.
(d) Whenever any Letter of Credit Issuer receives a payment of a
reimbursement obligation as to which the Agent has received for the account of
such Letter of Credit Issuer any payments from the Participants pursuant to
clause (c) above, such Letter of Credit Issuer shall promptly pay to the Agent
and the Agent shall promptly pay to each Participant which has paid its RL
Percentage thereof, in U.S. Dollars and in same day funds, an amount equal to
such Participant's RL Percentage of the principal amount thereof and interest
thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective participations.
(e) The obligations of the Participants to make payments to the Agent
for the account of the respective Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to
Letters of Credit issued by it shall be irrevocable and not subject to
counterclaim, set-off or other defense or any other qualification or
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exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances, including, without
limitation, any of the following circumstances:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or
any of the other Credit Documents;
(ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right
which the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a
Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for
whom any such transferee may be acting), the Agent, any Letter of Credit
Issuer, any Bank, or other Person, whether in connection with this
Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or
any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction between
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary named in any
such Letter of Credit);
(iii) any draft, certificate or other document presented under the
Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient
in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any
respect;
(iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the
performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Credit
Documents; or
(v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.
2.05 Increased Costs. If after the date hereof, the adoption or
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effectiveness of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change therein,
or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Letter of Credit
Issuer or any Participant with any request or directive (whether or not having
the force of law) by any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall
either (i) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital
adequacy or similar requirement against Letters of Credit issued by such Letter
of Credit Issuer or such Participant's participation therein, or (ii) impose on
any Letter of Credit Issuer or any Participant any other conditions affecting
this Agreement, any Letter of Credit or such Participant's participation
therein; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such
Letter of Credit Issuer or such Participant of issuing, maintaining or
participating in any Letter of Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum
received or receivable by such Letter of Credit Issuer or such Participant
hereunder, then, upon written demand to the Borrower by such Letter of Credit
Issuer or such Participant (a copy of which notice shall be sent by such Letter
of Credit Issuer or such Participant to the Agent), accompanied by the
certificate described in the last sentence of this Section 2.05, the Borrower
shall pay to such Letter of Credit Issuer or such Participant such additional
amount or amounts as will com pensate such Letter of Credit Issuer or such
Participant for such increased cost or reduction. A certificate submitted to
the Borrower by such Letter of Credit Issuer or such Participant, as the case
may be (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by such Letter of Credit
Issuer or such Participant to the Agent), setting forth the basis for the
determination of such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate such
Letter of Credit Issuer or such
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Participant as aforesaid shall be final and conclusive and binding on the
Borrower absent manifest error, although the failure to deliver any such
certificate shall not release or diminish the Borrower's obligations to pay
additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.05 upon subsequent receipt of such
certificate.
SECTION 3. Fees; Commitments.
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3.01 Fees. (a) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for distribution
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to each Bank a commitment fee (the "Commitment Fee") for the period from the
Effective Date to but not including the date the Total Commitment has been
terminated, computed at the rate of 1/2 of 1% per annum on the daily Aggregate
Unutilized Commitment of such Bank. Accrued Commitment Fees shall be due and
payable in arrears on the Initial Borrowing Date and thereafter, in arrears on
each Quarterly Payment Date and the date upon which the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment is terminated.
(b) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the XX
Xxxxx pro rata on the basis of their RL Percentages, a fee in respect of each
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Letter of Credit (the "Letter of Credit Fee") computed at a rate per annum equal
to the Applicable Eurodollar Margin then in effect with respect to Revolving
Loans on the daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit. Accrued Letter of
Credit Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly
Payment Date and upon the first day after the termination of the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment upon which no Letters of Credit remain outstanding.
(c) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the
respective Letter of Credit Issuer a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit
issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer (the "Facing Fee") computed at the rate
of 1/4 of 1% per annum on the daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit;
provided, that in no event shall the annual Facing Fee with respect to each
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Letter of Credit be less than $500; it being agreed that, on the date of
issuance of any Letter of Credit and on each anniversary thereof prior to the
termination of such Letter of Credit, if $500 will exceed the amount of Facing
Fees that will accrue with respect to such Letter of Credit for the immediately
succeeding 12-month period, the full $500 shall be payable on the date of
issuance of such Letter of Credit and on each such anniversary thereof prior to
the termination of such Letter of Credit. Except as provided in the immediately
preceding sentence, accrued Facing Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in
arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and upon the first day after the
termination of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment upon which no Letters of
Credit remain outstanding.
(d) The Borrower hereby agrees to pay directly to the respective
Letter of Credit Issuer upon each issuance of, payment under, and/or amendment
of, a Letter of Credit issued by it such amount as shall at the time of such
issuance, payment or amendment be the administrative charge which such Letter of
Credit Issuer is customarily charging for issuances of, payments under or
amendments of, letters of credit issued by it.
(e) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for its own account, such
fees as may be agreed to from time to time between the Borrower and the Agent,
when and as due.
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(f) All computations of Fees shall be made in accordance with Section
12.07(b).
3.02 Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Total Unutilized Revolving
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Loan Commitment. (a) Upon at least two Business Days' prior written notice (or
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telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Agent at its Notice
Office (which notice the Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Banks),
the Borrower shall have the right, without premium or penalty, to terminate or
partially reduce the Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment; provided that
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(x) any such termination or partial reduction shall apply to proportionately and
permanently reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment of each of the XX Xxxxx and (y)
any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 3.02 shall be in the amount of at
least $1,000,000.
(b) In the event of certain refusals by a Bank to consent to certain
proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this
Agreement which have been approved by the Required Banks as provided in Section
12.12(b), the Borrower shall have the right, upon five Business Days' prior
written notice to the Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Agent shall
promptly transmit to each of the Banks), to terminate the entire Revolving Loan
Commitment of such Bank, so long as all Loans, together with accrued and unpaid
interest, Fees and all other amounts, due and owing to such Bank are repaid
concurrently with the effectiveness of such termination pursuant to Section
4.01(b) and the Borrower shall pay to the Agent at such time an amount in cash
and/or Cash Equivalents equal to such Bank's RL Percentage of the outstanding
Letters of Credit (which cash and/or Cash Equivalents shall be held by the Agent
as security for the obligations of the Borrower hereunder in respect of the
outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be
entered into in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, which
shall permit certain investments in Cash Equivalents reasonably satisfactory to
the Agent until the proceeds are applied to the secured obligations) (at which
time Annex I shall be deemed modified to reflect such changed amounts), and at
such time, such Bank shall no longer constitute a "Bank" for purposes of this
Agreement, except with respect to indemnifications under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2.05, 4.04, 12.01 and
12.06), which shall survive as to such repaid Bank.
3.03 Mandatory Adjustments of Commitments, etc. (a) The Total
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Commitment shall terminate in its entirety on May 15, 1996 unless the Initial
Borrowing Date has occurred on or before such date.
(b) Each of the Total A Term Loan Commitment, Total B Term Loan
Commitment, the Total C Term Loan Commitment and the Total D Term Loan
Commitment shall terminate on the Initial Borrowing Date, after giving effect to
the making of Term Loans on such date.
(c) The Total Revolving Loan Commitment (and the Revolving Loan
Commitment of each Bank) shall terminate on the earlier of (x) the date on which
a Change of Control Event occurs and (y) the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
(d) The Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be reduced (i) on the
second Business Day following the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date,
by an amount equal to
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the Accounts Receivable Facility Proceeds and (ii) on the second Business Day
after each date after the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date on which
the holders of Investor Certificates fund any increase in the net invested
amount of such Investor Certificates, by the respective increase; provided that
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after the aggregate reduction to the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to
clauses (i) and/or (ii) above is in an amount equal to $50,000,000, no such
further reduction shall be required pursuant to this Section 3.03(d) unless and
until the sum (such sum, the "Aggregate Net Invested Amount") of (x) the
Accounts Receivable Facility Proceeds plus (y) the sum of the respective
increases under clause (ii) above exceeds $75,000,000; provided further, that on
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the second Business Day following any date on which the Aggregate Net Invested
Amount is increased above $75,000,000, an amount equal to such increase above
$75,000,000 shall be applied (at the option of the Borrower) either to (A)
reduce the Total Revolving Loan Commitment and/or (B) prepay the A Term Loans
pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(j) (such election (which may be to apply all or part
of such increase to the Total Revolving Loan Commitment and/or all or part of
such increase to the A Term Loans, so long as the full amount of such increase
is applied) to be evidenced by a written notice to be delivered by the Borrower
to the Agent on or prior to the second Business Day following the date of such
increase, which notice shall specify the amount of such increase to be applied
to each of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment and the A Term Loans, it being
understood that if the Borrower fails to give such notice then the full amount
of such increase shall be applied to reduce the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment).
(e) On each date upon which a mandatory repayment of Term Loans
pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) is required (and
exceeds in amount the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding)
or would be required if an unlimited amount of Term Loans were then outstanding,
the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be permanently reduced by the amount,
if any, by which the amount required to be applied pursuant to said Sections
(determined as if an unlimited amount of Term Loans were actually outstanding)
exceeds the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding.
(f) Each reduction or adjustment of the Total A Term Loan Commitment,
the Total B Term Loan Commitment, the Total C Term Loan Commitment, the Total D
Term Loan Commitment or the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to this
Section 3.03 (or pursuant to Section 4.02) shall apply proportionately to the A
Term Loan Commitment, the B Term Loan Commitment, the C Term Loan Commitment,
the D Term Loan Commitment or the Revolving Loan Commitment, as the case may be,
of each Bank with such a Commitment.
SECTION 4. Payments.
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4.01 Voluntary Prepayments. (a) The Borrower shall have the right
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to prepay the Loans made to it, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty
except as otherwise pro vided in this Agreement, from time to time on the
following terms and conditions: (i) the Borrower shall give the Agent at its
Notice Office written notice (or telephonic notice promptly con firmed in
writing) of its intent to prepay such Loans, whether such Loans are A Term
Loans, B Term Loans, C Term Loans, D Term Loans, Revolving Loans or Swingline
Loans, the amount of such prepayment and (in the case of Eurodollar Loans) the
specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made, which notice
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shall be given by the Borrower prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York time) (x) at least
one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment in the case of Term Loans
or Revolving Loans maintained as Base Rate Loans, (y) on the date of such
prepayment in the case of Swingline Loans and (z) at least three Business Days
prior to the date of such prepayment in the case of Eurodollar Loans, which
notice shall, except in the case of Swingline Loans, promptly be transmitted by
the Agent to each of the Banks; (ii) each prepayment shall be in an aggregate
principal amount of at least $1,000,000 (or $500,000 in the case of Swingline
Loans); provided, that no partial prepayment of Eurodollar Loans made pursuant
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to a Borrowing shall reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Loans
outstanding pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum
Borrowing Amount applicable thereto; (iii) each prepayment in respect of any
Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans;
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provided, that at the Borrower's election in connection with any prepayment of
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Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01, such prepayment shall not be
applied to any Revolving Loans of a Defaulting Bank at any time when the
aggregate amount of Revolving Loans of any Non-Defaulting Bank exceeds such Non-
Defaulting Bank's RL Percentage of all Revolving Loans then outstanding; (iv)
each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01 must consist of a
prepayment of A Term Loans (in an amount equal to the A TL Percentage of such
prepayment), B Term Loans (in an amount equal to the B TL Percentage of such
prepayment), C Term Loans (in an amount equal to the C TL Percentage of such
prepayment) and D Term Loans (in an amount equal to the D TL Percentage of such
prepayment); (v) each prepayment of A Term Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01
shall reduce the then remaining Scheduled A Repayments on a pro rata basis
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(based upon the then remaining principal amount of each such Scheduled A
Repayment); (vi) each prepayment of B Term Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01
shall reduce the then remaining Scheduled B Repayments on a pro rata basis
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(based upon the then remaining principal amount of each such Scheduled B
Repayment); (vii) each prepayment of C Term Loans pursuant to this Section 4.01
shall reduce the then remaining Scheduled C Repayments on a pro rata basis
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(based upon the then remaining principal amount of each such Scheduled C
Repayment); and (viii) each prepayment of D Term Loans pursuant to this Section
4.01 shall reduce the then remaining Scheduled D Repayments on a pro rata basis
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(based upon the then remaining principal amount of each such Scheduled D
Repayment).
(b) In the event of certain refusals by a Bank to consent to certain
proposed changes, waivers, discharges or terminations with respect to this
Agreement which have been approved by the Required Banks as provided in Section
12.12(b), the Borrower shall have the right, upon five Business Days' prior
written notice to the Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Agent shall
promptly transmit to each of the Banks) to repay all Loans, together with
accrued and unpaid interest, Fees and all other amounts due and owing to such
Bank in accordance with said Section 12.12(b), so long as (A) in the case of the
repayment of Revolving Loans of any RL Bank pursuant to this clause (b), the
Revolving Loan Commitment of such RL Bank is terminated concurrently with such
repayment pursuant to Section 3.02(b) (at which time Annex I shall be deemed
modified to reflect the changed Revolving Loan Commitments) and (B) in the case
of the repayment of Loans of any Bank, the consents required by Section 12.12(b)
in connection with the repayment pursuant to this clause (b) shall have been
obtained.
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4.02 Mandatory Prepayments.
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(A) Requirements:
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(a) If on any date the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans (after giving effect to all other
repayments thereof on such date) plus (ii) the Letter of Credit Outstandings on
such date exceeds the Total Revolving Loan Commitment as then in effect, the
Borrower shall repay on such date the principal of Swingline Loans, and if no
Swingline Loans are or remain outstanding, Revolving Loans, in an aggregate
amount equal to such excess. If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all
outstanding Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans, the aggregate amount of Letter
of Credit Outstandings exceeds the Total Revolving Loan Commitment as then in
effect, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent an amount in cash and/or Cash
Equivalents equal to such excess (up to the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit
Outstandings at such time) and the Agent shall hold such payment as security for
the obligations of the Borrower hereunder pursuant to a cash collateral
agreement to be entered into in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Agent (which shall permit certain investments in Cash Equivalents
satisfactory to the Agent until the proceeds are applied to the secured
obligations).
(b) (i) The Borrower shall be required to repay the principal amount
of A Term Loans on each date set forth below in the amount set forth opposite
such date below (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in
Sections 4.01 and 4.02(B), a "Scheduled A Repayment"):
Scheduled A Repayment Date Amount
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the last Business Day in March, 1997 $ 3,000,000
the last Business Day in June, 1997 $ 3,000,000
the last Business Day in September, 1997 $ 3,000,000
the last Business Day in December, 1997 $ 3,000,000
the last Business Day in March, 1998 $ 4,500,000
the last Business Day in June, 1998 $ 4,500,000
the last Business Day in September, 1998 $ 4,500,000
the last Business Day in December, 1998 $ 4,500,000
the last Business Day in March, 1999 $ 8,000,000
the last Business Day in June, 1999 $ 8,000,000
the last Business Day in September, 1999 $ 8,000,000
the last Business Day in December, 1999 $ 8,000,000
the last Business Day in March, 2000 $11,500,000
the last Business Day in June, 2000 $11,500,000
the last Business Day in September, 2000 $11,500,000
the last Business Day in December, 2000 $11,500,000
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the last Business Day in March, 2001 $19,250,000
the last Business Day in June, 2001 $19,250,000
the last Business Day in September, 2001 $19,250,000
A Term Loan Maturity Date $19,250,000
(ii) The Borrower shall be required to repay the principal amount of
B Term Loans on each date set forth below in the amount set forth opposite such
date below (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in
Sections 4.01 and 4.02(B), a "Scheduled B Repayment"):
Scheduled B Repayment Date Amount
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the last Business Day in March, 1997 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 1997 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 1997 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 1997 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 1998 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 1998 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 1998 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 1998 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 1999 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 1999 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 1999 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 1999 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 2000 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 2000 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 2000 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 2000 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 2001 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 2001 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 2001 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 2001 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 2002 $21,100,000
the last Business Day in June, 2002 $21,100,000
the last Business Day in September, 2002 $21,100,000
B Term Loan Maturity Date $21,100,000
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(iii) The Borrower shall be required to repay the principal amount of
C Term Loans on each date set forth below in the amount set forth opposite such
date below (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in
Sections 4.01 and 4.02(B), a "Scheduled C Repayment"):
Scheduled C Repayment Date Amount
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the last Business Day in March, 1997 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 1997 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 1997 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 1997 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 1998 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 1998 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 1998 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 1998 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 1999 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 1999 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 1999 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 1999 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 2000 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 2000 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 2000 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 2000 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 2001 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 2001 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 2001 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 2001 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 2002 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in June, 2002 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in September, 2002 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in December, 2002 $ 280,000
the last Business Day in March, 2003 $20,820,000
the last Business Day in June, 2003 $20,820,000
the last Business Day in September, 2003 $20,820,000
C Term Loan Maturity Date $20,820,000
(iv) The Borrower shall be required to repay the principal amount of
D Term Loans on each date set forth below in the amount set forth opposite such
date below (each such repayment as the same may be reduced as provided in
Sections 4.01 and 4.02(B), a "Scheduled D Repayment"):
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Scheduled D Repayment Date Amount
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the last Business Day in March, 1997 $300,000
the last Business Day in June, 1997 $300,000
the last Business Day in September, 1997 $300,000
the last Business Day in December, 1997 $300,000
the last Business Day in March, 1998 $300,000
the last Business Day in June, 1998 $300,000
the last Business Day in September, 1998 $300,000
the last Business Day in December, 1998 $300,000
the last Business Day in March, 1999 $300,000
the last Business Day in June, 1999 $300,000
the last Business Day in September, 1999 $300,000
the last Business Day in December, 1999 $300,000
the last Business Day in March, 2000 $300,000
the last Business Day in June, 2000 $300,000
the last Business Day in September, 2000 $300,000
the last Business Day in December, 2000 $300,000
the last Business Day in March, 2001 $300,000
the last Business Day in June, 2001 $300,000
the last Business Day in September, 2001 $300,000
the last Business Day in December, 2001 $300,000
the last Business Day in March, 2002 $300,000
the last Business Day in June, 2002 $300,000
the last Business Day in September, 2002 $300,000
the last Business Day in December, 2002 $300,000
the last Business Day in March, 2003 $300,000
the last Business Day in June, 2003 $300,000
the last Business Day in September, 2003 $300,000
the last Business Day in December, 2003 $300,000
the last Business Day in March, 2004 $21,650,000
the last Business Day in June, 2004 $21,650,000
the last Business Day in September, 2004 $21,650,000
D Term Loan Maturity Date $21,650,000
(c) On the Business Day after the date of receipt thereof by
Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries of Proceeds from any Asset Sale, an
amount equal to 100% of the Net Proceeds from
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such Asset Sale shall be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of the
Term Loans (with the A TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment
of the A Term Loans, the B TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a
repayment of the B Term Loans, the C TL Percentage of such amount to be applied
as a repayment of the C Term Loans and the D TL Percentage of such amount to be
applied as a repayment of the D Term Loans, in each case subject to modification
of such application as set forth in Section 4.02(C)), provided that (w) with
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respect to no more than $5,000,000 in the aggregate of such Proceeds in any
fiscal year of the Borrower (excluding Proceeds received from the B&J Asset
Sale, any Designated Real Property Sale and any Designated Asset Sale), the Net
Proceeds therefrom shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the
extent that no payment Default, or Event of Default, then exists and the
Borrower delivers a certificate to the Agent on or prior to such date stating
that such Net Proceeds shall be used to purchase assets used or to be used in
the businesses referred to in Section 8.01(a) (including, without limitation,
capital stock of a corporation engaged in any such business) within 180 days
following the date of such Asset Sale (which certificate shall set forth the
estimates of the proceeds to be so expended), provided, that (1) if all or any
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portion of such Net Proceeds not so applied to the repayment of Term Loans are
not so used (or contractually committed to be used) within such 180 day period,
such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a
mandatory repayment of principal of outstanding Term Loans as provided above in
this Section 4.02(A)(c) and (2) if all or any portion of such Net Proceeds are
not required to be applied on the 180th day referred to in clause (1) above
because such amount is contractually committed to be used and subsequent to such
date such contract is terminated or expires without such portion being so used,
then such remaining portion shall be applied on the date of such termination or
expiration as a mandatory repayment of principal of outstanding Term Loans as
provided in this Section 4.02(A)(c); (x) notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained above, in the event of an Asset Sale constituting the B&J
Asset Sale, only $20 million of the Net Proceeds resulting therefrom shall be
required to be applied as a mandatory repayment of Term Loans pursuant to this
Section 4.02(A)(c) and such repayment shall be applied solely to the A Term
Loans; (y) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, in the
event of an Asset Sale constituting a Designated Real Property Sale, only 80% of
such Net Proceeds resulting from any such Designated Real Property Sale shall be
required to be applied as a mandatory repayment of Term Loans as provided above
in this Section 4.02(A)(c); and (z) notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained above, in the event of an Asset Sale constituting a Designated Asset
Sale, the Net Proceeds therefrom shall not be required to be so applied on such
date to the extent that no payment Default, or Event of Default, then exists and
the Borrower delivers a certificate to the Agent on or prior to such date
stating that such Net Proceeds shall be used to purchase assets used or to be
used in the businesses referred to in Section 8.01(a) (including, without
limitation, capital stock of a corporation engaged in any such business) within
360 days following the date of such Designated Asset Sale (which certificate
shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended), provided that
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if all or any portion of such Net Proceeds not so applied to the repayment of
Term Loans are not so used within such 360 day period, such remaining portion
(to the extent theretofore received by Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries
in the form of cash) shall be applied on the last day of such period as a
mandatory repayment of principal of outstanding Term Loans as provided in this
Section 4.02(A)(c).
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(d) On the Business Day after the date of the receipt thereof by
Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries, an amount equal to 100% of the cash
proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable
costs associated therewith) of the sale or issuance of preferred or common
equity of (or cash capital contributions to) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than (w) issuances of Holdings Common Stock and Permitted Holdings PIK
Securities by Holdings as consideration in connection with any Permitted
Acquisition, (x) issuances of Holdings Common Stock or Holdings Class L Common
Stock (including as a result of the exercise of any options with regard thereto)
to management of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (y) issuances of Xxxxxx
Preferred Stock to Xxxxxx in accordance with the terms of the Xxxxxx Acquisition
Documents and this Agreement and (z) equity contributions to any Subsidiary of
the Borrower made by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower) shall
be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of the Term Loans (with the A
TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the A Term Loans,
the B TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the B Term
Loans, the C TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the C
Term Loans and the D TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment
of the D Term Loans, in each case subject to modification of such application as
set forth in Section 4.02(C)); provided that (i) $30,000,000 of cash equity
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contributions in the aggregate from Xxxx Capital, GS Capital and/or their
respective Related Parties shall not be required to be applied as provided above
in this Section 4.02(A)(d) so long as such equity contributions are
substantially contemporaneously contributed to the capital of the Borrower as an
equity contribution or loaned to the Borrower (such loan to be evidenced by the
Borrower Subordinated Note) (the cash contributions made pursuant to this clause
(i), "Permitted Equity Proceeds"), and (ii) only 50% of such proceeds resulting
from the registered initial public offering of Holdings Common Stock, or the
issuance of Holdings common stock pursuant to a Permitted Strategic Equity
Issuance, shall be applied as provided above in this Section 4.02(A)(d).
(e) On the date of the receipt thereof by Holdings and/or any of
its Subsidiaries, an amount equal to 100% of the proceeds (net of underwriting
discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs associated therewith) of
the incurrence of Indebtedness by Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by Section 8.04 as in effect on the
Effective Date) shall be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of the
Term Loans (with the A TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment
of the A Term Loans, the B TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a
repayment of the B Term Loans, the C TL Percentage of such amount to applied as
a repayment of the C Term Loans and the D TL Percentage of such amount to be
applied as a repayment of the D Term Loans, in each case subject to modification
of such application as set forth in Section 4.02(C)).
(f) On each Excess Cash Payment Date, an amount equal to 75% of
Excess Cash Flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recent Excess
Cash Flow Period ending prior to such Excess Cash Payment Date shall be applied
as a mandatory repayment of principal of the Term Loans (with the A TL
Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the A Term Loans, the
B TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the B Term Loans,
the C TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the C Term
Loans and the D TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the
D Term Loans, in each case subject to modification of such application as set
forth in Section 4.02(C)).
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(g) Within 10 days following each date on which Holdings or any of
its Subsidiaries receives any proceeds from any Recovery Event, an amount equal
to 100% of the proceeds of such Recovery Event (net of reasonable costs and
taxes incurred in connection with such Recovery Event) shall be applied as a
mandatory repayment of principal of the Term Loans (with the A TL Percentage of
such amount to be applied as a repayment of the A Term Loans, the B TL
Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the B Term Loans, the
C TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the C Term Loans
and the D TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment of the D
Term Loans, in each case subject to modification of such application as set
forth in Section 4.02(C)), provided that so long as no Default or Event of
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Default then exists and such proceeds do not exceed $100,000,000, such proceeds
shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that the
Borrower has delivered a certificate to the Agent on or prior to such date
stating that such proceeds shall be used to replace or restore any properties or
assets in respect of which such proceeds were paid within 360 days following the
date of the receipt of such proceeds (which certificate shall set forth the
estimates of the proceeds to be so expended), and provided further, that (i) if
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the amount of such proceeds exceeds $100,000,000, then the entire amount and not
just the portion in excess of $100,000,000 shall be applied as a mandatory
repayment of Term Loans as provided above in this Section 4.02(A)(g), (ii) if
all or any portion of such proceeds not required to be applied to the repayment
of Term Loans pursuant to the preceding proviso are not so used (or
contractually committed to be used) within 360 days after the date of the
receipt of such proceeds, such remaining portion shall be applied on the last
day of such period as a mandatory repayment of principal of the Term Loans as
provided in this Section 4.02(A)(g) and (iii) if all or any portion of such
proceeds are not required to be applied on the 360th day referred to in clause
(ii) above because such amount is contractually committed to be used and
subsequent to such date such contract is terminated or expires without such
portion being so used, then such remaining portion shall be applied on the date
of such termination or expiration as a mandatory repayment of principal of
outstanding Term Loans as provided in this Section 4.02(A)(g).
(h) On the date of the receipt thereof by Holdings and/or any of
its Subsidiaries of a Pension Plan Refund, an amount equal to 100% of such
Pension Plan Refund shall be applied as a mandatory repayment of principal of
Term Loans (with the A TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a repayment
of the A Term Loans, the B TL Percentage of such amount to be applied as a
repayment of the B Term Loans, the C TL Percentage of such amount to be applied
as a repayment of the C Term Loans and the D TL Percentage of such amount to be
applied as a repayment of the D Term Loans, in each case subject to modification
of such application as set forth in Section 4.02(C)).
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in
this Agreement, (i) all then outstanding Swingline Loans shall be repaid in full
on the Swingline Expiry Date and (ii) all other then outstanding Loans of the
respective Facility shall be repaid in full on the Maturity Date for such
Facility.
(j) On the second Business Day following each date on which the
Aggregate Net Invested Amount in respect of the Accounts Receivable Facility is
increased to an amount in excess
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of $75,000,000, all or a portion of such increase shall be applied as a
mandatory prepayment of the A Term Loans (as and to the extent elected by the
Borrower pursuant to Section 3.03(d)).
(B) Application:
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(a) Any amount required to be applied to A Term Loans, B Term
Loans, C Term Loans or D Term Loans, as the case may be, shall apply to the
repayment of the outstanding principal amount of A Term Loans, B Term Loans, C
Term Loans and D Term Loans, respectively of the respective Facility.
(b) All repayments of A Term Loans, B Term Loans, C Term Loans and
D Term Loans shall be applied in the following manner:
(i) if required pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(c) as a result of the
B&J Asset Sale, first to reduce the Scheduled A Repayments in direct order
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of maturity to and including the Scheduled A Repayment to occur on the last
Business Day of December, 1998, and second, to the extent in excess
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thereof, to reduce the then remaining Scheduled A Repayments pro rata based
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on the then remaining Scheduled A Repayments (after giving effect to all
reductions thereto pursuant to the preceding provisions of this clause
(b)(i)); and
(ii) if required pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(c) other than as a
result of the B&J Asset Sale, or Section 4.02(A)(d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or
(j), to reduce the then remaining Scheduled Repayments of the respective
Facility pro rata based on the then remaining Scheduled Repayments of the
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respective Facility.
(c) With respect to each repayment of Loans required by this
Section 4.02, the Borrower may designate the Types of Loans which are to be
repaid and the specific Borrowing(s) under the affected Facility pursuant to
which made; provided, that (i) Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to a specific
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Facility may be designated for repayment pursuant to this Section 4.02 only on
the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto unless all Eurodollar
Loans made pursuant to such Facility with Interest Periods ending on such date
of required prepayment and all Base Rate Loans made pursuant to such Facility
have been paid in full; (ii) if any repayment of Eurodollar Loans made pursuant
to a single Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding Loans made pursuant to such
Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, such Borrowing
shall be immediately converted into Base Rate Loans; and (iii) each repayment of
any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such
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Loans; provided, that no repayment pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(a) shall be
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applied to any Revolving Loans of a Defaulting Bank at any time when the
aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans of any Non-Defaulting Bank exceeds such
Non-Defaulting Bank's RL Percentage of Revolving Loans then outstanding. In the
absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence,
the Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its sole
discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing
under Section 1.11.
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(C) Waiver of Certain Mandatory Repayments
by B, C and D Banks
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section
4.02 or elsewhere in this Agreement (including, without limitation, in Section
12.12), the Borrower shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to give the
Banks with outstanding B Terms Loans (the "B Banks"), C Term Loans (the "C
Banks") and D Term Loans (the "D Banks") the option to waive a mandatory
repayment of such Loans pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(c), (d), (e)(i), (e)(ii),
(f), (g) and/or (h) (each such repayment, a "Waivable Mandatory Repayment") upon
the terms and provisions set forth in this Section 4.02(C). If the Borrower
elects to exercise the option referred to in the preceding sentence, the
Borrower shall give to the Agent written notice of its intention to give the B
Banks, the C Banks and the D Banks the right to waive a Waivable Mandatory
Repayment at least five Business Days prior to such repayment, which notice the
Agent shall promptly forward to all B Banks, C Banks and D Banks (indicating in
such notice the amount of such repayment to be applied to each such Bank's
outstanding Term Loans under such Facilities). The Borrower's offer to permit
such Banks to waive any such Waivable Mandatory Repayment may apply to all or
part of such repayment, provided that any offer to waive part of such
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repayment must be made ratably to such Banks on the basis of their outstanding
B Term Loans, C Term Loans and D Term Loans. In the event any such B Bank, C
Bank or D Bank desires to waive such Bank's right to receive any such Waivable
Mandatory Repayment in whole or in part, such Bank shall so advise the Agent no
later than the close of business two Business Days after the date of such notice
from the Agent, which notice shall also include the amount such Bank desires to
receive in respect of such repayment. If any Bank does not reply to the Agent
within the two Business Days, it will be deemed not to have waived any part of
such repayment. If any Bank does not specify an amount it wishes to receive, it
will be deemed to have accepted 100% of the total payment. In the event that any
such Bank waives all or part of such right to receive any such Waivable
Mandatory Repayment, the Agent shall apply 100% of the amount so waived by such
Bank to the A Term Loans in accordance with Section 4.02(B).
4.03 Method and Place of Payment. Except as otherwise specifically
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provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made to the Agent
for the ratable account of the Banks entitled thereto, not later than 12:00 Noon
(New York time) on the date when due and shall be made in immediately available
funds and in U.S. Dollars at the Payment Office, it being understood that
written, telex or facsimile transmission notice by the Borrower to the Agent to
make a payment from the funds in the Borrower's account at the Payment Office
shall constitute the making of such payment to the extent of such funds held in
such account. Any payments under this Agreement which are made later than 12:00
Noon (New York time) shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding
Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be
due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended
to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal,
interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in effect
immediately prior to such extension.
4.04 Net Payments. (a) All payments made by the Borrower hereunder
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or under any Note will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense.
Except as provided in Section 4.04(b), all such payments will be made free and
clear of, and without deduction or withholding for,
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any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other
charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by
any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to
such payments (but excluding, except as provided in the second succeeding
sentence, any tax imposed on or measured by the net income or net profits of a
Bank pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or the
jurisdiction in which the principal office or applicable lending office of such
Bank is located or any subdivision thereof or therein) and all interest,
penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto (all such non-excluded
taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges being
referred to collectively as "Taxes"). If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, the
Borrower agrees to pay the full amount of such Taxes, and such additional
amounts as may be necessary so that every payment of all amounts due under this
Agreement or under any Note, after withholding or deduction for or on account of
any Taxes, will not be less than the amount provided for herein or in such Note.
If any amounts are payable in respect of Taxes pursuant to the preceding
sentence, the Borrower agrees to reimburse each Bank, upon the written request
of such Bank, for taxes imposed on or measured by the net income or net profits
of such Bank pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the principal
office or applicable lending office of such Bank is located or under the laws of
any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such jurisdiction in which
the principal office or applicable lending office of such Bank is located and
for any withholding of taxes as such Bank shall determine are payable by, or
withheld from, such Bank in respect of such amounts so paid to or on behalf of
such Bank pursuant to the preceding sentence and in respect of any amounts paid
to or on behalf of such Bank pursuant to this sentence. The Borrower will
furnish to the Agent within 45 days after the date the payment of any Taxes is
due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such
payment by the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Bank, and reimburse such Bank upon its written request, for the amount of any
Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Bank.
(b) Each Bank that is not a United States person (as such term is
defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) agrees to deliver to the Borrower
and the Agent on or prior to the Effective Date, or in the case of a Bank that
is an assignee or transferee of an interest under this Agreement pursuant to
Section 1.13 or 12.04 (unless the respective Bank was already a Bank hereunder
immediately prior to such assignment or transfer), on the date of such
assignment or transfer to such Bank, (i) two accurate and complete original
signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form 4224 or 1001 (or successor forms)
certifying to such Bank's entitlement to a complete exemption from United States
withholding tax with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and
under any Note, or (ii) if the Bank is not a "bank" within the meaning of
Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and cannot deliver either Internal Revenue
Service Form 1001 or 4224 pursuant to clause (i) above, (x) a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit C (any such certificate, a "Section
4.04(b)(ii) Certificate") and (y) two accurate and complete original signed
copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (or successor form) certifying to
such Bank's entitlement to a complete exemption from United States withholding
tax with respect to payments of interest to be made under this Agreement and
under any Note. In addition, each Bank agrees that from time to time after the
Effective Date, when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the
previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, it will
deliver to the Borrower and the Agent two new accurate and complete original
signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form 4224 or 1001, or Form W-8
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and a Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate, as the case may be, and such other forms
as may be required in order to confirm or establish the entitlement of such Bank
to a continued exemption from or reduction in United States withholding tax with
respect to payments under this Agreement and any Note, or it shall immediately
notify the Borrower and the Agent of its inability to deliver any such Form or
Certificate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section
4.04(a), but subject to Section 12.04(b) and the immediately succeeding
sentence, (x) the Borrower shall be entitled, to the extent it is required to do
so by law, to deduct or withhold income or similar taxes imposed by the United
States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein)
from inter est, fees or other amounts payable hereunder for the account of any
Bank which is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes to the extent that
such Bank has not provided to the Borrower U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms
that establish a complete exemption from such deduction or withholding and (y)
the Borrower shall not be obligated pursuant to Section 4.04(a) hereof to gross-
up pay ments to be made to a Bank in respect of income or similar taxes imposed
by the United States if (I) such Bank has not provided to the Borrower the
Internal Revenue Service Forms required to be provided to the Borrower pursuant
to this Section 4.04(b) or (II) in the case of a payment, other than interest,
to a Bank described in clause (ii) above, to the extent that such Forms do not
establish a complete exemption from withholding of such taxes. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in the preceding sentence or elsewhere in
this Section 4.04 and except as set forth in Section 12.04(b), the Borrower
agrees to pay additional amounts and to indemnify each Bank in the manner set
forth in Section 4.04(a) (without regard to the identity of the jurisdiction
requiring the deduction or withholding) in respect of any amounts deducted or
withheld by it as described in the immediately preceding sentence as a result of
any changes after the Effective Date in any applicable law, treaty, governmental
rule, regulation, guideline or order, or in the interpretation thereof, relating
to the deducting or withholding of income or similar Taxes.
SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent. The obligation of each Bank to make
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each Loan to the Borrower hereunder, and the obligation of any Letter of Credit
Issuer to issue each Letter of Credit hereunder, is subject, at the time of each
such Credit Event (except as otherwise hereinafter indicated), to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
5.01 Execution of Agreement; Notes. On or prior to the Initial
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Borrowing Date, (i) the Effective Date shall have occurred and (ii) there shall
have been delivered to the Agent for the account of each Bank the appropriate A
Term Note, B Term Note, C Term Note, D Term Note and Revolving Note, if any, and
to BTCo the Swingline Note, in each case executed by the Borrower and in the
amount, maturity and as otherwise provided herein.
5.02 No Default; Representations and Warranties. At the time of
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each Credit Event and also after giving effect thereto (i) there shall exist no
Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties
contained herein or in the other Credit Documents in effect at such time shall
be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such
Credit Event, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case
such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date.
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5.03 Officer's Certificate. On the Initial Borrowing Date, the
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Agent shall have received a certificate dated such date signed by an appropriate
officer of the Borrower stating that all of the applicable conditions set forth
in Sections 5.02, 5.07, 5.08 and 5.09 exist as of such date.
5.04 Opinions of Counsel. On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Agent
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shall have received opinions, addressed to the Agent and each of the Banks and
dated the Initial Borrowing Date, from (i) Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, counsel to the
Credit Parties, which opinion shall cover the mat ters contained in Exhibit D
and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated herein as the
Agent may reasonably request and (ii) local counsel to the Credit Parties
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, which opinions shall cover such matters
incident to the transactions contemplated herein and in the other Credit
Documents as the Agent may reasonably request and shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
5.05 Corporate Proceedings. (a) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the
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Agent shall have received from each Credit Party a certificate, dated the
Initial Borrowing Date, signed by the chairman, a vice chairman, the president
or any vice-president of such Credit Party, and attested to by the secretary or
any assistant secretary of such Credit Party, in the form of Exhibit E with
appropriate insertions, together with copies of the Certificate of Incorporation
and By-Laws of such Credit Party and the resolutions of such Credit Party
referred to in such certificate and all of the foregoing (including each such
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws) shall be reasonably satisfactory to
the Agent.
(b) On the Initial Borrowing Date, all corporate and legal
proceedings and all instruments and agreements in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Documents shall be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent, and the Agent shall
have received all information and copies of all certificates, documents and
papers, including good standing certificates, bring-down certificates and any
other records of corporate proceedings and governmental approvals, if any, which
the Agent reasonably may have requested in connection therewith, such documents
and papers, where appropriate, to be certified by proper corporate or
governmental authorities.
(c) On the Initial Borrowing Date, unless and to the extent otherwise
agreed by the Agent, the Agent shall have received evidence of the amendment to
the certificate of incorporation (or equivalent organizational document) and by-
laws of each Foreign Subsidiary whose capital stock is to be pledged pursuant to
the Pledge Agreement permitting the granting of a security interest in such
Foreign Subsidiary's capital stock pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent and local counsel to the Agent.
(d) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the ownership and capital
structure (including, without limitation, the terms of any capital stock,
options, warrants or other securities issued by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries) and management of Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall be in form
and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks.
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5.06 Adverse Change, etc. On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date,
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nothing shall have occurred since December 31, 1995 (and neither the Banks nor
the Agent shall have become aware of any facts or conditions not previously
known) which the Required Banks or the Agent shall determine (a) has, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the rights or
remedies of the Banks or the Agent, or on the ability of any Credit Party to
perform its obligations to them hereunder or under any other Credit Document or
(b) has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
5.07 Litigation. On the Initial Borrowing Date, there shall be no
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actions, suits or proceedings pending or threatened (a) with respect to this
Agreement or any other Document or (b) which the Agent or the Required Banks
shall determine could reasonably be expected to (i) have a Material Adverse
Effect or (ii) have a material adverse effect on the Transaction, the rights or
remedies of the Banks or the Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Document
or on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its respective obligations to
the Banks or the Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Document.
5.08 Approvals. On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, all
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necessary governmental (domestic and foreign) and third party approvals in
connection with the Transaction, the transactions contemplated by the Documents
and otherwise referred to herein or therein shall have been obtained and remain
in effect (other than any such approvals with respect to the Acquisition which
the Borrower reasonably believes both individually and in the aggregate are not
material to the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole), and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action
being taken by any competent authority which restrains, prevents or imposes
materially adverse conditions upon the consummation of the Transaction, the
transactions contemplated by the Documents and otherwise referred to herein or
therein. Additionally, there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or
other restraint issued or filed or a hearing seeking injunctive relief or other
restraint pending or notified prohibiting or imposing materially adverse
conditions upon the consummation of the Transaction or the making of Loans.
5.09 Consummation of the Transaction. (a) On the Initial Borrowing
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Date, those elements of the Acquisition contemplated to be consummated on such
date pursuant to the Acquisition Documents shall have been consummated in
accordance with such Acquisition Documents and all applicable laws, and each of
the conditions precedent to the consummation of the Acquisition set forth in the
Acquisition Documents shall have been satisfied and not waived except with the
consent of the Agent and the Required Banks to the reasonable satisfaction of
the Agent and the Required Banks.
(b) On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, (i) the Borrower
shall have received gross cash proceeds of at least $350,000,000 from the
issuance of the Senior Subordinated Notes (it being understood that such cash
proceeds shall include all amounts directly applied to pay underwriting and
placement commissions and discounts and related fees), and (ii) the Borrower
shall have utilized the full amount of such cash consideration to make payments
owing in connection with the
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Transaction prior to utilizing any proceeds of A Term Loans, B Term Loans, C
Term Loans or D Term Loans for such purpose.
(c) (i) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the total commitments in
respect of the Indebtedness to be Refinanced shall have been terminated, and all
loans with respect thereto shall have been repaid in full, together with
interest thereon, all letters of credit issued thereunder shall have been
terminated (or incorporated hereunder as Existing Letters of Credit pursuant to
Section 2.01(d)) and all other amounts owing pursuant to the Indebtedness to be
Refinanced shall have been repaid in full and all documents in respect of the
Indebtedness to be Refinanced and all guarantees with respect thereto shall have
been terminated (except as to indemnification provisions, which may survive) and
be of no further force and effect.
(ii) On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower
shall have commenced and consummated the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes
Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation, pursuant to which the Borrower shall have
repurchased all Existing Senior Subordinated Notes issued by it to the extent
tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes
Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation and shall duly cancel all Existing Senior
Subordinated Notes so purchased (it being understood that in any event (x) at
least a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Existing
Senior Subordinated Notes shall have been tendered and purchased pursuant to the
Existing Senior Subordinated Notes Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation and (y) the
Borrower shall have purchased the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes so tendered
solely with proceeds of Senior Subordinated Notes). The Existing Senior
Subordinated Notes Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation shall have been consummated
in accordance with all applicable law and in accordance with the Existing Senior
Subordinated Notes Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation Documents. In the event
that 100% of the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes have not been accepted for
payment by the Borrower pursuant to the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes
Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation and the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes
Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation has otherwise been consummated, the Borrower
shall have received at such time sufficient Existing Senior Subordinated Note
Consents pursuant of the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes Tender Offer/Consent
Solicitation to authorize the execution and delivery of the Existing Senior
Subordinated Notes Indenture Supplement, and the Borrower and the trustee under
the Existing Senior Subordinated Note Indenture shall have duly executed and
delivered the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture Supplement and all
conditions to the effectiveness thereof shall have been satisfied.
(iii) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the creditors in respect of
the Indebtedness to be Refinanced shall have terminated and released all
security interests and Liens on the assets owned by Holdings and its
Subsidiaries. The Agent shall have received such releases of security interests
in and Liens on the assets owned by Holdings and its Subsidiaries as may have
been requested by the Agent, which releases shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. Without limiting the foregoing, there
shall have been delivered (i) proper termination statements (Form UCC-3 or the
appropriate equivalent) for filing under the UCC of each jurisdiction where a
financing statement (Form UCC-1 or the appropriate equivalent) was filed with
respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the security
interests created with respect to
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the Indebtedness to be Refinanced and the documentation related thereto, (ii)
termination or reassignment of any security interest in, or Lien on, any
patents, trade marks, copyrights, or similar interests of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries on which filings have been made, (iii) terminations of all
mortgages, leasehold mortgages, deeds of trust and leasehold deeds of trust
created with respect to property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, in each
case, to secure the obligations in respect of the Indebtedness to be Refinanced,
all of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent, and (iv) all collateral owned by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in
the possession of any of the creditors in respect of the Indebtedness to be
Refinanced or any collateral agent or trustee under any related security
document shall have been returned to Holdings or such Subsidiary.
(d) On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, there shall have been
delivered to the Banks true and correct copies of all Documents entered into in
connection with the Transaction (including, without limitation, all of the
Acquisition Documents, the Refinancing Documents, the Existing Senior
Subordinated Notes Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation Documents and the Senior
Subordinated Note Documents), and all of the terms and conditions of such
Documents (including, without limitation, with respect to the Senior
Subordinated Notes, amortization, maturities, interest rates, covenants,
defaults, remedies, sinking fund provisions, and subordination provisions), as
well as the structure of the Transaction and the ownership inter ests in
Holdings after giving effect to the Transaction, shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks.
(e) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Agent shall have received
evidence in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to it that the
matters set forth in this Section 5.09 have been satisfied on such date.
5.10 Security Documents. (a) On the Initial Borrowing Date,
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Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized,
executed and delivered a Pledge Agreement in the form of Exhibit F, together
with such changes (or with such other documents) as may be requested by the
Collateral Agent in connection with local law (as modified, amended or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof,
the "Pledge Agreement") and shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, as
pledgee thereunder, all of the Pledged Securities referred to therein, endorsed
in blank in the case of promissory notes or accompanied by executed and undated
stock powers in the case of capital stock, and the Pledge Agreement under such
other documents shall be in full force and effect.
(b) On the Initial Borrowing Date, Holdings, the Borrower and each
Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered a
Security Agreement in the form of Exhibit G, together with such changes (or with
such other documents) as may be requested by the Collateral Agent in connection
with local law (as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, the "Security Agreement") covering
all of the Security Agreement Collateral, together with:
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(A) executed copies of Financing Statements (Form UCC-1 and/or UCC-3)
or appropriate local equivalent in appropriate form for filing under the
UCC or appropriate local equivalent of each jurisdiction as may be
necessary to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the
Security Agreement;
(B) certified copies of Requests for Information or Copies (Form UCC-
11), or equivalent reports, each of a recent date listing all effective
financing statements that name the Seller, Holdings, the Borrower or any of
their respective Domestic Subsidiaries or a division or operating unit of
any such Person, as debtor and that are filed in the jurisdictions referred
to in clause (A) above, together with copies of such financing statements
(none of which shall cover the Collateral except (x) those with respect to
which appropriate termination statements executed by the secured lender
thereunder have been delivered to the Agent and (y) to the extent
evidencing Permitted Liens);
(C) evidence of the completion of all other recordings and filings
of, or with respect to, the Security Agreement as may be necessary or, in
the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security
interests intended to be created by the Security Agreement; and
(D) evidence that all other actions necessary or, in the reasonable
opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security
interests purported to be created by the Security Agreement have been
taken;
and the Security Agreement and such other documents shall be in full force and
effect.
5.11 Subsidiary Guaranty. On the Initial Borrowing Date, each
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Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered a
Subsidiary Guaranty in the form of Exhibit H (as modified, amended or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof,
the "Subsidiary Guaranty"), and the Subsidiary Guaranty shall be in full force
and effect.
5.12 Mortgages; Title Insurance; Surveys, etc. (a) On the Initial
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Borrowing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have received fully executed
counterparts of deeds of trust, mortgages and similar documents in each case in
form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof,
each a "Mortgage" and, collectively, the "Mortgages") covering all the Mortgaged
Properties located in the United States, and arrangements reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent shall be in place to provide that
counterparts of such Mortgages shall be recorded on the Initial Borrowing Date
in all places to the extent necessary or desirable, in the judgment of the
Collateral Agent, effectively to create a valid and enforceable first priority
Lien, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, on each such Mortgaged Property
in favor of the Collateral Agent (or such other trustee as may be required or
desired under local law) for the benefit of the Secured Creditors.
(b) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have
received mortgagee title insurance policies (or binding commitments to issue
such title insurance policies) issued
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by title insurers reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (the "Mortgage
Policies") in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and
assuring the Collateral Agent that the Mortgages are valid and enforceable first
priority mortgage Liens on the respective Mortgaged Properties, free and clear
of all defects and encumbrances except Permitted Encumbrances. Such Mortgage
Policies shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent and (i) shall include an endorsement for future advances under
this Agreement, the Notes and the Mortgages and for any other matter that the
Collateral Agent in its discretion may reasonably request (to the extent
available in the respective jurisdiction of each Mortgaged Property), (ii) shall
not include an exception for mechanics' liens and (iii) shall provide for
affirmative insurance and such reinsurance (including direct access agreements)
as the Collateral Agent in its discretion may reasonably request.
(c) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Collateral Agent shall have
also received surveys in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Collateral Agent of each Mortgaged Property designated as "owned" on Annex III
hereto, dated a recent date acceptable to the Collateral Agent, certified in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent by a licensed
professional surveyor reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. The
Collateral Agent shall also have received such estoppel letters, landlord waiver
letters, non-disturbance letters and similar assurances as may have been
requested by the Collateral Agent, which letters shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
5.13 Plans; Collective Bargaining Agreements; Existing Indebtedness
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Agreements; Shareholders' Agreements; Management Agreements; Employment
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Agreements; Non-Compete Agreements; Tax Allocation Agreements; Material
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Contracts. On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, there shall have been
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delivered to the Banks copies, certified as true and correct by an appropriate
officer of the Borrower, of:
(a) any Plans that are to be assumed by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries after giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction and
for each such Plan (i) that is a "single-employer plan" (as defined in
Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA) the most recently completed actuarial
valuation prepared therefor by such Plan's regular enrolled actuary and the
Schedule B, "Actuarial Information" to the IRS Form 5500 (Annual Report)
most recently filed with the Internal Revenue Service and (ii) that is a
"multiemployer plan" (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), each of
the documents referred to in clause (i) either in the possession of
Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings or any ERISA Affiliate or reasonably
available thereto from the sponsor or trustees of such Plan;
(b) any collective bargaining agreements or any other similar
agreement or arrangement covering the employees of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries that are to remain in effect after giving effect to the
consummation of the Transaction (collectively, the "Collective Bargaining
Agreements");
(c) all agreements evidencing or relating to the Existing
Indebtedness that are to remain in effect after giving effect to the
consummation of the Transaction (collectively, the "Existing Indebtedness
Agreements");
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(d) (A) the Stockholders' Agreement, (B) the Subscription Agreement,
(C) the Registration Rights Agreement and (D) all other agreements entered
into by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries governing the terms and
relative rights of its capital stock, and any agreements entered into by
shareholders relating to any such entity with respect to their capital
stock, in each case that are to remain in effect after giving effect to the
consummation of the Transaction (collectively, the "Shareholders'
Agreements");
(e) (A) the Consulting Agreement and (B) any other material
agreements (or the forms thereof) with members of, or with respect to, the
management of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that are to remain in
effect after giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction
(collectively, the "Management Agreements");
(f) any employment agreements entered into by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Employment Agreements");
(g) any non-compete agreement entered into by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Non-Compete Agreements");
(h) any tax sharing or tax allocation agreements entered into by
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Tax Allocation
Agreements"); and
(i) all material contracts and licenses of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries that are to remain in effect after giving effect to the
consummation of the Transaction (collectively, the "Material Contracts");
all of which Plans, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Existing Indebtedness
Agreements, Shareholders' Agreements, Management Agreements, Employment
Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements, Tax Allocation Agreements and Material
Contracts shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent
and shall be in full force and effect on the Initial Borrowing Date.
5.14 Solvency Opinions; Environmental Analyses; Insurance Analyses;
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Financial Statements. On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Agent shall have
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received:
(a) a solvency opinion from Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co., Inc., addressed to
the Agent and each of the Banks and dated the Initial Borrowing Date and
supporting the conclusions, that, after giving effect to the Transaction
and the incurrence of all financ ings contemplated herein, the Borrower (on
a stand-alone basis) and Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated
basis) are not insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the
indebtedness incurred in connection herewith, will not be left with
unreasonably small capital with which to engage in their respective
businesses and will not have incurred debts beyond their ability to pay
such debts as they mature and become due;
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(b) environmental assessments from Environ Corporation in respect of
the Acquired Business, the results of which shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks;
(c) analyses and evidence of insurance complying with the
requirements of Section 7.03 for the business and properties of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the Acquired
Business), in scope, form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the
Required Banks and naming the Collateral Agent as an additional insured
and/or loss payee, and stating that such insurance shall not be cancelled
or revised without 30 days prior written notice by the insurer to the
Collateral Agent; and
(d) the annual audited income statement and statement of net assets
to be sold (and related supplemental cash flow information including
depreciation and capital expenditures) for the Acquired Business for the
two most recently completed fiscal years and management's discussion and
analysis of the trends evidenced by such historical financial results, and
all of the foregoing shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Agent and the Required Banks.
5.15 Pro Forma Balance Sheets. On or prior the Initial Borrowing
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Date, there shall have been delivered to the Agent, an unaudited pro forma
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consolidated balance sheet of each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Transaction and
prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a related funds flow statement,
which pro forma balance sheets and funds flow statement shall be reasonably
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satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and the Required Banks.
5.16 Projections. On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the
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Banks shall have received the financial projections (the "Projections") set
forth on Annex IV hereto, which include the projected results of Holdings and
its Subsidiaries for the nine fiscal years ended after the Initial Borrowing
Date.
5.17 Existing Indebtedness. On the Initial Borrowing Date and after
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giving effect to the Transaction and the Loans incurred on the Initial Borrowing
Date, neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any preferred
stock outstanding except for the Xxxxxx Preferred Stock, or any Indebtedness
outstanding except for Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.04. On and as of
the Initial Borrowing Date, all of the Existing Indebtedness shall remain
outstanding after giving effect to the Transaction and the other transactions
contemplated hereby without any default or events of default existing thereunder
or arising as a result of the Transaction and the other transactions
contemplated hereby (except to the extent amended or waived by the parties
thereto on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the
Required Banks). On and as of the Initial Borrowing Date, the Agent and the
Required Banks shall be satisfied with the amount of and the terms and
conditions of all Existing Indebtedness.
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5.18 Payment of Fees. On the Initial Borrowing Date, all costs, fees
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and expenses, and all other compensation contemplated by this Agreement, due
to the Agent or the Banks (including, without limitation, legal fees and
expenses) shall have been paid to the extent due.
5.19 Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request. The Agent shall
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have received a Notice of Borrowing satisfying the requirements of Section 1.03
with respect to each incurrence of Loans, and the Agent and the respective
Letter of Credit Issuer shall have received a Letter of Credit Request
satisfying the requirements of Section 2.02 with respect to each issuance of a
Letter of Credit.
The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a
representation and warranty by each Credit Party to each of the Banks that all
of the applicable conditions specified above exist as of the date of such Credit
Event. All of the certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers
referred to in this Section 5, unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to
the Agent at its Notice Office for the account of each of the Banks and, except
for the Notes, in sufficient counterparts for each of the Banks and shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and the Required Banks.
SECTION 6. Representations, Warranties and Agreements. In order to
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induce the Banks to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue
and/or participate in the Letters of Credit provided for herein, each of
Holdings and the Borrower makes the following representations, warranties and
agreements with the Banks in each case after giving effect to the Transaction,
all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit (with the
occurrence of each Credit Event being deemed to constitute a representation and
warranty that the matters specified in this Section 6 are true and correct in
all material respects on and as of the date of each such Credit Event, unless
stated to relate to a specific earlier date in which all representations and
warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date):
6.01 Corporate Status. Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is
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a duly organized and validly existing corporation in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has the corporate power and
authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which
it is engaged and presently proposes to engage and (iii) is duly qualified and
is authorized to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where
it is required to be so qualified and where the failure to be so qualified would
have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.02 Corporate Power and Authority. Each Credit Party has the
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corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and
provisions of the Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary
corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the
Documents to which it is a party. Each Credit Party has duly executed and
delivered each Document to which it is a party and each such Document
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the
enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
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reorganization, moratorium or similar laws generally affecting creditors' rights
and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in
equity or at law).
6.03 No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by
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any Credit Party of the Documents to which it is a party nor compliance by them
with the terms and provisions thereof, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein or therein, (i) will contravene any applicable provision of
any law, statute, rule or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree
of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict or be in
consistent with or result in any breach of, any of the terms, covenants,
conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or (other than
pursuant to the Security Documents and the Accounts Receivable Facility
Documents) result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create
or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of Holdings or any of its
Subsid iaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement, credit agreement or any other material agreement or instrument
to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of
its property or assets are bound or to which it may be subject or (iii) will
violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Holdings
or any of its Subsidiaries.
6.04 Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending
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or, to the knowledge of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, with
respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (i) that are likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the rights or remedies of the Banks or on the ability
of any Credit Party to perform its respective obligations to the Banks hereunder
and under the other Credit Documents to which it is, or will be, a party.
Additionally, there does not exist any judgment, order or injunction prohibiting
or imposing material adverse conditions upon the occurrence of any Credit Event.
6.05 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. (a) The proceeds of all
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Term Loans shall be utilized to finance the Transaction and to pay fees and
expenses incurred in connection therewith.
(b) The proceeds of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans shall be
utilized for the general corporate and working capital purposes of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries; provided that proceeds of Revolving Loans and Swingline
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Loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $65,000,000 may be used to finance
the Transaction.
(c) Neither the making of any Loan hereunder, nor the use of the
proceeds thereof, will violate the provisions of Regulation G, T, U or X of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and no part of the proceeds of
any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit
for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.
6.06 Governmental Approvals. No order, consent, approval, license,
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authoriza tion, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or
exemption by, any foreign or domestic governmental or public body or authority,
or any subdivision thereof, is required to authorize or is required in
connection with (i) the execution, delivery and performance of any Credit
Document or
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(ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Credit
Document. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or validation of,
or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any foreign or
domestic governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof,
is required to authorize or is required in connection with (i) the execution,
delivery and performance of any Document (other than any Credit Document) or
(ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Document
(other than any Credit Document), except (x) to the extent obtained or made or
(y) where the failure to obtain or make any of the foregoing, individually or in
the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.07 Investment Company Act. Neither Holdings nor any of its
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Subsidiaries is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an
"investment company," within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
6.08 Public Utility Holding Company Act. Neither Holdings nor any of
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its Subsidiaries is a "holding company," or a "subsidiary company" of a
"holding company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary
company" of a "holding company," within the meaning of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
6.09 True and Complete Disclosure. All factual information (taken as
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a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of Holdings
or any of its Subsidiaries in writing to the Agent or any Bank (including,
without limitation, all information contained in the Documents) for purposes of
or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein
is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter
furnished by or on behalf of any such Persons in writing to the Agent or any
Bank will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which
such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state
any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not
misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which such
information was provided.
6.10 Financial Condition; Financial Statements. (a) On and as of
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the Initial Borrowing Date, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the
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Transaction and to all Indebtedness incurred, and to be incurred (including,
without limitation, the Loans and the Senior Subordinated Notes), and Liens
created, and to be created, by each Credit Party in connection therewith, with
respect to each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) and
of the Borrower (on a stand-alone basis) (x) the sum of the assets, at a fair
valuation, of each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis),
and of the Borrower (on a stand-alone basis) will exceed its debts, (y) it has
not incurred nor intended to, nor believes that it will, incur debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as such debts mature and (z) it will have sufficient
capital with which to conduct its business. For purposes of this Section 6.10,
"debt" means any liability on a claim, and "claim" means (i) right to payment
whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated,
fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable,
secured or unsecured or (ii) right to an equitable remedy for breach of
performance if such breach gives rise to a payment, whether or not such right to
an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured,
unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.
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(b) The statements of financial condition of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries at December 31, 1995 and the related statements of income and cash
flows and changes in shareholders' equity of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for
the fiscal year ended as of said date, copies of which have heretofore been
furnished to each Bank, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of Holdings and its Subsidiaries at the date of said
statements and the results for the periods covered thereby. All such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
except to the extent provided in the notes to said financial statements.
(c) The statements of net assets to be sold of the Acquired Business
at December 31, 1994 and at December 31, 1995 and the related statements of
income and supplemental cash flow information of the Acquired Business for the
fiscal years ended as of said dates, copies of which have heretofore been
furnished to each Bank, present fairly in all material respects the net assets
of the Acquired Business at the dates of said statements and the results for the
periods covered thereby. All such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied except to the extent provided in the
notes to said financial statements.
(d) Since December 31, 1995, nothing has occurred that has had or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Except as fully reflected in the financial statements described
in Section 6.10(b) and the Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement and the
Senior Subordinated Notes, there were as of the Initial Borrowing Date (and
after giving effect to any Loans made on such date), no liabilities or
obligations (excluding current obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business) with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any nature
whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether or
not due), and neither Holdings nor the Borrower know of any basis for the
assertion against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any such liability or
obligation which, either individually or in the aggregate, are or would be
reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) The Projections are based on good faith estimates and assumptions
made by the management of Holdings, and on the Initial Borrowing Date such
management believed that the Projections were reasonable and attainable, it
being recognized by the Banks, however, that projections as to future events are
not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or
periods covered by the Projections probably will differ from the projected
results and that the differences may be material. There is no fact known to
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries which would have a Material Adverse Effect,
which has not been disclosed herein or in such other documents, certificates and
statements furnished to the Banks for use in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
6.11 Security Interests. On and after the Initial Borrowing Date,
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each of the Security Documents creates (or after the execution and delivery
thereof will create), as security for the Obligations, a valid and enforceable
perfected security interest in and Lien on all of the Collateral subject
thereto, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to
no other Liens (except that the Security Agreement Collateral, the Mortgaged
Properties and the collateral covered
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by the Additional Security Documents may be subject to Permitted Liens relating
thereto), in favor of the Collateral Agent. No filings or recordings are
required in order to perfect the security interests created under any Security
Document except for filings or recordings required in connection with any such
Security Document which shall have been made on or prior to the Initial
Borrowing Date as contemplated by Section 5.10(b) or on or prior to the
execution and delivery thereof as contemplated by Sections 7.11, 7.16 and 8.16.
6.12 Representations and Warranties in Other Documents. All
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representations and warranties set forth in the other Documents were true and
correct in all material respects as of the time such representations and
warranties were made and shall be true and correct in all material respects as
of the Initial Borrowing Date as if such representations and warranties were
made on and as of such date, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date,
in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in
all material respects as of such earlier date, in each case except to the extent
that the failure of any such representation and warranty to be true and correct
in all material respects, either individually or in the aggregate with other
such representations and warranties, is not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
6.13 Transaction. At the time of consummation thereof, the
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Transaction shall have been consummated in all material respects in accordance
with the terms of the Documents and all applicable laws. At the time of
consummation thereof, all consents and approvals of, and filings and
registrations with, and all other actions in respect of, all governmental
agencies, authorities or instrumentalities required in order to make or
consummate the Transaction have been obtained, given, filed or taken or waived
and are or will be in full force and effect (or effective judicial relief with
respect thereto has been obtained) except where the failure to obtain, give,
file, or take would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. All applicable waiting periods with respect thereto have or, prior to
the time when required, will have, expired without, in all such cases, any
action being taken by any competent authority which restrains, prevents, or
imposes material adverse conditions upon the Transaction. Additionally, there
does not exist any judgment, order or injunction prohibiting or imposing
material adverse conditions upon the Transaction, or the performance by Holdings
and its Subsidiaries of their obligations under the Documents and all applicable
laws.
6.14 Special Purpose Corporation. Holdings has no significant assets
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(other than the capital stock of the Borrower, Borrower Subordinated Notes
issued to it from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and immaterial assets used for the performance of those activities permitted to
be performed by Holdings pursuant to Section 8.01(b)) or liabil ities (other
than under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, those liabilities
under the other Documents and Xxxxxx Acquisition Documents to which it is a
party, those liabilities permitted to be incurred by Holdings pursuant to
Section 8.01(b) and, as and when issued from time to time in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, Xxxxxx XXX Notes, Permitted Holdings PIK Securities and
Shareholder Subordinated Notes).
6.15 Compliance with ERISA. (a) Each Plan is in substantial
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compliance with ERISA and the Code; no Reportable Event has occurred with
respect to a Plan; no Plan is insolvent
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or in reorganization; no Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability; no Plan has an
accumulated or waived funding deficiency, has permitted decreases in its funding
standard account or has applied for a waiver of the minimum funding standard or
an extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the
Code; all contributions required to be made with respect to a Plan and a Foreign
Pension Plan have been timely made; neither Holdings nor any Subsidiary of
Holdings nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any material liability to or on
account of a Plan pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063,
4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29), 4971, 4975 or
4980 of the Code or reasonably expects to incur any material liability
(including any indirect, contingent or secondary liability) under any of the
foregoing Sections with respect to any Plan (other than liabilities of any ERISA
Affiliate which could not, by operation of law or otherwise, become a liability
of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries); no proceedings have been instituted to
terminate, or to appoint a trustee to administer, any Plan; no condition exists
which presents a material risk to Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings or any
ERISA Affiliate of incurring a liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant to
the foregoing provisions of ERISA and the Code; using actuarial assumptions and
computation methods consistent with subpart 1 of subtitle E of Title IV of
ERISA, the aggregate liabilities of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and its ERISA
Affiliates to all Plans which are multiemployer plans (as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA) in the event of a complete withdrawal therefrom, as of the
close of the most recent fiscal year of each such Plan ended prior to the date
of the most recent Credit Event, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect;
no lien imposed under the Code or ERISA on the assets of Holdings or any
Subsidiary of Holdings or any ERISA Affiliate exists or is likely to arise on
account of any Plan; and Holdings and its Subsidiaries do not maintain or
contribute to any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of
ERISA) which provides benefits to retired employees or other former employees
(other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA) or any employee pension benefit
plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) the obligations with respect to which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each Foreign Pension Plan has been maintained in substantial
compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable
laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders and has been maintained, where
required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities. Neither
Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material obligation in
connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Pension Plan.
The present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested)
under each Foreign Pension Plan which is funded, determined as of the end of the
most recently ended fiscal year of the Borrower on the basis of actuarial
assumptions, each of which is reasonable, did not exceed the current value of
the assets of such Foreign Pension Plan, and for each Foreign Pension Plan which
is not funded, the obligations of such Foreign Pension Plan are properly
accrued.
6.16 Capitalization. (a) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the
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authorized capital stock of Holdings shall consist of (i) 15,000,000 shares of
common stock, $0.01 par value per share (such authorized shares of common stock,
together with any subsequently authorized shares of common stock of Holdings,
the "Holdings Common Stock"), of which 9,399,996 shares shall be issued and
outstanding, (ii) 2,000,000 shares of Class L common stock, $0.01 par value per
share (such authorized shares of
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Class L common stock, together with any subsequently authorized shares of Class
L common stock of Holdings, the "Holdings Class L Common Stock"), of which
1,044,444 shares shall be issued and outstanding, and (iii) 100,000 shares of
Xxxxxx Preferred Stock, of which 10,000 shares shall be issued and outstanding
and owned by Xxxxxx. All such outstanding shares have been duly and validly
issued, are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth on Annex XIV
hereto, Holdings does not have outstanding any securities con vertible into or
exchangeable for its capital stock or outstanding any rights to subscribe for or
to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, or any agreement providing for
the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, or any calls, commitments or claims
of any character relating to, its capital stock.
(b) On the Initial Borrowing Date and after giving effect to the
Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby, the authorized
capital stock of the Borrower shall consist of 1,000 shares of common stock,
$0.01 par value per share, all of which shares shall be issued and outstanding
and owned by Holdings. All such outstanding shares have been duly and validly
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The Borrower does not have
outstanding any securities convertible into or exchangeable for its capital
stock or outstanding any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options
for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for the issuance (contingent or
otherwise) of, or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to,
its capital stock.
6.17 Subsidiaries. On and as of the Initial Borrowing Date and after
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giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction, Holdings has no
Subsidiaries other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and the Borrower has
no Subsidiaries other than those Subsidiaries listed on Annex V. Annex V
correctly sets forth, as of the Initial Borrowing Date and after giving effect
to the Transaction, the percentage ownership (direct and indirect) of Holdings
in each class of capital stock of each of its Subsidiaries and also identifies
the direct owner thereof. All outstanding shares of capital stock of each
Subsidiary of the Borrower have been duly and validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable and have been issued free of preemptive rights. No Subsidiary of
the Borrower has outstanding any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
its capital stock or outstanding any right to subscribe for or to purchase, or
any options or warrants for the purchase of, or any agreement providing for the
issuance (contingent or otherwise) of or any calls, commitments or claims of any
character relating to, its capital stock or any stock appreciation or similar
rights.
6.18 Intellectual Property. Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries
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owns or holds a valid license to use all the material patents, trademarks,
permits, service marks, trade names, technology, know-how and formulas or other
rights with respect to the foregoing, free from restrictions that are materially
adverse to the use thereof, that are used in the operation of the business of
Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries as presently conducted.
6.19 Compliance with Statutes, etc. Holdings and each of its
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Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and
orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies,
domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the
ownership of its property (including compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws with respect to any Real Property or governing its business
and the requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws with
respect to any such Real Property or the operations of Holdings
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or any of its Subsidiaries), except such non-compliance as is not likely to,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.20 Environmental Matters. (a) Holdings and each of its
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Subsidiaries have complied with, and on the date of each Credit Event are in
compliance with, all applicable Environmental Laws and the requirements of any
permits issued under such Environmental Laws. There are no pending or, to the
best knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, past or threatened Environmental
Claims against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned or
operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that individually or in the
aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There
are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences on any Real Property
owned or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best
knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, on any property adjoining or in the
vicinity of any such Real Property that would reasonably be expected (i) to form
the basis of an Environmental Claim against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
or any such Real Property that individually or in the aggregate would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) to cause any such Real
Property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or
transferability of such Real Property by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
under any applicable Environmental Law.
(b) Hazardous Materials have not at any time been generated, used,
treated or stored on, or transported to or from, any Real Property owned or
operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries where such generation, use,
treatment or storage has violated or would reasonably be expected to violate any
Environmental Law. Hazardous Materials have not at any time been Released on or
from any Real Property owned or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
There are not now any underground storage tanks located on any Real Property
owned or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.20,
the represen tations made in this Section 6.20 shall only be untrue if the
aggregate effect of all restrictions, fail ures, noncompliance, Environmental
Claims, Releases and presence of underground storage tanks, in each case of the
types described above, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
6.21 Properties. All Real Property owned or leased by Holdings or
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any of its Subsidiaries as of the Initial Borrowing Date and after giving effect
to the Transaction, and the nature of the interest therein, is correctly set
forth in Annex III. Holdings and each of its Subsi diaries has good and
marketable title to, or a validly subsisting leasehold interest in, all material
properties owned or leased by it, including all Real Property reflected in Annex
III or in the financial statements referred to in Section 6.10(b) or (c), free
and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
6.22 Labor Relations. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries
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is engaged in any unfair labor practice that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint
pending against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of
Holdings and the Borrower, threatened against any of them, before the
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National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding
arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so pending
against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of
Holdings and the Borrower, threatened against any of them, (ii) no strike, labor
dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending against Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, threatened
against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) to the best knowledge of
Holdings and the Borrower, no union representation question existing with
respect to the employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidi aries and, to the
best knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, no union organizing activities are
taking place, except (with respect to any matter specified in clause (i), (ii)
or (iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as is not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.23 Tax Returns and Payments. All Federal, material state and other
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material returns, statements, forms and reports for taxes (the "Returns")
required to be filed by or with respect to the income, properties or operations
of the Acquired Business and of Holdings and/or any of its Subsidiaries have
been timely filed with the appropriate taxing authority. The Returns accurately
reflect all liability for taxes of the Acquired Business and of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, for the periods covered thereby. The Acquired
Business and Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries have paid all taxes payable
by them other than taxes which are not yet due and payable, and other than those
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. Except as disclosed in
the financial statements referred to in Section 6.10(b), there is no material
action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit, or claim now pending or, to the
knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, threatened by any authority regarding
any taxes relating to the Acquired Business or to Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries. As of the Initial Borrowing Date, neither the Acquired Business
nor Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries has entered into an agreement or waiver
or been requested to enter into an agreement or waiver extending any statute of
limitations relating to the payment or collection of taxes of the Acquired
Business, Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or is aware of any circumstances
that would cause the taxable years or other taxable periods of the Acquired
Business or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries not to be subject to the
normally applicable statute of limitations. Neither the Acquired Business nor
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries have provided, with respect to themselves or
property held by them, any consent under Section 341 of the Code. Neither the
Acquired Business nor Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred, or will
incur, any material tax liability in connec tion with the Transaction and the
other transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding any thing contained in
this Section 6.23 to the contrary, neither Holdings nor the Borrower will be in
breach of any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section
6.23 to the extent that such Credit Parties have a right to be indemnified by
the Seller or any of its Affiliates under the Acquisition Agreement in respect
of such taxes or other liabilities and then only so long as such Credit Parties
are proceeding diligently to enforce such indemnification and are so indemnified
by the Seller within 90 days after requesting or demanding same.
6.24 Existing Indebtedness. Annex VII sets forth a true and complete
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list of all Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the Initial
Borrowing Date and which is to remain outstanding after giving effect to the
Transaction and the incurrence of Loans on such date (excluding Indebtedness
permitted under Section 8.04(a) and Sections 8.04(c)-(t), the "Existing
Indebtedness"),
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in each case showing the aggregate principal amount thereof and the name of the
respective borrower and any other entity which directly or indirectly guaranteed
such debt.
6.25 Subordination. (a) The subordination provisions contained in
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the Senior Subordinated Note Documents are enforceable against the Borrower and
the holders thereof, and all Obligations shall be within the definition of
"Senior Debt" included in such subordination provisions.
(b) On and after the issuance of any Xxxxxx XXX Notes, the
subordination provisions contained in the Xxxxxx XXX Note Documents shall be
enforceable against Holdings and the holder thereof, and all Obligations shall
be within the definition of "Superior Debt" included in such subordination
provisions.
SECTION 7. Affirmative Covenants. Holdings and the Borrower hereby
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covenant and agree that on the Effective Date and thereafter for so long as this
Agreement is in effect and until the Commitments have terminated, no Letters of
Credit or Notes are outstanding and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with
interest, Fees and all other Obligations (other than any indemnities described
in Section 12.13 hereof which are not then due and payable) incurred hereunder,
are paid in full:
7.01 Information Covenants. Holdings will furnish to each Bank:
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(a) Monthly Reports. Within 30 days after the end of each fiscal
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month of Holdings (or 75 days, in the case of each fiscal month ending on
or prior to May 31, 1996 and 60 days, in the case of each fiscal month
commencing June 1, 1996 and ending on or prior to December 31, 1996), the
consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end
of such month and the related consolidated statements of income and
retained earnings and of cash flows for such month and for the elapsed por
tion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such month, in the case
of financial state ments delivered pursuant to this Section 7.01(a) after
June 30, 1997, setting forth com parative figures for the corresponding
month in the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by the
chief financial officer or other Authorized Officer of Holdings, subject to
normal year-end audit adjustments.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. Within 45 days after the close
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of each quarterly accounting period in each fiscal year of Holdings (or 60
days, in the case of the quarterly accounting period ended June 30, 1996),
the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the
end of such quarterly accounting period and the related consolidated
statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows for such
quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year
ended with the last day of such quarterly accounting period, all of which
shall be in reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer
or other Authorized Officer of Holdings that they fairly present the
financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the dates
indicated and the results of their operations and changes in their cash
flows for the per iods indicated, subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments.
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(c) Annual Financial Statements. Within 90 days after the close of
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each fiscal year of Holdings, the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related
consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows
for such fiscal year (and separate supplemental information setting forth
comparable budgeted figures for such fiscal year and, commencing with the
fiscal year ending December 31, 1997, comparative consolidated figures for
the preceding year) certified by Price Waterhouse LLP or such other
independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing as
shall be reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in each case to the effect
that such statements fairly present the financial condition of Holdings and
its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their
operations and changes, together with a certificate of such accounting firm
stating that in the course of its regular audit of the business of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards, no Default or Event of Default which
has occurred and is continuing has come to their attention or, if such a
Default or Event of Default has come to their attention a statement as to
the nature thereof.
(d) Budgets, etc. Not more than 60 days after the commencement of
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each fiscal year of the Borrower (or 90 days, in the case of the fiscal
year commencing January 1, 1997), budgets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in reasonable detail for each of the four fiscal quarters of
such fiscal year and for each of the four fiscal quarters of the
immediately succeeding fiscal year, in each case as customarily prepared by
management for its internal use setting forth, with appropriate discussion,
the principal assumptions upon which such budgets are based. Together with
each delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(b) and (c)
in respect of each fiscal period ending on or after March 31, 1997, a
comparison of the current year to date financial results (other than in
respect of the balance sheets included therein) against the budgets
required to be submitted pursuant to this clause (d) shall be presented.
(e) Officer's Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the
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financial statements provided for in Section 7.01(b) and (c), a certificate
of the chief financial officer or other Authorized Officer of Holdings to
the effect that no Default or Event of Default exists or, if any Default or
Event of Default does exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof,
which certificate shall set forth the calculations required to establish
whether Holdings and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with the
provisions of Sections 8.04, 8.07(vi), (vii) and (viii) and 8.09 through
and including 8.13, as at the end of such fiscal quarter or year, as the
case may be. In addition, at the time of the delivery of the financial
statements provided for in Section 7.01(c), a certificate of the chief
financial officer or other Authorized Officer of Holdings setting forth the
amount of, and calculations required to establish the amount of, Excess
Cash Flow for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending on the last day of the
respective fiscal year. Further, at the time that Holdings either
contributes any cash to the Borrower the proceeds of which are not required
to be used to repay Term Loans as provided in clause (i) of the final
proviso to Section 4.02(A)(d) or makes a Borrower Subordinated Loan
pursuant to Section 8.06(t), a certificate of the chief financial officer
or other Authorized
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Officer of Holdings setting forth the intended use by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries of such proceeds.
(f) Notice of Default or Litigation. Promptly, and in any event
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within five Business Days (or 10 Business Days in the case of clause (y)
below) after any Senior Officer of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (x) the occurrence of any event which
constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, which notice shall specify
the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action
Holdings or the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto and shall
state that such notice is a "notice of default" and (y) the commencement
of, or threat of, or any significant development in, any litigation or
governmental proceeding pending against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
which is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, or a material adverse
effect on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its respective
obligations here under or under any other Credit Document.
(g) Auditors' Reports. Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each
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report or "management letter" submitted to Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries by its independent accountants in connection with any annual,
interim or special audit made by them of the books of Holdings or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(h) Environmental Matters. Promptly after obtaining knowledge of any
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of the following, written notice of:
(i) any pending or threatened material Environmental Claim
against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned
or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned
or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that (x) results in
material non compliance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with
any applicable Environmental Law or (y) could reasonably be
anticipated to form the basis of a material Environmental Claim
against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any such Real Property;
(iii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned
or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that could
reasonably be antici pated to cause such Real Property to be subject
to any material restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or
transferability by Holdings or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, of
its interest in such Real Property under any Environmental Law; and
(iv) the taking of any material removal or remedial action
in response to the actual or alleged presence of any Hazardous
Material on any Real Property owned or operated by Holdings or any of
its Subsidiaries where Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is or is
reasonably expected to be responsible for the cost of such action or
where the taking of such action could reasonably be expected to
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interfere with the operations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
at such Real Property.
All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the
claim, investigation, condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action
and Holdings' or the Borrower's response thereto. In addition, Holdings
agrees to provide the Banks with copies of all material communications by
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with any Person, government or
governmental agency relating to Environmental Claims, and such detailed
reports of any Environmental Claim as may reasonably be requested by the
Agent or the Required Banks.
(i) Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date. The Borrower
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shall provide the Agent 15 Business Days' prior written notice of the
Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date.
(j) Other Information. Promptly upon transmission thereof, copies of
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any filings and registrations with, and reports to, the SEC by Holdings or
any of its Subsidiaries and copies of all financial statements, proxy
statements, notices and reports as Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
shall generally send to analysts or the holders of their capital stock or
of the Xxxxxx XXX Notes, Permitted Holdings PIK Securities or Senior
Subordinated Notes in their capacity as such holders (in each case to the
extent not theretofore delivered to the Banks pursuant to this Agreement)
and, with reasonable promptness, such other information or documents
(financial or otherwise) as the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of any
Bank may reasonably request from time to time.
7.02 Books, Records and Inspections. Holdings will, and will cause
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each of its Subsidiaries to, permit, upon notice to the chief financial officer
or other Authorized Officer of Holdings or the Borrower, (x) officers and
designated representatives of the Agent or any Bank to visit and inspect any of
the properties or assets of Holdings and any of its Subsidiaries in whomsoever's
possession, and to examine the books of account of Holdings and any of its
Subsidiaries and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Holdings and of
any of its Subsidiaries with, and be advised as to the same by, their officers
and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and intervals and to
such reasonable extent as the Agent or any Bank may desire and (y) the Agent, at
the request of the Required Banks, to conduct, at Holdings' and the Borrower's
expense, an audit of the accounts receivable and/or inventories of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries at such times (but no more frequently than once a year
unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) as the Required Banks
shall reasonably require.
7.03 Insurance. Holdings will, and will cause each of its
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Subsidiaries to, at all times from and after the Effective Date maintain in full
force and effect insurance with reputable and solvent insurance carriers in such
amounts, covering such risks and liabilities and with such deductibles or self-
insured retentions as are in accordance with normal industry practice. At any
time that insurance at the levels described in Annex VI is not being maintained
by Holdings and its Subsidiaries, Holdings will notify the Banks in writing
thereof and, if thereafter notified by the Agent to do so, Holdings will obtain
insurance at such levels to the extent then generally available (but in
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any event within the deductible or self-insured retention limitations set forth
in the preceding sentence) or otherwise as are acceptable to the Agent.
Holdings will furnish to the Agent on the Initial Borrowing Date and on each
date on which financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(c) a
summary of the insurance carried in respect of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and
the assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries together with certificates of
insurance and other evidence of such insurance, if any, naming the Collateral
Agent as an additional insured and/or loss payee.
7.04 Payment of Taxes. Holdings will pay and discharge, and will
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cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or
upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which material
penalties attach thereto, and all lawful claims for sums that have become due
and payable which, if unpaid, might become a Lien not otherwise permitted under
Section 8.03(a) or charge upon any properties of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries; provided, that neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries shall
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be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is
being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained
adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.
7.05 Corporate Franchises. Holdings will do, and will cause each of
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its Subsidiaries to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve
and keep in full force and effect its existence and its material rights,
franchises and authority to do business; provided, however, that any transaction
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permitted by Section 8.02 will not constitute a breach of this Section 7.05.
7.06 Compliance with Statutes, etc. Holdings will, and will cause
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each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes, regulations
and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental
bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the
ownership of its property (including applicable statutes, regulations, orders
and restrictions relating to environmental standards and controls) other than
such non-compliance as would not have a Material Adverse Effect or a material
adverse effect on the ability of any Credit Party to perform its obligations
under any Credit Document to which it is a party.
7.07 Compliance with Environmental Laws. (a) Holdings will pay, and
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will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, all costs and expenses incurred by
it in keeping in compliance with all Environmental Laws, and will keep or cause
to be kept all Real Properties free and clear of any Liens imposed pursuant to
such Environmental Laws; and (b) neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries
will generate, use, treat, store, release or dispose of, or permit the
generation, use, treatment, storage, release or disposal of, Hazardous Materials
on any Real Property, or transport or permit the transportation of Hazardous
Materials to or from any such Real Property, unless the failure to comply with
the requirements specified in clause (a) or (b) above, either individually or in
the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. If Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or any tenant or occupant of any
Real Property, cause or permit any intentional or unintentional act or omission
resulting in the presence or Release of any Hazardous Material (except in
compliance with applicable Environmental Laws), each of Holdings and the
Borrower agrees to undertake, and/or to cause any of its Subsidiaries, tenants
or occupants to undertake, at their sole expense, any clean up, removal,
remedial or other action required pursuant to
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Environmental Laws to remove and clean up any Hazardous Materials from any Real
Property; provided that neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be
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required to comply with any such order or directive which is being con tested in
good faith and by proper proceedings so long as it has maintained adequate
reserves with respect to such compliance to the extent required in accordance
with GAAP.
7.08 ERISA. As soon as possible and, in any event, within 10 days
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after Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has
reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events to the extent
that one or more of such events is reasonably likely to result in a material
liability to Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings, Holdings will deliver to
each of the Banks a certificate of the chief financial officer or other
Authorized Officer of Holdings setting forth details as to such occurrence and
the action, if any, which Holdings, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate is
required or proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to
be given to or filed with or by Holdings, such Subsidiary, such ERISA Affiliate,
the PBGC, a Plan participant or the Plan administrator with respect thereto:
that a Reportable Event has occurred, that an accumulated funding deficiency has
been incurred or an application may be or has been made to the Secretary of the
Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including
any required installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period
under Section 412 of the Code with respect to a Plan; that a contribution
required to be made to a Plan or Foreign Pension Plan has not been timely made;
that a Plan has been or may be terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared
insolvent under Title IV of ERISA; that a Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability
giving rise to a lien under ERISA or the Code; that proceedings may be or have
been instituted to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer a Plan; that a
proceeding has been instituted pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a
delinquent contribution to a Plan; that Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings or
any ERISA Affiliate will or may incur any liability (including any contingent or
secondary liability) to or on account of the termination of or withdrawal from a
Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or with
respect to a Plan under Section 401(a)(29), 4971, 4975 or 4980 of the Code or
Section 409, 502(i) or 502(l) of ERISA; or that Holdings or any Subsidiary of
Holdings has or may incur any liability under any employee welfare benefit plan
(within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) that provides benefits to retired
employees or other former employees (other than as required by Section 601 of
ERISA) or any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of
ERISA). At the request of any Bank, Holdings will deliver to such Bank a
complete copy of the annual report (Form 5500) of each Plan required to be filed
with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition, at the request of any Bank,
copies of annual reports and any notices received by Holdings or any Subsidiary
of Holdings or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to any Plan or Foreign Pension
Plan shall be delivered to such Bank no later than 10 days after the date of any
such request.
7.09 Good Repair. Holdings will, and will cause each of its
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Subsidiaries to, ensure that its material properties and equipment used in its
business are kept in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and
tear and damage by casualty excepted, and, subject to Section 8.09, that from
time to time there are made in such properties and equipment all needful and
proper repairs, renewals, replacements, extensions, additions, betterments and
improvements thereto, to the extent and in the manner useful or customary for
companies in similar businesses.
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7.10 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. Holdings will, for
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financial reporting purposes, cause (i) each of its, and each of its
Subsidiaries', fiscal years to end on December 31 of each year and (ii) each of
its, and each of its Subsidiaries', fiscal quarters to end on March 31, June 30,
September 30 and December 31 of each year.
7.11 Additional Security; Further Assurances. (a) Holdings will, and
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will cause each of its Domestic Subsidiaries (and subject to Section 7.16, each
of its Foreign Subsidiaries) to, grant to the Collateral Agent security
interests and mortgages in such assets and properties of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries as are not covered by the Security Documents, and as may be
requested from time to time by the Agent or the Required Banks (collectively,
the "Additional Security Documents"). All such security interests and mortgages
shall be granted pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Agent and shall constitute valid and enforceable perfected
security interests and mortgages superior to and prior to the rights of all
third Persons and subject to no other Liens except for Permitted Liens. The
Additional Security Documents or instruments related thereto shall have been
duly recorded or filed in such manner and in such places as are required by law
to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Collateral
Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Additional Security Documents and
all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall have
been paid in full.
(b) Holdings will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at
the expense of Holdings and the Borrower, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge,
file and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent from time to time such vouchers,
invoices, schedules, confirmatory assignments, conveyances, financing
statements, transfer endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates, real
property surveys, reports and other assurances or instruments and take such
further steps relating to the collateral covered by any of the Security
Documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require. Furthermore, Holdings
shall cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent such opinions of counsel,
title insurance and other related documents as may be reasonably requested by
the Agent to assure themselves that this Section 7.11 has been complied with.
(c) If the Agent or the Required Banks determine that they are
required by law or regulation to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real
Property of Holdings and its Subsidiaries constituting Collateral, the Borrower
shall provide to the Agent appraisals which satisfy the applicable requirements
of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of the Financial Institution
Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 and which shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent.
(d) Holdings and the Borrower agree that each action required above
by this Section 7.11 shall be completed as soon as possible, but in no event
later than 90 days after such action is either requested to be taken by the
Agent or the Required Banks or required to be taken by Holdings and its
Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Section 7.11; provided that in no
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event shall Holdings or the Borrower be required to take any action, other than
using its reasonable efforts, to obtain consents from third parties with respect
to its compliance with this Section 7.11.
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7.12 Interest Rate Protection. The Borrower shall no later than 90
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days following the Initial Borrowing Date enter into, and thereafter maintain,
Interest Rate Protection Agreements, satisfactory to the Agent, with a term of
at least three years, establishing a fixed or maximum interest rate acceptable
to the Agent in respect of at least 50% of the outstanding Term Loans, it being
understood and agreed that the Interest Rate Protection Agreements entered into
by the Borrower in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement may remain
outstanding and shall constitute a part of the interest rate protection program
required by this Section 7.12.
7.13 Register. The Borrower hereby designates the Agent to serve as
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the Borrower's agent, solely for purposes of this Section 7.13, to maintain a
register (the "Register") on which it will record the Commitments from time to
time of each of the Banks, the Loans made by each of the Banks and each
repayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each Bank. Failure
to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation shall not affect
the Borrower's obligations in respect of such Loans. With respect to any Bank,
the transfer of the Commitments of such Bank and the rights to the principal of,
and interest on, any Loan made pursuant to such Commitments shall not be
effective until such transfer is recorded on the Register maintained by the
Agent with respect to ownership of such Commitments and Loans and prior to such
recordation all amounts owing to the transferor with respect to such Commitments
and Loans shall remain owing to the transferor. The registration of assignment
or transfer of all or part of any Commitments and Loans shall be recorded by the
Agent on the Register only upon the acceptance by the Agent of a properly
executed and delivered Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to Section
12.04(b). Coincident with the delivery of such an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement to the Agent for acceptance and registration of assignment or transfer
of all or part of a Loan, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the assigning or
transferor Bank shall surrender the Note evidencing such Loan, and thereupon one
or more new Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the
assigning or transferor Bank and/or the new Bank. The Borrower agrees to
indemnify the Agent from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities of whatsoever nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or
incurred by the Agent in performing its duties under this Section 7.13.
7.14 Maintenance of Corporate Separateness. Holdings will, and will
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cause each of its Subsidiaries to, satisfy customary corporate formalities,
including the maintenance of corporate records. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary of the Borrower shall make any payment to a creditor of Holdings
(other than a Guaranteed Creditor pursuant to any Credit Document or an Interest
Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement entered into with any such
Guaranteed Creditor) in respect of any liability of Holdings, and no bank
account of Holdings shall be commingled with any bank account of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary of the Borrower. Any financial statements distributed to any
creditors of Holdings shall, to the extent permitted by GAAP, clearly establish
the corporate separateness of Holdings from the Borrower and each of the
Borrower's Subsidiaries. Finally, neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, which is
likely to result in the corporate existence of Holdings on the one hand and of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower on the other hand being ignored,
or in the assets and liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower
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being substantively consolidated with those of Holdings in a bankruptcy,
reorganization or other insolvency proceeding.
7.15 Xxxxxx XXX Notes; Xxxxxx Preferred Stock; Permitted Holdings PIK
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Securities. (a) Holdings shall pay any and all interest on any Xxxxxx XXX
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Notes issued in accordance with this Agreement through the issuance of
additional Xxxxxx XXX Notes, rather than in cash, except to the extent cash
Dividends to Holdings are otherwise permitted to be paid in accordance with the
terms of Section 8.07(v) for the purpose of paying cash interest on the Xxxxxx
XXX Notes in accordance with the terms thereof.
(b) Holdings shall pay all dividends on the Xxxxxx Preferred Stock
through the issuance of additional shares of Xxxxxx Preferred Stock, rather than
in cash, except to the extent cash dividends on the Xxxxxx Preferred Stock are
permitted to be paid in accordance with the terms of Section 8.07(vi); provided
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that in lieu of issuing additional shares of Xxxxxx Preferred Stock as
dividends, Holdings may increase the liquidation preference of the shares of the
Xxxxxx Preferred Stock in respect of which such dividends have accrued.
(c) Holdings shall pay all dividends or interest, as the case may
be, on the Permitted Holdings PIK Securities through the issuance of additional
Permitted Holdings PIK Securities rather than in cash; provided that in lieu of
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issuing additional Permitted Holdings PIK Securities as dividend or interest
payments, Holdings may increase the liquidation preference or outstanding
amount, as the case may be, of the outstanding Permitted Holdings PIK Securities
in respect of which such dividends or interest have accrued.
7.16 Foreign Subsidiaries Security. If following a change in the
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relevant sections of the Code or the regulations, rules, rulings, notices or
other official pronouncements issued or promulgated thereunder, counsel for the
Borrower acceptable to the Agent and the Required Banks does not within 30 days
after a request from the Agent or the Required Banks deliver evidence, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks, with respect to
any Foreign Subsidiary which has not already had all of its stock pledged
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement that (i) a pledge (x) of 66-2/3% or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of such Foreign
Subsidiary entitled to vote, and (y) of any promissory note issued by such
Foreign Subsidiary to Holdings or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, (ii) the
entering into by such Foreign Subsidiary of a security agreement in
substantially the form of the Security Agreement and (iii) the entering into by
such Foreign Subsidiary of a guaranty in substantially the form of the
Subsidiary Guaranty, in any such case would cause the undistributed earnings of
such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for Federal income tax purposes to be
treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary's United States parent
for Federal income tax purposes, then in the case of a failure to deliver the
evidence described in clause (i) above, that portion of such Foreign
Subsidiary's outstanding capital stock or any promissory notes so issued by such
Foreign Subsidiary, in each case not theretofore pledged pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Creditors pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (or another pledge agreement
in substantially similar form, if needed), and in the case of a failure to
deliver the evidence described in clause (ii) above, such Foreign Subsidiary
shall execute and deliver the Security Agree-
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ment (or another security agreement in substantially similar form, if needed),
granting the Secured Creditors a security interest in all of such Foreign
Subsidiary's assets and securing the Obligations of the Borrower under the
Credit Documents and under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other
Hedging Agreement and, in the event the Subsidiary Guaranty shall have been
executed by such Foreign Subsidiary, the obligations of such Foreign Subsidiary
thereunder, and in the case of a failure to deliver the evidence described in
clause (iii) above, such Foreign Subsidiary shall execute and deliver the
Subsidiary Guaranty (or another guaranty in substantially similar form, if
needed), guaranteeing the Obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Documents
and under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement, in
each case to the extent that the entering into such Security Agreement or
Subsidiary Guaranty is permitted by the laws of the respective foreign
jurisdiction and with all documents delivered pursuant to this Section 7.16 to
be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Required
Banks.
7.17 Contributions; Payments. (a) Holdings will contribute as an
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equity contribution to the capital of the Borrower upon its receipt thereof,
any cash proceeds (net of reasonable costs associated with such sale or
issuance) received by Holdings from any sale or issuance of its preferred or
common equity or any cash capital contributions received by Holdings, provided
that to the extent permitted by Section 8.06(t), Holdings may lend proceeds of
Permitted Equity Proceeds to the Borrower.
(b) The Borrower will use the proceeds of all equity contributions
received by it from Holdings as provided in clause (a) above toward the
repayment of Term Loans to the extent required by Section 4.02.
7.18 Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction. On the Accounts
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Receivable Facility Transaction Date, (i) there shall have been delivered to the
Agent and the Required Banks true and correct copies of all Accounts Receivable
Facility Documents, certified as such by an officer of the Borrower, and all of
the terms and conditions of the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents shall be
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Required
Banks, (ii) the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction, including all of the
terms and conditions thereof, shall have been duly approved by the board of
directors of the Borrower, and all Accounts Receivable Facility Documents shall
be in full force and effect, (iii) each of the conditions precedent to the
consummation of the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction shall have been
satisfied and not waived except with the consent of the Agent and the Required
Banks to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent and the Required Banks, (iv)
each of the representations and warranties of the Designated Credit Parties and
the Receivables Entity contained in the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents
shall be true and correct in all material respects, (v) the Accounts Receivable
Facility Transaction shall have been consummated in all material respects in
accordance with all applicable law and the Accounts Receivable Facility
Documents and (vi) the Borrower and/or the other Designated Credit Parties shall
have received the Accounts Receivable Facility Proceeds and used the same to
make any prepayment and/or satisfy any cash collateral requirement required
under Section 4.02(A)(a) as a result of the reduction to the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment on such date under Section 3.03(d).
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SECTION 8. Negative Covenants. Holdings and the Borrower hereby
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covenant and agree that as of the Effective Date and thereafter for so long as
this Agreement is in effect and until the Commitments have terminated, no
Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit, together with all Fees that
have accrued and will accrue thereon through the stated termination date of such
Letters of Credit, which have been supported in a manner satisfactory to the
respective Letter of Credit Issuer in its sole and absolute discretion) or Notes
are outstanding and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, Fees
and all other Obligations (other than any indemnities described in Section 12.13
hereof which are not then due and payable) incurred hereunder, are paid in full:
8.01 Changes in Business. (a) Holdings and its Subsidiaries will not
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engage in any business other than the business engaged in by the Acquired
Business and Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date and
activities directly related thereto, and similar or related businesses.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holdings will engage in no
business other than (i) its ownership of the capital stock of the Borrower,
Borrower Subordinated Notes and those obligations of officers and employees of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by Section 8.06(e) and
having those liabilities which it is responsible for under this Agreement and
the other Documents to which it is a party, (ii) the issuance of the Shareholder
Subordinated Notes, the Xxxxxx Preferred Stock, the Xxxxxx XXX Notes, the
Permitted Holdings PIK Securities, shares of Holdings Common Stock and options
and warrants to purchase Holdings Common Stock and shares of Holdings Class L
Common Stock and options and warrants to purchase Holdings Class L Common Stock,
(iii) Permitted Strategic Equity Issuances and (iv) activities associated with
expenses paid with dividends made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.07(iii).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holdings may engage in those activities that are
incidental to (a) the maintenance of its corporate existence in compliance with
applicable law, (b) legal, tax and accounting matters in connection with any of
the foregoing activities and (c) the entering into, and performing its
obligations under, this Agreement and the other Documents to which it is a
party.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Receivables Entity will not
engage in any business other than purchasing accounts receivable and related
assets from the Designated Credit Parties and the related transactions pursuant
to the terms of the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, (i) Dade Export will not engage in any business other than
activities that are incidental to (a) the maintenance of its corporate existence
in compliance with applicable law and (b) legal, tax and accounting matters in
connection with any of the foregoing activities and (ii) Holdings will not, and
will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (x) sell or transfer assets to Dade
Export, (y) make advances, loans, investments or cash contributions to Dade
Export or (z) engage in any other transaction with Dade Export; provided, that
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Dade Export may be dissolved or liquidated into any other Wholly-Owned Domestic
Subsidiary of the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 8.02(z).
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8.02 Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc.
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Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, wind up,
liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger or
consolidation, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of (or agree to do
any of the foregoing at any future time) all or any part of its property or
assets (other than inventory in the ordinary course of business through
distribution arrangements, vendor financial service programs or otherwise), or
enter into any partnerships, joint ventures or sale-leaseback transactions, or
purchase or otherwise acquire (in one or a series of related transactions) any
part of the property or assets (other than purchases or other acquisitions of
inventory, materials and equipment in the ordinary course of business) of any
Person, except that the following shall be permitted:
(a) the Acquisition;
(b) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may lease as lessee or lessor
or license as licensee or licensor real or personal property (including,
without limitation, the real property subject to any Designated Real
Property Sale after the consummation thereof pursuant to clause (s) below)
in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with this
Agreement, so long as any such lease or license by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries in its capacity as lessor or licensor, as the case may be,
does not prohibit the granting of a Lien by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to the Mortgages in the real property covered by such
lease or pursuant to the Security Agreement in the personal property
covered by such lease or license, as the case may be;
(c) Capital Expenditures by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the
extent not in violation of Section 8.09;
(d) the advances, investments and loans permitted pursuant to
Section 8.06;
(e) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell or discount, in each
case without recourse, accounts receivables arising in the ordinary course
of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection
thereof;
(f) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell or exchange specific
items of equipment, so long as the purpose of each such sale or exchange is
to acquire (and results within 90 days of such sale or exchange in the
acquisition of) replacement items of equipment which are the functional
equivalent of the item of equipment so sold or exchanged;
(g) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may, in the ordinary course of
business, license as licensee or licensor patents, trademarks, copyrights
and know-how to or from third Persons, so long as any such license by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in its capacity as licensor is
permitted to be assigned pursuant to the Security Agreement (to the extent
that a security interest in such patents, trademarks, copyrights and know-
how is granted thereunder) and does not otherwise prohibit the granting of
a Lien by the Borrower or any
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of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Security Agreement in the intellectual
property covered by such license;
(h) any Foreign Subsidiary may be merged with and into, or be
dissolved or liquidated into, or transfer any of its assets to, any Wholly-
Owned Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Receivables Entity) so long as (i)
such Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary is the surviving corporation of any
such merger, dissolution or liquidation and (ii) in each case at least 65%
of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of all
first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries are pledged pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement;
(i) the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary may be transferred to the
Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries (other than the
Receivables Entity), and any Foreign Subsidiary may be merged with and
into, or be dissolved or liquidated into, the Borrower or any of its
Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Entity) so
long as the Borrower or such Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary is the
surviving corporation of any such merger, dissolution or liquidation;
(j) the Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries
(other than the Receivables Entity) may transfer to one or more Wholly-
Owned Foreign Subsidiaries those assets theretofore transferred to the
Borrower or such Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary by a Foreign Subsidiary
(whether by merger, liquidation, dissolution or otherwise) pursuant to
clause (i) of this Section 8.02;
(k) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables
Entity) may sell or otherwise transfer inventory to their respective
Subsidiaries for resale by such Subsidiaries, and Subsidiaries of the
Borrower may sell or otherwise transfer inventory to the Borrower for
resale by the Borrower so long as the security interest granted to the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the
Security Agreement in the inventory so transferred shall remain in full
force and effect and perfected (to at least the same extent as in effect
immediately prior to such transfer);
(l) the Borrower may contribute cash to (x) one or more Wholly-Owned
Domestic Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Entity) formed after the
Initial Borrowing Date in accordance with Section 8.16, so long as the
aggregate amount of such cash so contributed to all such Domestic
Subsidiaries does not exceed $5,000,000 and (y) the Receivables Entity, so
long as the aggregate amount of such cash so contributed to the Receivables
Entity does not exceed $500,000;
(m) the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries may transfer assets
(other than inventory) to Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiaries (other than the
Receivables Entity) so long as (x) the aggregate fair market value of all
such assets (other than intellectual property) so transferred (determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors or senior management of the
Borrower) to all such Foreign Subsidiaries does not exceed $20,000,000 and
(y) the aggregate fair market value of all such intellectual property so
transferred (determined in
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good faith by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower)
to all such Foreign Subsidiaries does not exceed $20,000,000;
(n) assets of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than
Dade Diagnostics P.R., Inc. and any other Domestic Subsidiary owning assets
or having operations in Puerto Rico) constituting non-U.S. operations may
be transferred to Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower;
(o) (x) the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries may enter into
factoring arrangements with respect to accounts receivable arising in
Japan, Spain or Italy in connection with business activities in any such
country and (y) the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries may sell or
otherwise transfer accounts receivable between or among themselves in the
ordinary course of business;
(p) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell assets,
provided that (x) the aggregate sale proceeds from all assets subject to
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such sales pursuant to this clause (p) shall not exceed $5,000,000 in any
fiscal year of the Borrower and (y) the Net Proceeds therefrom are either
applied to repay Term Loans as provided in Section 4.02(A)(c) or reinvested
to the extent permitted by Section 4.02(A)(c);
(q) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell other assets,
provided that the aggregate sale proceeds from all assets subject to such
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sales pursuant to this clause (q) shall not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal
year of the Borrower;
(r) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may effect any Designated
Asset Sale, provided that (x) any such Designated Asset Sale is at fair
market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or
senior management of the Borrower) and (y) the Net Proceeds therefrom are
either applied to repay Term Loans as provided in Section 4.02(A)(c) or
reinvested to the extent permitted by Section 4.02(A)(c);
(s) the Borrower may effect any Designated Real Property Sale,
provided that (x) any such Designated Real Property Sale is for at least
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80% in cash and at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower), (y) the Net
Proceeds therefrom are applied to repay Term Loans to the extent required
by Section 4.02(A)(c), and (z) no payment Default or Event of Default then
exists or would result therefrom;
(t) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may effect the B&J Asset Sale,
provided that (x) the B&J Asset Sale generates Net Proceeds of at least
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$20,000,000 and is at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower) and (y) the Net
Proceeds therefrom are applied to repay Term Loans to the extent required
by Section 4.02(A)(c);
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(u) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would
result therefrom, the Borrower may acquire assets or the capital stock of
any Person (any such acquisition permitted by this clause (u), a "Permitted
Acquisition"), provided, that (i) such Person (or the assets so acquired)
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was, immediately prior to such acquisition, engaged (or used) primarily in
the businesses permitted pursuant to Section 8.01(a), (ii) if such
acquisition is structured as a stock acquisition, then either (A) the
Person so acquired becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or (B)
such Person is merged with and into the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of the Borrower (with the Borrower or such Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary being the surviving corporation of such merger), and in any
case, all of the provisions of Section 8.16 have been complied with in
respect of such Person, (iii) any Liens or Indebtedness assumed or issued
in connection with such acquisition are otherwise permitted under Section
8.03 or 8.04, as the case may be, (iv) the only consideration paid in
connection with such Permitted Acquisition consists of cash, Holdings
Common Stock and/or Permitted Holdings PIK Securities, (v) the aggregate
amount of cash, Holdings Common Stock (valued by an independent financial
institution or appraisal firm reasonably satisfactory to the Agent or,
after the initial public offering of Holdings Common Stock, based on the
then current trading price for such Holdings Common Stock) and Permitted
Holdings PIK Securities (valued at the aggregate liquidation preference
thereof in the case of preferred stock and the aggregate face amount
thereof in the case of indebtedness) expended by the Borrower in connection
with any such acquisition (or series of related acquisitions) shall not
exceed $40,000,000 and (vi) the aggregate amount of cash expended by the
Borrower in connection with any such acquisition (or series of related
acquisitions) shall not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of (I)
$25,000,000 and (II) the sum of (x) $10,000,000 less the aggregate amount
of such $10,000,000 previously utilized to make Permitted Acquisitions plus
(y) the Excess Proceeds Amount at the time of such acquisition;
(v) the Borrower may transfer assets (other than accounts receivable
and inventory) to Dade Diagnostics P.R., Inc. so long as (x) the aggregate
fair market value of all such assets so transferred (determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower) to
Dade Diagnostics P.R., Inc. does not exceed $10,000,000 and (y) the
security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents in the assets so
transferred shall remain in full force and effect and perfected (to at
least the same extent as in effect immediately prior to such transfer);
(w) the Borrower may lease as lessor equipment, machinery or its
Real Property to one or more Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiaries of the
Borrower so long as (x) such lease is for fair market value (determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower)
and (y) the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents in the
assets so leased shall remain in full force and effect and perfected (to at
least the same extent as in effect immediately prior to such transfer);
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(x) any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower may transfer assets
(other than accounts receivable and inventory) to the Borrower or to any
other Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than the
Receivables Entity) so long as the security interests granted to the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the
Security Documents in the assets so transferred shall remain in full force
and effect and perfected (to at least the same extent as in effect
immediately prior to such transfer);
(y) any Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than
the Receivables Entity) may merge with and into the Borrower so long as (i)
the Borrower is the surviving corporation of such merger and (ii) the
security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents in the assets of such
Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary so merged shall remain in full force and
effect and perfected (to at least the same extent as in effect immediately
prior to such merger);
(z) any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than the
Receivables Entity) may merge with and into, or be dissolved or liquidated
into, any other Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower (other
than the Receivables Entity) so long as (i) such Wholly-Owned Domestic
Subsidiary of the Borrower is the surviving corporation of such merger,
dissolution or liquidation and (ii) the security interests granted to the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors pursuant to the
Security Documents in the assets of such Domestic Subsidiary shall remain
in full force and effect and perfected (to at least the same extent as in
effect immediately prior to such merger, dissolution or liquidation);
(aa) on and after the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date,
the Designated Credit Parties may (x) contribute cash to the Receivables
Entity the proceeds of which are used to acquire accounts receivable and
related assets from the Designated Credit Parties or to fund the Seller
Account and (y) transfer and reacquire accounts receivable and related
assets to and from the Receivables Entity, in each case pursuant to, and in
accordance with the terms of, the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents;
(bb) on and after the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date,
the Receivables Entity may transfer and reacquire accounts receivable and
related assets (to the extent acquired from Designated Credit Parties as
provided in clause (aa) above) pursuant to, and in accordance with the
terms of, the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents;
(cc) the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries may sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of assets (including patents, trademarks, copyrights and
know-how) in the ordinary course of business that, in the reasonable
business judgment of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, are determined to be
uneconomical, negligible or obsolete in the conduct of its business;
(dd) the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries may (x) effect Seeded
Instrument Sales in connection with its Vendor Financing Program and (y)
effect Seeded Instrument Transactions in connection with its Alternate
Vendor Financing Program, so long as the
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aggregate outstanding amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries under such Seeded Instrument Transactions
shall not exceed $20,000,000 at any time;
(ee) upon the termination of the Distribution Agreement or any other
distribution agreement in effect as of the Effective Date between the
Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries and Xxxxxx and/or any of its
Affiliates or VWR, the Borrower and/or any such Subsidiary may repurchase
inventory transferred to Xxxxxx, any such Affiliate or VWR but not yet
distributed at the time of such termination; and
(ff) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may put or otherwise transfer
accounts receivables to Xxxxxx and/or its Affiliates in accordance with the
terms of the Xxxxxx Acquisition Documents.
To the extent the Required Banks waive the provisions of this Section 8.02 with
respect to the sale or other disposition of any Collateral, or any Collateral is
sold as permitted by this Section 8.02 (and such Collateral is permitted to be
released from the Liens created by the respective Security Document), such
Collateral in each case shall be sold or otherwise disposed of free and clear of
the Liens created by the Security Documents and the Agent shall take such
actions (including, without limitation, directing the Collateral Agent to take
such actions) as are appropriate in connection therewith.
8.03 Liens. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its
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Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with
respect to any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or
intangible) of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an
understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property
or assets (including sales of accounts receivable or notes with recourse to
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) or assign any right to receive income,
except for the following (collectively, the "Permitted Liens"):
(a) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges
or levies being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for
which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;
(b) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course
of business and which have not arisen to secure Indebtedness for borrowed
money, such as carriers', warehousemen's and mechanics' Liens, statutory
landlord's Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of
business, and which either (x) do not in the aggregate materially detract
from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use
thereof in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture
or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien;
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(c) Liens created by or pursuant to this Agreement and the Security
Documents;
(d) Liens in existence on the Initial Borrowing Date which are
listed, and the property subject thereto described, in Annex VIII, without
giving effect to any extensions or renewals thereof;
(e) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in
circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.09;
(f) Liens incurred or deposits made (x) in the ordinary course of
business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance
and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of
tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, government
contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of
obligations in respect of the payment for borrowed money); and (y) to
secure the performance of leases of Real Property, to the extent incurred
or made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(g) licenses, leases or subleases granted to third Persons not
interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries;
(h) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or
irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not
interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the
business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(i) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements
regarding operating leases permitted by this Agreement;
(j) any interest or title of a licensor, lessor or sublessor under
any lease permitted by this Agreement;
(k) Liens created pursuant to Capital Leases permitted pursuant to
Section 8.04(f);
(l) Permitted Encumbrances;
(m) Liens arising pursuant to purchase money mortgages or security
interests securing Indebtedness representing the purchase price (or
financing of the purchase price within 90 days after the respective
purchase) of assets acquired after the Initial Borrowing Date, provided
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that (i) any such Liens attach only to the assets so purchased, (ii) the
Indebtedness secured by any such Lien does not exceed 100%, nor is less
than 70%, of the lesser of the fair market value or the purchase price of
the property being purchased at the time of the incurrence of such
Indebtedness and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted to be
incurred pursuant to Section 8.04(f);
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(n) any lease by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (as lessee)
of the property sold pursuant to any Designated Real Property Sale;
(o) Liens on property or assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted
Acquisition, or on property or assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower in
existence at the time such Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to a Permitted
Acquisition, provided that (i) any Indebtedness that is secured by such
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Liens is permitted to exist under Section 8.04(l), and (ii) such Liens are
not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition and do not
attach to any other asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(p) Liens (i) granted by the Designated Credit Parties in favor of
the Receivables Entity consisting of UCC-1 financing statements filed to
effect the sale of accounts receivable and related assets pursuant to the
Accounts Receivable Facility Documents, (ii) granted by the Receivables
Entity on those accounts receivable and related assets acquired by it
pursuant to the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents to the extent that
such Liens are created by the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents and
(iii) consisting of the right of setoff granted to any financial
institution acting as a lockbox bank in connection with the Accounts
Receivable Facility;
(q) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (x) of
Section 8.04(j), so long as any such Lien attaches only to the assets of
the respective Foreign Subsidiary which is the obligor under such
Indebtedness;
(r) Liens on any interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
in the equipment subject to the Vendor Financing Program securing the
recourse obligations owing to a financial institution party to the Vendor
Financing Program, to the extent such obligations are permitted under
Section 8.04(s); and
(s) additional Liens incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries so
long as the value of the property subject to such Liens, and the
Indebtedness and other obligations secured thereby, do not exceed
$5,000,000.
8.04 Indebtedness. Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its
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Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents;
(b) Existing Indebtedness outstanding on the Initial Borrowing Date
and listed on Annex VII, without giving effect to any subsequent extension,
renewal or refinancing thereof except as permitted pursuant to Section
8.06(l);
(c) Indebtedness of Holdings incurred under Xxxxxx XXX Notes (1)
issued (x) as payment for indemnity obligations of Holdings under the Tax
Indemnity Letter and (y) after
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December 20, 1999 (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists at such
time or would result therefrom) in exchange for outstanding shares of
Xxxxxx Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms thereof, provided, in
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the case of this clause (y) that the aggregate principal amount of such
Xxxxxx XXX Notes shall not exceed the aggregate liquidation preference of
the Xxxxxx Preferred Stock so exchanged and (2) representing interest
payments on Xxxxxx XXX Notes previously issued under clause (1) above
(whether or not represented by the issuance of additional Xxxxxx XXX
Notes), as issued in accordance with the terms thereof;
(d) Indebtedness of the Borrower incurred under the Senior
Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$350,000,000 (as reduced by any repayments of principal thereof);
(e) Indebtedness under Interest Rate Protection Agreements entered
into to protect the Borrower against fluctuations in interest rates in
respect of the Obligations;
(f) Capitalized Lease Obligations and Indebtedness of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to purchase money Liens, provided,
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that (x) all such Capitalized Lease Obligations are permitted under Section
8.09 and (y) the sum of (i) the aggregate Capitalized Lease Obligations
(other than up to $20,000,000 of outstanding Capitalized Lease Obligations
outstanding at any time in connection with the Alternate Vendor Financing
Program) plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such purchase money
Indebtedness outstanding at any time (A) during the period (taken as one
accounting period) from the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 1996,
shall not exceed $15,000,000, and (B) during any fiscal year of the
Borrower thereafter shall not exceed the amount set forth opposite such
fiscal year as set forth below:
Fiscal Year Ending Amount
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December 31, 1997 $15,500,000
December 31, 1998 $16,000,000
December 31, 1999 $16,500,000
December 31, 2000 $17,000,000
December 31, 2001 $17,500,000
December 31, 2002 $18,000,000
December 31, 2003 $18,500,000
December 31, 2004 $19,000,000
(g) Indebtedness constituting Intercompany Loans to the extent
permitted by Section 8.06(g);
(h) Indebtedness of Holdings under the Shareholder Subordinated
Notes;
(i) Indebtedness under Other Hedging Agreements providing protection
against fluctuations in currency values in connection with the Borrower's
or any of its Subsidiaries'
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operations so long as management of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the
case may be, has determined that the entering into of such Other Hedging
Agreements are bona fide hedging activities;
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(j) Indebtedness (x) of Foreign Subsidiaries under lines of credit
extended by third Persons to any such Foreign Subsidiary the proceeds of
which Indebtedness are used for such Foreign Subsidiary's working capital
purposes, provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such
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Indebtedness outstanding at any time for all Foreign Subsidiaries shall not
exceed $35,000,000 (the "Foreign Subsidiary Working Capital Indebtedness")
and (y) consisting of guaranties by the Borrower of any such Foreign
Subsidiary Working Capital Indebtedness (including, without limitation,
letters of credit issued for the account of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and in favor of lenders in respect of any such Foreign
Subsidiary Working Capital Indebtedness);
(k) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries to the Borrower and its
Domestic Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Entity) as a result of
any investment made pursuant to Section 8.06(o);
(l) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted
Acquisition (or Indebtedness assumed at the time of a Permitted Acquisition
of an asset securing such Indebtedness), provided that (i) such
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Indebtedness was not incurred in connection with or in anticipation of such
Permitted Acquisition, (ii) such Indebtedness does not constitute debt for
borrowed money (other than debt for borrowed money incurred in connection
with industrial revenue or industrial development bond financings), it
being understood and agreed that Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase
money Indebtedness shall not constitute debt for borrowed money for
purposes of this clause (l), and (iii) at the time of such Permitted
Acquisition such Indebtedness does not exceed 10% of the total value of the
assets of the Subsidiary so acquired, or of the asset so acquired, as the
case may be;
(m) Indebtedness consisting of guaranties (x) by the Borrower of
Indebtedness and leases permitted to be incurred by Domestic Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Entity), (y) by Domestic
Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Entity) of Indebtedness (other
than the Senior Subordinated Notes) and leases permitted to be incurred by
the Borrower or other Domestic Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and (z) by Foreign
Subsidiaries of Indebtedness and leases permitted to be incurred by other
Foreign Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries;
(n) Indebtedness consisting of a guaranty by the Borrower of the
severance obligations of Dade Diagnostika GmbH, a German Subsidiary of the
Borrower, as required by the German Workers' Council;
(o) Indebtedness of the Borrower constituting Borrower Subordinated
Loans to the extent permitted by Section 8.06(t) and to the extent
permitted by Section 4.12 of the Senior
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Subordinated Note Indenture (without giving effect to clause (xvi) of the
definition of Permitted Indebtedness contained therein);
(p) Indebtedness of the Receivables Entity under the Accounts
Receivable Facility Documents;
(q) Indebtedness consisting of a guaranty by the Borrower of the
obligations of the other Designated Credit Parties under the Accounts
Receivable Facility Documents;
(r) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising
in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary and
owing to a financial institution providing netting services to the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, provided that (i) such Indebtedness was incurred in
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respect of the provision of such netting services with respect to
intercompany Indebtedness permitted to be made pursuant to this Agreement
and (ii) such Indebtedness does not remain outstanding for more than 3 days
from the date of its incurrence;
(s) Indebtedness consisting of the recourse to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries by financial institutions party to the Vendor Financing
Program for lease obligations owing to such financial institutions by third
party customers of the Borrower and/or such Subsidiaries, provided that the
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aggregate amount of such Indebtedness outstanding at any time shall not
exceed $10,000,000;
(t) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of
business;
(u) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
consisting of take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(v) Indebtedness of Holdings incurred under Permitted Holdings PIK
Securities, provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
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Permitted Holdings PIK Securities constituting Indebtedness shall not
exceed $10,000,000 plus the amount of interest on such Permitted Holdings
PIK Securities paid in kind or through accretion; and
(w) additional Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Domestic
Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted hereunder not exceeding $15,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding.
8.05 Designated Senior Debt. Holdings will not, and will not permit
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any of its Subsidiaries to (i) designate any Indebtedness (other than the
Obligations) as "Designated Senior Debt" for purposes of, and as defined in, the
Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or (ii) designate any documents with respect
to any Indebtedness (other than this Agreement) as the "Bank Credit Agreement"
as defined in the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture for purposes of the receipt
of
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notices by the Agent, and delivery of blockage notices pursuant to the
subordination provisions of the Senior Subordinated Note Documents.
8.06 Advances, Investments and Loans. Holdings will not, and will
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not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, lend money or credit or make advances to
any Person, or purchase or acquire any stock, obligations or securities of, or
any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any Person, or
purchase or own a futures contract or otherwise become liable for the purchase
or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a
futures contract, or hold any cash, Cash Equivalents or Foreign Cash
Equivalents, except:
(a) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may invest in cash and Cash
Equivalents;
(b) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold
receivables owing to it, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of
business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade
terms of the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and own
investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the
bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in good faith
settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers
and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;
(d) Interest Rate Protection Agreements entered into in compliance
with Section 8.04(e) shall be permitted;
(e) Holdings may acquire and hold obligations of one or more officers
or other employees of Holdings or its Subsidiaries in connection with such
officers' or employees' acquisition of shares of Holdings Common Stock or
Holdings Class L Common Stock so long as no cash is paid by Holdings or any
of its Subsidiaries in connection with the acquisition of any such
obligations;
(f) deposits made in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices to secure the performance of leases shall be permitted;
(g) the Borrower may make intercompany loans and advances to any of
its Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Entity) and any Subsidiary of
the Borrower (other than the Receivables Entity) may make intercompany
loans and advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower
(collectively, "Intercompany Loans"), provided, that (w) at no time shall
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the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Intercompany Loans made
pursuant to this clause (g) by the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries
to Foreign Subsidiaries, when added to the amount of contributions,
capitalizations and forgiveness theretofore made pursuant to Section
8.06(m)(1), exceed $50,000,000 (determined without regard to any write-
downs or write-offs of such loans and advances), provided that, in addition
to such $50,000,000, Intercompany Loans may also be made by the Borrower
and its Domestic Subsidiaries to Foreign Subsidiaries in an amount up to
the Excess Proceeds
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Amount at the time of any such loan, (x) each Intercompany Loan made by a
Foreign Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary shall contain
the subordination provisions set forth on Exhibit I, (y) each Intercompany
Loan shall be evidenced by an Intercompany Note and (z) each such
Intercompany Note (other than (1) Intercompany Notes issued by Foreign
Subsidiaries to the Borrower or Domestic Subsidiaries and (2) Intercompany
Notes held by Foreign Subsidiaries) shall be pledged to the Collateral
Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement;
(h) loans and advances by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to
employees of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for moving and travel expenses
and other similar expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of
business, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed
$6,000,000 at any time (determined without regard to any write-down or
write-offs of such loans and advances) shall be permitted;
(i) Holdings may make equity contributions to the capital of the
Borrower;
(j) Foreign Subsidiaries may invest in Foreign Cash Equivalents;
(k) Other Hedging Agreements may be entered into in compliance with
Section 8.04(i);
(l) advances, loans and investments in existence on the Initial
Borrowing Date and listed on Annex XI shall be permitted, without giving
effect to any additions thereto or replacements thereof (except those
additions or replacements which are existing obligations as of the Initial
Borrowing Date), provided that those loans outstanding to Subsidiaries on
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the Initial Borrowing Date may be repaid and reborrowed (including after
any such loans may have been capitalized or forgiven as permitted by clause
(m) of this Section 8.06) so long as the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of all such loans does not exceed that aggregate principal amount
outstanding on the Initial Borrowing Date;
(m) the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than the
Receivables Entity) may (1) make cash capital contributions to Foreign
Subsidiaries, and may capitalize or forgive any Indebtedness owed to them
by a Foreign Subsidiary and outstanding under clause (g) of this Section
8.06, provided that the aggregate amount of such contributions,
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capitalizations and forgiveness, when added to the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Intercompany Loans made to Foreign Subsidiaries under
such clause (g) (determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs
thereof) shall not exceed an amount equal to $50,000,000, provided that, in
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addition to such $50,000,000, such contributions, capitalizations and
forgiveness may be made at any time in an amount up to the Excess Proceeds
Amount at such time, and (2) capitalize or forgive any Indebtedness owed to
them by a Foreign Subsidiary and outstanding under clause (l) of this
Section 8.06;
(n) Permitted Acquisitions shall be permitted;
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(o) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make investments in their
respective Subsidiaries in connection with the transfers of those assets
permitted to be transferred pursuant to Sections 8.02(h), (i) and (j), it
being understood that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may convert any
investment initially made as an equity investment to intercompany
Indebtedness held by the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(p) the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries may make and hold
investments in their respective Foreign Subsidiaries to the extent that
such investments arise from the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of
business by the Borrower or such Domestic Subsidiary to such Foreign
Subsidiaries for resale by such Foreign Subsidiaries (including any such
investments resulting from the extension of the payment terms with respect
to such sales);
(q) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may hold additional investments
in their respective Subsidiaries to the extent that such investments
reflect an increase in the value of such Subsidiaries;
(r) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may capitalize one or more
foreign sales corporations created in accordance with Section 8.16 with
cash contributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000 for all
such foreign sales corporations;
(s) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make transfers of assets to
their respective Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 8.02(k), (l), (m),
(n), (v) and (x);
(t) Holdings may make intercompany loans to the Borrower on a
subordinated basis (collectively, "Borrower Subordinated Loans") so long as
(x) all such Borrower Subordinated Loans are evidenced by a Borrower
Subordinated Note and (y) the proceeds used by Holdings to make such
Borrower Subordinated Loans come from the Permitted Equity Proceeds;
(u) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold debt
and/or equity securities as partial consideration for a sale of assets
pursuant to Section 8.02(r), (s) or (t) to the extent permitted by any such
Section;
(v) the Borrower and the other Designated Credit Parties may make an
initial cash capital contribution to the Receivables Entity on the Accounts
Receivable Facility Transaction Date as provided in the Accounts Receivable
Facility Documents, so long as the Receivables Entity uses all of the
proceeds of such contribution on such date to purchase accounts receivable
from the Borrower and the other Designated Credit Parties and/or to fund
the Seller Account, and the Borrower and/or such other Designated Credit
Parties may hold the capital stock of the Receivables Entity issued to them
so long as such capital stock has been duly pledged and delivered to the
Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement;
(w) on or after the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date,
the Borrower and the other Designated Credit Parties may hold one or more
Receivables Purchase Money
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Notes issued by the Receivables Entity and may maintain the Seller Account
with the Receivables Entity and may make extensions of credit to the
Receivables Entity pursuant to such Receivables Purchase Money Notes and
Seller Account for the purpose of enabling the Receivables Entity to
purchase accounts receivables pursuant to the Accounts Receivable Facility
Documents so long as such Receivables Purchase Money Notes have been duly
pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement;
(x) on or after the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date,
the Receivables Entity may invest those accounts receivable purchased from
the Designated Credit Parties in the master trust for the Accounts
Receivable Facility pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, the
Accounts Receivable Facility Documents; and
(y) in addition to investments permitted by clauses (a) through (x)
above, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would
result therefrom, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the
Receivables Entity) may make additional loans, advances and investments to
or in a Person so long as the amount of any such loan, advance or
investment (at the time of the making thereof) does not exceed an amount
equal to (x) $7,500,000 less the aggregate amount of such $7,500,000
previously used to make loans, advances and investments pursuant to this
clause (y) to the extent same are then still outstanding (determined
without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof and net of cash
repayments of principal in the case of loans and cash equity returns
(whether as a dividend or redemption) in the case of equity investments)
plus (y) the Excess Proceeds Amount at the time of such loan, advance or
investment; provided, that (1) no single loans, advance or investment (or
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series of related loans, advances or investments) in excess of $20,000,000
may be made, (2) any loan, advance or investment made with Excess Proceeds
shall be in or to a Person of which the Borrower owns (directly or
indirectly) at least a majority economic and voting interest (including the
interest purchased or to be purchased with the respective investment) and
(3) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries may make or own any
investment in Margin Stock.
8.07 Dividends, etc. Holdings will not, and will not permit any
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of its Subsidiaries to, declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends
payable solely in common stock of Holdings or any such Subsidiary, as the case
may be) or return any capital to, its stockholders or authorize or make any
other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders
as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or
indirectly, for a consideration, any shares of any class of its capital stock,
now or hereafter outstanding (or any warrants for or options or stock
appreciation rights in respect of any of such shares), or set aside any funds
for any of the foregoing purposes, and Holdings will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of
any class of the capital stock of Holdings or any other Subsidiary, as the case
may be, now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants or stock
appreciation rights issued by such Person with respect to its capital stock)
(all of the foregoing "Dividends"), except that:
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(i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay Dividends to the
Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(ii) (a) Holdings may redeem or purchase shares of Holdings Common
Stock or Holdings Class L Common Stock or options to purchase Holdings
Common Stock or Holdings Class L Common Stock, respectively, held by former
employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries following the termination
of their employment, provided that (w) the only consideration paid by
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Holdings in respect of such redemptions and/or purchases shall be cash and
Shareholder Subordinated Notes, (x) the sum of (A) the aggregate amount
paid by Holdings in cash in respect of all such redemptions and/or
purchases plus (B) the aggregate amount of all principal and interest
payments made on Shareholder Subordinated Notes, shall not exceed
$1,000,000 in any fiscal year of Holdings, provided that such Holdings
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after December 20, 1994 from the sale or issuance of Holdings Common Stock
or Holdings Class L Common Stock, as the case may be, to management of
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) at the time of any cash payment
permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 8.07(ii), including any cash
payment under a Shareholder Subordinated Note, no Default or Event of
Default shall then exist or result therefrom; and (b) so long as no Default
or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower may
pay cash Dividends to Holdings so long as Holdings promptly uses such
proceeds for the purposes described in clause (ii)(a) of this Section 8.07;
(iii) the Borrower may pay cash Dividends to Holdings so long as the
proceeds thereof are promptly used by Holdings to (x) pay operating
expenses in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation,
professional fees and expenses) and other similar corporate overhead costs
and expenses, provided that the aggregate amount of cash Dividends paid
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pursuant to this clause (x) shall not during any fiscal year of the
Borrower exceed $1,500,000 or (y) pay salaries or other compensation of
employees who perform services for Holdings and the Borrower, provided that
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the aggregate amount of cash Dividends paid pursuant to this clause (y)
shall not during any fiscal year of the Borrower exceed $2,000,000;
(iv) the Borrower may pay cash Dividends to Holdings in the amounts
and at the times of any payment by Holdings in respect of taxes, provided
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that (x) the amount of cash Dividends paid pursuant to this clause (v) to
enable Holdings to pay federal income taxes at any time shall not exceed
the lesser of (A) the amount of such federal income taxes owing by Holdings
at such time for the respective period and (B) the amount of such federal
income taxes that would be owing by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis for such period if determined without regard to
Holdings' ownership of the Borrower and (y) any refunds shall promptly be
returned by Holdings to the Borrower;
(v) after December 20, 1999, on the Business Day immediately
preceding the date on which a scheduled interest payment is due on any
outstanding Xxxxxx XXX Notes (or, in the event that a Default or Event of
Default shall then exist, on the first Business Day when
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no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing), the Borrower may pay a
cash Dividend to Holdings in an amount not to exceed the aggregate amount
of the interest payment due as provided in the Xxxxxx XXX Notes, so long as
(w) on the Business Day immediately after the receipt of such cash
Dividends Holdings utilizes the full amount thereof to make such required
interest payment on the Xxxxxx XXX Notes to the extent then due and payable
in accordance with the terms of the Xxxxxx XXX Notes, (x) no Default or
Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (y) such cash
Dividends are otherwise not prohibited to be made at such time pursuant to
Senior Subordinated Notes, and (z) at the time of any such proposed cash
Dividends, the Borrower's Interest Coverage Ratio shall have been no less
than, and the Borrower's Leverage Ratio shall have been no greater than,
the applicable target ratios set forth on Annex X hereto for the then most
recently ended Test Period, in each case determined on a pro forma basis as
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if such cash dividends constituted cash interest expense of the Borrower
and had been paid during such period;
(vi) Holdings may pay regularly scheduled Dividends on the Xxxxxx
Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms thereof solely through the issuance
of additional shares of Xxxxxx Preferred Stock, provided that in lieu of
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issuing additional shares of Xxxxxx Preferred Stock as Dividends, Holdings
may increase the liquidation preference of the shares of the Xxxxxx
Preferred Stock in respect of which such Dividends have accrued, provided
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further, that after December 20, 1999, on the Business Day immediately
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preceding the date on which a scheduled dividend payment is due on the
Xxxxxx Preferred Stock (or, in the event that a Default or Event of Default
shall then exist, on the first Business Day when no Default or Event of
Default shall be continuing), the Borrower may pay a cash Dividend to
Holdings in an amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of the dividend
payment due as provided in the Xxxxxx Preferred Stock, so long as (w) on
the Business Day immediately after the receipt of such cash Dividends
Holdings utilizes the full amount thereof to make such required dividend
payment on the Xxxxxx Preferred Stock to the extent then due and payable in
accordance with the terms of the Xxxxxx Preferred Stock, (x) no Default or
Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (y) such cash
Dividends are otherwise not prohibited to be made at such time pursuant to
the Senior Subordinated Notes, and (z) at the time of any such proposed
cash Dividends, the Borrower's Interest Coverage Ratio shall have been no
less than, and the Borrower's Leverage Ratio shall have been no greater
than, the applicable target ratios set forth on Annex X hereto for the then
most recently ended Test Period, in each case determined on a pro forma
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basis as if such cash dividends constituted cash interest of the Borrower
and had been paid during such period;
(vii) after December 20, 1999, so long as no Default or Event of
Default then exists or would result therefrom, Holdings may issue Xxxxxx
XXX Notes in exchange for its then outstanding Xxxxxx Preferred Stock,
provided that the aggregate principal amount of Xxxxxx XXX Notes so issued
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shall not exceed the aggregate liquidation preference of such Xxxxxx
Preferred Stock at such time;
(viii) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would
result therefrom, (x) Holdings may use cash to repurchase or redeem shares
of Xxxxxx Preferred Stock,
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together with all accrued dividends thereon, so long as (I) the shares
of Xxxxxx Preferred Stock so repurchased or redeemed are retired and
not thereafter resold or reissued and (II) the aggregate amount
expended pursuant to any such repurchase or redemption of shares of
Xxxxxx Preferred Stock by Holdings shall not exceed an amount equal to
80% of the total accreted value of the Xxxxxx Preferred Stock so
repurchased or redeemed at the time of such repurchase or redemption
and (y) the Borrower may pay cash Dividends to Holdings to enable
Holdings to repurchase or redeem Xxxxxx Preferred Stock as permitted
in the immediately preceding clause (x), so long as the proceeds
thereof are promptly used by Holdings to effect such repurchase or
redemption; and
(ix) Holdings may pay regularly scheduled Dividends on the
Permitted Holdings PIK Securities (to the extent issued as preferred
stock) pursuant to the terms thereof solely through the issuance of
additional shares of such Permitted Holdings PIK Securities, provided
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that in lieu of issuing additional shares of such Permitted Holdings
PIK Securities as Dividends, Holdings may increase the liquidation
preference of the shares of Permitted Holdings PIK Securities in
respect of which such Dividends have accrued.
8.08 Transactions with Affiliates. Holdings will not, and will
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not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series
of transactions with any Affiliate other than in the ordinary course of
business and on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to Holdings
or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by Holdings or such Subsidiary at
the time in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person other than
an Affiliate; provided, that the following shall in any event be permitted:
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(i) the Transaction; (ii) the payment on the Initial Borrowing Date of one
time consulting fees to Xxxx Capital, GS Capital and/or their respective
Related Parties in an aggregate amount (for Xxxx Capital, GS Capital and
all such Related Parties taken together) not to exceed $15,000,000 (plus
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Xxxx Capital, GS Capital
and/or their respective Related Parties in providing services to the
Borrower); (iii) the payment, on a quarterly basis, of management fees to
Xxxx Capital and GS Capital and their respective Related Parties in an
aggregate amount (for all such Persons taken together) not to exceed
$750,000 in any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, provided that if during any
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fiscal quarter of the Borrower a Default or Event of Default exists, only
one-half of such fee for such fiscal quarter may be paid; (iv) the
reimbursement of Xxxx Capital and GS Capital and their respective Related
Parties for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in
connection with performing management services to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries under the Consulting Agreement; (v) Holdings and the Borrower
and its Domestic Subsidiaries may make any payments required under the
Holdings Tax Allocation Agreement; and (vi) the transactions contemplated
by the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Section 8.08, at no time will Holdings or
any of its Subsidiaries make any payments to Xxxx Capital, GS Capital or
any of their respective Related Parties in an amount which would exceed
that amount permitted to be paid pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture at such time.
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8.09 Capital Expenditures. (a) (i) Holdings will not, and will not
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permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Capital Expenditures, except that,
subject to clause (ii) below, during any fiscal year the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries may make Capital Expenditures so long as the aggregate amount of
such Capital Expenditures does not exceed in any such fiscal year set forth
below the amount set forth opposite such fiscal year below:
Fiscal Year Ending Amount
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December 31, 1996 $74,000,000
December 31, 1997 $62,000,000
December 31, 1998 $56,000,000
December 31, 1999 $60,000,000
December 31, 2000 $61,000,000
December 31, 2001 $63,000,000
December 31, 2002 $66,000,000
December 31, 2003 $69,000,000
December 31, 2004 $71,000,000
; provided, that (x) in the event that the aggregate amount of Capital
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Expenditures made in fiscal year 1996 constituting Stand Alone Expenditures and
TOA Expenditures exceeds $24,000,000, then Capital Expenditures in such fiscal
year may exceed $74,000,000 by an amount equal to such excess (but in any event
not to exceed $87,000,000); and (y) in the event that Capital Expenditures in
fiscal year 1996 exceed $74,000,000 as a result of preceding clause (x), the
amount of Capital Expenditures otherwise permitted to be made pursuant to this
Section 8.09(a)(i) in fiscal year 1997 shall be reduced by the excess amount so
expended in 1996.
(ii) Subject to Section 8.09(g), if for any fiscal year of the
Borrower commencing with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 1998, (x) the
Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings for the immediately preceding fiscal year is
less than the projected Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings set forth on Annex IX
for such immediately preceding fiscal year (the amount by which such actual
Consolidated EBITDA is less than such projected Consolidated EBITDA, the
"Deficiency"), then the amount of Capital Expenditures permitted to be made in
such fiscal year pursuant to this Section 8.09(a) shall be (A) the amount set
forth in clause (a)(i) above opposite such fiscal year (as same may have been
modified by the proviso to such clause (a)(i)) minus (B) the Deficiency
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multiplied by 0.25 and (y) the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings for the
immediately preceding fiscal year is more
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than the projected Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings set forth on Annex IX for
such immediately preceding fiscal year (the amount by which such actual
Consolidated EBITDA exceeds such projected Consolidated EBITDA, the "Surplus"),
then the amount of Capital Expenditures permitted to be made in such fiscal year
pursuant to this Section 8.09(a) shall be (A) the amount set forth in clause
(a)(i) above opposite such fiscal year (as same may have been modified by the
proviso to such clause (a)(i)) plus (B) the Surplus multiplied by 0.25.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the event that the amount
of Capital Expenditures made in fiscal year 1996 and constituting Stand Alone
Expenditures and TOA Expenditures is less than $24,000,000, 100% of such
unutilized amount may be carried forward and utilized to make Capital
Expenditures in fiscal year 1997; (ii) in the event that the amount of Capital
Expenditures made in fiscal year 1996 and not constituting Stand Alone
Expenditures or TOA Expenditures is less than $50,000,000, such unutilized
amount may be carried forward and utilized to make Capital Expenditures in
succeeding years; (iii) in the event that the amount of Capital Expenditures
made in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 and constituting Stand Alone Expenditures and
TOA Expenditures is less than $37,000,000, 100% of such unutilized amount may be
carried forward and utilized to make Capital Expenditures in fiscal year 1998;
(iv) in the event that the amount of Capital Expenditures made in fiscal year
1997 and not constituting Stand Alone Expenditures or TOA Expenditures is less
than $50,000,000, such unutilized amount may be carried forward and utilized to
make Capital Expenditures in succeeding years; and (v) in the event that the
amount of Capital Expenditures permitted to be made by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (a) above in any fiscal year commencing with
fiscal year 1998 (before giving effect to any increase in such permitted
expenditure amount pursuant to this clause (b)) is greater than the amount of
such Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such
fiscal year, such excess may be carried forward and utilized to make Capital
Expenditures in succeeding fiscal years. The aggregate amount of unutilized
Capital Expenditures carried forward from one fiscal year to one or more later
fiscal years is called the "Rollover Amount." Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x)
in no event shall the aggregate Rollover Amount permitted to be carried forward
from a fiscal year exceed the amount of Capital Expenditures permitted to be
made in such fiscal year under clause (a) above minus the amount of Capital
Expenditures made during such fiscal year under such clause (a), and (y) in no
event shall the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries during any fiscal year (commencing with fiscal year 1997)
pursuant to Section 8.09(a) exceed the sum of (I) 125% of the amount set forth
opposite such fiscal year as set forth in the table in such Section 8.09(a) (as
modified by the proviso to clause (i) of such Section 8.09(a) and clause (ii) of
such Section plus (II) for fiscal years 1997 and 1998 only, the amount of the
unutilized Stand Alone Expenditures and TOA Expenditures carried forward to such
fiscal year from the prior fiscal year as provided above in this Section
8.09(b).
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
may make Capital Expenditures (which Capital Expenditures will not be included
in any determination under the foregoing clause (a)) with the insurance proceeds
received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from any Recovery Event so
long as such Capital Expenditures are to replace or restore any properties or
assets in respect of which such proceeds were paid within 360 days following the
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date of the receipt of such insurance proceeds to the extent such insurance
proceeds are not required to be applied to repay Term Loans pursuant to Section
4.02(A)(g).
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 8.09(g),
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Capital Expenditures (which Capital
Expenditures will not be included in any determination under the foregoing
clause (a)) with the net cash proceeds of Asset Sales (including Designated
Asset Sales), to the extent such net cash proceeds are not required to be
applied to repay Term Loans pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(c) and are not added to
the Excess Proceeds Amount.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 8.09(g),
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Capital Expenditures at any time in
an aggregate amount equal to the Excess Proceeds Amount at such time (which
Capital Expenditures will not be included in any determination under the
foregoing clause (a)).
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
may incur Capitalized Lease Obligations under and in connection with the
Alternate Vendor Financing Program in an aggregate outstanding amount not to
exceed $20,000,000 at any time (which Capitalized Lease Obligations will not be
included in any determination under the foregoing clause (a)).
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate
amount of additional Capital Expenditures permitted to be made in any fiscal
year as a result of the operation of Section 8.09(a)(ii), (d) and (e) exceed
$15,000,000.
8.10 Minimum Consolidated EBITDA. The Borrower will not permit
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Consolidated EBITDA for any Test Period ending on a date set forth below to be
less than the amount set forth opposite such date:
Minimum Consolidated
Date EBITDA
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September 30, 1996 $ 36,900,000
December 31, 1996 $ 73,900,000
March 31, 1997 $111,300,000
June 30, 1997 $152,300,000
September 30, 1997 $154,100,000
December 31, 1997 $164,100,000
March 31, 1998 $165,000,000
June 30, 1998 $166,200,000
September 30, 1998 $167,300,000
December 31, 1998 $168,600,000
March 31, 1999 $171,500,000
June 30, 1999 $175,200,000
September 30, 1999 $178,800,000
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December 31, 1999 $183,200,000
March 31, 2000 $186,400,000
June 30, 2000 $190,400,000
September 30, 2000 $194,400,000
December 31, 2000 $199,100,000
March 31, 2001 $203,600,000
June 30, 2001 $209,300,000
September 30, 2001 $214,900,000
December 31, 2001 $221,700,000
March 31, 2002 $223,900,000
June 30, 2002 $226,700,000
September 30, 2002 $229,600,000
December 31, 2002 $233,000,000
March 31, 2003 $235,400,000
June 30, 2003 $238,300,000
September 30, 2003 $241,300,000
December 31, 2003 $244,900,000
March 31, 2004 $247,400,000
June 30, 2004 $250,500,000
September 30, 2004 $253,700,000
8.11 Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the
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Interest Coverage Ratio for any Test Period ending on a date set forth below to
be less than the ratio set forth opposite such date :
Date Ratio
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September 30, 1996 1.45:1.0
December 31, 1996 1.50:1.0
March 31, 1997 1.50:1.0
June 30, 1997 1.55:1.0
September 30, 1997 1.55:1.0
December 31, 1997 1.65:1.0
March 31, 1998 1.70:1.0
June 30, 1998 1.70:1.0
September 30, 1998 1.75:1.0
December 31, 1998 1.75:1.0
March 31, 1999 1.80:1.0
June 30, 1999 1.85:1.0
September 30, 1999 1.90:1.0
December 31, 1999 1.95:1.0
March 31, 2000 2.00:1.0
June 30, 2000 2.05:1.0
September 30, 2000 2.10:1.0
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December 31, 2000 2.20:1.0
March 31, 2001 2.25:1.0
June 30, 2001 2.35:1.0
September 30, 2001 2.45:1.0
December 31, 2001 2.55:1.0
March 31, 2002 2.65:1.0
June 30, 2002 2.70:1.0
September 30, 2002 2.80:1.0
December 31, 2002 2.90:1.0
March 31, 2003 3.00:1.0
June 30, 2003 3.15:1.0
September 30, 2003 3.25:1.0
December 31, 2003 3.40:1.0
March 31, 2004 3.55:1.0
June 30,2004 3.75:1.0
September 30, 2004 3.75:1.0
8.12 Current Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Current Ratio
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at any time to be less than 1.25: 1.0.
8.13 Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio
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at any time during a fiscal quarter set forth below to be more than the ratio
set forth opposite such fiscal quarter:
Fiscal Quarter Ending Ratio
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September 30, 1996 25.50:1.0
December 31, 1996 12.75:1.0
March 31, 1997 8.40:1.0
June 30, 1997 6.00:1.0
September 30, 1997 5.95:1.0
December 31, 1997 5.55:1.0
March 31, 1998 5.50:1.0
June 30, 1998 5.40:1.0
September 30, 1998 5.30:1.0
December 31, 1998 5.20:1.0
March 31, 1999 5.10:1.0
June 30, 1999 4.95:1.0
September 30, 1999 4.80:1.0
December 31, 1999 4.65:1.0
March 31, 2000 4.50:1.0
June 30, 2000 4.35:1.0
September 30, 2000 4.20:1.0
December 31, 2000 4.05:1.0
March 31, 2001 3.85:1.0
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June 30, 2001 3.70:1.0
September 30, 2001 3.50:1.0
December 31, 2001 3.30:1.0
March 31, 2002 3.20:1.0
June 30, 2002 3.05:1.0
September 30, 2002 2.95:1.0
December 31, 2002 2.80:1.0
March 31, 2003 2.65:1.0
June 30, 2003 2.55:1.0
September 30, 2003 2.40:1.0
December 31, 2003 2.25:1.0
March 31, 2004 2.15:1.0
June 30, 2004 2.00:1.0
September 30, 2004 2.00:1.0
8.14 Limitation on Voluntary Payments and Modifications of
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Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain
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Other Agreements; Issuance of Capital Stock; etc. Holdings will not, and will
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not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(i) make (or give any notice in respect of) any voluntary or
optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any
Senior Subordinated Note, any Permitted Holdings PIK Security or any Xxxxxx XXX
Note or make any interest payment on any Xxxxxx XXX Note except to the extent
permitted by Section 8.07(v); provided, that the Series B Senior Subordinated
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Notes may be issued in exchange for the Series A Senior Subordinated Notes in
accordance with the terms of the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture;
(ii) make (or give any notice in respect of) any principal or
interest payment on, or any redemption or acquisition for value of, any
Shareholder Subordinated Note, except to the extent permitted by Section
8.07(ii);
(iii) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of,
any provision of any Senior Subordinated Note Document, any Xxxxxx XXX Note
Document, any Borrower Subordinated Note or any Shareholder Subordinated Note;
(iv) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, or
terminate or permit the termination of, the Distribution Agreement, except that
(x) the Distribution Agreement may be terminated as to one or more businesses or
product lines pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement in connection
with the sale of such business or product line in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement and (y) Holdings and/or the Borrower may make any such amendment
or modification or effect any such termination so long as in the good faith
judgment of the Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower, after
giving effect to any such amendment, modification or termination, the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries will have a distribution network which, taken as a whole
(taking into account all other contemporaneous actions in respect of other
arrangements with Xxxxxx), is substanti-
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ally as advantageous to the Borrower, and in no event materially more expensive
taken as a whole, as the distribution network of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in effect immediately prior to any such amendment, modification or
termination, provided that Holdings or the Borrower shall promptly notify, in
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writing, the Agent of any such amendment, modification or termination and shall
deliver together with any such notice a copy of such executed amendment,
modification or termination;
(v) amend, modify or change in any way adverse to the interests of
the Banks, any Management Agreement (including, without limitation, the
Consulting Agreement), the terms of any Xxxxxx Preferred Stock, the Services
Agreement, any Tax Allocation Agreement, the Tax Indemnity Letter, its
Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, by the filing or
modification of any certificate of designation) or By-Laws, or any agreement
entered into by it, with respect to its capital stock (including any
Shareholders' Agreement (including, without limitation, the Stockholders'
Agreement, the Subscription Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement)),
or enter into any new agreement with respect to its capital stock which would be
adverse to the interests of the Banks;
(vi) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of,
any provision of any Permitted Holdings PIK Security in any manner inconsistent
with the definition of Permitted Holdings PIK Security;
(vii) issue any class of capital stock other than (x) in the case of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, non-redeemable common stock and (y) in the
case of Holdings, (1) the issuance of Xxxxxx Preferred Stock as permitted
pursuant to Section 8.07(vi), (2) the issuance of Holdings Common Stock or
Permitted Holdings PIK Securities as consideration for a Permitted Acquisition
pursuant to Section 8.02(u) and (3) issuances of Holdings Common Stock or
Holdings Class L Common Stock where, after giving effect to such issuance, no
Event of Default will exist under Section 9.10 and to the extent the proceeds
thereof are applied in accordance with Sections 4.02(A)(d) and 7.17;
(viii) make (or give any notice in respect of) any principal or
interest payment on, or any redemption or acquisition for value of, any Borrower
Subordinated Note; or
(ix) at any time after the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction
Date, amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision
of any Accounts Receivable Facility Document, except as permitted by the
definition thereof.
8.15 Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries. Holdings
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will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any
encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Subsidiary to (a) pay
dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other
interest or participation in its profits owned by Holdings or any Subsidiary of
Holdings, or pay any Indebtedness owed to Holdings or a Subsidiary of Holdings,
(b) make loans or advances to Holdings or any of Holdings' Subsidiaries or (c)
transfer any of its properties or assets to Holdings or any of Holdings'
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Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by
reason of (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of
any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the
Borrower, (iv) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing
agreement entered into by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower in the
ordinary course of business, (v) the Senior Subordinated Note Documents, (vi)
customary provisions restricting the transfer of assets subject to Liens
permitted under Sections 8.03(k), (m) and (o), (vii) any document or instrument
evidencing Foreign Subsidiary Working Capital Indebt edness so long as such
encumbrance or restriction only applies to the Foreign Subsidiary incurring such
Indebtedness and (viii) the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents.
8.16 Limitation on the Creation of Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything
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to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Holdings will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, establish, create or acquire after the
Initial Borrowing Date any Subsidiary; provided that, (a) the Borrower and its
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Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (other than the Receivables Entity) shall be permitted
to establish or create (x) Subsidiaries as a result of investments made pursuant
to Section 8.06(r) and (y) Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries so long as (i) at least 30
days' prior written notice thereof (or such lesser notice as is acceptable to
the Agent) is given to the Agent, (ii) the capital stock of such new Subsidiary
is pledged pursuant to, and to the extent required by, this Agreement and the
Pledge Agreement and the certificates, if any, representing such stock, together
with stock powers duly executed in blank, are delivered to the Collateral Agent,
(iii) such new Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary except to the extent
otherwise required pursuant to Section 7.16) executes a counterpart of the
Subsidiary Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement, and (iv)
to the extent requested by the Agent or the Required Banks, takes all actions
required pursuant to Section 7.11 and (b) the Receivables Entity may become a
Subsidiary of the Borrower. In addition, each new Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
(other than the Receivables Entity) shall execute and deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, all other relevant documentation of the type described
in Section 5 as such new Subsidiary would have had to deliver if such new
Subsidiary were a Credit Party on the Initial Borrowing Date.
SECTION 9. Events of Default. Upon the occurrence of any of the
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following specified events (each, an "Event of Default"):
9.01 Payments. The Borrower shall (i) default in the payment when
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due of any principal of the Loans or (ii) default, and such default shall
continue for three or more days, in the payment when due of any Unpaid Drawing,
any interest on the Loans or any Fees or any other amounts owing hereunder or
under any other Credit Document; or
9.02 Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty or
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statement made by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Credit Party herein or in
any other Credit Document or in any statement or certificate delivered pursuant
hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date
as of which made or deemed made; or
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9.03 Covenants. Any Credit Party shall (a) default in the due
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performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in
Sections 7.11, 7.14, 7.17, 7.18 or 8, or (b) default in the due performance or
observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred
to in Section 9.01, 9.02 or clause (a) of this Section 9.03) contained in this
Agreement and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least 30
days after notice to the defaulting party by the Agent or the Required Banks; or
9.04 Default Under Other Agreements. (a) Holdings or any of its
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Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment with respect to any Indebtedness
(other than the Obligations) beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the
instrument or agreement under which Indebtedness was created or (ii) default in
the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any such
Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or
relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect
of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the
holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such
holder or holders) to cause any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its
stated maturity; or (b) any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and payable, or
shall be required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required
prepayment or as a mandatory prepayment (unless such required prepayment or
mandatory prepayment results from a default thereunder or an event of the type
that constitutes an Event of Default), prior to the stated maturity thereof;
provided, that it shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to clause
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(a) or (b) of this Section 9.04 unless the principal amount of any one issue of
such Indebtedness, or the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness referred to
in clauses (a) and (b) above, exceeds $10,000,000 at any one time; or
9.05 Bankruptcy, etc. Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall
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commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States
Code entitled "Bankruptcy," as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor
thereto (the "Bankruptcy Code"); or an involuntary case is commenced against
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and the petition is not controverted within
10 days, or is not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case; or
a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes
charge of, all or substantially all of the property of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries; or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries commences any other
proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of
debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any
jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to Holdings or any of
its Subsidiaries; or there is commenced against Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 60
days; or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is adjudicated insolvent or
bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or
proceeding is entered; or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries suffers any
appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its
property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries makes a general assignment for the benefit
of creditors; or any corporate action is taken by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or
9.06 ERISA. (a) Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding
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standard required for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standard
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amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code, any Plan
shall have had or is likely to have a trustee appointed to administer such Plan,
any Plan is, shall have been or is likely to be terminated or the subject of
termination proceedings under ERISA, any Plan shall have an Unfunded Current
Liability, a contribution required to be made to a Plan or a Foreign Pension
Plan has not been timely made, Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings or any
ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur a liability to or on account
of a Plan under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201,
4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29), 4971, 4975 or 4980 of the Code, or
Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings has incurred or is likely to incur
liabilities pursuant to one or more employee welfare benefit plans (as defined
in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provide benefits to retired employees or other
former employees (other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA) or employee
pension benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) or Foreign Pension
Plans; (b) there shall result from any such event or events the imposition of a
lien, the granting of a security interest, or a liability or a material risk of
incurring a liability; and (c) which lien, security interest or liability which
arises from such event or events, in the opinion of the Required Banks, will
have a Material Adverse Effect; or
9.07 Security Documents. (a) Except in each case to the extent
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resulting from the failure of the Collateral Agent to retain possession of the
applicable Pledged Securities, any Security Document shall cease to be in full
force and effect, or shall cease to give the Collateral Agent the Liens, rights,
powers and privileges purported to be created thereby in favor of the Collateral
Agent, or (b) any Credit Party shall default in the due performance or
observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or
observed pursuant to any such Security Document and such default shall continue
beyond any cure or grace period specifically applicable thereto pursuant to the
terms of such Security Document; or
9.08 Guaranties. The Guaranties or any provision thereof shall
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cease to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor or any Person acting by
or on behalf of such Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm such Guarantor's
obligations under any Guaranty or any Guarantor shall default in the due
performance or observance of any material term, covenant or agreement on its
part to be performed or observed pursuant to any Guaranty; or
9.09 Judgments. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered
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against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries involving a liability (not paid or
not fully covered by insurance) in excess of $10,000,000 for all such judgments
and decrees and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated,
discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry
thereof; or
9.10 Ownership. A Change of Control Event shall have occurred; or
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9.11 Distribution Agreement. The Distribution Agreement or any
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material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force and effect as a
result of a default thereunder by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries in the payment or performance of any of their
obligations thereunder; provided that (i) no Event of Default shall exist
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hereunder as a result of the Distribution Agreement or a material portion
thereof no longer being in full force or effect as a result
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of such a default, which default is being contested in good faith by the
Borrower so long as during the period while such contest is pending the Borrower
either has the benefit of the Distribution Agreement or has arranged for an
alternate distribution network providing substantially equivalent benefits to
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (ii) this Section 9.11 shall cease to have
any effect after the first consecutive four fiscal quarter period (taken as one
accounting period) during which the percentage of the gross revenues of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are subject to or obtained through the
Distribution Agreement is less than 15%; or
9.12 Accounts Receivable Facility. At any time after the Accounts
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Receivable Facility Transaction Date, an early amortization event shall occur
under the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents; then, and in any such event,
and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing,
the Agent shall, upon the written request of the Required Banks, by written
notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, without
prejudice to the rights of the Agent or any Bank to enforce its claims against
any Guarantor or the Borrower, except as otherwise specifically provided for in
this Agreement (provided, that if an Event of Default specified in Sec tion 9.05
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shall occur with respect to the Borrower, the result which would occur upon the
giving of written notice by the Agent as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below
shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare
the Total Commitment (or the unutilized portion thereof) terminated, whereupon
the Commitment of each Bank (or the unutilized portion thereof) shall forthwith
terminate immediately and any Commitment Fees shall forthwith become due and
payable without any other notice of any kind; (ii) declare the principal of and
any accrued interest in respect of all Loans and all Obligations owing hereunder
(including Unpaid Drawings) to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith
due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; (iii) enforce, as
Collateral Agent (or direct the Collateral Agent to enforce), any or all of the
Liens and security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents; (iv)
terminate any Letter of Credit which may be terminated in accordance with its
terms; and (v) direct the Borrower to pay (and the Borrower hereby agrees upon
receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified
in Section 9.05, to pay) to the Collateral Agent at the Payment Office such
additional amounts of cash, to be held as security for the Borrower's
reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit then outstanding,
equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding.
SECTION 10. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall
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have the meanings herein specified unless the context otherwise requires.
Defined terms in this Agreement shall include in the singular number the plural
and in the plural the singular:
"A Term Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(A)(a).
"A Term Loan Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Bank, the
amount set forth opposite such Bank's name in Annex I directly below the column
entitled "A Term Loan Commitment," as the same may be reduced or terminated
pursuant to Section 3.03 and/or 9 or otherwise modified pursuant to Section 1.13
and/or 12.04(b).
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"A Term Loan Facility" shall mean the Facility evidenced by the Total
A Term Loan Commitment.
"A Term Loan Maturity Date" shall mean December 31, 2001.
"A Term Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
"A TL Percentage" shall mean, at any time, a fraction (expressed as a
percentage) the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate principal amount of
all A Term Loans outstanding at such time and the denominator of which is equal
to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding at such time.
"Accounts Receivable Facility" shall mean the transactions
contemplated by the Accounts Receivable Facility Purchase Agreement.
"Accounts Receivable Facility Documents" shall mean the Accounts
Receivable Facility Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Accounts Receivable
Facility Purchase Agreement, the Accounts Receivable Facility Revolving
Certificate Purchase Agreement and each of the other documents and agreements
entered into in connection therewith, including all documents and agreements
relating to the issuance, funding and/or purchase of Investor Certificates and
Purchased Interests, in each case as such documents and agreements may be
amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time so
long as (i) any such amendments, modifications, supplements, refinancing or
replacements do not impose any conditions or requirements on Holdings or any of
its Subsidiaries that are more restrictive in any material respect than those in
existence on the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date, (ii) any such
amendments, modifications, supplements, refinancings or replacements are not
adverse to the interests of the Banks and (iii) any such amendments,
modifications, supplements, refinancing or replacements are otherwise in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
"Accounts Receivable Facility Pooling and Servicing Agreement" shall
mean the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, among the Receivables Entity, as
transferor, the Borrower, as servicer, and the Trustee, as the same may be
amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, which Accounts Receivable Facility
Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks.
"Accounts Receivable Facility Proceeds" shall mean the initial net
invested amount of Investor Certificates in respect of the Accounts Receivable
Facility on the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date, which amount
shall be satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks.
"Accounts Receivable Facility Purchase Agreement" shall mean the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, among the Borrower and the other Designated
Credit Parties, as sellers, and the Receivables Entity, as buyer, as the same
may be amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time
in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, which Accounts
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Receivable Facility Purchase Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks.
"Accounts Receivable Facility Revolving Certificate Purchase
Agreement" shall mean the Revolving Certificate Purchase Agreement, among the
Receivables Entity, the Borrower, as the initial servicer, the purchasers party
thereto, and BTCo, as Agent, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented,
refinanced or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof
and hereof, which Revolving Certificate Purchase Agreement shall be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks.
"Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction" shall mean the consummation
of the Accounts Receivable Facility and related transactions contemplated by the
Accounts Receivable Facility Documents.
"Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date" shall mean the date of
the consummation of the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction in accordance
with the requirements of Section 7.18.
"Acquired Business" shall mean the assets acquired by the Borrower
pursuant to the Acquisition Documents.
"Acquisition" shall mean the acquisition by the Borrower for cash of
the assets of the in vitro diagnostics division of the Seller pursuant to, and
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in accordance with the terms of, the Acquisition Documents.
"Acquisition Agreements" shall mean (i) the Asset Purchase and Sale
Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1995, as in effect on the Initial Borrowing
Date, between Dade Chemistry Systems Inc. and the Seller, as amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and
hereof and (ii) each of the agreements listed on Annex XIII hereto.
"Acquisition Documents" shall mean the Acquisition Agreement, the IVD
Services Agreement and all other purchase and other agreements, instruments and
documents relating to the Acquisition.
"Additional Security Documents" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 7.11.
"Adjusted Certificate of Deposit Rate" shall mean, on any day, the sum
(rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) of (1) the rate obtained by dividing (x)
the most recent weekly average dealer offering rate for negotiable certificates
of deposit with a three-month maturity in the secondary market as published in
the most recent Federal Reserve System publication entitled "Select Interest
Rates," published weekly on Form H.15 as of the date hereof, or if such
publication or a substitute containing the foregoing rate information shall not
be published by the Federal Reserve System for any week, the weekly average
offering rate determined by the Agent on the basis of quotations for such
certificates received by it from three certificate of deposit dealers in New
York of recognized
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standing or, if such quotations are unavailable, then on the basis of other
sources reasonably selected by the Agent, by (y) a percentage equal to 100%
minus the stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements as specified in
Regulation D applicable on such day to a three-month certificate of deposit of a
member bank of the Federal Reserve System in excess of $100,000 (including,
without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other
reserves), plus (2) the then daily net annual assessment rate as estimated by
the Agent for determining the current annual assessment payable by BTCo to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for insuring three month certificates of
deposit.
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling (including but not limited to all directors
and officers of such Person), controlled by, or under direct or indirect common
control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control a corporation if
such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (i) to vote 5% or more
of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of
such corporation or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such corporation, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Agent" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this
Agreement and shall include any successor to the Agent appointed pursuant to
Section 11.10.
"Aggregate Net Invested Amount" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 3.03(e).
"Aggregate Unutilized Commitment" with respect to any Bank at any time
shall mean the sum of (i) such Bank's A Term Loan Commitment at such time, if
any, (ii) such Bank's B Term Loan Commitment at such time, if any, (iii) such
Bank's C Term Loan Commitment at such time, if any, (iv) such Bank's D Term Loan
Commitment at such time, if any, and (v) such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment
at such time less the sum of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
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all Revolving Loans made by such Bank and (y) such Bank's RL Percentage of the
Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time.
"Agreement" shall mean this Credit Agreement, as the same may be from
time to time modified, amended and/or supplemented.
"Alternate Vendor Financing Program" shall mean a vendor financial
services program between the Borrower and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the
Borrower and a financial institution pursuant to which the Borrower and/or such
Subsidiary effects Seeded Instrument Transactions with such financial
institution and third party customers of the Borrower and/or such Subsidiary
conducting business in Spain, Italy or Japan.
"Applicable Base Rate Margin" shall mean (i) in the case of A Term
Loans and Revolving Loans, 1.75%, less the then applicable Interest Reduction
Discount, if any, (ii) in the case of B Term Loans, 2.25%, (iii) in the case of
C Term Loans, 2.50% and (iv) in the case of D Term Loans, 2.75%.
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"Applicable Eurodollar Margin" shall mean (i) in the case of A Term
Loans and Revolving Loans, 2.75%, less the then applicable Interest Reduction
Discount, if any, (ii) in the case of B Term Loans, 3.25%, (iii) in the case of
C Term Loans, 3.50%, and (iv) in the case of D Term Loans, 3.75%.
"Asset Sale" shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition by
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Borrower or any
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower of any asset (including, without
limitation, any capital stock or other securities of another Person) of Holdings
or such Subsidiary other than (i) sales, transfers or other dispositions of
inventory made in the ordinary course of business and (ii) sales of assets
pursuant to Xxxxxxx 0.00(x), (x), (x), (x), (x), (xx), (xx), (xx), (xx) and
(ff).
"Assignment and Assumption Agreement" shall mean the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J (appropriately
completed).
"Authorized Officer" shall mean the Chief Executive Officer,
President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Controller or Secretary or any
other senior officer of Holdings or the Borrower designated as such in writing
to the Agent by Holdings or the Borrower, in each case to the extent reasonably
acceptable to the Agent.
"B Banks" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.02(C).
"B Term Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(A)(b).
"B Term Loan Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Bank, the
amount set forth opposite such Bank's name in Annex I directly below the column
entitled "B Term Loan Commitment," as the same may be terminated pursuant to
Section 3.03 and/or 9 or otherwise modified pursuant to Section 1.13 and/or
12.04(b).
"B Term Loan Facility" shall mean the Facility evidenced by the Total
B Term Loan Commitment.
"B Term Loan Maturity Date" shall mean December 31, 2002.
"B Term Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
"B TL Percentage" shall mean, at any time, a fraction (expressed as a
percentage) the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate principal amount of
all B Term Loans outstanding at such time and the denominator of which is equal
to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding at such time.
"B&J" shall mean Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
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"B&J Asset Sale" shall mean a sale by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of all of the capital stock of, or all or substantially all of, the
assets of B&J.
"Xxxx Capital" shall mean Xxxx Capital, Inc. a Delaware corporation.
"Bank" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
"Bank Default" shall mean (i) the refusal (which has not been
retracted) of an RL Bank to make available its portion of any Borrowing
(including any Mandatory Borrowing) or to fund its portion of any unreimbursed
payment under Section 2.04(c) or (ii) an RL Bank having notified the Agent
and/or the Borrower that it does not intend to comply with the obligations under
Section 1.01(A)(e), 1.01(C) or 2.04(c), in the case of either clause (i) or (ii)
above as a result of the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect
to such Bank at the direction or request of any regulatory agency or authority.
"Bankruptcy Code" shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.05.
"Base Rate" at any time shall mean the higher of (x) the rate which is
1/2 of 1% in excess of the Adjusted Certificate of Deposit Rate and (y) the
Prime Lending Rate.
"Base Rate Loan" shall mean each Loan bearing interest at the rates
provided in Section 1.08(a).
"Baxter" shall mean Xxxxxx Healthcare Corporation, a Delaware
corporation.
"Baxter Acquisition" shall mean the Acquisition under, and as defined
in, the Existing Credit Agreement.
"Baxter Acquisition Documents" shall mean the Acquisition Documents
under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement.
"Xxxxxx XXX Note Documents" shall mean and include each of the
documents and other agreements entered into (including, without limitation, the
Xxxxxx XXX Notes) relating to the issuance by Holdings of the Xxxxxx XXX Notes,
as in effect on December 20, 1994 (to the extent thereof) and as the same may be
entered into, modified, supplemented or amended from time to time pursuant to
the terms hereof and thereof.
"Xxxxxx XXX Notes" shall mean unsecured junior subordinated notes
issued by Holdings (and not guaranteed or supported in any way by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person) in favor of Baxter, in the form
of Exhibit L.
"Baxter Preferred Stock" shall mean the preferred stock of Holdings
held by Baxter and having an original aggregate liquidation preference of not
more than $40,000,000 and an aggregate liquidation preference as of the
Effective Date of not more than $13,000,000, in the form
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attached hereto as Exhibit N, as amended modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
"Borrower" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
"Borrower Subordinated Loans" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 8.06(t).
"Borrower Subordinated Note" shall mean an unsecured junior
subordinated Note issued by the Borrower (and not guaranteed or supported in any
way by any Subsidiary of the Borrower) in the form of Exhibit O, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof
and thereof.
"Borrowing" shall mean the incurrence of one Type of Loan pursuant to
a single Facility by the Borrower from all of the Banks having Commitments with
respect to such Facility on a pro rata basis on a given date (or resulting from
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conversions on a given date), having in the case of Eurodollar Loans the same
Interest Period; provided, that Base Rate Loans incurred pursuant to Section
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1.10(b) shall be considered part of any related Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans.
"BTCo" shall mean Bankers Trust Company, in its individual capacity,
and any successor corporation thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
"Business Day" shall mean (i) for all purposes other than as covered
by clause (ii) below, any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall
be in the City of New York a legal holiday or a day on which banking
institutions are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close and
(ii) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and
payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, any day which is a
Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and
between banks in U.S. dollar deposits in the interbank Eurodollar market.
"C Banks" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.02(C).
"C Term Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(A)(c).
"C Term Loan Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Bank, the
amount set forth opposite such Bank's name in Annex I directly below the column
entitled "C Term Loan Commitment," as the same may be terminated pursuant to
Section 3.03 and/or 9 or otherwise modified pursuant to Section 1.13 and/or
12.04(b).
"C Term Loan Facility" shall mean the Facility evidenced by the Total
C Term Loan Commitment.
"C Term Loan Maturity Date" shall mean December 31, 2003.
"C Term Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
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"C TL Percentage" shall mean, at any time a fraction (expressed as a
percentage) the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate principal amount of
all C Term Loans outstanding at such time and the denominator of which is equal
to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding at such time.
"Capital Expenditures" shall mean, with respect to any Person, without
duplication, all expenditures by such Person which should be capitalized in
accordance with GAAP, including, without duplication, all such expenditures with
respect to fixed or capital assets (including, without limitation, expenditures
for maintenance and repairs which should be capitalized in accordance with
GAAP), all such expenditures relating to instruments leased to, rented to, or
otherwise seeded to, customers, and the amount of all Capitalized Lease
Obligations incurred by such Person.
"Capital Lease," as applied to any Person, shall mean any lease of any
property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in
conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet
of that Person.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations" shall mean all obligations under
Capital Leases of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in each case taken at
the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance with GAAP.
"Cash Equivalents" shall mean (i) securities issued or directly and
fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided, that the full faith and credit of the United
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States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more
than twelve months from the date of acquisition, (ii) U.S. dollar denominated
time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers acceptances of (x) any Bank
or (y) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from Standard & Poor's
Corporation ("S&P") is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Xxxxx'x
Investors Service, Inc. ("Xxxxx'x") is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof
(any such bank or Bank, an "Approved Bank"), in each case with maturities of not
more than twelve months from the date of acquisition, (iii) commercial paper
issued by any Approved Bank or by the parent company of any Approved Bank and
commercial paper issued by, or guaranteed by, any industrial or financial
company with a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-1 or the
equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody's,
or guaranteed by any industrial company with a long term unsecured debt rating
of at least A or A2, or the equivalent of each thereof, from S&P or Moody's, as
the case may be, and in each case maturing within twelve months after the date
of acquisition, (iv) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the
United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any
public instrumentality thereof maturing within twelve months from the date of
acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two
highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody's and (v) investments in
money market funds substantially all the assets of which are comprised of
securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.
"Change of Control Event" shall mean (a) Holdings shall cease to own
directly 100% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in
the Borrower's capital stock or (b) Xxxx Capital, GS Capital and/or their
respective Related Parties shall cease to own on a fully diluted
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basis in the aggregate at least 51% of the economic and voting interest in
Holdings' capital stock or (c) Xxxx Capital shall cease to own on a fully
diluted basis in the aggregate at least 51% of the economic and voting interest
in Holdings' capital stock owned by Xxxx Capital, GS Capital and their
respective Related Parties or (d) a "Change of Ownership" or similar event shall
occur as provided in the Xxxxxx XXX Notes or the Baxter Preferred Stock, so long
as any Xxxxxx XXX Notes or any Baxter Preferred Stock, as the case may be, is
outstanding or (e) any "Change of Control" as such term is defined in the Senior
Subordinated Note Indenture, or any successor or similar provision, shall occur.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this
Agreement and any subsequent provisions of the Code amendatory thereof,
supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
"Collateral" shall mean all of the Collateral as defined in each of
the Security Documents.
"Collateral Agent" shall mean the Agent acting as collateral agent for
the Secured Creditors.
"Collective Bargaining Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 5.13.
"Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Bank, such Bank's A Term
Loan Commitment, B Term Loan Commitment, C Term Loan Commitment, D Term Loan
Commitment and Revolving Loan Commitment.
"Commitment Fee" shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(a).
"Consolidated Current Assets" shall mean, at any time, the current
assets (other than cash, Cash Equivalents and deferred income taxes to the
extent included in current assets) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(including, without duplication, the interests in accounts receivable
represented by the transferor certificate held by the Receivables Entity) at
such time determined on a consolidated basis.
"Consolidated Current Liabilities" shall mean, at any time, the
current liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a
consolidated basis, but excluding (i) deferred income taxes, (ii) the current
portion of and accrued but unpaid interest on any Indebtedness under this
Agreement and any other long-term Indebtedness which would otherwise be included
therein and (iii) short-term borrowings of Foreign Subsidiaries unless the
proceeds thereof are used to finance current assets of such Foreign
Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated Debt" shall mean, at any time, all Indebtedness of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis (excluding
Indebtedness arising pursuant to
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deferred warranties or contracts or other similar obligations and any deferred
revenue under the Vendor Financing Program or the Alternate Vendor Financing
Program).
"Consolidated EBIT" shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net
Income, before (i) total interest expense (inclusive of amortization of deferred
financing fees and any other original issue discount) of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis, (ii) the write-off of inventory
step-up and in-process research and development costs in accordance with
purchase accounting, (iii) the documented incurrence of duplicate transition
costs arising from the Acquisition and the Baxter Acquisition not in excess of
$6,000,000 per year in the aggregate during the term of the Services Agreement,
the Distribution Agreement and the distribution and transition services
agreements between the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and the Seller or its
Affiliates, (iv) any non-cash charges deducted in determining Consolidated Net
Income for such period and related to the issuance by Holdings of stock,
warrants or options to management (or any exercise of any such warrants or
options), (v) any non-recurring cash charges and non-cash provisions deducted in
determining Consolidated Net Income for such period and related to the
Borrower's integration plan during the three-year period following the Initial
Borrowing Date, provided that the aggregate amount of charges and provisions
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added back pursuant to this clause (v) for all periods shall not exceed
$15,000,000 (it being understood and agreed that these charges and provisions
are considered part of, and not additive to, the Restructuring Reserves), (vi)
any net non-cash charges in each period, including, without limitation, those
non-cash charges with respect to provisions required for recourse terms under
the Vendor Financing Program and (vii) provisions for taxes based on income and
foreign with holding taxes, and determined without giving effect to any
extraordinary gains or losses but with giving effect to gains or losses from
sales of assets sold in the ordinary course of business.
"Consolidated EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, Consolidated EBIT,
adjusted by adding thereto the amount of all depreciation expense and
amortization expense that were deducted in determining Consolidated EBIT for
such period.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" shall mean, for any period, total
interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases in accordance
with GAAP) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated
basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and
other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers'
acceptance financing and net costs or benefits under Interest Rate Protection
Agreements, but excluding, however, amortization of any payments made to obtain
any Interest Rate Protection Agreements and deferred financing costs and any
interest expense on deferred compensation arrangements to the extent included in
total interest expense.
"Consolidated Net Income" shall mean, for any period, the net income (or
loss), after provision for taxes, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(including as a Subsidiary for this purpose the Receivables Entity although the
definition of Subsidiary might require otherwise) on a consolidated basis for
such period taken as a single accounting period but excluding any unrealized
losses and gains for such period resulting from xxxx-to-market of Other Hedging
Agreements and any tender premiums or consent fees paid and any write-off of
deferred financing costs incurred as
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a result of the contemplated refinancing of the Existing Senior Subordinated
Notes and the Existing Credit Agreement.
"Consulting Agreement" shall mean, collectively, (i) the Advisory
Agreement, dated as of December 20, 1994 by and among Holdings, the Borrower and
Xxxx Capital, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and (ii) the Advisory Agreement,
dated as of December 20, 1994 by and among Holdings, the Borrower and GS
Capital, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof.
"Contingent Obligations" shall mean as to any Person any obligation of
such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases,
dividends or other obligations ("primary obligations") of any other Person (the
"primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including,
without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent,
(a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct
or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (x) for the
purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working
capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the
net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property,
securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any
such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of
such primary obligation or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner
of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however,
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that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of
instruments for deposit or collection or standard contractual indemnities
entered into, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any
Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such
Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or deter minable, the maximum
reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is
required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.
"Credit Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, the
Guaranties and each Security Document.
"Credit Event" shall mean the making of a Loan (other than a Revolving
Loan made pursuant to a Mandatory Borrowing) or the issuance of a Letter of
Credit.
"Credit Party" shall mean Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary
Guarantor.
"Current Ratio" shall mean the ratio of Consolidated Current Assets to
Consolidated Current Liabilities.
"D Banks" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.02(C).
"D Term Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(A)(d).
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"D Term Loan Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Bank, the
amount set forth opposite such Bank's name in Annex I directly below the column
entitled "D Term Loan Commitment," as the same may be terminated pursuant to
Section 3.03 and/or 9 or otherwise modified pursuant to Section 1.13 and/or
12.04(b).
"D Term Loan Facility" shall mean the Facility evidenced by the Total
D Term Loan Commitment.
"D Term Loan Maturity Date" shall mean December 31, 2004.
"D Term Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
"D TL Percentage" shall mean, at any time, a fraction (expressed as a
percentage) the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate principal amount of
all D Term Loans outstanding at such time and the denominator of which is equal
to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding at such time.
"Dade Diagnostics P.R., Inc." shall mean Dade Diagnostics P.R., Inc.,
a Delaware corporation.
"Dade Export" shall mean Dade Export Corporation, a Delaware
corporation.
"Dade Lytening, Inc." shall mean Dade Lytening Systems, Inc. a
Massachusetts corporation.
"Default" shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"Defaulting Bank" shall mean any Bank with respect to which a Bank
Default is in effect.
"Designated Asset Sale" shall mean a sale by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries of (i) all or substantially all of the assets used primarily in
the Borrower's immunohematology product line, (ii) all of the capital stock of,
or all or substantially all of the assets of, Dade Lytening, Inc., and (iii)
their existing investment in Spectral Diagnostics, Inc.
"Designated Credit Parties" shall mean the Borrower and those
Subsidiary Guarantors that are from time to time party to the Accounts
Receivable Facility Documents.
"Designated Real Property Sale" shall mean a sale by the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries of (i) the Real Property owned by the Borrower or any
such Subsidiary located adjacent to 0000 Xxxxx Xx., Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
and/or (ii) any other undeveloped Real Property owned
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by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Initial Borrowing Date
(after giving effect to the consummation of the Transaction on such date).
"Distribution Agreement" shall mean the Amended and Restated Exclusive
Distribution Agreement, dated as of December 19, 1994, as amended and restated
in its entirety as of September 15, 1995, by and between the Borrower and
Baxter, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time,
in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
"Dividends" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.07.
"Documents" shall mean the Credit Documents, the Acquisition
Documents, the Refinancing Documents, the Senior Subordinated Note Documents,
and, on and after the Accounts Receivable Facility Transaction Date, the
Accounts Receivable Facility Documents.
"Domestic Subsidiary" shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower which
is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
"Effective Date" shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.10.
"Eligible Transferee" shall mean and include a commercial bank,
investment company, financial institution or other "accredited investor" (as
defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act).
"Employment Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.13.
"Environmental Claims" shall mean any and all administrative,
regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens,
notices of non-compliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating
in any way to any violation (or alleged violation) by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law (hereafter "Claims") or any permit
issued under any such law, including, without limitation, (a) any and all Claims
by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal,
response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable
Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Claims by any third party seeking
damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or
injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged
injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment.
"Environmental Law" shall mean any federal, state or local statute,
law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law now or
hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial or
administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative
order, consent, decree or judgment (for purposes of this definition
(collectively, "Laws")), relating to the environment or Hazardous Materials or
health and safety to the extent health and safety issues arise under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, or any such similar
Laws.
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"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the
rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in effect
at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA amendatory
thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
"ERISA Affiliate" shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9)
of ERISA) which together with Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings would be
deemed to be a "single employer" within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m)
or (o) of the Code.
"Eurodollar Loans" shall mean each Loan bearing interest at the rates
provided in Section 1.08(b).
"Eurodollar Rate" shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for
a Eurodollar Loan, (i) the arithmetic average (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of
1%) of the offered quotation to first-class banks in the interbank Eurodollar
market by the Agent for U.S. dollar deposits of amounts in same day funds
comparable to the outstanding principal amount of the Eurodollar Loan of the
Agent for which an interest rate is then being determined with maturities
comparable to the Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Loan,
determined as of 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on the date which is two Business
Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period divided (and rounded
upward to the next whole multiple of 1/16 of 1%) by (ii) a percentage equal to
100% minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements (including,
without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other
reserves) applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect
of Eurocurrency liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor
category of liabil ities under Regulation D).
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.
"Excess Cash Flow" shall mean, for any period, (i) the sum of (A)
Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (B) the amount of all non-cash
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charges (including, without limitation or duplication, depreciation,
amortization and non-cash interest expense) included in determining Consolidated
Net Income for such period, plus (C) the decrease, if any, in Working Capital
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from the first day to the last day of such period (except to the extent that
such decrease occurs as a result of an increase in the Accounts Receivable
Facility or as a result of the put or other transfer of accounts receivable to
Baxter and/or its Affiliates pursuant to Section 8.02(ff), plus (D) any cash
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reimbursement from the Seller required pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement for
purchase price adjustments, minus (ii) the sum of (A) any non-cash credits
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(including from sales of assets) included in determining Consolidated Net Income
for such period, (B) gains from sales of assets (other than sales of inventory
in the ordinary course of business) included in determining Consolidated Net
Income for such period, (C) an amount equal to (1) all Capital Expenditures
(excluding Capital Expenditures made pursuant to Section 8.09(c), (d) or (e))
made during such period that are not financed by Indebtedness (including
Capitalized Lease Obligations but excluding Loans hereunder) plus (or minus, if
negative) (2) the Rollover Amount for such period to be carried forward to the
next period less the Rollover Amount (if any) for the preceding period carried
forward to the current period, (D) the aggregate principal amount of permanent
principal payments of Indebtedness for bor-
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rowed money of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than repayments of
Loans, provided that repayments of Loans shall be deducted in determining Excess
Cash Flow if such repayments were (x) required as a result of a Scheduled A
Repayment, a Scheduled B Repayment, a Scheduled C Repayment or a Scheduled D
Repayment under Section 4.02(A)(b) or (y) made as a voluntary prepayment with
internally generated funds (but in the case of a voluntary prepayment of
Revolving Loans, only to the extent accompanied by a voluntary reduction to the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment)) during such period, (E) non-cash charges added
back in a previous period pursuant to clause (i)(B) above to the extent any such
charge has become a cash item in the current period, (F) the increase, if any,
in Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such period, (G) costs
incurred by Holdings during such period and paid for with the proceeds of
dividends paid by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.07(iii), to the extent not
deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (H) any cash
payment to the Seller required pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement for
purchase price adjustments, (I) cash expenses incurred by the Borrower during
such period in connection with its offer to exchange its Series B Senior
Subordinated Notes for its Series A Senior Subordinated Notes to the extent not
deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (J) any cash
Restructuring Expenditures incurred during such period to the extent not
deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (K) any
Restructuring Reserves maintained on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period, (L) any tender premiums or
consent fees paid by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries during such period as a
result of the contemplated refinancing of the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes
and Existing Credit Agreement and (M) any cash disbursements made during such
period against non-current liabilities (such as transition reserves and deferred
taxes) to the extent not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income.
"Excess Cash Flow Period" shall mean (i) the period from and including
the day following the Initial Borrowing Date to and including December 31, 1997
and (ii) with respect to each fiscal year thereafter, such fiscal year.
"Excess Cash Payment Date" shall mean the date occurring 90 days after
the last day of a fiscal year of the Borrower (beginning with its fiscal year
ending on December 31, 1997).
"Excess Proceeds" shall mean (i) the portion of the net proceeds
received by Holdings after the Effective Date from the registered initial public
offering of Holdings Common Stock and/or from the issuance of Holdings common
stock pursuant to a Permitted Strategic Equity Issuance, in each case which is
permitted to be retained by Holdings pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(d), to the
extent contributed to the Borrower in accordance with Section 7.17, (ii) the
portion of Net Proceeds received by the Borrower after the Effective Date from
any Designated Real Property Sale which is permitted to be retained by the
Borrower pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(c), in each case as and when received in
the form of cash, (iii) the portion of Excess Cash Flow of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries which is permitted to be retained by the Borrower pursuant to
Section 4.02(A)(f), (iv) the portion of Net Proceeds received by the Borrower
after the Effective Date from the B&J Asset Sale which is permitted to be
retained by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(c), as and when received in
the form of cash and (v) 100% of the Permitted Equity Proceeds received by
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Holdings from time to time, to the extent contributed or loaned to the Borrower
in accordance with Section 4.02(A)(d).
"Excess Proceeds Amount" shall initially be $0, which amount shall be
(A) increased (i) on each Excess Cash Payment Date so long as any repayment
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required pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(f) has been made, by an amount equal to 25%
of Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding Excess Cash Flow Period, (ii)
on the date of the receipt by Holdings of the proceeds from the registered
initial public offering of Holdings Common Stock and/or from the issuance of
Holdings common stock pursuant to a Permitted Strategic Equity Issuance, in each
case so long as any repayment pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(d) has been made and
Holdings has contributed such proceeds to the Borrower in accordance with
Section 7.17, by an amount equal to 50% of the net proceeds from such offering,
(iii) on the date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the
Net Proceeds from the B&J Asset Sale so long as any repayment pursuant to
Section 4.02(A)(c) has been made, by an amount equal to the portion of such Net
Proceeds permitted to be retained by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.02(A)(c)
(to the extent in the form of cash, including cash received upon the liquidation
of or principal payment on any non-cash asset previously received), (iv) on each
date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the Net Proceeds
from any Designated Real Property Sale so long as any repay ment pursuant to
Section 4.02(A)(c) has been made, by an amount equal to 20% of such Net Proceeds
(to the extent in the form of cash, including cash received upon the liquidation
of or principal payment on any non-cash asset previously received), and (v) on
the date of the receipt by Holdings of any Permitted Equity Proceeds so long as
Holdings has contributed or loaned such Permitted Equity Proceeds to the
Borrower in accordance with Section 4.02(A)(d), by an amount equal to 100% of
such Permitted Equity Proceeds, and (B) reduced (i) on each Excess Cash Payment
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Date where Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding Excess Cash Flow
Period is a negative number, by such amount, (ii) at the time any Capital
Expenditure is made pursuant to Section 8.09(d), by the amount thereof, (iii) at
the time any Permitted Acquisition is made, by the amount of Excess Proceeds
expended in connection therewith, (iv) at the time any investment is made
pursuant to Section 8.06(y), by the amount of Excess Proceeds expended in
connection therewith, (v) at the time when Holdings redeems or repurchases
Xxxxxx Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 8.07(viii), by the aggregate amount
so expended by Holdings in connection therewith, (vi) at the time when the
Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary makes an Intercompany Loan to a Foreign
Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.06(g), by the amount (if any) of Excess
Proceeds expended in connection therewith, and (vii) at the time when the
Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary makes a contribution to or a capitalization
or forgiveness of Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to Section
8.06(m), by the amount (if any) of Excess Proceeds expended in connection
therewith (it being understood that the Excess Proceeds Amount may be reduced to
an amount below zero after giving effect to the reductions enumerated in clause
(B) above).
"Existing Credit Agreement" shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as
of December 20, 1994, among Holdings, the Borrower, the financial institutions
from time to time party thereto and BTCo, as Agent, as in effect on the
Effective Date.
"Existing Indebtedness" shall have the meaning provided in Section
6.24.
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"Existing Indebtedness Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 5.13.
"Existing Letters of Credit" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.01(d).
"Existing Senior Subordinated Note Consent" shall mean each written
consent permitting the Borrower to enter into the Existing Senior Subordinated
Note Indenture Supplement from a holder of one or more Existing Senior
Subordinated Notes entitled to consent to such Existing Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture Supplement.
"Existing Senior Subordinated Note Indenture" shall mean the Indenture
entered into by and between the Borrower and IBJ Xxxxxxxx Bank & Trust Company,
as trustee thereunder, as in effect on the Initial Borrowing Date.
"Existing Senior Subordinated Note Indenture Supplement" shall mean
the Supplemental Indenture to the Existing Senior Subordinated Note Indenture in
form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
"Existing Senior Subordinated Notes" shall mean the Borrower's 13%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005, as in effect on the Initial Borrowing Date.
"Existing Senior Subordinated Notes Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation"
shall mean the tender offer by the Borrower to repurchase all outstanding
Existing Senior Subordinated Notes and the solicitation of the Existing Senior
Subordinated Note Consents from the holders of the Existing Senior Subordinated
Notes.
"Existing Senior Subordinated Notes Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation
Documents" shall mean the Borrower's Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation,
dated as of April 9, 1996, the Existing Senior Subordinated Note Consents, the
Existing Senior Subordinated Note Indenture Supplement and each of the other
agreements and documents entered into in connection with the Existing Senior
Subordinated Notes Tender Offer/Consent Solicitation.
"Facility" shall mean any of the credit facilities established under
this Agreement, i.e., the A Term Loan Facility, the B Term Loan Facility, the C
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Term Loan Facility, the D Term Loan Facility or the Revolving Loan Facility.
"Facing Fee" shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(c).
"Fees" shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in,
Section 3.01.
"Foreign Cash Equivalents" shall mean certificates of deposit or
bankers acceptances of any bank organized under the laws of Canada, Japan or
any country that is a member of the European Economic Community whose short-term
commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or
from Xxxxx'x is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof, in each case with
maturities of not more than twelve months from the date of acquisition.
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"Foreign Pension Plan" shall mean any plan, fund (including, without
limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established or
maintained outside the United States of America by Holdings or any one or more
of its Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of Holdings or such
Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or
other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of
income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of
employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.
"Foreign Subsidiary" shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower that
is incorporated under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States
of America, any State thereof, or any territory thereof.
"Foreign Subsidiary Working Capital Indebtedness" shall have the
meaning provided in Section 8.04(j).
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America as in effect from time to time; it being understood and
agreed that determinations in accordance with GAAP for purposes of Section 8,
including defined terms as used therein, are subject (to the extent provided
therein) to Section 12.07(a).
"GS Capital" shall mean G.S. Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership.
"Guaranteed Creditors" shall mean and include each of the Agent, the
Collateral Agent, the Banks and each party (other than any Credit Party) party
to an Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement to the
extent such party constitutes a Secured Creditor under the Security Documents.
"Guaranteed Obligations" shall mean (i) the full and prompt payment
when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the
principal and interest on each Note issued by the Borrower to each Bank, and
Loans made, under this Agreement and all reimbursement obligations and Unpaid
Drawings with respect to Letters of Credit, together with all the other
obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under
Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due) and liabilities
(including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest thereon) of the
Borrower to such Bank now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of
or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document and the due
performance and compliance with all the terms, conditions and agreements
contained in the Credit Documents by the Borrower and (ii) the full and prompt
payment when due (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations
(including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of
the Bankruptcy Code, would become due) of the Borrower owing under any such
Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement entered into by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any Bank or any affiliate thereof
(even if such Bank subsequently ceases to by a Bank under this Agreement for any
reason) so long as such Bank or affiliate participates in such Interest Rate
Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement, and their
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subsequent assigns, if any, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and
the due performance and compliance with all terms, conditions and agreements
contained therein.
"Guarantor" shall mean Holdings and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
"Guaranty" shall mean and include each of the Holdings Guaranty and
the Subsidiary Guaranty.
"Hazardous Materials" shall mean (a) any petrochemical or petroleum
products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become
friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that
contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and
radon gas; and (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included
in the definition of "hazardous substances," "hazardous wastes," "hazardous
materials," "restricted hazardous materials," "extremely hazardous wastes,"
"restrictive hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," "toxic pollutants,"
"contaminants" or "pollutants," or words of similar meaning and regulatory
effect.
"Holdings" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
"Holdings Class L Common Stock" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 6.16.
"Holdings Common Stock" shall have the meaning provided in Section
6.16.
"Holdings Guaranty" shall mean the guaranty of Holdings pursuant to
Section 13.
"Holdings Tax Allocation Agreement" shall mean the Tax Sharing
Agreement, dated as of December 20, 1994, among Holdings and the Borrower and
its Domestic Subsidiaries.
"Indebtedness" of any Person shall mean without duplication (i) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) the deferred purchase price
of assets or services payable to the sellers thereof or any of such seller's
assignees which in accordance with GAAP would be shown on the liability side of
the balance sheet of such Person but excluding deferred rent as determined in
accordance with GAAP, (iii) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for
the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn
thereunder, (iv) all Indebtedness of a second Person secured by any Lien on any
property owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been
assumed, (v) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all
obligations of such Person to pay a specified purchase price for goods or
services whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e., take-or-pay and similar
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obligations, (vii) all obligations under Interest Rate Protection Agreements and
Other Hedging Agreements and (viii) all Contingent Obligations of such Person,
provided, that Indebtedness shall not include trade payables and accrued
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expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business.
"Indebtedness to be Refinanced" shall mean the indebtedness arising
pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement.
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"Initial Borrowing Date" shall mean the date upon which the Term Loans
are initially incurred hereunder.
"Intercompany Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section
8.06(g).
"Intercompany Notes" shall mean promissory notes, in the form of
Exhibit K, evidencing Intercompany Loans.
"Interest Coverage Ratio" shall mean, for any period, the ratio of
Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.
"Interest Period," with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, shall mean the
interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section 1.09.
"Interest Rate Protection Agreement" shall mean any interest rate swap
agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest
rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.
"Interest Reduction Discount" shall mean initially zero, provided
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that from and after the first day of any Margin Reduction Period (the "Start
Date") to and including the last day of such Margin Reduction Period (the "End
Date"), the Interest Reduction Discount shall be the respective percentage per
annum set forth in clause (A), (B) or (C) below if, but only if, as of the last
day of the most recent fiscal quarter or year, as the case may be, ended
immediately prior to such Start Date (the "Test Date"), the condition set forth
in clause (A), (B) or (C) below is met:
(A) 1/4 of 1% if the Leverage Ratio on such Test Date is less than
3.5:1.0; or
(B) 1/2 of 1% if the Leverage Ratio on such Test Date is less than
3.0:1.00; or
(C) 3/4 of 1% if the Leverage Ratio on such Test Date is less than
2.5:1.00.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above in this definition, the
Interest Reduction Discount shall be zero at any time when an Event of Default
shall exist.
"Investor Certificate" shall have the meaning provided in the Accounts
Receivable Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
"IVD Services Agreement" shall mean the Transition Services Agreement,
dated as of the Initial Borrowing Date, between the Borrower and the Seller, as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof.
"L/C Supportable Indebtedness" shall mean (i) Foreign Subsidiary
Working Capital Indebtedness, (ii) obligations of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to
insurance obligations and workers' compensation, surety bonds and other
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similar statutory obligations and (iii) such other obligations of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries as are reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the
respective Letter of Credit Issuer and otherwise permitted to exist pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement.
"Leasehold" of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and
interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or
licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.
"Letter of Credit" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(a).
"Letter of Credit Fee" shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.01(b).
"Letter of Credit Issuer" shall mean BTCo, and any RL Bank which at
the request of the Borrower and with the consent of the Agent agrees, in such RL
Bank's sole discretion, to become a Letter of Credit Issuer for the purpose of
issuing Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.
"Letter of Credit Outstandings" shall mean, at any time, the sum of,
without duplication, (i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters
of Credit and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect of all
Letters of Credit.
"Letter of Credit Request" shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.02(a).
"Leverage Ratio" shall mean, at any time, the ratio of Consolidated
Debt at such time (excluding any Indebtedness under the Accounts Receivable
Facility to the extent otherwise included in Consolidated Debt) to Consolidated
EBITDA for the Test Period then last ended.
"Lien" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest,
encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of
the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any
financing or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC or any similar
recording or notice statute, and any lease having substantially the same effect
as the foregoing).
"Loan" shall mean each and every Loan made by any Bank hereunder,
including A Term Loans, B Term Loans, C Term Loans, D Term Loans, Revolving
Loans or Swingline Loans.
"Majority Banks" of any Facility shall mean those Non-Defaulting Banks
which would constitute the Required Banks under, and as defined in, this
Agreement if all outstanding Obligations of the other Facilities under this
Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were
terminated.
"Management Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.13.
"Mandatory Borrowing" shall have the meaning provided in Section
1.01(C).
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"Margin Reduction Period" shall mean each period which shall commence
on a date on which the financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section
7.01(b) or (c), as the case may be, and which shall end on the earlier of (i)
the date of actual delivery of the next financial statements pursuant to Section
7.01(b) or (c), as the case may be, and (ii) the latest date on which the next
financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or
(c), as the case may be; provided that no Margin Reduction Period shall commence
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on a date occurring prior to the date of delivery of financial statements
pursuant to Section 7.01(b) in respect of the fiscal quarter ending June 30,
1997.
"Margin Stock" shall have the meaning provided in Regulation U.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean a material adverse effect on the
business, properties, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Acquired Business, the Borrower, Holdings, Holdings and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
"Material Contracts" shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.13(i).
"Maturity Date" with respect to any Facility shall mean either the A
Term Loan Maturity Date, the B Term Loan Maturity Date, the C Term Loan Maturity
Date, the D Term Loan Maturity Date or the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, as the
case may be.
"Maximum Funding Amount" shall mean the sum of (x) with respect to
outstanding Investor Certificates and Purchased Interests that have fixed
principal amounts, such principal amounts and (y) with respect to Investor
Certificates or Purchased Interests that have variable principal amounts, the
Receivables Stated Amounts thereof.
"Maximum Swingline Amount" shall mean $10,000,000.
"Minimum Borrowing Amount" shall mean (i) for Base Rate Loans (other
than Swingline Loans), $1,000,000; (ii) for Eurodollar Loans, $2,000,000 and
(iii) for Swingline Loans, $500,000.
"Mortgage" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.12(a).
"Mortgage Policies" shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.12(b).
"Mortgaged Properties" shall mean and include (i) all Real Properties
owned and leased by Holdings and its Domestic Subsidiaries to the extent
designated as such on Annex III and (ii) each Real Property subjected to a
mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent for the bene fit of the Secured
Creditors pursuant to Section 7.11.
"NAIC" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.10(c).
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"Net Proceeds" shall mean, with respect to any Asset Sale, the
Proceeds resulting therefrom net of (a) cash expenses of sale (including
brokerage fees, if any, transfer taxes and payment of principal, premium and
interest of Indebtedness other than the Loans required to be repaid as a result
of such Asset Sale) and (b) incremental income taxes paid or payable as a result
thereof.
"Non-Compete Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.13.
"Non-Defaulting Bank" shall mean each Bank other than a Defaulting
Bank.
"Note" shall mean each A Term Note, each B Term Note, C Term Note, D
Term Note, each Revolving Note and the Swingline Note.
"Notice of Borrowing" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.03.
"Notice of Conversion" shall have the meaning provided in Section
1.06.
"Notice Office" shall mean the office of the Agent located at Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or such other office as the Agent
may designate to Holdings, the Borrower and the Banks from time to time.
"Obligations" shall mean all amounts, direct or indirect, contingent
or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing to
the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Bank pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document.
"Other Hedging Agreements" shall mean any foreign exchange contracts,
currency swap agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements designed to
protect against fluctuations in currency values.
"Participant" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.04(a).
"Payment Office" shall mean the office of the Agent located at Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or such other office as the Agent
may designate to Holdings, the Borrower and the Banks from time to time.
"PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established
pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.
"Pension Plan Refund" shall mean any cash payments (net of reasonable
costs associated therewith, including income, excise and other taxes payable
thereon) received by Holdings and/or of its Subsidiaries from any return of any
surplus assets from any single Plan or Foreign Pension Plan.
"Permitted Acquisition" shall have the meaning provided in Section
8.02(u).
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"Permitted Covenant" shall mean (i) any periodic reporting covenant,
(ii) any covenant restricting payments by Holdings with respect to any
securities of Holdings which are junior to the Permitted Holdings PIK
Securities, (iii) any covenant the default of which can only result in an
increase in the amount of any redemption price, repayment amount, dividend rate
or interest rate, (iv) any covenant the default of which gives rise only to
rights or remedies which are subject to subordination terms reasonably
acceptable to the Agent, (v) any covenant providing board observance rights with
respect to Holdings' board of directors and (vi) any other covenant that does
not adversely affect the interests of the Banks (as reasonably determined by the
Agent).
"Permitted Encumbrances" shall mean (i) those liens, encumbrances and
other matters affecting title to any Mortgaged Property listed in the Mortgage
Policies in respect thereof and found, on the date of delivery of such Mortgage
Policies to the Agent in accordance with the terms hereof, reasonably acceptable
by the Agent, (ii) as to any particular Mortgaged Property at any time, such
easements, encroachments, covenants, rights of way, minor defects,
irregularities or encumbrances on title which do not, in the reasonable opinion
of the Agent, materially impair such Mortgaged Property for the purpose for
which it is held by the mortgagor thereof, or the lien held by the Collateral
Agent, (iii) municipal and zoning ordinances, which are not violated in any
material respect by the existing improvements and the present use made by the
mortgagor thereof of the Premises (as defined in the respective Mortgage), (iv)
general real estate taxes and assessments not yet delinquent, and (v) such other
items as the Agent may consent to (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld).
"Permitted Equity Proceeds" shall have the meaning provided in Section
4.02(A)(d).
"Permitted Holdings PIK Securities" shall mean any preferred stock or
subordinated promissory note of Holdings (or any security of Holdings that is
convertible or exchangeable into any preferred stock or subordinated promissory
note of Holdings), so long as the terms of any such preferred stock,
subordinated promissory note or security of Holdings (i) do not provide any
collateral security, (ii) do not provide any guaranty or other support by the
Borrower or any Subsidiaries of the Borrower, (iii) do not contain any mandatory
put, redemption, repayment, sinking fund or other similar provision occurring
before the eleventh anniversary of the Initial Borrowing Date, (iv) do not
require the cash payment of dividends or interest before the eleventh
anniversary of the Initial Borrowing Date, (v) do not contain any covenants
other than any Permitted Covenant, (vi) do not grant the holders thereof any
voting rights except for (x) voting rights required to be granted to such
holders under applicable law and (y) limited customary voting rights on
fundamental matters such as mergers, consolidations, sales of substantial
assets, or liquidations involving Holdings, and (vii) are otherwise reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent.
"Permitted Liens" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.03.
"Permitted Strategic Equity Issuance" shall mean any issuance of
Holdings common stock to a Person, so long as (i) the purpose of such investment
in Holdings by such Person is to form or enhance a strategic alliance or
relationship with Holdings and/or its Subsidiaries and (ii) after
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giving effect to any such issuance of Holdings common stock, such Person and its
Affiliates shall not own more than 20% of the common stock of Holdings on a
fully diluted basis.
"Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm,
corporation, limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise
or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or
instrumentality thereof.
"Plan" shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan as defined
in Section 4001 of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which
there is an obligation to contribute of) Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or
any ERISA Affiliate and each such plan for the five calendar year period
immediately following the latest date on which Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries
or any ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to
contribute to such plan.
"Pledge Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.10(a).
"Pledged Securities" shall mean all the Pledged Securities as defined
the Pledge Agreement.
"Prime Lending Rate" shall mean the rate which BTCo announces from
time to time as its prime lending rate, the Prime Lending Rate to change when
and as such prime lending rate changes. The Prime Lending Rate is a reference
rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged
to any customer. BTCo may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of
interest at, above or below the Prime Lending Rate.
"Proceeds" shall mean, with respect to any Asset Sale, the aggregate
cash payments (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant
to a note receivable issued in connection with such Asset Sale, other than the
portion of such deferred payment con stituting interest, but only as and when so
received) received by Holdings and/or any of its Sub sidiaries from such Asset
Sale.
"Projections" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.16.
"Purchased Interest" shall have the meaning provided in the Accounts
Receivable Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
"Quarterly Payment Date" shall mean the last Business Day of each
March, June, September and December.
"Real Property" of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and
interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including
Leaseholds.
"Receivables Entity" shall mean a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
Borrower which engages in no activities other than in connection with the
financing of accounts receivable of the
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Designated Credit Parties and which is designated (as provided below) as the
Receivables Entity (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations
(contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by Holdings or any other
Subsidiary of Holdings (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the
principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness)) pursuant to Standard
Securitization Undertakings, (ii) is recourse to or obligates Holdings or any
other Subsidiary of Holdings in any way other than pursuant to Standard
Securitization Undertakings or (iii) subjects any property or asset of Holdings
or any other Subsidiary of Holdings, directly or indirectly, con tingently or
otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard
Securitization Undertakings, (b) with which neither Holdings nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (other
than pursuant to the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents (including with
respect to fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with
the servicing of accounts receivable and related assets)) on terms less
favorable to Holdings or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at
the time from persons that are not Affiliates of Holdings, and (c) to which
neither Holdings nor any other Subsidiary of Holdings has any obligation to
maintain or preserve such entity's financial condition or cause such entity to
achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation shall be
evidenced to the Agent by filing with the Agent an officer's certificate of the
Borrower certifying that, to the best of such officer's knowledge and belief
after consultation with counsel, such designation com plied with the foregoing
conditions.
"Receivables Purchase Money Note" shall mean those purchase money
notes issued by the Receivables Entity to the Designated Credit Parties pursuant
to the terms of the Accounts Receivable Facility Documents.
"Receivable Stated Amount" shall mean, with respect to an Investor
Certificate or a Purchased Interest, the maximum amount of the funding
commitment with respect thereto.
"Recovery Event" shall mean the receipt by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries of any insurance or condemnation proceeds payable (i) by reason of
any theft, physical destruction or damage or any other similar event with
respect to any properties or assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii)
by reason any condemnation, taking, seizing or similar event with respect to any
properties or assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) under any
policy of insurance required to be maintained under Section 7.03.
"Refinancing" shall mean and include (i) the refinancing and repayment
in full of all amounts outstanding under, and the termination in full of all
commitments and letters of credit (other than letters of credit incorporated
hereunder as Existing Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.01(d)) in respect
of, the Indebtedness to be Refinanced and (ii) the repurchase, retirement or
redemption by the Borrower of all or a portion (as and to the extent permitted
under Section 5.09(c)(ii)) of the outstanding Existing Senior Subordinated
Notes.
"Refinancing Documents" shall mean each of the agreements, documents
and instruments entered into in connection with the Refinancing.
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"Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of December 20, 1994, among Holdings, the Borrower, Xxxx
Capital and GS Capital, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
"Register" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.13.
"Regulation D" shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to
all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.
"Regulation U" shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to
all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.
"Related Party" shall mean (i) in the case of GS Capital, (a)
stockholders or partners of GS Capital on the Effective Date or (b) any trust,
corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders,
partners, owners or Persons beneficially holding an 80% or more controlling
interest of which consist of GS Capital and/or such other Persons referred to in
the immediately preceding clause (i)(a), and (ii) in the case of Xxxx Capital,
any Affiliate of Xxxx Capital on the Effective Date, provided that for purposes
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of the definition of "Change of Control Event," the term Related Party shall not
include (x) any portfolio company of Xxxx Capital or any Affiliate of Xxxx
Capital or (y) any officer or director of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries if
not also a partner or stockholder of Xxxx Capital on the Effective Date.
"Release" means disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, pumping,
leaking, leaching, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying, seeping, placing,
pouring and the like, into or upon any land or water or air, or otherwise
entering into the environment.
"Replaced Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.13.
"Replacement Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.13.
"Reportable Event" shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of
ERISA with respect to a Plan other than those events as to which the 30-day
notice period is waived under subsection .13, .14, .16, .18, .19 or .20 of PBGC
Regulation Section 2615.
"Required Banks" shall mean Non-Defaulting Banks the sum of whose
outstand ing Term Loans and Revolving Loan Commitments (or, if after the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, outstanding Revolving Loans and
RL Percentages of outstanding Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Outstandings)
constitute greater than 50% of the sum of (i) the total outstanding Term Loans
of Non-Defaulting Banks and (ii) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment less the
aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments of Defaulting Banks (or, if after the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, the total outstanding Revolving
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Defaulting Banks and the aggregate RL Percentages of all Non-Defaulting Banks of
the total outstanding Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Outstandings at such
time).
"Restructuring Expenditures" shall mean nonrecurring charges arising
out of the restructuring, consolidation, severance or discontinuance of any
portion of the operations of any entities or businesses of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries in connection with the Acquisition and the Baxter Acquisition.
"Restructuring Reserves" shall mean reserves maintained on the
consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries with respect to
Restructuring Expenditures.
"Returns" shall have the meaning provided in Section 6.23.
"Revolving Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section
1.01(A)(e).
"Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Bank, the
amount set forth opposite such Bank's name in Annex I directly below the column
entitled "Revolving Loan Commitment," as the same may be reduced from time to
time pursuant to Section 3.02, 3.03, 4.01(b) and/or 9 or otherwise modified
pursuant to Section 1.13 and/or 12.04(b).
"Revolving Loan Facility" shall mean the Facility evidenced by the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment.
"Revolving Loan Maturity Date" shall mean December 31, 2001.
"Revolving Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
"RL Bank" shall mean at any time each Bank with a Revolving Loan
Commitment or with outstanding Revolving Loans.
"RL Percentage" shall mean at any time for each RL Bank, the
percentage obtained by dividing such RL Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment by the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment; provided, that if the Total Revolving Loan
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Commitment has been terminated, the RL Percentage of each RL Bank shall be
determined by dividing such RL Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment immediately
prior to such termination by the Total Revolving Loan Commitment immediately
prior to such termination.
"Rollover Amount" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.09(b).
"Scheduled A Repayment" shall have the meaning provided in Section
4.02(A)(b)(i).
"Scheduled B Repayment" shall have the meaning provided in Section
4.02(A)(b)(ii).
"Scheduled C Repayment" shall have the meaning provided in Section
4.02(A)(b)(iii).
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"Scheduled D Repayment" shall have the meaning provided in Section
4.02(A)(b)(iv).
"Scheduled Repayment" shall mean any Scheduled A Repayment, Scheduled
B Repayment, Scheduled C Repayment and Scheduled D Repayment.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor thereto.
"Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 4.04(b)(ii).
"Secured Creditors" shall have the meaning provided in the respective
Security Documents.
"Security Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.10(b).
"Security Agreement Collateral" shall mean all "Collateral" as defined
in the Security Agreement.
"Security Documents" shall mean and include the Security Agreement,
the Pledge Agreement, each Mortgage, each Additional Security Document, if any
and each other document or instrument entered into pursuant to Sections 5.10 and
7.16, if any, in each case as and when executed and delivered in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement and as the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.
"Seeded Instrument Sale" shall mean the sale, transfer or other
disposition of seeded instruments of the Borrower and/or one or more of its
Subsidiaries to a financial institution.
"Seeded Instrument Transaction" shall mean a transaction in which (i)
the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries sells a seeded instrument to
a financial institution, (ii) such financial institution leases such instrument
back to the Borrower or such Subsidiary and (iii) the Borrower or such
Subsidiary subleases such seeded instruments to third party customers of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary conducting business in Spain, Italy or Japan.
"Seller" shall mean, collectively, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., a
Delaware corporation, and its Affiliates.
"Seller Account" shall have the meaning provided in the Accounts
Receivable Facility Documents.
"Senior Officer" shall mean Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer, Controller or Secretary or any other senior
officer of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with knowledge of, or
responsibility for, the financial affairs of such Person.
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"Senior Subordinated Note Documents" shall mean and include each of
the docu ments and other agreements entered into (including, without limitation,
the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture) relating to the issuance by the Borrower
of the Senior Subordinated Notes, as in effect on the Initial Borrowing Date (to
the extent thereof) and as the same may be entered into, modified, supplemented
or amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof.
"Senior Subordinated Note Indenture" shall mean the Indenture entered
into by and between the Borrower and IBJ Xxxxxxxx Bank & Trust Company, as
trustee thereunder, as in effect on the Initial Borrowing Date and as the same
may be modified, amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof.
"Senior Subordinated Notes" shall mean the Series A Senior
Subordinated Notes and any Series B Senior Subordinated Notes issued in exchange
therefor in accordance with the terms of the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture.
"Series A Senior Subordinated Notes" shall mean the Borrower's 11-1/8%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006, as in effect on the Initial Borrowing Date
and as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time
pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof.
"Series B Senior Subordinated Notes" shall mean the Borrower's 11-1/8%
Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 issued in exchange for Series A
Senior Subordinated Notes, in the form set forth in the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture as in effect on the Initial Borrowing Date, and as such Series B
Senior Subordinated Notes may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to
time, pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof.
"Services Agreement" shall mean, collectively, (i) the Transition
Services Agreement, dated as of December 20, 1994, among Holdings, the Borrower
and Xxxxxx, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and (ii) the IVD Services
Agreement.
"Shareholder Subordinated Note" shall mean an unsecured junior
subordinated note issued by Holdings (and not guaranteed or supported in any way
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) in the form of Exhibit M, as the
same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the
terms hereof and thereof.
"Shareholders' Agreements" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.13(d).
"Stand Alone Expenditures" shall mean Capital Expenditures made by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to achieve stand alone functionality with
respect to the entities or businesses acquired pursuant to the Acquisition or
the Baxter Acquisition and any relocation expenditures made in connection with
the Acquisition or the Baxter Acquisition.
"Standard Securitization Undertakings" means representations,
warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by Holdings or any Subsidiary
thereof in connection with the Accounts
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Receivable Facility which are reasonably customary in an off-balance-sheet
accounts receivable transaction.
"Stated Amount" of each Letter of Credit shall mean at any time the
maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (regardless of whether any
conditions for drawing could then be met).
"Stockholders' Agreement" shall mean the Stockholders' Agreement,
dated as of December 20, 1994 among GS Capital, Holdings, Xxxx Capital Fund IV,
L.P., Xxxx Capital Fund IV-B, L.P., BCIP Associates, BCIP Trust Associates,
L.P., Bridge Street Fund 1994, L.P., Stone Street Fund 1994, L.P. and Xxxxxxxx
Street Partners, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
"Subscription Agreement" shall mean the Subscription Agreement dated
as of December 20, 1994 among Holdings, Xxxx Capital Fund IV, L.P., Xxxx Capital
Fund IV-B, L.P., BCIP Associates, BCIP Trust Associates, L.P., Xxxxxxxx Street
Partners, GS Capital Partners, L.P., Bridge Street Fund 1994, L.P. and Stone
Street Fund 1994, L.P., as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time,
in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
"Subsidiary" of any Person shall mean and include (i) any corporation
more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of
such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or
indirectly through Subsidiaries and (ii) any partnership, association, joint
venture or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through
Subsidiaries, has more than a 50% equity interest at the time.
"Subsidiary Guarantor" shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower
(other than a Foreign Subsidiary except to the extent otherwise provided in
Section 7.16) that is or becomes a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty.
"Subsidiary Guaranty" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.11.
"Supermajority Banks" of any Facility shall mean those Non-Defaulting
Banks which would constitute the Required Banks under, and as defined in, this
Agreement if (x) all outstanding Obligations of the other Facilities under this
Agreement were repaid in full and all Commitments with respect thereto were
terminated and (y) the percentage "50%" contained therein were changed to "66-
2/3%."
"Swingline Expiry Date" shall mean the date which is five Business
Days prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
"Swingline Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(B).
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"Swingline Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
"Syndication Date" shall have the meaning provided in Section
1.01(A)(a).
"Tax Allocation Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in Section
5.13(h).
"Tax Indemnity Letter" shall mean the Tax Law Change Indemnity Letter,
dated December 16, 1994, between Holdings and Xxxxxx International Inc.
"Taxes" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04.
"Term Loan" shall mean each A Term Loan, each B Term Loan, each C Term
Loan and each D Term Loan.
"Term Loan Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Bank at any
time, the sum of the A Term Loan Commitment, the B Term Loan Commitment, the C
Term Loan Commitment and the D Term Loan Commitment of such Bank at such time.
"Term Loan Facilities" shall mean the A Term Loan Facility, the B Term
Loan Facility, the C Term Loan Facility and the D Term Loan Facility.
"Test Period" shall mean (i) for any determination made prior to June
30, 1997, the period from July 1, 1996 to the last day of the fiscal quarter of
the Borrower then last ended and (ii) for any determination made thereafter, the
four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended.
"TOA Expenditures" shall mean the expenditures intended to be made by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in 1996 and 1997 to replace existing MLA
instruments held by customers with TOA instruments.
"Total A Term Loan Commitment" shall mean the sum of the A Term Loan
Commitments of each of the Banks.
"Total B Term Loan Commitment" shall mean the sum of the B Term Loan
Commitments of each of the Banks.
"Total C Term Loan Commitment" shall mean the sum of the C Term Loan
Commitments of each of the Banks.
"Total Commitment" shall mean the sum of the Total Term Loan
Commitment and the Total Revolving Loan Commitment.
"Total D Term Loan Commitment" shall mean the sum of the D Term Loan
Commitments of each of the Banks.
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"Total Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean the sum of the Revolving
Loan Commitments of each of the XX Xxxxx.
"Total Term Loan Commitment" shall mean the sum of the Total A Term
Loan Commitment, the Total B Term Loan Commitment, the Total C Term Loan
Commitment and the Total D Term Loan Commitment.
"Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean, at any time,
(i) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time less (ii) the sum of the
aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans at such
time plus the Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time.
"Transaction" shall mean, collectively, (i) the Acquisition, (ii) the
Refinancing, (iii) the issuance by the Borrower of the Senior Subordinated
Notes, (iv) the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes Tender Offer/Consent
Solicitation, (v) the occurrence of Credit Events hereunder on the Initial
Borrowing Date, (vi) such other transactions as contemplated by the Documents
and (vii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.
"Trustee" shall mean the trustee under the Accounts Receivable
Facility, the Supplement to the Accounts Receivable Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and the Accounts Receivable Facility Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
which trustee shall be satisfactory to the Agent in its reasonable discretion.
"Type" shall mean any type of Loan determined with respect to the
interest option applicable thereto, i.e., a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
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"UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to
time in the relevant jurisdiction.
"Unfunded Current Liability" of any Plan shall mean the amount, if
any, by which the actuarial present value of the accumulated plan benefits under
the Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year exceeds the fair market
value of the assets allocable thereto, each determined in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 35, based upon the actuarial
assumptions used by the Plan's actuary in the most recent annual valuation of
the Plan.
"Unpaid Drawing" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03(a).
"U.S. Dollars" and the sign "$" shall each mean freely transferable
lawful money of the United States of America.
"Vendor Financing Program" shall mean a vendor financial services
program between the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries and a
financial institution pursuant to which (i) the Borrower and/or such Subsidiary
effects Seeded Instrument Sales to such financial institution and
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(ii) such financial institution leases the seeded instruments so acquired to
third party customers of the Borrower and/or such Subsidiary.
"VWR" shall mean VWR Scientific Products Corporation.
"Waivable Mandatory Repayment" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 4.02(C).
"Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any
corporation 100% of whose capital stock (other than director's qualifying shares
and/or other nominal amounts of shares required to be held other than by such
Person under applicable law) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or
more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership,
association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or
more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person has a 100% equity interest at such
time.
"Working Capital" shall mean the excess of Consolidated Current Assets
over Consolidated Current Liabilities.
"Written," "written" or "in writing" shall mean any form of written
communication or a communication by means of telex, facsimile device, telegraph
or cable.
SECTION 11. The Agent.
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11.01 Appointment. Each Bank hereby irrevocably designates and
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appoints BTCo as Agent of such Bank (such term to include for purposes of this
Section 11, BTCo acting as Collateral Agent) to act as specified herein and in
the other Credit Documents, and each such Bank hereby irrevocably authorizes
BTCo as the Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform
such duties as are expressly delegated to the Agent by the terms of this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent agrees to act as such upon the express
conditions contained in this Section 11. Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, the Agent
shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth
herein or in the other Credit Documents, or any fiduciary relationship with any
Bank, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations
or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against the
Agent. The provisions of this Section 11 are solely for the benefit of the Agent
and the Banks, and neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any
rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof. In
performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, the Agent shall act
solely as agent of the Banks and the Agent does not assume and shall not be
deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with or
for Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
11.02 Delegation of Duties. The Agent may execute any of its duties
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under this Agreement or any other Credit Document by or through agents or
attorneys-in-fact and shall be
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entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.
The Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any
agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care except to the
extent otherwise required by Section 11.03.
11.03 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Agent nor any of its
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officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be
(i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such
Person in its capacity as Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or
the other Credit Documents (except for its or such Person's own gross negligence
or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Banks for
any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by Holdings, any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers contained in this Agreement
or the other Credit Documents, any other Document or in any certificate, report,
statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the
Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Document or for
any failure of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
officers to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agent shall not
be under any obligation to any Bank to ascertain or to inquire as to the
observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions
of, this Agreement or the other Documents, or to inspect the properties, books
or records of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. The Agent shall not be
responsible to any Bank for the effectiveness, genuineness, validity,
enforceability, col lectability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other
Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made
herein or therein or made in any written or oral statement or in any financial
or other statements, instruments, reports, certificates or any other documents
in connection herewith or therewith furnished or made by the Agent to the Banks
or by or on behalf of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to the Agent or any
Bank or be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance
of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, coven ants or agreements contained
herein or therein or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or of the
existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default.
11.04 Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and
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shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice,
consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, facsimile, telex
or teletype message, statement, order or other docu ment or conversation
believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made
by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel
(including, without limitation, counsel to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries),
independent accountants and other experts selected by the Agent. The Agent shall
be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this
Agreement or any other Credit Document unless it shall first receive such advice
or concurrence of the Required Banks as it deems appropriate or it shall first
be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Banks against any and all liability
and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to
take any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting,
or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Banks (or all of the
Banks, to the extent required by this Agreement), and such request and any
action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the
Banks.
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11.05 Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have
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knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default
hereunder unless the Agent has actually received notice from a Bank, Holdings or
the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of
Default and stating that such notice is a "notice of default." In the event that
the Agent receives such a notice, the Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to
the Banks. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or
Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Banks;
provided, that, unless and until the Agent shall have received such directions,
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the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from
taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall
deem advisable in the best interests of the Banks.
11.06 Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Banks. Each Bank expressly
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acknowledges that neither the Agent nor any of its respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, attor neys-in-fact or affiliates have made any
representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Agent hereinafter
taken, including any review of the affairs of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by
the Agent to any Bank. Each Bank represents to the Agent that it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank, and based
on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
appraisal of and investigation into the business, assets, operations, property,
financial and other condition, prospects and creditworthiness of Holdings and
its Subsidiaries and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter
into this Agreement. Each Bank also represents that it will, independently and
without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents
and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its
own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action
under this Agreement, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to
inform itself as to the busi ness, assets, operations, property, financial and
other condition, prospects and creditworthiness of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries. The Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any
Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations,
assets, prop erty, financial and other condition, prospects or creditworthiness
of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries which may come into the possession of the
Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or
affiliates.
11.07 Indemnification. The Banks agree to indemnify the Agent in its
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capacity as such ratably according to their respective "percentages" as used in
determining the Required Banks at such time, from and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, pen alties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements of any kind whatso ever which
may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the
payment of the Obligations) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the
Agent in its capacity as such in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any documents contemplated by or
referred to herein or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken
or omitted to be taken by the Agent under or in connection with any of the
foregoing, but only to the extent that any of the foregoing is not paid by
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, that no Bank shall be liable to
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the Agent for the payment of any portion of such lia bilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or dis
bursements resulting primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Agent. To the extent any Bank would be required to
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indemnify the Agent pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence but for the
fact that it is a Defaulting Bank, such Defaulting Bank shall not be entitled to
receive any portion of any payment or other distribution hereunder until each
other Bank shall have been reimbursed for the excess, if any, of the aggregate
amount paid by such Bank under this Section 11.07 over the aggregate amount such
Bank would have been obligated to pay had such first Bank not been a Defaulting
Bank. If any indemnity furnished to the Agent for any purpose shall, in the
opinion of the Agent be insufficient or become impaired (other than as a result
of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent), the Agent may call
for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified
against until such additional indemnity is furnished. The agreements in this
Section 11.07 shall survive the payment of all Obligations.
11.08 Agent in its Individual Capacity. The Agent and its affiliates
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may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of
business with Holdings and its Subsidiaries as though the Agent were not the
Agent hereunder. With respect to the Loans made by it and all Obligations owing
to it, the Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as
any Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent and the terms
"Bank" and "Banks" shall include the Agent in its individual capacity.
11.09 Holders. The Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as
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the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of
the assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have
been filed with the Agent. Any request, authority or consent of any Person or
entity who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or
consent, is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any
subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or indorsee, as the case may be, of such
Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.
11.10 Resignation of the Agent; Successor Agent. The Agent may resign
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as the Agent upon 20 days' notice to the Banks. Upon the resignation of the
Agent, the Required Banks shall appoint from among the Banks a successor Agent
which is a bank or a trust company for the Banks subject, to the extent that no
payment Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, to
prior approval by the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and
duties of the Agent, and the term "Agent" shall include such successor agent
effective upon its appointment, and the resigning Agent's rights, powers and
duties as the Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or
deed on the part of such former Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement.
If a successor Agent shall not have been so appointed within such 20 day period
after the date such notice of resignation was given by the Agent, the Agent's
resignation shall become effective and the Banks shall thereafter perform all
duties of the Agent hereunder and/or under any other Credit Documents until such
time, if any, as the Required Banks appoint a successor Agent as provided above.
After the resignation of the Agent hereunder, the provisions of this Section 11
shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it
while it was Agent under this Agreement.
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SECTION 12. Miscellaneous.
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12.01 Payment of Expenses, etc. The Borrower hereby agrees to: (i)
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whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, pay all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent (including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and disburse ments of White & Case and local
counsel) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery
of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein
and any amendment, waiver or consent relating thereto and in connection with the
Agent's syndication efforts with respect to this Agreement; (ii) pay all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent and each of the Banks
in connection with the enforcement of the Credit Documents and the documents and
instruments referred to therein and, after an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the protection of the rights of the Agent and each
of the Banks thereunder (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel (including in-house counsel) for the Agent and for each
of the Banks); (iii) pay and hold each of the Banks harmless from and against
any and all present and future stamp and other similar taxes with respect to the
foregoing matters and save each of the Banks harmless from and against any and
all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other
than to the extent attributable to such Bank) to pay such taxes; and (iv)
indemnify the Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Bank, its officers,
directors, trustees, employees, representatives and agents from and hold each of
them harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or
expenses incurred by any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any
way related to, or by reason of, (a) any investigation, litigation or other
proceeding (whether or not the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Bank is a
party thereto and whether or not any such investigation, litigation or other
proceeding is between or among the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Bank, any
Credit Party or any third Person or otherwise) related to the entering into
and/or performance of this Agreement or any other Document or the use of the
proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the Transaction or the consummation of any
other transactions contemplated in any Document (but excluding any such losses,
liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified), or (b)
the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in the air, surface water
or groundwater or on the surface or subsurface of any Real Property or any
Environmental Claim, in each case, including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel and independent consultants incurred in
connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding.
12.02 Right of Setoff; Collateral Matters. (a) In addition to any
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rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by
way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, each Bank is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time,
without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to Holdings or
any of its Subsidiaries or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby
expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits
(general or special) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by
such Bank (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of such Bank
wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries against and on account of the Obligations of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries to such Bank under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit
Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Obligations of
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries purchased by such Bank pursuant to
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Section 12.06(b), and all other claims of any nature or description arising out
of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective
of whether or not such Bank shall have made any demand hereunder and although
said Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured.
(b) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING SUBSECTION (a), AT ANY TIME THAT THE
LOANS OR ANY OTHER OBLIGATION SHALL BE SECURED BY REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN
CALIFORNIA, NO BANK SHALL EXERCISE A RIGHT OF SETOFF, BANKER'S LIEN OR
COUNTERCLAIM OR TAKE ANY COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR INSTITUTE ANY
PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY NOTE THAT IS NOT
TAKEN BY THE REQUIRED BANKS OR APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE REQUIRED BANKS IF SUCH
SETOFF OR ACTION OR PROCEEDING WOULD OR MIGHT (PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 580a, 580b,
580d AND 726 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE OR SECTION 2924 OF THE
CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE, IF APPLICABLE, OR OTHERWISE) AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE
VALIDITY, PRIORITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE LIENS GRANTED TO THE COLLATERAL
AGENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS OR THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THE NOTES AND
OTHER OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AND ANY ATTEMPTED EXERCISE BY ANY BANK OF ANY SUCH
RIGHT WITHOUT OBTAINING SUCH CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED BANKS SHALL BE NULL AND
VOID. THIS SUBSECTION (b) SHALL BE SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF EACH OF THE BANKS
HEREUNDER.
12.03 Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
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notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing
(including telegraphic, telex, facsimile or cable communication) and mailed,
telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled or deliv ered, if to any Credit Party,
at the address specified opposite its signature below or in the other relevant
Credit Documents, as the case may be; if to any Bank, at its address specified
for such Bank on Annex II; or, at such other address as shall be designated by
any party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and
communications shall be mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied or cabled or
sent by overnight courier, and shall be effective when received.
12.04 Benefit of Agreement. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon
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and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and
assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, no Credit Party may assign or
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transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder or under any other
Credit Document without the prior written consent of all of the Banks and,
provided further, that (x) no Bank may transfer or assign all or any portion of
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its Commitments hereunder except as provided in Section 12.04(b), and (y)
although any Bank may grant participations in its rights hereunder pursuant to
this Section 12.04(a), such Bank shall remain a "Bank" for all purposes
hereunder and the participant shall not constitute a "Bank" hereunder and,
provided further, that no Bank shall grant any participation under which the
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participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or
waiver would (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan, Note or Letter
of Credit (unless such Letter of Credit is not extended beyond the Revolving
Loan Maturity Date) in which such participant is participating, or reduce the
rate or extend the time of payment of
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interest or Fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of
any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount
thereof, or increase the amount of the participant's participation over the
amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default
or Event of Default or of a man datory reduction in the Total Commitment shall
not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase
in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any
participant if the participant's participation is not increased as a result
thereof), (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement or (iii) release all or
substantially all of the Collateral under all of the Security Documents (except
as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) supporting the Loans hereunder in
which such participant is participating. In the case of any such participation,
the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the
other Credit Documents (the participant's rights against such Bank in respect of
such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Bank
in favor of the participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the
Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Bank had not sold such
participation.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Bank (or any Bank together with
one or more other Banks) may (x) assign all or a portion of its Revolving Loan
Commitment (and related outstanding Obligations hereunder) and/or its
outstanding Term Loans to its parent company and/or any affiliate of such Bank
which is at least 50% owned by such Bank or its parent company or to one or more
Banks or (y) assign all, or if less than all, a portion equal to at least
$5,000,000 in the aggregate for the assigning Bank or assigning Banks, of such
Revolving Loan Commitments and outstanding principal amount of Term Loans
hereunder to one or more Eligible Transferees, each of which assignees shall
become a party to this Agreement as a Bank by execution of an Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, provided that (i) at such time Annex I shall be deemed
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modified to reflect the Commitments (and/or outstanding Term Loans, as the case
may be) of such new Bank and of the existing Banks, (ii) upon surrender of the
old Notes, new Notes will be issued, at the Borrower's expense, to such new Bank
and to the assigning Bank, such new Notes to be in conformity with the
requirements of Section 1.05 (with appropriate modifications) to the extent
needed to reflect the revised Commitments (and/or outstanding Term Loans, as the
case may be), (iii) the consent of the Agent shall be required in connection
with any such assignment pursuant to clause (y) of this Section 12.04(b) (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (iv) the Agent shall
receive at the time of each such assignment, from the assigning or assignee
Bank, the payment of a non-refundable assignment fee of $2,500 and, provided
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further , that such tansfer or assignment will not by the Agent on the Register
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pursuant to Section 7.13 hereof. To the extent of any assignment pursuant to
this Section 12.04(b), the assigning Bank shall be relieved of its obligations
hereunder. At the time of each assignment pursuant to this Section 12.04(b) to a
Person which is not already a Bank hereunder and which is not a United States
person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for Federal
income tax purposes, the respective assignee Bank shall provide to the Borrower
and the Agent the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Forms (and, if applicable
a Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate) described in Section 4.04(b). To the extent
that an assignment of all or any portion of a Bank's Commitments and related
outstanding Obligations pursuant to Section 1.13 or this Section 12.04(b) would,
at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 1.10 or
1.11 from those being charged by the
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respective assigning Bank prior to such assignment, then the Borrower shall not
be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the Borrower shall be
obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting
from changes after the date of the respective assignment).
(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Bank from
pledging its Loans and Notes hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of
borrowings made by such Bank from such Federal Reserve Bank.
12.05 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part
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of the Agent or any Bank in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between any Credit
Party and the Agent or any Bank shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under
any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The
rights and remedies herein expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive
of any rights or remedies which the Agent or any Bank would otherwise have. No
notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit
Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances
or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Agent or the Banks to any other or
further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
12.06 Payments Pro Rata. (a) The Agent agrees that promptly after its
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receipt of each payment from or on behalf of any Credit Party in respect of any
Obligations of such Credit Party, it shall, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, distribute such payment to the Banks (other than any Bank that has
consented in writing to waive its pro rata share of such payment) pro rata based
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upon their respective shares, if any, of the Obligations with respect to which
such payment was received.
(b) Each of the Banks agrees that, if it should receive any amount
hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the
exercise of the right of setoff or banker's lien, by counterclaim or cross
action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents, or
otherwise) which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest
on, the Loans, Unpaid Drawings or Fees, of a sum which with respect to the
related sum or sums re ceived by other Banks is in a greater proportion than the
total of such Obligation then owed and due to such Bank bears to the total of
such Obligation then owed and due to all of the Banks immediately prior to such
receipt, then such Bank receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash
without recourse or warranty from the other Banks an interest in the Obligations
of the respective Credit Party to such Banks in such amount as shall result in a
proportional participa tion by all of the Banks in such amount; provided, that
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if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such
Bank, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the
extent of such recovery, but without interest.
12.07 Calculations; Computations. (a) The financial statements to be
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furnished to the Banks pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as set
forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in
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writing by Holdings or the Borrower to the Banks); provided, that except as
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otherwise specifically provided herein, all computations determining compliance
with Sections 4.02 and 8, including definitions used therein, shall utilize
accounting principles and policies in effect at the time of the preparation of,
and in conformity with those used to prepare, the December 31, 1995 financial
statements delivered to the Banks pursuant to Section 6.10(b), but shall not
give effect to purchase accounting adjustments required or permitted by APB 16
(including non-cash write-ups and non-cash charges relating to inventory, fixed
assets and in-process research and development, in each case arising in
connection with the Acquisition) and APB 17 (including non-cash charges relating
to intangibles and goodwill arising in connection with the Acquisition).
(b) All computations of interest and Fees hereunder shall be made on
the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.
12.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue. (a) THIS
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AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE
GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or proceeding
with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document may be brought in
the courts of the State of New York or of the United States for the Southern
District of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each
Credit Party hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its
property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid
courts. Each Credit Party hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any
such courts lack jurisdiction over such Credit Party, and agrees not to plead or
claim, in any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any
other Credit Document brought in any of the aforesaid courts, that any such
court lacks jurisdiction over such Credit Party. Each Credit Party irrevocably
consents to the service of process in any such action or proceeding by the
mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to
such Credit Party, at its address for notices pursuant to Section 12.03, such
service to become effective 30 days after such mailing. Each Credit Party hereby
irrevocably waives any objection to such service of process and further
irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any action or proceeding
commenced hereunder or under any other Credit Document that service of process
was in any way invalid or ineffective. Nothing herein shall affect the right of
the Agent, any Bank or the holder of any Note to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed
against any Credit Party in any other jurisdiction.
(b) Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions
or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other
Credit Document brought in the courts referred to in clause (a) above and hereby
further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court
that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in
an inconvenient forum.
12.09 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and
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delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one
and the same instrument. A complete set of counterparts executed by all the
parties hereto shall be lodged with Holdings, the Borrower and the Agent.
12.10 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date
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(the "Effective Date") on which Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Banks
shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different
counterparts) and shall have delivered the same to the Agent at the Notice
Office or, in the case of the Banks, shall have given to the Agent telephonic
(confirmed in writing), written, telex or facsimile notice (actually received)
at such office that the same has been signed and mailed to it. The Agent will
give Holdings, the Borrower and each Bank prompt written notice of the
occurrence of the Effective Date.
12.11 Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several sections and
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subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in
any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
12.12 Amendment or Waiver; etc. (a) Neither this Agreement nor any
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other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is
in writing signed by the respective Credit Parties party thereto and the
Required Banks, provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination
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shall, without the consent of each Bank (other than a Defaulting Bank) (with
Obligations being directly affected in the case of following clause (i)), (i)
extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan or Note or extend the stated
maturity of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, or
reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon, or
reduce the principal amount thereof, (ii) release all or substantially all of
the Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Security Documents) under
all the Security Documents, (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this
Section 12.12, (iv) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of
Required Banks (it being understood that, with the consent of the Required
Banks, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be
included in the determination of the Required Banks on substantially the same
basis as the extensions of Term Loans and Revolving Loan Commitments are
included on the Effective Date) or (v) consent to the assignment or transfer by
the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided
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further, that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (1)
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increase the Commitments of any Bank over the amount thereof then in effect
without the consent of such Bank (it being understood that waivers or
modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default
or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Commitment shall not constitute an
increase of the Commitment of any Bank, and that an increase in the available
portion of any Commitment of any Bank shall not constitute an increase in the
Commitment of such Bank), (2) without the consent of BTCo, amend, modify or
waive any provision of Section 2 or alter its rights or obligations with respect
to Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, (3) without the consent of the Agent,
amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 11 as same applies to the Agent
or any other provision as same relates to the rights or obligations of the
Agent, (4) without the consent of the Collateral Agent, amend, modify or waive
any provision relating to the rights or obligations of the Collateral Agent, (5)
without the consent of the Majority Banks of each Facility which is being
allocated a lesser prepayment, repayment or com-
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mitment reduction as a result of the actions described below (or without the
consent of the Majority Banks of each Facility in the case of an amendment to
the definition of Majority Banks), amend the definition of Majority Banks or
alter the required application of any prepay ments or repayments (or commitment
reduction), as between the various Facilities pursuant to Section 4.01(a) or
4.02(B)(b) (although the Required Banks may waive, in whole or in part, any such
prepayment, repayment or commitment reduction so long as the application, as
amongst the various Facilities, of any such prepayment, repayment or commitment
reduction which is still required to be made is not altered) or (6) without the
consent of the Supermajority Banks of the respective Facility, amend the
definition of Supermajority Banks or amend downward, waive or reduce any
Scheduled Repayment of such affected Facility.
(b) If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or
termination to any of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by clause
(a)(i) through (v), inclusive, of the first proviso to Section 12.12(a), the
consent of the Required Banks is obtained but the consent of one or more of such
other Banks whose consent is required is not obtained, then the Borrower shall
have the right, so long as all non-consenting banks whose individual consent is
required are treated as described in either clause (A) or (B) below, to either
(A) replace each such non-consenting Bank or Banks with one or more Replacement
Banks pursuant to Section 1.13 so long as at the time of such replacement, each
such Replacement Bank consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or
termination or (B) terminate such non-consenting Bank's Commitments and repay in
full its outstanding Loans, in accordance with Sections 3.02(b) and/or 4.01(b),
provided that, unless the Commitments terminated and Loans repaid pursuant to
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preceding clause (B) are immediately replaced in full at such time through the
addition of new Banks or the increase of the Commitments and/or outstanding
Loans of existing Banks (who in each case must specifically consent thereto),
then in the case of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B) the Required
Banks (determined before giving effect to the proposed action) shall
specifically consent thereto, provided further, that the Borrower shall not have
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the right to replace a Bank solely as a result of the exercise of such Bank's
rights (and the withholding of any required consent by such Bank) pursuant to
the second proviso to Section 12.12(a).
12.13 Survival. All indemnities set forth herein including, without
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limitation, in Section 1.10, 1.11, 2.05, 4.04, 11.07 or 12.01, shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making and repayment of the
Loans.
12.14 Domicile of Loans. Each Bank may transfer and carry its Loans
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at, to or for the account of any branch office, subsidiary or affiliate of such
Bank; provided, that the Borrower shall not be responsible for costs arising
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under Section 1.10, 1.11, 2.05 or 4.04 resulting from any such transfer (other
than a transfer pursuant to Section 1.12) to the extent such costs would not
otherwise be applicable to such Bank in the absence of such transfer.
12.15 Confidentiality. (a) Each of the Banks agrees that it will use
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its best efforts not to disclose without the prior consent of the Borrower
(other than to its employees, auditors, counsel or other professional advisors,
to affiliates or to another Bank if the Bank or such Bank's holding or parent
company in its sole discretion determines that any such party should have access
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to such information) any information with respect to Holdings, the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries which is furnished pursuant to this Agreement; provided,
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that any Bank may disclose any such information (a) as has become generally
available to the public or has become available to such Bank on a non-
confidential basis, (b) as may be required or appropriate in any report,
statement or testimony submitted to any municipal, state or Federal regulatory
body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Bank or to the Federal
Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the NAIC or similar
organizations (whether in the United States or elsewhere) or their successors,
(c) as may be required or appropriate in response to any summons or subpoena or
in connection with any litigation, (d) in order to comply with any law, order,
regulation or ruling applicable to such Bank, and (e) to any prospective
transferee in connection with any contemplated transfer of any of the Notes or
any interest therein by such Bank; provided, that such prospective transferee
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agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 12.15 to the same extent as
such Bank.
(b) Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees
that each Bank may share with any of its affiliates any information related to
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any
nonpublic customer information regarding the creditworthiness of Holdings and
its Subsidiaries, provided that such Persons shall be subject to the provisions
of this Section 12.15 to the same extent as such Bank).
12.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT
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HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING
OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER CREDIT
DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
SECTION 13. Holdings Guaranty.
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13.01 The Guaranty. In order to induce the Banks to enter into this
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Agreement and to extend credit hereunder and in recognition of the direct
benefits to be received by Holdings from the proceeds of the Loans and the
issuance of the Letters of Credit, Holdings hereby agrees with the Banks as
follows: Holdings hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees as primary
obligor and not merely as surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether
upon maturity, acceleration or otherwise, of any and all of the Guaranteed
Obligations of the Borrower to the Guaranteed Creditors. If any or all of the
Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower to the Guaranteed Creditors becomes due
and payable hereunder, Holdings unconditionally promises to pay such
indebtedness to the Agent and/or the Banks, or order, on demand, together with
any and all expenses which may be incurred by the Agent or the Banks in
collecting any of the Guaranteed Obligations. If claim is ever made upon any
Guaranteed Creditor for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received
in payment or on account of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and any of the
aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by reason of (i) any
judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having
jurisdiction over such payee or any of its property or (ii) any settlement or
compromise of any such claim effected by such payee with any such claimant
(including the Borrower), then and in such event Holdings agrees that any such
judgment, decree,
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order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon Holdings, notwithstanding
any revocation of this Guaranty other instrument evidencing any liability of the
Borrower, and Holdings shall be and remain liable to the aforesaid payees
hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such
amount had never originally been received by any such payee.
13.02 Bankruptcy. Additionally, Holdings unconditionally and
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irrevocably guarantees the payment of any and all of the Guaranteed Obligations
of the Borrower to the Guaranteed Creditors whether or not due or payable by the
Borrower upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 9.05, and
unconditionally promises to pay such indebtedness to the Guaranteed Creditors,
or order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States.
13.03 Nature of Liability. The liability of Holdings hereunder is
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exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the
Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower whether executed by Holdings, any other
guarantor or by any other party, and the liability of Holdings hereunder is not
affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by the
Borrower or by any other party, or (b) any other continuing or other guaranty,
undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or of any other party as to the
Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower, or (c) any payment on or in reduction of
any such other guaranty or undertaking, or (d) any dissolution, termination or
increase, decrease or change in personnel by the Borrower, or (e) any payment
made to any Guaranteed Creditor on the Guaranteed Obligations which any such
Guaranteed Creditor repays to the Borrower pursuant to court order in any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief
proceeding, and Holdings waives any right to the deferral or modification of its
obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding.
13.04 Independent Obligation. The obligations of Holdings hereunder
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are inde pendent of the obligations of any other guarantor, any other party or
the Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted
against Holdings whether or not action is brought against any other guarantor,
any other party or the Borrower and whether or not any other guarantor, any
other party or the Borrower be joined in any such action or actions. Holdings
waives, to the full extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of
limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof. Any
payment by the Borrower or other circumstance which operates to toll any statute
of limitations as to the Borrower shall operate to toll the statute of
limitations as to any Guarantor.
13.05 Authorization. Holdings authorizes the Guaranteed Creditors
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without notice or demand (except as shall be required by applicable statute and
cannot be waived), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder,
from time to time to:
(a) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or
extend the time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate or alter, any of
the Guaranteed Obligations (including any increase or decrease in the rate
of interest thereon), any security therefor, or any liability incurred
directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and the Guaranty herein made
shall apply to the Guaranteed Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed
or altered;
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(b) take and hold security for the payment of the Guaranteed
Obligations and sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon or
otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property by
whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever
securing, the Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of
those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or
hereof, and/or any offset thereagainst;
(c) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the
Borrower or others or otherwise act or refrain from acting;
(d) release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, the
Borrower or other obligors;
(e) settle or compromise any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any
security there for or any liability (including any of those hereunder)
incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may
subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any
liability (whether due or not) of the Borrower to its creditors other than
the Guaranteed Creditors;
(f) apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any
liability or liabilities of the Borrower to the Guaranteed Creditors
regardless of what liability or liabilities of Holdings or the Borrower
remain unpaid;
(g) consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or
default under, this Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements
referred to herein, or otherwise amend, modify or supplement this Agreement
or any of such other instruments or agreements; and/or
(h) take any other action which would, under otherwise applicable
principles of common law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of
Holdings from its liabilities under this Guaranty.
13.06 Reliance. It is not necessary for any Guaranteed Creditor to
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inquire into the capacity or powers of the Borrower or the officers, directors,
partners or agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any
Guaranteed Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise
of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.
13.07 Subordination. Any of the indebtedness of the Borrower relating
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to the Guaranteed Obligations now or hereafter owing to Holdings is hereby
subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower owing to the
Guaranteed Creditors; and if the Agent so requests at a time when an Event of
Default exists, all such indebtedness relating to the Guaranteed Obligations of
the Borrower to Holdings shall be collected, enforced and received by Holdings
for the benefit of the Guaranteed Creditors and be paid over to the Agent on
behalf of the Guaranteed Creditors on account of the Guaranteed Obligations of
the Borrower to the Guaranteed Creditors, but without affecting or impairing in
any manner the liability of Holdings under the other provisions of this
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Guaranty. Prior to the transfer by Holdings of any note or negotiable instrument
evidencing any of the indebtedness relating to the Guaranteed Obligations of the
Borrower to Holdings, Holdings shall xxxx such note or negotiable instrument
with a legend that the same is subject to this subordination. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, Holdings hereby agrees with the Guaranteed
Creditors that it will not exercise any right of subrogation which it may at any
time otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty (whether contractual, under
Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) until all Guaranteed
Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full in cash.
13.08 Waiver. (a) Holdings waives any right (except as shall be
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required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) to require any Guaranteed
Creditor to (i) proceed against the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other
party, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Borrower, any
other guarantor or any other party or (iii) pursue any other remedy in any
Guaranteed Creditor's power whatsoever. Holdings waives any defense based on or
arising out of any defense of the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other
party, other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, based on or
arising out of the disability of the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other
party, or the validity, legality or unenforceability of the Guaranteed
Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause
of the liability of the Borrower other than payment in full of the Guaranteed
Obligations. The Guaranteed Creditors may, at their election, foreclose on any
security held by the Agent, the Col lateral Agent or any other Guaranteed
Creditor by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every
aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable (to the extent such sale is
permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or remedy the
Guaranteed Creditors may have against the Borrower or any other party, or any
security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of Holdings
hereunder except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid.
Holdings waives any defense arising out of any such election by the Guaranteed
Creditors, even though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right
of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of Holdings against the
Borrower or any other party or any security.
(b) Holdings waives all presentments, demands for performance,
protests and notices, including without limitation notices of nonperformance,
notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty,
and notices of the existence, creation or incur ring of new or additional
Guaranteed Obligations. Holdings assumes all responsibility for being and
keeping itself informed of the Borrower's financial condition and assets, and of
all other cir cumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed
Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks which Holdings assumes
and incurs hereunder, and agrees that the Agent and the Banks shall have no duty
to advise Holdings of information known to them regard ing such circumstances or
risks.
(c) Holdings hereby acknowledges and affirms that it understands that
to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations are secured by real property located in
the State of California, Holdings shall be liable for the full amount of its
liability hereunder notwithstanding foreclosure on such real property by trustee
sale or any other reason impairing Holdings' or any secured creditor's right to
proceed against the Borrower or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed
Obligations.
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(d) Holdings hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, all rights and benefits under Sections 580a, 580b, 580d and 726
of the California Code of Civil Procedure. Holdings hereby further waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing or any other provision hereof, all rights and benefits which
might otherwise be available to Holdings under Sections 2787 through 2855,
inclusive, 2899 and 3433 of the California Civil Code.
(e) Holdings further understands, is aware and hereby acknowledges
that if the Guaranteed Creditors elect to nonjudicially foreclose on any real
property security located in the State of California any right of subrogation of
Holdings against any Credit Party may be impaired or extinguished and that as a
result of such impairment or extinguishment of subrogation rights, Holdings may
have a defense to a deficiency judgment arising out of the operation of Section
580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure and related principles of
estoppel. Holdings waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of
remedies by the Banks, even though that election of remedies, such as a
nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation,
has destroyed the guarantor's rights of subrogation and reimbursement against
the principal by the operation of Section 580d of the Code of Civil Procedure or
otherwise.
13.09 Nature of Liability. It is the desire and intent of Holdings
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and the Secured Creditors that this Guaranty shall be enforced against Holdings
to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in
each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If, however, and to the extent
that, the obligations of Holdings under this Guaranty shall be adjudicated to be
invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because
of any applicable state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or
transfers), then the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations of Holdings shall be
deemed to be reduced and Holdings shall pay the maximum amount of the Guaranteed
Obligations which would be permissible under applicable law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly
authorized officers to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date
first above written.
Address:
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0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx DIAGNOSTICS HOLDING, INC.
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx /s/Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
By --------------------
Title: Vice President and
Assistant Treasurer
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx DADE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
By _______________________
Title: Vice President and
Treasurer
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BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,
Individually and as Agent
/s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
By -----------------------
Title: Vice President
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BOSTON
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
By -----------------------
Title: Director
-141-
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
/s/ F.C.H. Xxxxx
By -----------------------
Title: Senior Manager Loan
Operations
-142-
CAISSE NATIONALE DE CREDIT
AGRICOLE
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
By -----------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
and Branch Manager
-143-
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
CHICAGO
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
By ------------------------
Title: Assistant Vice President
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GENERAL ELECTRIC
CAPITAL CORPORATION
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
By -----------------------
Title: Authorized Signatory
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THE NIPPON CREDIT BANK, LTD.
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
By ----------------------
Title: Vice President and Manager
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THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
By_______________________
Title:Vice President
-147-
XXX XXXXXX AMERICAN CAPITAL
PRIME RATE INCOME TRUST
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
By________________________
Title: Vice President
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PROTECTIVE LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
By_______________________
Title: CFA, Principal Protective
Asset Management Co.
-149-
SANWA BUSINESS CREDIT
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
By_______________________
Title: Vice President
-150-
ABN AMRO BANK, N.V. Chicago Branch
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
By________________________________
Title: Vice President
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
By________________________________
Title: Group Vice President
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BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI
TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
By_________________________
Title: Vice President
-152-
DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
By_______________________
Title: Vice President
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SAKURA BANK
/s/ Hajime Miyagi
By__________________________
Title: Joint General Manager
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SOCIETE GENERALE
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
By________________________
Title: Vice President
-155-
XXXXXXX XXXXX
SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
By____________________________
Title: Authorized Signatory
-156-
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
THRIFT AND LOAN
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President
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IMPERIAL BANK
By /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President
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PRIME INCOME TRUST
By /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
-159-
CHL HIGH YIELD
LOAN PORTFOLIO,
a Unit of Chemical Bank
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Managing Director
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PILGRIM PRIME RATE FUND
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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USL CAPITAL CORPORATION
By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Title: President Municipal &
Corporate Financing
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CITIBANK HIGH YIELD
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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CRESCENT/MACH I PARTNERS, L.P.
By TCW Asset Management Company
its Investment Manager
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
By____________________________
Title: Vice President
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THE FUJI BANK LIMITED
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
By__________________________
Title: Joint General Manager
-165-