CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of September 15, 2008 among DIAMOND FOODS, INC., as the Borrower, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and The Other Lenders Party Hereto BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Sole...
Exhibit 99.1
Published CUSIP Number: 25260EAA6
Revolving Credit CUSIP Number: 00000XXX0
Term Loan CUSIP Number: 00000XXX0
Revolving Credit CUSIP Number: 00000XXX0
Term Loan CUSIP Number: 00000XXX0
Dated as of September 15, 2008
among
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.,
as the Borrower,
as the Borrower,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender
and
L/C Issuer,
and
The Other Lenders Party Hereto
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as
Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager
as
Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section | Page | |||
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
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1.01 Defined Terms |
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1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions |
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1.03 Accounting Terms |
28 | |||
1.04 Rounding |
29 | |||
1.05 Times of Day |
29 | |||
1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts |
29 | |||
ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
29 | |||
2.01 The Loans |
29 | |||
2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans |
30 | |||
2.03 Letters of Credit |
31 | |||
2.04 Swing Line Loans |
40 | |||
2.05 Prepayments |
43 | |||
2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments |
45 | |||
2.07 Repayment of Loans |
46 | |||
2.08 Interest |
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2.09 Fees |
48 | |||
2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate |
48 | |||
2.11 Evidence of Debt |
49 | |||
2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback |
49 | |||
2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders |
51 | |||
2.14 Increase in Revolving Credit Facility |
52 | |||
2.15 Increase in Term Loan Facility |
54 | |||
ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
55 | |||
3.01 Taxes. |
55 | |||
3.02 Illegality |
59 | |||
3.03 Inability to Determine Rates |
59 | |||
3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans. |
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3.05 Compensation for Losses |
61 | |||
3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. |
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3.07 Survival |
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ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
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4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension |
62 | |||
4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions |
64 | |||
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
65 | |||
5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power |
65 | |||
5.02 Authorization; No Contravention |
65 |
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5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents |
65 | |||
5.04 Binding Effect |
65 | |||
5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect. |
66 | |||
5.06 Litigation |
67 | |||
5.07 No Default |
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5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens |
67 | |||
5.09 Environmental Compliance |
67 | |||
5.10 Insurance |
67 | |||
5.11 Taxes |
67 | |||
5.12 ERISA Compliance. |
68 | |||
5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests |
68 | |||
5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act. |
68 | |||
5.15 Disclosure |
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5.16 Compliance with Laws |
69 | |||
5.17 Taxpayer Identification Number |
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5.18 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc |
69 | |||
5.19 Solvency |
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ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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6.01 Financial Statements |
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6.02 Certificates; Other Information |
70 | |||
6.03 Notices |
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6.04 Payment of Obligations |
73 | |||
6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc |
73 | |||
6.06 Maintenance of Properties |
73 | |||
6.07 Maintenance of Insurance |
73 | |||
6.08 Compliance with Laws |
74 | |||
6.09 Books and Records |
74 | |||
6.10 Inspection Rights |
74 | |||
6.11 Use of Proceeds |
74 | |||
6.12 Additional Guarantors |
74 | |||
6.13 Compliance with Environmental Laws |
75 | |||
6.14 Further Assurances |
75 | |||
6.15 Material Contracts |
75 | |||
ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
75 | |||
7.01 Liens |
75 | |||
7.02 Investments |
76 | |||
7.03 Indebtedness |
77 | |||
7.04 Fundamental Changes |
78 | |||
7.05 Dispositions |
78 | |||
7.06 Restricted Payments |
79 | |||
7.07 Change in Nature of Business |
80 | |||
7.08 Transactions with Affiliates |
80 | |||
7.09 Burdensome Agreements |
80 | |||
7.10 Use of Proceeds |
81 | |||
7.11 Financial Covenants |
81 |
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7.12 Amendments of Organization Documents |
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7.13 Accounting Changes |
82 | |||
7.14 Prepayments of Indebtedness |
82 | |||
7.15 Amendment of Acquisition Agreement and Indebtedness |
82 | |||
7.16 Inactive Subsidiary |
82 | |||
ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
82 | |||
8.01 Events of Default |
82 | |||
8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default |
84 | |||
8.03 Application of Funds |
85 | |||
ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
86 | |||
9.01 Appointment and Authority |
86 | |||
9.02 Rights as a Lender |
86 | |||
9.03 Exculpatory Provisions |
87 | |||
9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. |
87 | |||
9.05 Delegation of Duties |
88 | |||
9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent |
88 | |||
9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders |
89 | |||
9.08 No Other Duties, Etc |
89 | |||
9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim |
89 | |||
9.10 Guaranty Matters |
90 | |||
9.11 Guaranteed Cash Management Agreements and Guaranteed Hedge Agreements |
90 | |||
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS |
91 | |||
10.01 Amendments, Etc |
91 | |||
10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication. |
92 | |||
10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement |
94 | |||
10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. |
95 | |||
10.05 Payments Set Aside |
97 | |||
10.06 Successors and Assigns. |
97 | |||
10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality |
101 | |||
10.08 Right of Setoff |
102 | |||
10.09 Interest Rate Limitation |
102 | |||
10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
103 | |||
10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties |
103 | |||
10.12 Severability |
103 | |||
10.13 Replacement of Lenders |
103 | |||
10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. |
104 | |||
10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial |
105 | |||
10.16 California Judicial Reference |
105 | |||
10.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility |
105 | |||
10.18 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents |
106 | |||
10.19 USA PATRIOT Act |
106 |
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SIGNATURES |
S-1 |
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SCHEDULES |
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1.01 Existing Letters of Credit |
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2.01 Commitments and Applicable Percentages |
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5.13 Subsidiaries; Other Equity Investments |
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7.01 Existing Liens |
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7.03 Existing Indebtedness |
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10.02 Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices |
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EXHIBITS |
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Form of |
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A Committed Loan Notice |
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B Swing Line Loan Notice |
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C-1 Term Note |
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C-2 Revolving Credit Note |
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D Compliance Certificate |
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E-1 Assignment and Assumption |
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E-2 Administrative Questionnaire |
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F Guaranty |
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This CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of September 15, 2008, among
DIAMOND FOODS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time
party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.
The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a term loan facility and a revolving
credit facility, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend and the L/C Issuer has
indicated its willingness to issue letters of credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below:
“Acquired Business” means all of the assets to be acquired, and liabilities assumed,
pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.
“Acquisition Agreement” means that certain asset purchase agreement dated as of August
13, 2008 by and between the Borrower and the Seller.
“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent
under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as
appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as
the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially
the form of Exhibit E-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the Person specified.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.
“Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term Loan Facility, with respect
to any Term Loan Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the
Term Loan Facility represented by (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, such Term Loan Lender’s
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Term Loan Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, the principal amount of such Term Loan
Lender’s Term Loans at such time, and (b) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect
to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place)
of the Revolving Credit Facility represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time. If the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving
Credit Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been
terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Revolving Credit Commitments have expired,
then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit
Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Credit Lender in
respect of the Revolving Credit Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent
assignments. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility is set
forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption
pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“Applicable Rate” means in respect of the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit
Facility, (i) from the Closing Date to the date on which the Administrative Agent receives a
Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b) for the fiscal quarter ending January
31, 2009, 1.50% per annum for Base Rate Loans, 2.50% per annum for Eurodollar Rate Loans and Letter
of Credit Fees and 0.50% per annum for the Commitment Fee and (ii) thereafter, the applicable
percentage per annum set forth below determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as
set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant
to Section 6.02(b):
Applicable Rate | ||||||||||||||||
Eurodollar | ||||||||||||||||
Pricing | Consolidated | Rate (Letters | Base | Commitment | ||||||||||||
Level | Leverage Ratio | of Credit) | Rate | Fee | ||||||||||||
1 |
> 3.00: 1.00 | 2.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 0.50 | % | |||||||||
2 |
£ 3.00: 1.00 but ³ 2.50: 1.00 | 2.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 0.45 | % | |||||||||
3 |
< 2.50: 1.00 but ³ 2.00: 1.00 | 2.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.40 | % | |||||||||
4 |
< 2.00: 1.00 but ³ 1.50: 1.00 | 1.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.30 | % | |||||||||
5 |
<1.50: 1.00 but ³ 1.00: 1.00 | 1.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||||
6 |
<1.00: 1.00 | 1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.20 | % |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated
Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a
Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided,
however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such
Section, then, upon the request of the Required Term Loan Lenders and the Required Revolving
Lenders, Pricing
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Level 1 shall apply in respect of the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility, as of
the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have
been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is
delivered (and thereafter the Pricing Level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition
shall apply).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of
the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b).
“Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage” means with respect to any Revolving Credit
Lender at any time, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the
Revolving Credit Facility at such time.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any of the Term Loan
Facility, or the Revolving Credit Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such
Facility or holds a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan, respectively, at such time, (b) with
respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) the L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have
been issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders and (c) with respect
to the Swing Line Sublimit, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are
outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders.
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an
Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.
“Arranger” means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger
and sole book manager.
“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one
another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section
10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit
E-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any capital lease of
any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person
prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease
Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that
would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if
such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the collective reference to (a) the audited
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended July 31,
2006 and July 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations,
Stockholders’ Equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
including the notes thereto and (b) the audited statement of net assets of the Acquired Business
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for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2006 and May 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements
of earnings before taxes for such fiscal year of the Acquired Business, including the notes
thereto.
“Availability Period” means in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the period
from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date for the Revolving
Credit Facility, (ii) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to
Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Credit
Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit
Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a)
the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as
publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate.” The “prime rate” is a
rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and
desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for
pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in
such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day
specified in the public announcement of such change.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest
based on the Base Rate.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing, or a Term Loan
Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state
where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate
Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in
the London interbank Eurodollar market.
“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, any
expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition or maintenance of any fixed or capital
asset, in each case, that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Collateralize” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).
“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent
owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens
permitted hereunder):
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(a) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the
United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more
than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit
of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof;
(b) time deposits with, or certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial
bank that (i) (A) is a Lender or (B) is organized under the laws of the United States of America,
any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank
holding company organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of
which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of this definition and (iii) has
combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more
than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof;
(c) commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United
States of America and maturing no more than 365 days from the time of the acquisition thereof, and
having, at the time of acquisition thereof, a rating of A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) or
better from S&P or P-1 (or the then equivalent grade) or better from Xxxxx’x;
(d) readily marketable obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any
political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case
maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at the time of the
acquisition thereof, a rating of A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) or better from S&P or P-1 (or
the then equivalent grade) or better from Xxxxx’x;
(e) Indebtedness issued by Persons having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of
“A” (or the then equivalent grade) or better from S&P or “A2” (or the then equivalent grade) or
better from Xxxxx’x with maturities of 365 days or less from the date of acquisition; and
(f) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries, in shares of any money market mutual fund that (i) has substantially all of
its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (a) through (e)
above and investments of similar character, quality and maturity, (ii) has net assets of not less
than $500,000,000, and (ii) are rated AAA- (or the then equivalent grade) or better by S&P or Aaa3
(or the then equivalent grade) or better by Xxxxx’x on the date of acquisition thereof.
“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services,
including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit cards, electronic funds transfer and
other cash management arrangements.
“Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash
Management Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such
Cash Management Agreement.
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“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the
following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change
in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application
thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.
“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:
(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary
or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and
13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to
have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire,
whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an
“option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities of the
Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the
Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or
group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or
(b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of
directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals
(i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period,
(ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by
individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination
at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or
nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to
in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a
majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and
clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of
that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation
of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group
other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of
directors).
“Cinema Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Acquired Business from the Seller
pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.
“Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section
4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Commitment” means a Term Loan Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the
context may require.
“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Term Loan Borrowing, (b) a Revolving
Credit Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Term Loans from one Type to the other, or (d)
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a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in
writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
D.
“Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets
of a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current
assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and cash equivalents.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as at any date of determination, the total
liabilities of a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be
classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding the current portion of long
term debt.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, at any date of determination, an amount equal to
Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, for the most
recently completed Measurement Period plus the following, without duplication, to the
extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (a) Consolidated Interest Charges, (b)
the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable (calculated net of
Federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits), (c) depreciation and amortization expenses,
(d) other non-recurring expenses reducing such Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a
cash item in such period (or any future period) in each case of or by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period), (e) non-cash charges or expenses related to stock-based
compensation, (f) cash or non-cash charges in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, not to exceed
$1,000,000 in any fiscal year, and, upon the implementation of FAS 141R, without duplication, the
amount of the purchase price and related transaction costs of any acquisition required to be
expensed during such period that would otherwise have been classified as goodwill prior to such
implementation, and (g) cash or non-cash charges or expenses relating to the refinancing,
extinguishment or redemption of Indebtedness in such period; provided that, for each of the
four fiscal quarters set forth below, Consolidated EBITDA shall equal the amount set forth below
opposite such fiscal quarter:
Consolidated | ||||
Fiscal Quarter | EBITDA | |||
October 31, 2007 |
$ | 22,676,000 | ||
January 31, 2008 |
$ | 13,961,000 | ||
April 30, 2008 |
$ | 11,508,000 | ||
July 31, 2008 |
$ | 14,586,000 |
Solely for the purpose of the computations of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, if there has occurred a Permitted Acquisition during the relevant
period, or, with respect to the Cinema Acquisition for the period beginning August 1, 2008 until
the Closing, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis (as defined below)
pursuant to this definition. For purposes of this definition, “Pro Forma Basis” means, with
respect to the preparation of pro forma financial statements for the purpose of the
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adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA relating to any acquisition other than the Cinema Acquisition
(except to the extent provided above), and for any other purpose related to any Permitted
Acquisition, on the basis that (A) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with such
acquisition or consolidation was incurred or assumed on the first day of the applicable period, (B)
if such Indebtedness bears a floating interest rate, such interest shall be paid over the
pro forma period either at the rate in effect on the date of such acquisition or
the applicable rate experienced over the period, and (C) all income and expense associated with the
assets or entity acquired in connection with such Permitted Acquisition for the most recently ended
four fiscal quarter period for which such income and expense amounts are available shall be treated
as being earned or incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a pro forma basis for the
portion of the applicable period occurring prior to the date such acquisition or consolidation has
occurred without giving effect to any cost savings, except such cost savings as would be permitted
in a pro forma financial statement prepared in compliance with SEC Regulation S-X.
“Consolidated Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount (if positive) equal to the sum, without
duplication, of (a) Consolidated EBITDA, plus (b) the amount of any decrease in
Consolidated Working Capital for such fiscal year, minus (c) the amount of any increase in
Consolidated Working Capital for such fiscal year, minus (d) consolidated Capital
Expenditures paid in cash minus (e) the cash portion of Consolidated Interest Charges
minus (f) cash income taxes paid minus (g) scheduled principal repayments, to the
extent actually made, of (i) Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07 and (ii) other
Indebtedness (including the principal component of capitalized leases), minus (h) the
amount of any charges or expenses described in clauses (e) through (g) of the definition of
Consolidated EBITDA that are paid (or reasonably expected to be paid) in cash, minus (i)
the amount of any cash expenditures in connection with Permitted Acquisitions.
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, at any date of determination, the
ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA less (ii) the aggregate amount of all Capital
Expenditures less (iii) the aggregate amount of Federal, state, local and foreign income
taxes paid in cash, in each case, of or by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to (b) the sum
of (i) Consolidated Interest Charges, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all regularly
scheduled principal payments or redemptions of Indebtedness and (iii) the aggregate amount of all
Restricted Payments made by the Borrower, in each case in clauses (a) and (b) above, for the most
recently completed Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal
amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations
hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other
similar instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct non-contingent obligations
arising in connection with letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’
acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all obligations in respect
of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable in
the ordinary course of business and (ii) earn-outs, hold-backs and other deferred payment of
consideration in Permitted Acquisitions to the extent not required to be reflected as liabilities
on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance
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with GAAP), (e) Attributable Indebtedness in respect of capital leases and Synthetic Lease
Obligations, (f) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of
the types specified in clauses (a) through (e) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, and (g) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of
any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or
limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint
venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such
Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of (a) all
interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with
borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price
of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) all interest
paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations and (c) the portion of rent expense under
capitalized leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case, of or by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement
Period.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently
completed Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, at any date of determination, the net income (or
loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed
Measurement Period; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) extraordinary
gains and extraordinary losses for such Measurement Period, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary
during such Measurement Period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms
of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Subsidiary
during such Measurement Period, except that the Borrower’s equity in any net loss of any such
Subsidiary for such Measurement Period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income,
and (c) any income (or loss) for such Measurement Period of any Person if such Person is not a
Subsidiary, except that the Borrower’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such
Measurement Period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash
actually distributed by such Person during such Measurement Period to the Borrower or a Subsidiary
as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a
Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to the Borrower
as described in clause (b) of this proviso).
“Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Stockholders’ Equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on that date.
“Consolidated Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess of
Consolidated Current Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries over Consolidated Current
Liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
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“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued
by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party
or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled”
have meanings correlative thereto.
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit
Extension.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other
liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium,
rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the
United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the
rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that,
with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of
Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if
any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided,
however, that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest
rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan
plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to
the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the
Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing
Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be
funded by it hereunder unless such failure has been cured, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to
the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder
within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or unless
such failure has been cured, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy
or insolvency proceeding.
“Diamond Nut” means Diamond Nut Company of California, Inc., a California corporation,
and its successors and assigns.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other
disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including
any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or
accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
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“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any
political subdivision of the United States.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee
under Section 10.06(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if
any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes,
laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants,
franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the
protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those
related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any
liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the
Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly
resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use,
handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure
to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into
the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which
liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital
stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or
other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or
other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person
or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or
such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including
partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not
such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of
determination.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under
common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and
Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the
Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a
withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of
ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2)
of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e)
of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a
Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing
of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment
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as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by
the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which
constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a
trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any
liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under
Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Eurodollar Rate” means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate
Loan, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”),
as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR
as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London
time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for
delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period.
If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurodollar Rate” for such
Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate
at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day
funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by
Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of
America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request
at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such
Interest Period.
“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Committed Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan that
bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Excluded Issuance” by any Person means an issuance and sale of an Equity Interest in
such Person.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C
Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the
Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however
denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction
(or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which such recipient is organized or in
which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable
Lending Office is located, or as a result of any connection between such Person and the taxing
jurisdiction (other than any such connection arising from such Person having executed, delivered or
performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced by, this Agreement), (b) any
branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, (c) any backup withholding, tax that is required by
the Code to be withheld from amounts payable to a Lender that has failed to comply with clause (A)
of Section 3.01(e)(ii), and (d) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee
pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 10.13), any United States withholding
tax that (i) is required to be imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to the
Laws in force at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending
Office) or (ii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a
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result of a Change in Law) to comply with clause (B) of Section 3.01(e)(ii), except to
the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of
designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the
Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or
(iii).
“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December
3, 2004 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified), by and between the Borrower and
Bank of the West, as lender.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means the collective reference to the existing letters of
credit identified on Schedule 1.01.
“Extraordinary Receipt” means any cash received by or paid to any Person as a result
of tax refunds, pension plan reversions, proceeds of insurance (other than proceeds of business
interruption insurance to the extent such proceeds constitute compensation for lost earnings) and
condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof); provided, however, that an
Extraordinary Receipt shall not include cash receipts from proceeds of insurance or condemnation
awards (or payments in lieu thereof) to the extent that such proceeds or awards (a) in respect of
loss or damage to equipment, fixed assets or real property are applied (or in respect of which
expenditures were previously incurred) to replace or repair the equipment, fixed assets or real
property in respect of which such proceeds were received in accordance with the terms of
Section 2.05(b)(v) or (b) are received by any Person in respect of any third party claim
against, or liability of, such Person and applied to pay (or to reimburse such Person for its prior
payment of) such claim or liability and the costs and expenses of such Person with respect thereto.
“Facility” means the Term Loan Facility, or the Revolving Credit Facility, as the
context may require.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted
average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not
a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the
next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such
rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day
shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%)
charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative
Agent.
“Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated July 15, 2008 among the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Arranger.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction
other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes (including such a Lender when
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acting in the capacity of the L/C Issuer). For purposes of this definition, the United
States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single
jurisdiction.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of
credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth
in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date
of determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other
nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority,
instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and any supra-national
bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise,
of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other
obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to
purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or
other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of
assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or
performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity
capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of
the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other
obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in
respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to
protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any
assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or
not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or
otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the
term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the
ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the
Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets or
Permitted Acquisitions permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to
Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such
Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably
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anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good
faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, each Subsidiary of the Borrower which has delivered
a Guaranty pursuant to the terms of Section 6.12.
“Guaranteed Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is
entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank.
“Guaranteed Hedge Agreement” means any interest rate Swap Contract permitted under
this Agreement that is entered into by and between a Loan Party and any Hedge Bank.
“Guaranty” means any guaranty agreement executed and delivered by any Guarantors in
favor of the Guaranty Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of Section 6.12, in each
case substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
“Guaranty Beneficiaries” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders,
the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, each sub-agent appointed by the
Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05, and the other Persons the
Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be Guaranteed under the terms of the Guaranty.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all
hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas,
infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to
any Environmental Law.
“Hedge Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Guaranteed Hedge
Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Guaranteed
Hedge Agreement.
“Inactive Subsidiary” means Diamond of Europe, a corporation organized under the laws
of the Federal Republic of Germany, and its successors and assigns; provided that at such
time (if any) as any such Person commences any activities or operations, such Person shall cease to
be an Inactive Subsidiary.
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all
of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit
(including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and
similar instruments;
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(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services (other than (i) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and (ii)
earn-outs, hold-backs and other deferred payment of consideration in Permitted Acquisitions
to the extent not required to be reflected as liabilities on the balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property
owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional
sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been
assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f) capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;
(g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person,
valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or
involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any
partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited
liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such
Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under
any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such
date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed
to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.
“Initial Financial Projections” means the consolidated forecasted balance sheet and
statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for fiscal years 2009-2013
in the most recent form provided to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof.
“Intangible Assets” means assets that are considered to be intangible assets under
GAAP, including customer lists, goodwill, computer software, copyrights, trade names, trademarks,
patents, franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and
capitalized research and development costs.
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of
each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such
Loan was made; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate
Loan
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exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of
such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan or
Swing Line Loan, the last Business Day of each January, April, July and October and the Maturity
Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made (with Swing Line Loans being deemed made under
the Revolving Credit Facility for purposes of this definition).
“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the
date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan
and ending on the date one week, two weeks or one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected
by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:
(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in
another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding
Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the
end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the
end of such Interest Period; and
(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under
which such Loan was made.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment
by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other
securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or
assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation
or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other
Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other
Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions)
of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance,
the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for
subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby
Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such
later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit
Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and
the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of
Credit.
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“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local
statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or
judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and
all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and
permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the
force of law.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s
funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Revolving
Credit Percentage.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter
of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit
Borrowing.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance
thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Issuer” means (a) with respect to Letters of Credit issued hereunder on or after
the Closing Date, Bank of America in its capacity as issuer thereof, or any successor issuer of
Letters of Credit hereunder and (b) solely with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit, Bank of
the West, in its capacity as issuer thereof.
“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount
available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all
Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available
to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in
accordance with Section 1.06. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of
determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn
thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be
deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the
context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender.
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender
described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as
a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall
include the Existing Letters of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or
amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
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“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is seven days prior to the
Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business
Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $10,000,000.00. The Letter of
Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest
or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or
other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article
II in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, the Fee Letter
and each Guaranty.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor (as applicable).
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material
adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent),
condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole; (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the
legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to
which it is a party.
“Material Contract” means, with respect to any Person, each contract to which such
Person is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person of $5,000,000or
more in any year or otherwise material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise),
operations, performance, properties or prospects of such Person.
“Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, September 15,
2013 and (b) with respect to the Term Loan Facility, September 15, 2013; provided,
however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be
the next preceding Business Day.
“Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed
four fiscal quarters of the Borrower or, if fewer than four consecutive fiscal quarters of the
Borrower have been completed since the Closing Date, the fiscal quarters of the Borrower that have
been completed since the Closing Date; provided that: (a) for purposes of determining an
amount of any item included in the calculation of a financial ratio or financial covenant (other
than Consolidated EBITDA) for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2008, such amount for the
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Measurement Period then ended shall equal such item for such fiscal quarter multiplied
by four; (b) for purposes determining an amount of any item included in the calculation of a
financial ratio or financial covenant (other than Consolidated EBITDA) for the fiscal quarter ended
January 31, 2009, such amount for the Measurement Period then ended shall equal such item for the
two fiscal quarters then ended multiplied by two; and (c) for purposes of determining an
amount of any item included in the calculation of a financial ratio or financial covenant (other
than Consolidated EBITDA) for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2009, such amount for the
Measurement Period then ended shall equal such item for the three fiscal quarters then ended
multiplied by 4/3. Consolidated EBITDA for periods ending prior to the Closing Date shall
equal the amounts set forth in the table included in the definition thereof.
“Minor Acquisition” means any investment by the Borrower or any Guarantor in the form
of acquisitions of all or substantially all of the business or a line of business (whether by the
acquisition of capital stock, assets or any combination thereof) of any other Person;
provided that the total cash and non-cash consideration for such acquisition shall not
exceed $10,000,000.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make
contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make
contributions.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means:
(a) with respect to any Disposition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
Extraordinary Receipt received or paid to the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such
transaction (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant
to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over
(ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by the applicable
asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than
Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B) the out-of-pocket expenses incurred (or reasonably
expected to be incurred) by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such transaction and
(C) taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of the date of the relevant
transaction, including any taxes payable as a result of any gain recognized in connection
therewith; provided that, if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to subclause (C)
exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of such Disposition,
the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds; and
(b) with respect to the sale or issuance of any Equity Interest by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection
with such transaction over (ii) the underwriting discounts and commissions, and other out-of-pocket
expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection therewith.
“Note” means a Term Loan Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.
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“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants
and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan
or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute
or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and
fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of
any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding,
regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate
or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents
with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the
certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect
to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint
venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument,
filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with
the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if
applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other
excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or
under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and
Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving
effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and
Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C
Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any
L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the
L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of
Unreimbursed Amounts.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and
is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple
employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time
during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any investment by the Borrower or any Guarantor in the
form of acquisitions of all or substantially all of the business or a line of business or a
separate
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operation (whether by the acquisition of capital stock, assets or any combination thereof) of
any other Person if each such acquisition meets all of the following requirements:
(a) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (or only the Administrative Agent with respect to
any Minor Acquisition) shall receive written notice of such acquisition not less than twenty (20)
days prior to closing, together with a reasonable summary description of the relevant acquisition,
pro forma projections and financial statements;
(b) if the survivor/acquired entity or assets shall be (or shall be owned by) a Subsidiary
following such transaction, the survivor/acquired entity becomes a Guarantor and a party to the
then current Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of such Loan Documents;
(c) the acquired entity, assets or operations shall be in a substantially similar line of
business as the Borrower and its subsidiaries, or a line of business reasonably related thereto;
(d) the Lenders shall receive resolutions of the board of directors of the acquired company
approving the acquisition prior to closing (except in the case of an acquisition of a Subsidiary of
an entity, or of assets of an entity);
(e) with respect to any acquisition (other than a Minor Acquisition) the Borrower shall
provide to the Lenders evidence that the acquired company had positive EBITDA for the four
consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on or immediately prior to the consummation of the
proposed acquisition;
(f) the total cash and non-cash consideration (including the fair market value of all Equity
Interests issued or transferred to the sellers thereof, and all earnouts and other contingent
payment obligations to the sellers thereof, and all assumptions of Indebtedness in connection
therewith) for such acquisition (or series of related acquisitions) together with the total cash
and non-cash consideration for all prior acquisitions consummated during the four consecutive
fiscal quarter period ending on or immediately prior to the consummation of the proposed
acquisition, shall not exceed 50% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on or immediately prior to
the consummation of the proposed acquisition;
(g) there shall be at least $15,000,000 of availability under the Revolving Credit Facility
after making such acquisition;
(h) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, at least five (5)
Business Days prior to closing, a certificate of a Responsible Officer evidencing pro
forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 (both
before and after giving effect to the proposed acquisition);
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the closing
date of the proposed acquisition; and
(j) no such acquisition shall be permitted prior to July 31, 2009 without the consent of the
Required Lenders.
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“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412
of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the
partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such
Person’s Affiliates.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA,
other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or
continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to
an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan,
a Swing Line Loan Notice.
“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than
50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit
Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being
deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate
unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and
the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be
excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit
Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the
aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in
L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for
purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments;
provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total
Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for
purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.
“Required Term Loan Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Term Loan Lenders
holding more than 50% of the Term Loan Facility on such date; provided that the portion of the Term
Loan Facility held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a
determination of Required Term Loan Lenders.
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“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial
officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party. Any document delivered
hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to
have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of
such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf
of such Loan Party.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property),
including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement,
acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on
account of any return of capital to the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or
members (or the equivalent Person thereof) other than any such stockholders, partners or members
(or the equivalent Person thereof) that are Loan Parties.
“Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving
Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest
Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its
obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b),
(b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line
Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set
forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Revolving Credit
Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender
becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving
Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
“Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time.
“Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a
Revolving Credit Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans or Swing Line Loans, as the case may be,
made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Seller” means General Xxxxx, Inc.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions.
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“Series A Senior Notes” means the collective reference to the Borrower’s 7.35% Senior
Notes, Series A, due December 1, 2013, issued pursuant to that certain Note Purchase Agreement
dated as of July 17, 2001 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified) by and among
the Borrower and certain holders of the notes party thereto.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of
determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than
the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present
fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required
to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c)
such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities
beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is
not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction,
for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such
Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as
they mature in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time
shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at
such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured
liability.
“Specified Obligations” means all existing or future payments and other obligations
owing by (a) any Loan Party under any Guaranteed Hedge Agreement (which such Guaranteed Hedge
Agreement is permitted hereunder) or (b) any Loan Party under any Guaranteed Cash Management
Agreement with any Cash Management Bank.
“Stockholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated
stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance
with GAAP.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other
interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other
than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency)
are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly,
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise
specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary
or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit
derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward
commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index
swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest
rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar
transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options,
spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing
(including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is
governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and
the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms
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and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International
Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or
any other similar master agreement relating to a transaction described in clause (a) (any such
master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any
such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after
taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap
Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and
termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any
date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the xxxx-to-market
value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily
available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a
Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section
2.04.
“Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line
Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.
“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to
Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit
B.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b)
the Revolving Credit Facility. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the
Revolving Credit Facility.
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a
so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or
possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person
but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the
indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“Target Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse change in, or a material
adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent),
condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Acquired Business taken as a whole.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any
Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the
same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each
of the Term Loan Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
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“Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Term Loan Lender, its obligation to make Term
Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any
one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Loan Lender’s name on
Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Term Loan Commitment” or opposite such caption in the
Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Loan Lender becomes a party hereto, as
applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Term Loan Facility” means, at any time, (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, the
aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate
principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Loan Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Term Loan Lender” means (a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender
that has a Term Loan Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Closing Date, any Lender
that holds Term Loans at such time.
“Term Loan” means an advance made by any Term Loan Lender under the Term Loan
Facility.
“Term Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Loan
Lender evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Loan Lender, substantially in the form of
Exhibit C-1.
“Threshold Amount” means $10,000,000.
“Total Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all
Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations.
“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C
Obligations.
“Transaction” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the Cinema Acquisition, (b)
the entering into by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which they are or
are intended to be a party, (c) the refinancing of certain outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries and the termination of all commitments with respect thereto and (d) the
payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the foregoing.
“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a
Eurodollar Rate Loan.
“Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities
under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets,
determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section
412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
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“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan
Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”
Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications
set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan
Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any
particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections,
Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and
Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall
include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting
such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to
such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words
“asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and
to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities,
accounts and contract rights.
(b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the
word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until”
each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and
including.”
(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
1.03 Accounting Terms. (a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or
completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including
financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this
Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect
from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial
Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation
of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or
the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall
negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the
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original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the
Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement
shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the
Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other
documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a
reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving
effect to such change in GAAP.
1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to
this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component,
carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed
herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no
nearest number).
1.05 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be
references to Pacific time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of
Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at
such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by
its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic
increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be
the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases,
whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
ARTICLE II.
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01 The Loans. (a) The Term Loan Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, each Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make a single loan to the Borrower on the
Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage of
the Term Loan Facility. The Term Loan Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans made simultaneously by
the Term Loan Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term Loan
Facility. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be
reborrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided
herein; provided that all Term Loans made on the Closing Date shall initially be made as
Base Rate Loans (unless the Administrative Agent shall have received a Eurodollar Rate Loan
indemnification agreement in form and substance satisfactory thereto and a Committed Loan Notice,
in each case not later than 11:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the Closing Date).
(b) The Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a
“Revolving Credit Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the
Availability Period, in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment
Percentage of each Revolving Credit Loan; provided, however, that after giving
effect to any
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Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the
Revolving Credit Facility, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans
of any Lender, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the
Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving
Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving
Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Credit Lender’s
Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may
borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under
this Section 2.01(b). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate
Loans, as further provided herein; provided that all Revolving Credit Loans made on the
Closing Date shall initially be made as Base Rate Loans (unless the Administrative Agent shall have
received a Eurodollar Rate Loan indemnification agreement in form and substance satisfactory
thereto and a Committed Loan Notice, in each case not later than 11:00 a.m. three Business Days
prior to the Closing Date).
2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans. (a) Each Term Loan Borrowing, each
Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type
to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s
irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice
must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days
prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate
Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested
date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this
Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a
written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a
principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof. Except as
provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base
Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $250,000 in excess
thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the
Borrower is requesting a Term Loan Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term
Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate
Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be
(which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or
continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving
Credit Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with
respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if
the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the
applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans.
Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the
Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the
Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any
such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have
specified an Interest Period of one month. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a
Swing Line Loan may not be converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
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(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage under the applicable Facility of the
applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or
continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the
details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a). In
the case of a Term Loan Borrowing or a Revolving Credit Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall
make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at
the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the
applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section
4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in
like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the
Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of
such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to)
the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date a
Committed Loan Notice with respect to a Revolving Credit Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there
are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Credit Borrowing,
first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and
second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted
only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of
a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without
the consent of the Required Lenders.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the
interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of
such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent
shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in
determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.
(e) After giving effect to all Term Loan Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans from one
Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more
than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Term Loan Facility at any one time.
After giving effect to all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Credit Loans
from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there
shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Revolving Credit
Facility at any one time.
2.03 Letters of Credit. (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment. (i) Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements
of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on
any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration
Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, and to amend or extend Letters of
Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor
drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to
participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower and any drawings
thereunder;
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provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any
Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit
Facility, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving
Credit Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding
Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of
the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of
Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit
shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested
complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the
foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain
Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing
period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been
drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued
pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms
and conditions hereof.
(ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter
of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension,
unless the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date; or
(B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of
Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Revolving Credit Lenders have approved such expiry
date.
(iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by
its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit,
or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having
the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer
shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of
credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer
with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for
which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing
Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was
not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good xxxxx xxxxx material to
it;
(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C
Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
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(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such
Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000; provided that
such initial minimum amount shall not apply to any Existing Letter of Credit;
(D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars;
(E) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the
stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or
(F) a default of any Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c) exists
or any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has
entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C
Issuer’s risk with respect to such Lender.
(iv) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be
permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms
hereof.
(v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A)
the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its
amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does
not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to
any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C
Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative
Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer
in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer
Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative
Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions,
and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of
Credit. (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the
request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in
the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible
Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and
the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date
and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their
sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In
the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit
Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed
issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount
thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the
documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the
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full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing
thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other
matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any
outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail
satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of
amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and
(4) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to
the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such
requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer
or the Administrative Agent may require.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will
confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative
Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if
not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the
L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Credit Lender, the Administrative
Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance
or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions
contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for
the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in
each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices.
Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall
be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C
Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of
such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage times the
amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the
L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that
has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”);
provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to
prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the
date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof
not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month
period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise
directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to
the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been
issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not
require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an
expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however,
that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined
that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such
Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the
provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has
received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven
Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the
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Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit
such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or the
Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is
not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such
extension.
(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter
of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C
Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete
copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations. (i) Upon receipt from
the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the
L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00
a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an
“Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent
in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C
Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of
the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the
amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof. In such
event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate
Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without
regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of
Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit
Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a
Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to
this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing;
provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the
conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each Revolving Credit Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section
2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C
Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving
Credit Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day
specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions
of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available
shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The
Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.
(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a
Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in
Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be
deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the
Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable
on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such
event, each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of
the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of
its
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participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such
Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.
(iv) Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance
pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn
under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.
(v) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C
Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as
contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall
not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or
any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default,
or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make
Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions
set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan
Notice ). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation
of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C
Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent
for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to
the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in
Section 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender
(acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for
the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is
immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the
Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking
industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar
fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender
pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute
such Lender’s Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the
relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to
any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts
owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment of Participations. (i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a
payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s
L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the
Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the
related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise,
including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent),
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the Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to such Lender its Applicable Revolving
Credit Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C
Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the
circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement
entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from
the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per
annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the
Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the
termination of this Agreement.
(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer
for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or
any other Loan Document;
(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the
Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of
such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee
may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement
or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such 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; or any loss or delay in the
transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such
Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of
a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of
Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person
purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of
creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary
or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of
the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
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The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto
that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s
instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The
Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its
correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any
drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any
document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter
of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the
authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the
Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or
assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in
connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Credit Lenders or the
Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross
negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or
enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document.
The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee
with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this
assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and
remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement.
None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any
correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of
the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e); provided,
however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may
have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the
extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages
suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful
misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of
Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly
complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in
limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in
order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to
the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any
instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the
rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason.
(g) Cash Collateral. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the L/C
Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing
has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C
Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, Cash Collateralize
the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations not later than 4:00 p.m., on the Business Day
the Company receives such request (if the Company receives such request prior to 11:00 am) or
otherwise on the next Business Day. Sections 2.05 and 8.02(c) set forth certain
additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of this Section
2.03, Section 2.05 and Section 8.02(c), “Cash Collateralize” means to
pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer
and the Lenders, as
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collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation
in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents
are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings.
The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the
Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all
proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing
deposit accounts at Bank of America. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any
funds held as Cash Collateral are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the
Administrative Agent or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding
Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative
Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited as Cash Collateral, an
amount equal to the excess of (x) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (y) the total amount of
funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent determines to be free and
clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on
deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable
Laws, to reimburse the L/C Issuer.
(h) Applicability of ISP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the
Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing
Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit.
(i) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit
equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of
Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of
Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section
1.06; provided that with respect to all Existing Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent
shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the most recent information provided with respect to such
Existing Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03(l). Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i)
due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each January, April, July and October,
commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the
Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in
arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount
available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the
Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in
effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the
Required Revolving Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall
accrue at the Default Rate.
(j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The
Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to
each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Fee Letter, computed on the daily
amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such
fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each January,
April, July and October in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion
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thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after
the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on
demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of
Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section
1.06. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the
customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and
charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such
customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(k) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms
hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(l) Reporting Requirements Regarding Existing Letters of Credit. The Borrower and any
issuer of an Existing Letter of Credit shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer and the Administrative
Agent of any amendment of, modification of, or drawing of such Existing Letter of Credit,
including, without limitation, any increase, decrease, extension, renewal, or cancellation of such
Existing Letter of Credit.
2.04 Swing Line Loans. (a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders
set forth in this Section 2.04, to make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”)
to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an
aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit,
notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Revolving
Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of the
Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total
Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, and (ii)
the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender at
such time, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the
Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s
Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans at such
time shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and provided further that the
Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line
Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the
Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and
reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest only at a rate
based on the Base Rate. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Credit
Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the
Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of
such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage times the amount of such
Swing Line Loan.
(b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s
irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by
telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and
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the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall
specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested
borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed
promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line
Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Promptly
after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line
Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the
Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line
Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof.
Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the
Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m.
on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make
such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first
sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified
in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line
Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower at its office by
crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately
available funds.
(c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans. (i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its
sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably
authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Credit Lender
make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of
the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which
written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in
accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and
multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the
unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility and the conditions set forth in Section
4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed
Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving
Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the
amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately
available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not
later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to
Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be
deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent
shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving
Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate
Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request
by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk
participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section
2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
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(iii) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified
in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such
Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest
thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such
payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the
greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in
accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative,
processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with
the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the
amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or
funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of
the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with
respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(iv) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to
purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section
2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person
for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other
occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;
provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make
Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions
set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or
otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with
interest as provided herein.
(d) Repayment of Participations. (i) At any time after any Revolving Credit Lender
has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender
receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to
such Revolving Credit Lender its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof in the same funds
as those received by the Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or
interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under
any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any
settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Credit
Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof
on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such
demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds
Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line
Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full
of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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(e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be
responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving
Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04
to refinance such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of any Swing
Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage shall be solely for
the account of the Swing Line Lender.
(f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of
principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.
2.05 Prepayments. (a) Optional. (i) Subject to the last sentence of this
Section 2.05(a)(i), the Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time
or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part
without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (1) three Business Days prior to any date of
prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (2) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any
prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $2,500,000 or a whole
multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof; and (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a
principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if
less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the
date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate
Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will
promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s
ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the
relevant Facility). If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such
prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date
specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued
interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to
Section 3.05. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section
2.05(a) shall be applied as follows: first to the principal repayment installment thereof due
as of the end of the fiscal quarter in which such prepayment is made, until such principal
installment has been reduced to zero ($0) and second to the remaining principal repayment
installments thereof on a pro-rata basis, and each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the relevant
Facilities.
(ii) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans
in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must
be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m.
on the date of the prepayment, and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal
amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment.
If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the
payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified
therein.
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(b) Mandatory. (i) Within five Business Days after financial statements have been
delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and the related Compliance Certificate has been
delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal
amount of Loans equal to the excess (if any) of (A) 50% of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for the
fiscal year covered by such financial statements minus (B) the aggregate principal amount
of Term Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(i) and Revolving Credit Loans prepaid
pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(i) (to the extent that such repayment is accompanied by a
reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitment), such prepayments to be applied as set forth in
clauses (vi) and (viii) below; provided that (1) such percentage shall be reduced to zero
during such times as the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is less
than 2.00 to 1.00, as evidenced by the most recently delivered Compliance Certificate and (2) any
such prepayment shall be pro rated for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2009 to reflect that portion
of such fiscal year that occurred during the term of this Agreement.
(ii) If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries Disposes of any property (other than
any Disposition of any property permitted by Section 7.05 (except pursuant to
Section 7.05(h), solely to the extent required therein)) which results in the
realization by such Person of Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate
principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds immediately upon receipt
thereof by such Person (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses (vi) and
(viii) below).
(iii) Upon the sale or issuance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any of
its Equity Interests (other than Excluded Issuances and any sales or issuances of Equity
Interests to another Loan Party), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of
Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon receipt
thereof by the Borrower or such Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in
clauses (vi) and (viii) below).
(iv) Upon the incurrence or issuance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant
to Section 7.03), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans
equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof
by the Borrower or such Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses
(vi) and (viii) below).
(v) Upon any Extraordinary Receipt received by or paid to or for the account of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and not otherwise included in clause (ii), (iii) or
(iv) of this Section 2.05(b), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal
amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon
receipt thereof by the Borrower or such Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set
forth in clauses (vi) and (viii) below).
(vi) Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section
2.05(b) shall be applied, first, ratably to the Term Loan Facility and to the
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principal repayment installments thereof on a pro-rata basis and, second, to
the Revolving Credit Facility in the manner set forth in clause (viii) of this Section
2.05(b).
(vii) If for any reason the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at any time exceed the
Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving
Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C
Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
(viii) Prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility made pursuant to this Section
2.05(b), first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings and the Swing Line Loans,
second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, and,
third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations; and, in the case
of prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility required pursuant to clause (i), (ii),
(iii), (iv) or (v) of this Section 2.05(b), the amount remaining, if any, after the
prepayment in full of all L/C Borrowings, Swing Line Loans and Revolving Credit Loans
outstanding at such time and the Cash Collateralization of the remaining L/C Obligations in
full (the sum of such prepayment amounts, cash collateralization amounts and remaining
amount being, collectively, the “Reduction Amount”) may be retained by the Borrower
for use in the ordinary course of its business, and the Revolving Credit Facility shall be
automatically and permanently reduced by the Reduction Amount as set forth in Section
2.06(b)(iii). Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash
Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further
action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the L/C
Issuer or the Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable.
2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments. (a) Optional. The Borrower may, upon
notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Credit Facility, the Letter of Credit
Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit
Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit; provided that (i) any
such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business
Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an
aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the
Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Credit Facility if, after giving effect
thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would
exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect
thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would
exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or (C) the Swing Line Sublimit if, after giving effect
thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans
would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.
(b) Mandatory. (i) The aggregate Term Loan Commitments shall be automatically and
permanently reduced to zero on the date of the Term Loan Borrowing.
(ii) The Revolving Credit Facility shall be automatically and permanently reduced on
each date on which the prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans outstanding
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thereunder is required to be made pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i), (ii),
(iii), (iv) or (v) by an amount equal to the applicable Reduction
Amount.
(iii) If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Credit
Commitments under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line
Sublimit exceeds the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit
or the Swing Line Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount
of such excess.
(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent
will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit,
Swing Line Sublimit or the Revolving Credit Commitment under this Section 2.06. Upon any
reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving
Credit Lender shall be reduced by such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such
reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility accrued until the effective
date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be paid on the effective date of
such termination.
2.07 Repayment of Loans. (a) Term Loans. Subject to the last sentence of
Section 2.05(a)(i), on each of the dates set forth in the table below, the Borrower shall
repay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Term Loan Lenders, the aggregate
principal amount of the Term Loans as set forth opposite such dates in the table below (as the
aggregate outstanding amounts of the Term Loans and the amounts in such table shall be reduced as a
result of the application of such prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in
Section 2.05):
Payment Date | Amount | |||
October 31, 2008 |
$ | 2,500,000 | ||
January 31, 2009 |
$ | 2,500,000 | ||
April 30, 2009 |
$ | 2,500,000 | ||
July 31, 2009 |
$ | 2,500,000 | ||
October 31, 2009 |
$ | 3,750,000 | ||
January 31, 2010 |
$ | 3,750,000 | ||
April 30, 2010 |
$ | 3,750,000 | ||
July 31, 2010 |
$ | 3,750,000 | ||
October 31, 2010 |
$ | 5,000,000 | ||
January 31, 2011 |
$ | 5,000,000 | ||
April 30, 2011 |
$ | 5,000,000 | ||
July 31, 2011 |
$ | 5,000,000 | ||
October 31, 2011 |
$ | 6,250,000 | ||
January 31, 2012 |
$ | 6,250,000 | ||
April 30, 2012 |
$ | 6,250,000 | ||
July 31, 2012 |
$ | 6,250,000 | ||
October 31, 2012 |
$ | 13,750,000 | ||
January 31, 2013 |
$ | 13,750,000 | ||
April 30, 2013 |
$ | 13,750,000 |
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Maturity Date |
Amount of all Term Loans Outstanding |
provided, however, that the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loans
shall be repaid on the Maturity Date for the Term Loan Facility and in any event shall be in an
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date.
(b) Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Credit Lenders
on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility the aggregate principal amount of all
Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date.
(c) Swing Line Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to
occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date for the
Revolving Credit Facility.
2.08 Interest. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Eurodollar
Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each
Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period
plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; (ii) each Base Rate Loan under a Facility shall
bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a
rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; and (iii)
each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the
applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable
Rate for the Revolving Credit Facility.
(b) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any
applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount
shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the
Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any
Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required
Lenders such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum
at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, the
Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder
at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iv) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due
interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date
applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest
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hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after
judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
2.09 Fees. In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(i) and (j):
(a) Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by
which the Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving
Credit Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations. The commitment fee shall accrue
at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the
conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on
the last Business Day of each January, April, July and October, commencing with the first such date
to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period for the Revolving
Credit Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any
change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and
multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such
Applicable Rate was in effect.
(b) Other Fees. (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative
Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee
Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason
whatsoever.
(ii) The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately
agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be
fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate. (a) All
computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Bank of America’s
“prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and
actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a
360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being
paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the
day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day
on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the
same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day.
Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of
the Borrower or for any other reason, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any
applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and
retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable
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Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent
(or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the
Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action
by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the
amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest
and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section
2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(i) or 2.08(b) or under Article VIII. The
Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate
Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
2.11 Evidence of Debt. (a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by
one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the
ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and
each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made
by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or
any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower
hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict
between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the
Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative
Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through
the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the
Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts
or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if
applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each
Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts
or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit
and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by
the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the
accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.
2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback. (a) General. All payments
to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim,
defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the
Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective
Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in
immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The
Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage in respect
of the relevant Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like
funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the
Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day
and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the
Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day,
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payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be
reflected on computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
(b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any
Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to
12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume
that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02
(or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available
in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has
not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then
the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith
on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each
day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the
date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such
Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in
accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative,
processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the
foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate
applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the
Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such
Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so
paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower
shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have
failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the time at which
any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C
Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may
assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may,
in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer,
as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made
such payment, then each of the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be,
severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so
distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds with interest
thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but
excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal
Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking
industry rules on interbank compensation.
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A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount
owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the
Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing
provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the
Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in
Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender)
to such Lender, without interest.
(d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make
Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line
Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The
failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under
Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its
corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure
of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under
Section 10.04(c).
(e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain
the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any
Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or
manner.
(f) Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and
available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings,
interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment
of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance
with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, toward
payment of principal and L/C Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled
thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties.
2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff
or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of (a) Obligations in respect of any of the
Facilities due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time
in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations
due and payable to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations in
respect of the Facilities due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities due
and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by
all the Lenders at such time or (b) Obligations in respect of any of the Facilities owing (but not
due and payable) to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess
of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations owing (but
not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations in
respect of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the
other Loan Parties at such time) of payment on
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account of the Obligations in respect of the Facilities owing (but not due and payable) to all
Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all of the Lenders at
such time then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative
Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and
subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other
adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the
Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of the Facilities
then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case
may be, provided that:
(i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any
portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or
subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such
recovery, without interest; and
(ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment
made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement
or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a
participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line
Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).
The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so
under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing
arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to
such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount
of such participation.
2.14 Increase in Revolving Credit Facility. (a) Request for Increase. Provided
there exists no Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify all
Revolving Credit Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time during the period of three (3) years
following the Closing Date, request an increase in the Revolving Credit Facility by an amount (for
all such requests) not exceeding $50,000,000 less the aggregate principal amount of any
prior or simultaneous increase to the Term Loan Facility made pursuant to Section 2.15;
provided that any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000.
The then current Revolving Credit Lenders shall have the first option to provide a portion of the
increase in the Revolving Credit Facility (in accordance with their respective existing Applicable
Revolving Credit Percentages). At the time of sending the notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders,
the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within
which each Revolving Credit Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than
ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders).
(b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall notify the
Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Revolving
Credit Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its
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Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such requested increase. Any Revolving Credit
Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its
Revolving Credit Commitment.
(c) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Revolving Credit Lenders. The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Revolving Credit Lender of the Revolving
Credit Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a
requested increase, and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the
Swing Line Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower may also
invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to a joinder
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Revolving Credit Facility is increased in
accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the
effective date (the “Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of
such increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Revolving
Credit Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Revolving Credit Increase Effective
Date.
(e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such
increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party
dated as of the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender)
signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions
adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the
Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations
and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on
and as of the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true
and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.14, the
representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall
be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b),
respectively, of Section 6.01, and (B) no Default exists. The Borrower shall prepay any
Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date (and pay any
additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages
arising from any nonratable increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section. The
Applicable Rate for any such increase will be determined by the Borrower and the Revolving Credit
Lenders (including any new Revolving Credit Lenders) at the time such increase is made;
provided that if such Applicable Rate would exceed the Applicable Rate for the Revolving
Credit Facility or the Term Loan Facility, the Applicable Rate for the Revolving Credit Facility
and the Term Loan Facility (including any prior increases to the Revolving Credit Facility or Term
Loan Facility) shall be automatically increased to equal the Applicable Rate on the new Revolving
Credit Loans or new Term Loans.
(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in
Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
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2.15 Increase in Term Loan Facility. (a) Request for Increase. Provided there
exists no Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify all Term
Loan Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time during the period of three years following the
Closing Date, request an increase in the Term Loans by an amount (for all such requests) not
exceeding $50,000,000 less the aggregate principal amount of any prior or simultaneous
increases in the Revolving Credit Facility made pursuant to Section 2.14; provided
that any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000. The then
current Term Loan Lenders shall have the first option to provide a portion of the increased Term
Loans (in accordance with their respective existing Applicable Percentages in respect of the Term
Loan Facility). At the time of sending the notice to the Term Loan Lenders, the Borrower (in
consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Term
Loan Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from
the date of delivery of such notice to the Term Loan Lenders).
(b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Term Loan Lender shall notify the
Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Term Loans
and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its ratable portion (based on
such Term Loan Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Term Loan Facility) of such
requested increase. Any Term Loan Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to
have declined to increase its Term Loans.
(c) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Term Loan Lenders. The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Term Loan Lender of the Term Loan Lenders’
responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, and
subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Term Loan Lenders
pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
its counsel.
(d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Term Loans are increased in accordance
with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date
(the “Term Loan Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Term Loan Lenders of the final
allocation of such increase and the Term Loan Increase Effective Date. As of the Term Loan
Increase Effective Date, the amortization schedule for the Term Loans set forth in Section
2.07(a) shall be amended to increase the then-remaining unpaid installments of principal by an
aggregate amount equal to the additional Term Loans being made on such date, such aggregate amount
to be applied to increase such installments ratably in accordance with the amounts in effect
immediately prior to the Term Loan Increase Effective Date. Such amendment may be signed by the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders.
(e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such
increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party
dated as of the Term Loan Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by
a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by
such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower,
certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations
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and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and
correct on and as of the Term Loan Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true
and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the
representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall
be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b),
respectively, of Section 6.01, and (B) no Default exists. The additional Term Loans shall
be made by the Term Loan Lenders participating therein pursuant to the procedures set forth in
Section 2.02 and on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent. The Applicable Rate for any additional Term Loans will be determined by the Borrower and
the Term Loan Lenders (including any new Term Loan Lenders) at the time such additional Term Loan
is made; provided that if such Applicable Rate would exceed the Applicable Rate for the
Term Loan Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility, the Applicable Rate for the Term Loan Facility
and the Revolving Credit Facility (including any prior increases to the Revolving Credit Facility
or Term Loan Facility) shall be automatically increased to equal the Applicable Rate on the new
Term Loans or new Revolving Credit Loans.
(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in
Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
ARTICLE III.
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01 Taxes.
(a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. (i)
Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any
other Loan Document shall to the extent permitted by applicable Laws be made free and clear of and
without reduction or withholding for any Taxes. If, however, applicable Laws require the Borrower
or the Administrative Agent to withhold or deduct any Tax, such Tax shall be withheld or deducted
in accordance with such Laws as determined by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case
may be, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection
(e) below.
(ii) If the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to
withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and
withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or
make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon
the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the
Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the
withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum
payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required
withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or L/C Issuer,
as the case may be, receives an
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amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction
been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of
subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable Laws.
(c) Tax Indemnifications. (i) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or
(b) above, the Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and
the L/C Issuer, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for
the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) withheld or deducted
by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent or paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the
L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising
therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were
correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The Borrower
shall also, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect
thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C Issuer for
any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required by clause (ii) of this
subsection. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the
Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the
Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
(ii) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, each Lender and
the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent,
and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, against any
and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities, penalties, interest and
expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Borrower or
the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent by any Governmental Authority as a result of the failure by such Lender or the L/C
Issuer, as the case may be, to deliver, or as a result of the inaccuracy, inadequacy or
deficiency of, any documentation required to be delivered by such Lender or the L/C Issuer,
as the case may be, to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (e).
Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and
apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case
may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the
Administrative Agent under this clause (ii). The agreements in this clause (ii) shall
survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of
rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the
Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
(d) Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent,
as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a
Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver
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to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the
case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority
evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other
evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as
the case may be.
(e) Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation. (i) Each Lender shall deliver to the
Borrower and to the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Laws or
when reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and
executed documentation prescribed by applicable Laws or by the taxing authorities of any
jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine (A) whether or not payments made hereunder
or under any other Loan Document are subject to Taxes, (B) if applicable, the required rate of
withholding or deduction, and (C) such Lender’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or
reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Lender by the Borrower
pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise to establish such Lender’s status for withholding tax
purposes in the applicable jurisdiction.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is resident for
tax purposes in the United States,
(A) any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or such other documentation
or information prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably requested by the Borrower
or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent,
as the case may be, to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup
withholding or information reporting requirements; and
(B) each Foreign Lender that is entitled under the Code or any applicable
treaty to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments
hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the
recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender
under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally
entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:
(I) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming
eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States
is a party,
(II) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,
(III) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-
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8IMY and all required supporting documentation,
(IV) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the
exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a
certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank”
within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent
shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of
the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section
881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) executed originals of Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8BEN, or
(V) executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Laws
as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States
Federal withholding tax together with such supplementary documentation as
may be prescribed by applicable Laws to permit the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to
be made.
(iii) Each Lender shall promptly (A) notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or
reduction, and (B) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the
reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the
re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws of any
jurisdiction that the Borrower or the Administrative Agent make any withholding or deduction
for taxes from amounts payable to such Lender.
(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time
shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a
Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund
of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as
the case may be. If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines, in its sole
discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts
pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to
the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this
Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the
case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental
Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the
Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental
Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer in the event the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer is required to repay such refund to such
Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to make available its tax returns (or any other information
relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
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3.02 Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any
Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending
Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates
based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on
the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London
interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative
Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base
Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no
longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with
a copy to the Administrative Agent), convert to Base Rate Loans or, if required by applicable Law,
prepay all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender, either on the last day of the Interest Period
therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day,
or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans.
Upon any such conversion, or if required by applicable Law, any such prepayment, the Borrower shall
also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted or prepaid.
3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in
connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof
that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market
for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and
reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period
with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan , or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for any requested
Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so
notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of
the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke
any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or,
failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base
Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.
3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan,
insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account
of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement
contemplated by Section 3.04(e)) or the L/C Issuer; or
(ii) subject any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with
respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit or
any Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such
Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified
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Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or any
change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer); or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other
condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such
Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or
maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or
to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining
any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of
Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer
hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or
the L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be,
for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change
in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such
Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would
have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on
the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this
Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of
Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below
that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could
have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C
Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with
respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the
L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or
the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction
suffered.
(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer
setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its
holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and
delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such
Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate
within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer
to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a
waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided
that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more
than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies
the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such
Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change
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in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month
period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
(e) Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans. The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long
as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets
consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency
liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan
equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by
such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable
on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have
received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such
additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the
relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from
receipt of such notice.
3.05 Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such
Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate
Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary,
mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);
(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a
Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in
the amount notified by the Borrower; or
(c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest
Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13;
including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or
reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the
deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary
administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section
3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the
Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank
eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such
Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation
under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender,
the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer
pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02,
then such
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Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different
Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations
hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or
the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable
pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate
the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case,
would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or
expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case
may be. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender
or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section
3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, the Borrower
may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.
3.07 Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive
termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and
resignation of the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE IV.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender
to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent:
(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or
telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a
Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of
certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:
(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement sufficient in number for distribution to
the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;
(ii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;
(iii) a Guaranty executed by each presently existing direct or indirect Domestic
Subsidiary of the Borrower and, to the extent no material adverse tax consequences would
result, each presently existing direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower
(excluding the Inactive Subsidiary for so long as such Subsidiary remains inactive);
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(iv) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates
including specimen signatures and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan
Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and
capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in
connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a
party;
(v) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage
in business in each jurisdiction of incorporation or formation;
(vi) a favorable opinion of Fenwick & West LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed
to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to such matters concerning the Loan Parties
and the Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(vii) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either (A) attaching
copies of all consents or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so
required;
(viii) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (A)
that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been
satisfied, (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since April 30, 2008 that has
had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect; (C) that there has been no event or circumstance since May 28, 2008
that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or a Target Material Adverse Effect; and (D) that after
giving pro forma effect to the Transaction, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
as of the Closing Date will not exceed 3.20 to 1.00 (calculated on a pro
forma basis including other adjustments reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and the Arranger);
(ix) the Audited Financial Statements, the unaudited financial statements referred to
in Section 5.05(b) and the Initial Financial Projections; and
(x) evidence (A) that the Existing Credit Agreement has been or concurrently with the
Closing Date is being terminated and all Liens securing obligations under the Existing
Credit Agreement have been, or concurrently with the Closing Date are being, released and
(B) that all obligations under the Series A Senior Notes have been, or concurrently with the
Closing Date are being, paid in full.
(b) Any fees and expenses required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and
the Lenders on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.
(c) Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all fees, charges
and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by
the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date,
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plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its
reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it
through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final
settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).
(d) The Closing Date shall have occurred on or before October 31, 2008.
(e) The absence of any action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge
of the Borrower, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental authority that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or a Target Material Adverse Effect.
(f) The Acquisition Agreement and such other agreements, instruments and documents with the
Seller relating to the Transaction shall not be altered, amended or otherwise changed or
supplemented in any material way or any material condition therein waived without the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent and the Acquisition shall have been consummated in accordance
with the terms thereof and in compliance with applicable Laws and regulatory approvals.
(g) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section
9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section
4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved
or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be
consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative
Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its
objection thereto.
4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request
for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to
the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions
precedent:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in
Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at
any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, that are qualified by materiality shall be
true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, and each of the representations
and warranties of (i) the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in any other Loan Document
or in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, that are not
qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date
of such Credit Extension, except in each case to the extent that such representations and
warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as
of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the
representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall
be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b),
respectively, of Section 6.01.
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(b) No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the
application of the proceeds thereof.
(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall
have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a
conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the
Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in
Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the
applicable Credit Extension.
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power. Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof (a) is
duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority
and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease
its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as
applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or
operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license;
except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan
Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the
terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or
contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i)
any Material Contract to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of
such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any
Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or
(c) violate any Law.
5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption,
authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any
other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by,
or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
5.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered
hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto.
This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered
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will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against
each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms.
5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) The Audited Financial Statements of the Borrower (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted
therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the
date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted
therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material
commitments and Indebtedness to the extent required by GAAP.
(b) The Audited Financial Statements of the Acquired Business, and the unaudited statement of
net assets of the Acquired Business dated May 28, 2008, and the related statements of earnings
before taxes for the fiscal year ended on that date, each present fairly, in all material respects,
the net assets of the Acquired Business as of the date thereof and their related earnings before
income taxes for the period covered thereby in conformity with GAAP.
(c) The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated April
30, 2008 (and if available, July 31, 2008), and the related consolidated statements of income or
operations, Stockholders’ Equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were
each prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby,
except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, or, in the case of clause (b), of the Acquired Business, as of the
date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case
of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
Schedule 7.03 sets forth all material Indebtedness of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries and separately, of the Acquired Business
(d) Since April 30, 2008 , there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in
the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) The consolidated pro forma balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as at April 30, 2008 (and if available, July 31, 2008), and the related consolidated
pro forma statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for the twelve months then ended, certified by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the
Borrower, copies of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present the consolidated
pro forma financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such date
and the consolidated pro forma results of operations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP.
(f) The Initial Financial Projections and the consolidated forecasted balance sheet and
statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant
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to Section 6.01(c) were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated
therein, which assumptions the Borrower believed to be reasonable at the time of delivery of such
forecasts.
5.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to
the knowledge of the Borrower after due and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated, at
law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect
or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the consummation of the Transaction, or
(b) either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.07 No Default. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or
with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or any other Loan Document.
5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary has good record
and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary
or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by
Section 7.01.
5.09 Environmental Compliance. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary
course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging
potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective
businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Borrower has reasonably
concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.10 Insurance. The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such
amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies
engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the
applicable Subsidiary operates.
5.11 Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other
material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other
material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or
their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate
reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against
the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any
Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is party to any tax sharing agreement with any Person that is
not a Loan Party or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of a Loan Party.
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5.12 ERISA Compliance.
(a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of
ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under
Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an
application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to
the best knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of,
such qualification. The Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to
each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an
extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect
to any Plan.
(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions
or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction
or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan
has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has
incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any
Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither
the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability
(and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would
result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan;
and (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be
subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has no Subsidiaries
other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13, and all of the
outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable and are owned by a Loan Party in the amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule
5.13 free and clear of all Liens. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has no equity
investments in any other corporation or entity other than (i) those specifically disclosed in Part
(b) of Schedule 5.13 and (ii) investments in Subsidiaries. All of the outstanding Equity
Interests in the Borrower have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important
activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of
Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
margin stock.
(b) None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is
required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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5.15 Disclosure. No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished
(whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this
Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as modified or
supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits
to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to
projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in
good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
5.16 Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof is in compliance in
all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and
decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such
requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.17 Taxpayer Identification Number. The Borrower’s true and correct U.S. taxpayer
identification number is set forth on Schedule 10.02.
5.18 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or possess
the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent
rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP
Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses,
without conflict with the rights of any other Person, except where the failure to own or possess
the right to use any such IP Rights would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product,
process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be
employed, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person,
except where such infringement would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.19 Solvency. Each Loan Party is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, Solvent.
ARTICLE VI.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the
Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01,
6.02, and 6.03) cause each Subsidiary to:
6.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and
detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
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(a) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of
such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in
Stockholders’ Equity, and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in
accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified
public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders,
which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit;
(b) as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first
three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, the related consolidated
statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s
fiscal year then ended, and the related consolidated statements of changes in Stockholders’ Equity,
and cash flows for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, in each case setting forth
in comparative form, as applicable, the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the
previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable
detail, certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller
of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, Stockholders’
Equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to
normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; and
(c) during any period in which the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is equal to or greater than
2.50 to 1.00, as soon as available, but in any event at least 60 days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Borrower, a forecast prepared by management of the Borrower, in form satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent, of consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and
cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a monthly basis for the immediately following
fiscal year (including the fiscal year in which the Maturity Date occurs).
As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(c), the
Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b)
above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish
the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified
therein.
6.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in
form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section
6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such
financial statements and stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was
obtained of any Default under the financial covenants set forth herein or, if any such Default
shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;
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(b) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections
6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive
officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower;
(c) promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any
detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors
(or the audit committee of the board of directors) of the Borrower by independent accountants in
connection with the accounts or books of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of
them;
(d) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial
statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of
all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower
may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant
hereto;
(e) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any
holder of debt securities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof pursuant to the terms of any
indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the
Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01 or any other clause of this Section 6.02;
(f) promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan
Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the
SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or
possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational
results of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; and
(g) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate
affairs of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as
the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or
Section 6.02(d) or referred to in Section 6.03(d) (to the extent any such documents
are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so
delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such
documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website
address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the
Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the
Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by
the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of
such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such
paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the
Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and
each Lender (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to
the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such
documents.
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Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to
provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(b) to the
Administrative Agent. Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have
no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and
in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such
request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or
maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger will
make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on
behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the
Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and
(b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to
receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the
respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other
market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees
that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly
and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall
appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the
Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the L/C Issuer
and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public
information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal
and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower
Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07); (y)
all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the
Platform designated “Public Side Information;” (and the Administrative Agent agrees that only
Borrower Material marked “PUBLIC” will be made available on such portion of the Platform) and (z)
the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that
are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform that is not
designated “Public Side Information.”
6.03 Notices. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) of the occurrence of any Default;
(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual
Obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation,
proceeding or suspension between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or
(iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting
the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws (in each
case to the extent that such event has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect);
(c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event;
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(d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, including any determination by the Borrower referred to in Section
2.10(b) (which requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the description thereof in a Form 10-K,
Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filed with the SEC); and
(e) of the (i) occurrence of any Disposition of property or assets for which the Borrower is
required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii), (ii) occurrence of
any sale of capital stock or other Equity Interests for which the Borrower is required to make a
mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii), (iii) incurrence or issuance of any
Indebtedness for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to
Section 2.05(b)(iv), and (iv) receipt of any Extraordinary Receipt for which the Borrower
is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.0(b)(v).
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 (other than Section 6.03(e)) shall
be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the
occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take
with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with
particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been
breached.
6.04 Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all
its material obligations and liabilities, including (a) all material tax liabilities, assessments
and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in
accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful
material claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property (other than a Lien
that is permitted by Section 7.01); and (c) all material Indebtedness, as and when due and payable,
but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing
such Indebtedness.
6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and
effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization
except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; (b) take all reasonable
action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable
in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its
registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.06 Maintenance of Properties. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material
properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals
and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
6.07 Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance
companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties and
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business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in
the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under
similar circumstances by such other Persons and providing for not less than 30 days’ prior notice
to the Administrative Agent of termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance.
6.08 Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws
and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property,
except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree
is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the
failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.09 Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and
correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial
transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as
the case may be.
6.10 Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the
Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its
corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to
discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public
accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business
hours and as often as may be reasonably desired (but in no event more than two times per fiscal
year of the Borrower), upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided,
however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or
any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at
the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice,
and without limitation as to frequency.
6.11 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for (a) working capital,
Capital Expenditures, the issuance of Letters of Credit and for other general corporate purposes
not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document, (b) to repay the Borrower’s Series A
Senior Notes and (c) to finance a portion of the Cinema Acquisition.
6.12 Additional Guarantors. Within forty-five (45) days (as such time may be extended for up
to an additional twenty-five (25) days by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion)
following the creation or acquisition of any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower
and, to the extent no material adverse tax consequences would result, any direct or indirect
Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, cause such newly created or acquired Domestic Subsidiary or
Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable, (excluding the Inactive Subsidiary for so long as such
Subsidiary remains inactive) to (a) become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the
Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Guaranty or such other document as the Administrative
Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose and (b) deliver to the Administrative Agent documents
of the types referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.01(a) and favorable
opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity,
binding effect and enforceability of the documentation
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referred to in clause (a)), all in form,
content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
6.13 Compliance with Environmental Laws. Comply, and cause all lessees and other Persons
operating or occupying its properties to comply, in all material respects, with all applicable
Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary
for its operations and properties; and conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and
undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove and clean up all
Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of all
Environmental Laws except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that neither the Borrower nor any of
its Subsidiaries shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action
to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper
proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in
accordance with GAAP.
6.14 Further Assurances. Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender
through the Administrative Agent, correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in
any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof.
6.15 Material Contracts. Perform and observe all the terms and provisions of each Material
Contract to be performed or observed by it, maintain each such Material Contract in full force and
effect, enforce each such Material Contract in accordance with its terms, take all such action to
such end as may be from time to time requested by the Administrative Agent and, upon request of the
Administrative Agent, make to each other party to each such Material Contract such demands and
requests for information and reports or for action as any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is
entitled to make under such Material Contract, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so, in each
case except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE VII.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the
Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
7.01 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property,
assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:
(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01 and any renewals or
extensions thereof, provided that (i) the property covered thereby is not changed, (ii) the
amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased except as contemplated by Section
7.03(b), (iii) the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, and
(iv) any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by
Section 7.03(b);
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(c) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the
books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(d) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days
or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if
adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person to the
extent required by GAAP;
(e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien
imposed by ERISA;
(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than
Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real
property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case
materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the
ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;
(h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default
under Section 8.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;
and
(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that
(i) in the case of Liens securing purchase money Indebtedness and capital leases, (A) such Liens do
not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, and
(B) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the property being acquired on the
date of acquisition, improvements thereto and related expenses and (ii) with respect to any Liens
existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary in
connection with a Permitted Acquisition, such Lien (A) is not created in connection with such
acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be and (B) shall not encumber any
other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(j) precautionary filings in respect of operating leases; and leases, licenses, subleases or
sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not (i) interfere in any
material respect with the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or (ii) secure any
Indebtedness.
7.02 Investments. Make any Investments, except:
(a) Investments held by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of cash and Cash
Equivalents;
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(b) advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding, for travel, entertainment,
relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;
(c) Investments of the Borrower in any wholly-owned Subsidiary (excluding the Inactive
Subsidiary) and Investments of any wholly-owned Subsidiary in the Borrower or in another
wholly-owned Subsidiary (excluding the Inactive Subsidiary);
(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or
notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and
Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled
account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
(e) Investments by the Borrower or any Guarantor in the form of Permitted Acquisitions;
(f) Guarantees permitted by Section 7.03
(g) Swap Contracts to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(d); and
(h) other Investments not exceeding (i) $5,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the
Borrower prior to the fiscal quarter (if any) when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than or
equal to 2.00 to 1.00 as of the end of such fiscal quarter (any such date, the “Investment
Step-up Date”) and (ii) $10,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the Borrower after
the occurrence of the Investment Step-up Date; provided that in no event shall the
aggregate amount of Investments allowed pursuant to this Section 7.02(h) exceed $30,000,000
during the term of this Agreement.
7.03 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.03 and any
refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the amount of such
Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension
except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and
expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any
existing commitments unutilized thereunder;
(c) Guarantees of the Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted
hereunder of the Borrower or any Guarantor;
(d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Guarantor existing or arising
under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by
such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks
associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably
anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person, and not
for purposes of speculation and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision
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exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding
transactions to the defaulting party (other than pursuant to customary netting or set-off
provisions);
(e) Indebtedness (i) of the Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of capital leases and
purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets or (ii) of any Person acquired in a
Permitted Acquisition (so long as such Indebtedness (A) existed prior to the acquisition of such
Person by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (B) is not created in connection with such acquisition
and (C) is solely the obligation of such Person, and not of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary),
in each case set forth in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) within the applicable limitations set forth in
Section 7.01(i); provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such
Indebtedness at any one time outstanding pursuant to this clause (e) shall not exceed $25,000,000;
(f) intercompany Indebtedness owed to the Borrower pursuant to unsubordinated demand
promissory notes;
(g) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding.
7.04 Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another
Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or
substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any
Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:
(a) any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall
be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any Guarantor, provided that (A) when any
wholly-owned Subsidiary is merging with another Subsidiary, the wholly-owned Subsidiary shall be
the continuing or surviving Person and (B) when any Guarantor is merging with another Subsidiary,
the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Guarantor;
(b) The Borrower or any Guarantor may effect any Permitted Acquisition; provided that
(i) in any such transaction involving the Borrower, the Borrower shall be the continuing or
surviving Person and (ii) in any such transaction involving a Guarantor, the continuing or
surviving Person shall be a Guarantor; and
(c) any Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary
liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to a Guarantor; provided that if the
transferor in such a transaction is a wholly-owned Subsidiary, then the transferee must either be
the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary.
7.05 Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition,
except:
(a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, or property no longer used or usable in the
business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
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(c) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is
exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the
proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such
replacement property;
(d) Dispositions of property by the Borrower to any Subsidiary, or by any Subsidiary to the
Borrower or to a Guarantor; provided that if the transferor of such property is the
Borrower or a Guarantor, the transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor;
(e) Dispositions of accounts receivable for purposes of collection;
(f) Dispositions of investment securities and cash equivalents in the ordinary course of
business;
(g) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04;
(h) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of property acquired in connection with
the Cinema Acquisition pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions; provided that all Net Cash
Proceeds received from such Dispositions in excess of $3,000,000 in the aggregate shall be applied
to the prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b); and
(i) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of property acquired after the date
hereof in Permitted Acquisitions; provided that (i) the Borrower identifies any such assets
to be divested in reasonable detail in writing to the Administrative Agent on or before the closing
date of such Permitted Acquisition and (ii) the fair market value of the assets to be divested in
connection with any Permitted Acquisition (as reasonably determined by the board of directors of
the Borrower) do not exceed an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cash and
non-cash consideration (as determined in accordance with clause (f) of the definition of “Permitted
Acquisition”) for such Permitted Acquisition.
7.06 Restricted Payments. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or
incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, or issue or sell any Equity Interests,
except that, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action
described below or would result therefrom:
(a) each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower, the Guarantors and any other
Person that owns an Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective
holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made;
(b) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other
distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person;
(c) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity
Interests issued by it with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new
shares of its common stock or other common Equity Interests;
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(d) the Borrower may (i) declare and make cash dividends to its stockholders so long as both
before and after giving pro forma effect to any such dividend as if such dividend
had been paid on the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter, the Borrower is in compliance with
the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 and (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
for cash Equity Interests issued by it in an aggregate amount with respect to this clause (ii) not
to exceed $10,000,000 during the term of this Agreement;
(e) the Borrower may issue and sell its common Equity Interests, so long as the Net Cash
Proceeds thereof are applied to the prepayment of the Loans to the extent required by Section
2.05(b); and
(f) Investments permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(c).
7.07 Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business substantially
different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date
hereof or any business reasonably related thereto.
7.08 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate
of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and
reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be obtainable by
the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person
other than an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:
(a) transactions between or among the Borrower and any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or
between and among any wholly-owned Subsidiaries;
(b) the payment of fees, expenses and compensation (including equity compensation) to officers
and directors of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and indemnification agreements entered
into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(c) employment and severance arrangements with officers and employees.
7.09 Burdensome Agreements. Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement
or any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted
Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to the Borrower or any
Guarantor, (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iii) of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such
Person; provided, however, that clauses (i) and (iii) shall not prohibit any
negative pledge or similar provision, or restriction on transfer of property, incurred or provided
in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e) solely to the extent
any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness;
or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to
secure another obligation of such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.09 will not
restrict or prohibit:
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(a) restrictions imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection
with a transaction permitted pursuant to Section 7.05 with respect to the property that is
subject to that transaction;
(b) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted
pursuant to Section 7.03 to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or
assets securing such Indebtedness; or
(c) are provisions restricting subletting or assignment of Contractual Obligations.
7.10 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or
indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock
(within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.
7.11 Financial Covenants.
(a) Consolidated Net Worth. Permit Consolidated Net Worth (i) at any time from the
Closing Date through July 30, 2009 to be less than $112,500,000 and (iii) at any time thereafter,
to be less than the sum of (A) $112,500,000, (B) an amount equal to 50% of the Consolidated
Net Income earned in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2009 and thereafter earned in each full fiscal
year ending after July 31, 2009 (with no deduction for a net loss in any such fiscal year) and (C)
an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate increases in Stockholders’ Equity of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries after the date hereof by reason of the issuance and sale of Equity Interests of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than issuances to the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary),
including upon any conversion of debt securities of the Borrower into such Equity Interests.
(b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio at any time
during any period set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such
period:
Maximum | ||||
Consolidated | ||||
Period | Leverage Ratio | |||
Closing Date through April 29, 2009 |
3.50 to 1.00 | |||
April 30, 2009 through July 30, 2009 |
3.25 to 1.00 | |||
July 31, 2009 through April 30, 2010 |
3.00 to 1.00 | |||
May 1, 2010 and thereafter |
2.50 to 1.00 |
(c) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less than the ratio set
forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:
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Maximum | ||||
Consolidated | ||||
Fixed Charge | ||||
Four Fiscal Quarters Ending | Coverage Ratio | |||
Closing Date through April 30, 2009 |
1.10 to 1.00 | |||
May 1, 2009 and each fiscal quarter thereafter |
1.25 to 1.00 |
7.12 Amendments of Organization Documents. Amend any of its Organization Documents in a
manner adverse to the Lenders.
7.13 Accounting Changes. Make any change in its (a) accounting policies or reporting
practices, except as required by GAAP, or (b) fiscal year.
7.14 Prepayments of Indebtedness. Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy
prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any
subordination terms of, any Indebtedness, except (a) the prepayment of the Credit Extensions in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (b) regularly scheduled or required repayments or
redemptions of Indebtedness set forth in Schedule 7.03.
7.15 Amendment of Acquisition Agreement and Indebtedness. (a) Cancel or terminate the
Acquisition Agreement or consent to or accept any cancellation or termination thereof, (b) amend,
modify or change in any term or condition of the Acquisition Agreement in a manner materially
adverse to the Lenders or give any consent, waiver or approval thereunder that would reasonably be
expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, (c) waive any default under or
any breach of any material term or condition of the Acquisition Agreement or (d) amend, modify or
change in any manner any term or condition of any Indebtedness set forth in Schedule 7.03
in a manner adverse to the Lenders
7.16 Inactive Subsidiary. Permit the Inactive Subsidiary to (a) enter into any business,
operations or activities or (b) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, acquire any assets
or incur any liabilities (other than liabilities under the Loan Documents and liabilities imposed
by law, including tax liabilities and other liabilities incidental to its existence).
ARTICLE VIII.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
8.01 Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as
required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii)
within three Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C
Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five days after the same becomes due, any
other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or
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(b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant
or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05,
6.10, 6.11 or 6.12 or Article VII, or any Guarantor fails to
perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in the Guaranty; or
(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or
agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part
to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days; or
(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or
statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party
herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or
therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made; or
(e) Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment
when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise)
in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness
under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or
available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated
credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other
agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any
instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, in
each case after any applicable grace, cure or notice period, the effect of which default or other
event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or
beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or
beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to
be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or
otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made,
prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect
thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as
defined, or as such comparable term may be used and defined, in such Swap Contract) resulting from
(A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is the
Defaulting Party (as defined, or as such comparable term may be used and defined, in such Swap
Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as defined, or as such comparable term may be used and
defined, in such Swap Contract) under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary
is an Affected Party (as defined, or as such comparable term may be used and defined, in such Swap
Contract) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Borrower or such Subsidiary
as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or
(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries institutes
or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any
receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or
for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of
such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any
proceeding
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under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its
property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for
60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary becomes
unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due,
or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied
against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or
fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or
(h) Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) one or
more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such
judgments or orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent
third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more
non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are
commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive
days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or
otherwise, is not in effect; or
(i) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer
Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower
under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount
in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when
due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to
its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate
amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
(j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any provision of any Loan Document, at any time
after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or
thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect;
or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any
provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or
obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of
any Loan Document; or
(k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.
8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders,
take any or all of the following actions:
(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer
to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be
terminated;
(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and
unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan
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Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;
(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to
the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and
(d) exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies
available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an
order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the
obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit
Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and
all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the
obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall
automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender.
8.03 Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section
8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C
Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso
to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations and/or the Specified
Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:
First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities,
expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the
Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative
Agent in its capacity as such;
Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities
and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders
and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders
and the L/C Issuer (including fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of any
Lender or the L/C Issuer) and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in
proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid
Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations, ratably
among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this
clause Third payable to them;
Fourth, to (a) payment of that portion of the Obligations and Specified Obligations
constituting (i) unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings and (ii) unpaid Specified
Obligation owing by any Loan Party under any Guaranteed Hedge Agreements or Guaranteed Cash
Management Agreements and (b) Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the
aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such
Guaranteed Hedge Agreements or Guaranteed Cash Management
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Agreements, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks) and the L/C Issuer in proportion to
the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations and Specified Obligations have
been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount
of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings
under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral
after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be
applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Specified Obligations arising under Guaranteed Cash Management
Agreements and Guaranteed Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above
if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof (expressly stating that such
Specified Obligations shall be subject to the application described above), together with such
supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash
Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a
party to the Credit Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence
shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX hereof for itself and its
Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.
ARTICLE IX.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
9.01 Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably
appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and
to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or
thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The
provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and
the L/C Issuer, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such
provisions.
9.02 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have
the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the
same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall,
unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person
serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its
Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other
advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any
Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder
and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
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9.03 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or
obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a
Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary
powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan
Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the
Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly
provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent
shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may
expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable
law; and
(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any
duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to
the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as
the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with
the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the
Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be
necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii)
in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall
be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is
given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire
into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered
hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance
of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the
occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this
Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the
satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to
confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for
relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other
writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other
distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated
by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement
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made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person,
and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any
condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its
terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent
may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer
prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative
Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants
and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it
in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
9.05 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and
exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or
more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such
sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through
their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any
such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and
shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any time give
notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any
such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the
Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an
Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have
been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days
after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring
Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor
Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has
accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance
with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (b) all payments, communications and
determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made
by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a
successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a
successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and
become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired)
Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its
duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged
therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor
Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed
between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section
10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its
sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of
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any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative
Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also
constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a
successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and
become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and
Swing Line Lender, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all
of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii)
the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit,
if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the
retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect
to such Letters of Credit.
9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer
acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any
other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each
Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon
the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such
documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own
decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan
Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
9.08 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the
Bookrunners, Arrangers or listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or
responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity,
as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.
9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the
Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall
then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of
whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and
empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and
unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid
and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of
the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the
Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders,
the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j),
2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
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(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official
in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such
payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent
to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the
Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the
Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or
consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the
L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or
the L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.
9.10 Guaranty Matters. The Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Cash
Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the
Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion;
(a) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty (i) upon termination of
the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent
indemnification obligations and (B) subject to Section 9.11, obligations and liabilities
under Guaranteed Cash Management Agreements and Guaranteed Hedge Agreements as to which
arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank of Hedge Bank shall have been
made) or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section
10.01; and
(b) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to
be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.
Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in
writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under
the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10.
9.11 Guaranteed Cash Management Agreements and Guaranteed Hedge Agreements. No Cash
Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, any Guaranty by
virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty shall have any right to notice of any action or
to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document other than
in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan
Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the
Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory
arrangements have been made with respect to, Specified Obligations arising under Guaranteed Cash
Management Agreements and Guaranteed Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received
written notice of such Specified Obligations,
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together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the
applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.
ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
10.01 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom,
shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the
applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each
such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or
consent shall:
(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written consent of
each Lender;
(b) without limiting the generality of clause (a) above, waive any condition set forth in
Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under a particular Facility without the written
consent of the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Term Loan Lenders, as the case may be;
(c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment
(excluding mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(b)) of principal, interest, fees
or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) or any scheduled or mandatory reduction of any
Facility hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Appropriate
Lender directly affected thereby;
(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C
Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees
or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of
each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of
the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive
any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (ii)
to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of
such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce
any fee payable hereunder;
(e) change (i) Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of
payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the order of
application of any reduction in the Commitments or any prepayment of Loans among the Facilities
from the application thereof set forth in the applicable provisions of Section 2.05(b) or
2.06(b), respectively, in any manner that materially and adversely affects the Lenders
under a Facility without the written consent of (i) if such Facility is the Term Loan Facility, the
Required Term Loan Lenders, and (ii) if such Facility is the Revolving Credit Facility, the
Required Revolving Lenders;
(f) change (i) any provision of this Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required
Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required
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to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant
any consent hereunder (other than the definitions specified in clause (ii) of this Section
10.01(f)), without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the definition of “Required
Revolving Lenders” or “Required Term Loan Lenders” without the written consent of each Lender under
the applicable Facility;
(g) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty without the written consent
of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Guarantor is permitted pursuant to
Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting
alone);
(h) impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Facility to assign any
of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of (i) if such Facility is the
Term Loan Facility, the Required Term Loan Lenders, and (ii) if such Facility is the Revolving
Credit Facility, the Required Revolving Lenders;
and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in
writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights
or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of
Credit issued or to be issued by it, in each case, relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be
issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing
Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing
Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing
and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights
or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iv) the
Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by
the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall
have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the
Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.
10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications
expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all
notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by
hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as
follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by
telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line
Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number
specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and
(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address
or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.
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Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified
or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other
communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not
given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the
opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices and other communications
delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall
be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and
the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including
e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative
Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C
Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified
the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic
communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept
notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to
procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to
particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications
sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement
from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available,
return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other
communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day
for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website
shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as
described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is
available and identifying the website address therefor.
(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT
PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR
THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE
BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR
FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE
BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its
Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any
Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of
any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the
Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the
extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no
event shall
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any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other
Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct
or actual damages).
(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C
Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices
and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may
change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder
by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. In
addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that
the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number,
telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent
and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to
cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected
the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the
Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public
Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state
securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the
“Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public
information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or
state securities laws.
(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including
telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of
the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete
or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms
thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall
indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of
them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on
each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other
telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative
Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement. No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer
or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right,
remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights,
remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights,
remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the
authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the
Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law
in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained
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exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the
benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the
foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the
rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent)
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from
exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer
or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any
Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms
of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing
pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under
any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no
Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the
Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of
the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the
Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required
Lenders.
10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the
syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution,
delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments,
modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any
Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and
disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), in
connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with
the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses
incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of
Credit.
(b) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative
Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of
the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold
each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related
expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), and
shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements
for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted
against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out
of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any
other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance
by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder
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or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the
case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the
administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters
addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the
proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a
Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply
with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of
Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding
relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether
brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any
Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any
Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related
expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable
judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y)
result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for
breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if
the Borrower or such other Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor
on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to
indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it
to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any
of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such
sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment
is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified
loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted
against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such,
or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any
such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders
under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).
(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee,
on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to
direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the
use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended
recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information
transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or
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actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as
determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten
Business Days after demand therefor.
(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the
termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the
other Obligations.
10.05 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is
made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the
L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such
setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential,
set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any
other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a)
to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied
shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or
such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so
recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such
demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from
time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the
preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.
10.06 Successors and Assigns.
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and
each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this
Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this
Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions
of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party
hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be
construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section
and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by
reason of this Agreement.
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(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more
assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b),
participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it);
provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and the Loans at the time owing to
it under such Facility or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of
a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the
aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans
outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal
outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such
assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to
such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is
specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less
than $5,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit
Facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Term
Facility unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that
concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments
from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible
Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment
for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an
assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this
clause (ii) shall not (A) apply to the Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respect
of Swing Line Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights
and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis;
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment
except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
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(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of
(1) any Term Commitment or Revolving Credit Commitment if such assignment is to a
Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the applicable Facility,
an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender or (2)
any Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an
Approved Fund;
(C) the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation of
the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether
or not then outstanding); and
(D) the consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the
Revolving Credit Facility.
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute
and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a
processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however,
that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing
and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender,
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v) No Assignment to Borrower. No such assignment shall be made to the
Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a
natural person.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c)
of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the
assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned
by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this
Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by
such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the
case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04
with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment.
Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee
Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that
does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by
such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of
this Section.
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(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of
the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and
Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the
Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to,
each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries
in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may
treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender
hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register
shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from
time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to,
the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural
person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a
“Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this
Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s
participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i)
such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and
(iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal
solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement.
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall
provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any
amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such
agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the
Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to
Section 10.01 that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section,
the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections
3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired
its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by
law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it
were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as
though it were a Lender.
(e) Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to
receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender
would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant,
unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written
consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to
the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to
such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with
Section 3.01(e) as though it were a Lender.
(f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest
in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to
secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a
Federal
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Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender
from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as
a party hereto.
(g) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its
Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of
America may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or
(ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such
resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from
among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided,
however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the
resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of
America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of
its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to
require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts
pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall
retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line
Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right
to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing
Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer
and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case
may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the
Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements
satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with
respect to such Letters of Credit.
10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent,
the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as
defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its
Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors and
representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be
informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information
confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have
jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the
exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or
thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of
this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or
Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee
invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.(14)(c) or Section 2.15(c) or (ii) any
actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating
to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the
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extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of
this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or
any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the
Borrower.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the
Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective
businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any
Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as
confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in
this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has
exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such
Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the
Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as
the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material
non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance
with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.
10.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any
time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply
any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever
currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such
Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower
against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or
not such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed
to a branch or office of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding
such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and
their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies
(including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates
may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give
such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
10.09 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any
Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the
maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If
the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum
Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such
unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for,
charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person
may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize
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any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b)
exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and
spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of
the Obligations hereunder.
10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and
understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in
Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the
Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof
that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or other electronic imaging
means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made
hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or
in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof.
Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent
and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or
on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice
or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force
and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied
or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
10.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to
be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) the
legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good
faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid
provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid
or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
10.13 Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04,
or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender is a
Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such
Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse
(in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by,
Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be
another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:
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(a) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in
Section 10.06(b);
(b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of
its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to
it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05)
from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or
the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and
(d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as
a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to
require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS,
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY
JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN
RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT
OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE
ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS
PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c) WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO
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THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE
PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE
DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT
THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY
OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE
EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE
OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
10.16 California Judicial Reference. If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the
State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (a) the court shall, and is hereby
directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to
a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues
in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision,
provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to
a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be
heard and determined by the court, and (b) without limiting the generality of Section
10.04, the Borrower shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee
appointed in such action or proceeding.
10.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each
transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other
modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i)
(A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent
and the Arranger, are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates,
on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Arranger, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower
has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax
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advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of
evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent and the
Arranger each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in
writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent
or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the
Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth
herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger and
their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests
that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor
the Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its
Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any
claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and the Arranger with respect to any
breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any
transaction contemplated hereby.
10.18 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “execution,”
“signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any
amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include
electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the
same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a
paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any
applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act,
the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on
the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
10.19 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and
the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower
that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into
law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information
that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and
other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to
identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the
Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under
applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of
the date first above written.
DIAMOND FOODS, INC. | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and | |||||
Administrative Officer |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxx Xxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice President |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
KeyBank N.A. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice President |
CoBank ACB | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice President |
BANK OF THE WEST | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice President |
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice President / Loan Team Manager |
The Prudential Insurance Company of America | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice President |
Wachovia Bank, N.A. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Union Bank of California, N.A. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice President |