CREDIT AGREEMENT among SIG ACQUISITION CORP., as Borrower THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO, as Lenders and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
among
SIG
ACQUISITION CORP.,
as
Borrower
THE
LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
as
Lenders
and
LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Administrative Agent
dated
as of
October
3, 2006
LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Lead Arranger
TABLE
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.1. Definitions
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Section
1.2. Other Interpretive Provisions
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ARTICLE
II. COMMITMENTS OF THE LENDERS; BORROWING, CONVERSION AND LETTER
OF CREDIT
PROCEDURES.
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Section
2.1. Commitments
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2.1.1.
Revolving Credit Commitment
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2.1.2.
Term Loan Commitment
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2.1.3.
CAPEX Commitment
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2.1.4.
L/C Commitment
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Section
2.2. Loan Procedures
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2.2.1.
Various Types of Loans
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2.2.2.
Borrowing Procedures
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2.2.3.
Conversion and Continuation Procedures
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2.2.4.
Swing Line Facility
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2.3. Letter of Credit Procedures
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2.3.1.
L/C Applications
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2.3.2.
Participations in Letters of Credit
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2.3.3.
Reimbursement Obligations
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2.3.4.
Funding by the Lenders to Issuing Lender
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Section
2.4. Commitments Several
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Section
2.5. Certain Conditions
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ARTICLE
III. EVIDENCING OF LOANS
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Section
3.1. Notes
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Section
3.2. Recordkeeping
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ARTICLE
IV. INTEREST
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Section
4.1. Interest Rates
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Section
4.2. Interest Payment Dates
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Section
4.3. Setting and Notice of LIBOR Rates
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Section
4.4. Computation of Interest
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Section
4.5. Limitation on Interest
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ARTICLE
V. FEES
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Section
5.1. Non-Use Fee
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Section
5.2. Letter of Credit Fees
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Section
5.3. Administrative Agent Fees
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ARTICLE
VI. REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF THE REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT;
PREPAYMENTS
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Section
6.1. Voluntary Reduction or Termination of the Revolving Credit
Commitment
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Section
6.2. Prepayments
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6.2.1.
Voluntary Prepayments
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6.2.2.
Mandatory Prepayments
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6.3. Manner of Prepayments
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6.3.1.
All Prepayments
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Section
6.4. Repayments
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6.4.1.
Revolving Loans
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6.4.2.
Term Loan
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6.4.3.
CAPEX Loans
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ARTICLE
VII. MAKING AND PRORATION OF PAYMENTS; SETOFF; TAXES
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Section
7.1. Making of Payments
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Section
7.2. Application of Certain Payments
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Section
7.3. Due Date Extension
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Section
7.4. Setoff
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Section
7.5. Proration of Payments
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Section
7.6. Taxes
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ARTICLE
VIII. INCREASED COSTS; SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LIBOR LOANS
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Section
8.1. Increased Costs
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Section
8.2. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or
Unfair
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Section
8.3. Changes in Law Rendering LIBOR Loans Unlawful
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Section
8.4. Funding Losses
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Section
8.5. Right of the Lenders to Fund through Other Offices
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Section
8.6. Discretion of the Lenders as to Manner of Funding
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Section
8.7. Mitigation of Circumstances; Replacement of the
Lenders
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Section
8.8. Conclusiveness of Statements; Survival of Provisions
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ARTICLE
IX. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Section
9.1. Organization
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Section
9.2. Authorization; No Conflict
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Section
9.3. Validity and Binding Nature
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Section
9.4. Financial Condition
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Section
9.5. No Material Adverse Change
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Section
9.6. Litigation and Contingent Liabilities
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Section
9.7. Ownership of Properties; Liens
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Section
9.8. Equity Ownership; Subsidiaries
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Section
9.9. Pension Plans
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Section
9.10. Investment Company Act
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Section
9.11. Public Utility Holding Company Act
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Section
9.12. Regulations T, U and X
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Section
9.13. Taxes
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Section
9.14. Solvency.
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Section
9.15. Environmental Matters
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Section
9.16. Insurance
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Section
9.17. Real Property
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Section
9.18. Information
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Section
9.19. Intellectual Property
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Section
9.20. Burdensome Obligations
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Section
9.21. Labor Matters
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9.22. No Default
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Section
9.23. Related Agreements.
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ARTICLE
X. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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Section
10.1. Reports, Certificates and Other Information
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10.1.1.
Annual Report
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10.1.2.
Interim Reports
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10.1.3.
Compliance Certificates
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10.1.4.
Notice of Default, Litigation and ERISA Matters
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10.1.5.
Borrowing Base Certificates
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10.1.6.
Management Reports
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10.1.7.
Projections
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10.1.8.
Accounts Receivable Aging Report
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10.1.9.
Inventory Report
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10.1.10.
Other Information
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Section
10.2. Books, Records and Inspections
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Section
10.3. Maintenance of Property; Insurance
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Section
10.4. Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes and
Liabilities
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Section
10.5. Maintenance of Existence.
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Section
10.6. Use of Proceeds
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Section
10.7. Employee Benefit Plans
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Section
10.8. Environmental Matters
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Section
10.9. Further Assurances
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Section
10.10. Deposit Accounts
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Section
10.11. Interest Rate Protection
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Section
10.12. Syndication
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ARTICLE
XI. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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Section
11.1. Indebtedness
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Section
11.2. Liens
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Section
11.3. Restricted Payments
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Section
11.4. Mergers, Consolidations, Sales
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Section
11.5. Modification of Organizational Documents
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Section
11.6. Transactions with Affiliates
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Section
11.7. Unconditional Purchase Obligations
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Section
11.8. Inconsistent Agreements
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Section
11.9. Business Activities; Issuance of Equity
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Section
11.10. Investments
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Section
11.11. Restriction of Amendments to Certain Documents
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Section
11.12. Fiscal Year
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Section
11.13. Financial Covenants
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11.13.1.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
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11.13.2.
Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio
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11.13.3.
Consolidated Capital Expenditures
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ARTICLE
XII. EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS OF LENDING
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Section
12.1. Initial Credit Extension
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12.1.1.
Notes
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12.1.2.
Guaranty and Collateral Agreement
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12.1.3.
Control Agreements
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12.1.4.
Leased or Mortgaged Real Property
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12.1.5.
Bailee’s Waivers
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12.1.6.
Real Estate Documents
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12.1.7.
Subordination Agreement
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12.1.8.
Authorization Documents
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12.1.9.
Search Results; Lien Terminations
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12.1.10.
Filings, Registrations and Recordings
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12.1.11.
Opinions of Counsel
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12.1.12.
Accounting Study
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12.1.13.
Insurance
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12.1.14.
Copies of Related Agreements
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12.1.15.
Additional Capital
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12.1.16.
Agent Fee Letter and Other Fees
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12.1.17.
Solvency Certificate
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12.1.18.
Financial Reports
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12.1.19.
Pro Forma Projections
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12.1.20.
Collateral Audit
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12.1.21.
Availability
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12.1.22.
Initial Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio
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12.1.23.
Borrowing Base Certificate
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12.1.24.
Closing Certificate, Consents and Permits
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12.1.25.
Debt to be Repaid
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12.1.26.
Other
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Section
12.2. Conditions
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12.2.1.
Compliance with Warranties, No Default
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12.2.2.
Confirmatory Certificate
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XIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND THEIR EFFECT
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Section
13.1. Events of Default
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13.1.1.
Non-Payment of Obligations.
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13.1.2.
Non-Payment of Other Indebtedness
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13.1.3.
Other Material Obligations
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13.1.4.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency
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13.1.5.
Special Covenants
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13.1.6.
Other Covenants
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13.1.7.
Representations and Warranties
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13.1.8.
Pension Plans
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13.1.9.
Judgments
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13.1.10.
Security
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13.1.11.
Invalidity of Documents
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13.1.12.
Change in Control
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13.1.13.
Material Adverse Effect
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13.2. Effect of Event of Default
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XIV. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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Section
14.1. Appointment and Authorization
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Section
14.2. Issuing Lender
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Section
14.3 Delegation of Duties
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Section
14.4. Exculpation of Administrative Agent
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Section
14.5. Reliance by Administrative Agent
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Section
14.6. Notice of Default
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Section
14.7. Credit Decision
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Section
14.8. Indemnification
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Section
14.9. Administrative Agent in Individual Capacity
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Section
14.10. Successor Administrative Agent
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Section
14.11. Collateral Matters
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Section
14.12. Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
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Section
14.13. Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers
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ARTICLE
XV. GENERAL
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Section
15.1. Waivers, Consents and Amendments
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Section
15.2. Confirmations
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Section
15.3. Notices
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Section
15.4. Computations
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Section
15.5. Costs, Expenses and Taxes
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Section
15.6. Assignments; Participations
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15.6.1.
Assignments
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15.6.2.
Participations
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Section
15.7. Register
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Section
15.8. Governing Law
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Section
15.9. Severability
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Section
15.10. Nature of Remedies
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Section
15.11. Entire Agreement
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Section
15.12. Counterparts
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Section
15.13. Successors and Assigns
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Section
15.14. Captions
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Section
15.15. Customer Identification - USA Patriot Act Notice
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Section
15.16. Indemnification by Borrower
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Section
15.17. Nonliability of the Lenders
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Section
15.18. Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction
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Section
15.19. Waiver of Jury Trial
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Signature
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE
1
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Lenders
and Pro Rata Shares
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SCHEDULE
2
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Addresses
for Notices
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SCHEDULE
3
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Guarantors
of Payment
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SCHEDULE
4
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EBITDA
Add Back
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SCHEDULE
9.6
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Litigation
and Contingent Liabilities
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SCHEDULE
9.8
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Subsidiaries
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9.16
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Insurance
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SCHEDULE
9.17
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Real
Property
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SCHEDULE
9.21
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Labor
Matters
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SCHEDULE
10.10
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Deposit
Accounts
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SCHEDULE
11.1
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Existing
Debt
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SCHEDULE
11.2
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Existing
Liens
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SCHEDULE
11.10
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Investments
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SCHEDULE
12.1
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Debt
to be Repaid
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
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Form
of Revolving Credit Note (Section 3.1(a))
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EXHIBIT
B
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Form
of Swing Line Note (Section 3.1(b))
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EXHIBIT
C
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Form
of Term Note (Section 3.1(c))
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EXHIBIT
D
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Form
of CAPEX Note (Section 3.1(d))
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EXHIBIT
E
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Form
of Borrowing Base Certificate (Section 1.1)
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EXHIBIT
F
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Form
of Notice of Borrowing (Section 2.2.2)
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EXHIBIT
G
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Form
of Notice of Conversion/Continuation (Section 2.2.3)
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EXHIBIT
H
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Form
of Compliance Certificate (Section 10.1.3)
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EXHIBIT
I
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Form
of Assignment Agreement (Section 15.6.1)
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This
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of October 3, 2006
among:
(a) SIG
ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”);
(b) the
lenders listed on Schedule
1
and each
other Eligible Transferee, as hereinafter defined, that from time to time
becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section
15.6.1
(collectively, the “Lenders” and, individually, each a “Lender”); and
(c) LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent for the Lenders under this
Agreement.
The
Lenders have agreed to make available to Borrower a term loan, a revolving
credit facility (which includes letters of credit and swing line loans) and
a
capex credit facility upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
In
consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS.
Section
1.1. Definitions.
When
used herein the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Account”
or “Accounts” means that term as defined in the UCC.
“Account
Debtor” means that term as defined in the Guaranty and Collateral
Agreement.
“ACH”
means Automated Clearing House.
“Acquisition”
means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of
or
resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or
substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of all or substantially all
of
any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of fifty
percent (50%) of the Capital Securities of any Person, or otherwise causing
any
Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other
combination with another Person (other than a Person that is already a
Subsidiary).
“Administrative
Agent” means LaSalle in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders
hereunder and any successor thereto in such capacity.
“Affected
Loan” means that term as defined in Section
8.3.
“Affiliate”
of any Person means (a) any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls
or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, (b) any officer
or director of such Person, and (c) with respect to any Lender, any entity
administered or managed by such Lender or an affiliate or investment advisor
thereof and which is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise
investing in commercial loans. A Person shall be deemed to be “controlled by”
any other Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to
vote
5% or more of the securities (on a fully diluted basis) having ordinary voting
power for the election of directors or managers or power to direct or cause
the
direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract
or
otherwise. Unless expressly stated otherwise herein, neither Administrative
Agent nor any Lender shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any Parent
Entity.
“Agent
Fee Letter” means the Agent Fee Letter, dated as of the Closing Date, between
Borrower and Administrative Agent.
“Agreement”
means that term as defined in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Applicable
Margin” means, for any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the
level (the “Level”) then in effect, it being understood that the Applicable
Margin for (a) LIBOR Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column
“LIBOR Margin”, (b) Base Rate Loans shall be the percentage set forth under
the column “Base Rate Margin”, (c) the Non-Use Fee Rate shall be the percentage
set forth under the column “Non-Use Fee Rate”, and (d) the L/C Fee Rate shall be
the percentage set forth under the column “L/C Fee Rate”:
Level
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Total
Debt
to
EBITDA Ratio
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LIBOR
Margin
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Base
Rate
Margin
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Non-Use
Fee
Rate
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L/C
Fee
Rate
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I
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Greater
than 2.50 to 1.00
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2.50%
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1.00%
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0.50%
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2.50%
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II
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Greater
than 2.00 to 1.00 but less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00
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2.00%
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0.50%
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0.375%
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2.00%
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III
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Greater
than 1.50 to 1.00 but less than or equal to 2.00: to 1.00
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1.75%
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0.25%
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0.30%
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1.75%
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IV
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Greater
than 1.00 to 1.00 but less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00
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1.50%
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0.00%
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0.25%
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1.50%
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V
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Less
than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00
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1.25%
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0.00%
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0.20%
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1.25%
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The
LIBOR
Margin, the Base Rate Margin, the Non-Use Fee Rate and the L/C Fee Rate shall
be
adjusted, to the extent applicable, on the fifth Business Day after Borrower
provides or is required to provide the annual and quarterly financial statements
and other information pursuant to Section
10.1.1
or
10.1.2,
as
applicable, and the related Compliance Certificate, pursuant to Section
10.1.3.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this paragraph to the contrary, (i) if
Borrower fails to deliver the financial statements and Compliance Certificate
in
accordance with the provisions of Sections
10.1.1,
10.1.2
and
10.1.3,
the
LIBOR Margin, the Base Rate Margin, the Non-Use Fee Rate and the L/C Fee Rate
shall be based upon Level I above, beginning on the date such financial
statements and Compliance Certificate were required to be delivered until the
fifth (5th) Business Day after such financial statements and Compliance
Certificate are actually delivered, whereupon the Applicable Margin shall be
determined by the then current Level; (ii) no reduction to any Applicable Margin
shall become effective at any time when a Default or an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing; and (iii) the initial Applicable Margin on the
Closing Date shall be based on Level I until the date on which the financial
statements and Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered for the
Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2006.
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“Asset
Disposition” means the sale, lease, assignment or other transfer for value
(each, a “Disposition”) by any Parent
Entity
to any
Person (other than a Company) of any asset or right of such Parent Entity
(including, the loss, destruction or damage of any thereof or any actual or
threatened (in writing to any Company) condemnation, confiscation, requisition,
seizure or taking thereof) other than (a) the Disposition of any asset that
is
to be replaced, and is in fact replaced, within sixty (60) days after such
Disposition with another asset performing the same or a similar function, (b)
the sale or lease of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (c) other
Dispositions in any Fiscal Year the net proceeds of which do not in the
aggregate exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), (d) Dispositions
of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
in
the ordinary course of business, and (e) the lease or sublease of real property
not constituting Indebtedness and not constituting a sale and leaseback
transaction.
“Assignee”
means that term as defined in Section
15.6.1.
“Assignment
Agreement” means an Assignment Agreement in substantially the form of
Exhibit
I.
“Attorney
Costs” means, with respect to any Person, all reasonable fees and charges of any
counsel to such Person, and all court costs and similar reasonable legal
expenses.
“Bank
Product Agreements” means those certain cash management service agreements
entered into from time to time between any Company and a Lender or its
Affiliates in connection with any of the Bank Products.
“Bank
Product Obligations” means all obligations, liabilities, contingent
reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by the Companies to any
Lender or its Affiliates pursuant to or evidenced by the Bank Product
Agreements, and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct
or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or
hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that a Company is obligated
to
reimburse to Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of Administrative
Agent or such Lender purchasing participations or executing indemnities or
reimbursement obligations with respect to the Bank Products provided to the
Companies pursuant to the Bank Product Agreements.
“Bank
Products” means any service or facility extended to any Company by any Lender or
its Affiliates including (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services,
(c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH transactions, (f) cash management,
including controlled disbursement, accounts or services, and (g) Hedging
Agreements.
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“Base
Rate” means at any time the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus
one-half percent (0.5%) per annum, and (b) the Prime Rate.
“Base
Rate Loan” means any Loan that bears interest at or by reference to the Base
Rate.
“Base
Rate Margin” means that term as defined in the definition of Applicable
Margin.
“Borrower”
means that term as defined in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Borrowing
Base” means an amount equal to the total of (a) up to eighty-five percent (85%)
of the unpaid amount (net of such reserves and allowances as Administrative
Agent deems necessary, in its reasonable discretion) of all Eligible Accounts,
plus (b) up to fifty-five percent (55%) of the value of all Eligible Inventory,
valued at the lower of cost or market (net of such reserves and allowances
as
Administrative Agent deems necessary, in its reasonable
discretion).
“Borrowing
Base Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
E.
“BSA”
means that term as defined in Section
10.4.
“Business
Day” means any day on which LaSalle is open for commercial banking business in
Chicago, Illinois and, in the case of a Business Day that relates to a LIBOR
Loan, on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank Eurodollar
market.
“CAPEX
Commitment” means the CAPEX Draw Facility Commitment and the CAPEX Term Loan
Commitment.
“CAPEX
Conversion Date” means the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the
Closing Date.
“CAPEX
Draw Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all
outstanding CAPEX Draw Loans.
“CAPEX
Draw Facility Commitment” means the obligation hereunder, during the applicable
Commitment Period, of each CAPEX Lender to make CAPEX Draw Loans up to an
aggregate amount equal to the CAPEX Facility Amount.”
“CAPEX
Draw Loans” means the Loans granted to Borrower by the CAPEX Lenders in
accordance with Section
2.1.3(a).
“CAPEX
Facility Amount” means Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
“CAPEX
Lender” means a Lender with a Pro Rata Share of the CAPEX Commitment as set
forth on Schedule
1.
“CAPEX
Loan” means a CAPEX Draw Loan or the CAPEX Term Loan.
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“CAPEX
Note” means a CAPEX Note, in the form of the attached Exhibit
D
executed
and delivered pursuant to Section
3.1(d).
“CAPEX
Term Loan” means the Loan granted to Borrower by the CAPEX Lenders in accordance
with Section
2.1.3(b).
“CAPEX
Term Loan Commitment” means the obligation hereunder of the CAPEX Lenders to
make the CAPEX Term Loan.
“CAPEX
Term Loan Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) October 2, 2011, or
(b) the Termination Date.
“CAPEX
Term Loan Scheduled Payment Amount” means an amount equal to the original
principal amount of the CAPEX Term Loan divided by twenty-eight
(28).
“Capital
Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other agreement
conveying the right to use) any real or personal property by such Person that,
in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance
sheet of such Person.
“Capital
Securities” means, with respect to any Person, all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or
non-voting) of such Person’s capital, whether now outstanding or issued or
acquired after the Closing Date, including common shares, preferred shares,
membership interests in a limited liability company, limited or general
partnership interests in a partnership, interests in a trust, interests in
other
unincorporated organizations or any other equivalent of such ownership
interest.
“Cash
Collateralize” means to deliver cash collateral to Administrative Agent, to be
held as cash collateral for outstanding Letters of Credit, pursuant to
documentation reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. Derivatives
of
such term have corresponding meanings.
“Cash
Equivalent Investment” means, at any time, (a) any evidence of Indebtedness,
maturing not more than one year after such time, issued or guaranteed by the
United States Government or any agency thereof, (b) commercial paper, maturing
not more than one year from the date of issue, or corporate demand notes, in
each case (unless issued by a Lender or its holding company) rated at least
A-l
by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc. or P-l by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., (c) any certificate
of deposit, time deposit or banker’s acceptance, maturing not more than one year
after such time, or any overnight Federal Funds transaction that is issued
or
sold by any Lender or its holding company (or by a commercial banking
institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined
capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than Five Hundred Million
Dollars ($500,000,000)), (d) any repurchase agreement entered into with any
Lender (or commercial banking institution of the nature referred to in subpart
(c)) which (i) is secured by a fully perfected security interest in any
obligation of the type described in any of subparts (a) through (c) above,
and
(ii) has a market value, at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into,
of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the repurchase obligation of
such
Lender (or other commercial banking institution) thereunder, (e) money market
accounts or mutual funds that invest exclusively in assets satisfying the
foregoing requirements, and (f) other short term liquid investments approved
in
writing by Administrative Agent.
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“Change
in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) the
acquisition of, or, if earlier, the shareholder or director approval of the
acquisition of, ownership or voting control, directly or indirectly,
beneficially (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as then in effect) or of record, on or after the Closing
Date, by any Person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13d and 14d of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as then in effect), of shares representing
more
than thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate ordinary Voting Power represented
by
the issued and outstanding capital stock of Parent; (b) the occupation of a
majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors or
other governing body of Parent by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by
the board of directors or other governing body of Parent nor (ii) appointed
by
directors so nominated; (c) Parent shall cease to own and control one hundred
percent (100%) of the outstanding Capital Securities, directly, of Borrower
and,
directly or indirectly, of each other Parent Entity; (d) Borrower shall cease
to, directly or indirectly, own and control one hundred percent (100%) of each
class of the outstanding Capital Securities of each Subsidiary; (e) Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx (and any trustee, trust or other entity created for estate planning
purposes, established for the benefit of the members of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx’
immediate family) (i) shall cease to be the largest shareholder of Parent based
on his beneficial ownership, or (ii) shall cease to have greater voting control,
including through Olden Acquisition LLC and Kanders & Co., than any other
shareholder of Parent; or (f) the occurrence of a change in control, or similar
provision, as defined in any Material Indebtedness Agreement.
“Closing
Date” means the effective date of this Agreement as set forth in the first
paragraph of this Agreement.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all regulations issued
pursuant thereto.
“Collateral”
means that term as defined in the Guaranty and Collateral
Agreement.
“Collateral
Access Agreement” means a landlord’s waiver or other agreement in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent pursuant to which
a
mortgagee or lessor of real property on which Collateral is stored or otherwise
located, or a warehouseman, processor or other bailee of Inventory or other
property owned by any Credit Party, acknowledges the Liens of Administrative
Agent and waives any Liens held by such Person on such property, and, in the
case of any such agreement with a mortgagee or lessor, permits Administrative
Agent reasonable access to and use of such real property following the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to assemble,
complete and sell any Collateral stored or otherwise located
thereon.
“Collateral
Documents” means, collectively, the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement, each
Mortgage, each Collateral Access Agreement, each Control Agreement, any
financing statement filed in connection with the foregoing, and any other
agreement or instrument pursuant to which Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other
Person grants or purports to grant collateral to Administrative Agent, for
the
benefit of the Lenders, or otherwise relates to such collateral.
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“Commitment”
means the obligation hereunder of the Lenders, during the applicable Commitment
Period, to make Loans and to participate in the issuance of Letters of Credit
pursuant to the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Term Loan Commitment and the
CAPEX Commitment, up to the Total Commitment Amount.
“Commitment
Percentage” means, for each Lender, the percentage set forth opposite such
Lender’s name under the column headed “Commitment Percentage”, as listed in
Schedule
1
hereto.
“Commitment
Period” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitment, the period
from the Closing Date to October 2, 2011, or such earlier date on which the
Commitment shall have been terminated, or (b) with respect to the CAPEX Draw
Facility Commitment, the period from the Closing Date to the CAPEX Conversion
Date, or such earlier date on which the CAPEX Draw Facility Commitment shall
have been terminated.
“Companies”
means Borrower and all Subsidiaries.
“Company”
means Borrower or a Subsidiary.
“Compliance
Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate in substantially the form of
Exhibit
H,
with
appropriate insertions.
“Computation
Period” means each period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on the last
day of a Fiscal Quarter.
“Concord”
means CRC Acquisition Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
“Concord
Acquisition” means the acquisition by Borrower of substantially all of the
assets of Concord.
“Consideration”
means, in connection with an Acquisition, the aggregate consideration paid
or to
be paid, including borrowed funds, cash, deferred payments (including Permitted
Acquisition Earn-outs), the issuance of securities or notes, the assumption
or
incurring of liabilities (direct or contingent), the payment of consulting
fees
or fees for a covenant not to compete and any other consideration paid or to
be
paid for such Acquisition.
“Consolidated”
means the resultant consolidation of the financial statements of Parent and
its
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, including principles of consolidation
consistent with those applied in preparation of the consolidated financial
statements referred to in Section
9.4.
“Consolidated
Capital Expenditures” means all expenditures that, in accordance with GAAP,
would be required to be capitalized and shown on the Consolidated balance sheet
of Parent, including expenditures in respect of Capital Leases, but excluding
expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution or
restoration of assets to the extent financed (a) from insurance proceeds
(or other similar recoveries) paid on account of the loss of or damage to the
assets being replaced or restored, or (b) with awards of compensation arising
from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being
replaced.
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“Consolidated
Depreciation and Amortization Charges” means, for any period, the aggregate of
all depreciation and amortization charges for fixed assets, leasehold
improvements and general intangibles (specifically including goodwill) of Parent
for such period, as determined on a Consolidated basis and in accordance with
GAAP.
“Consolidated
EBITDA” means, for any period, on a Consolidated basis and in accordance with
GAAP, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, without duplication, to
the
extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated
Interest Expense, Consolidated Income Tax Expense, Consolidated Depreciation
and
Amortization Charges, non-cash management compensation expense for such period
and non-cash charges for such period incurred in accordance with Statements
of
Financial Accounting Standards 142 and 144, minus extraordinary or unusual
non-cash gains not incurred in the ordinary course of business but that were
included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus
extraordinary or unusual non-cash losses not incurred in the ordinary course
of
business but that were included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income
for such period; provided that adjustments will be made in accordance with
Schedule 4, to Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal periods of Parent ending
August 31, 2006, December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007 and September
30, 2007 to add back certain amounts deducted from Consolidated EBITDA for
such
periods.
“Consolidated
Income Tax Expense” means, for any period, all provisions for Taxes based on the
gross or net income of Parent (including, without limitation, any additions
to
such Taxes, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto), and all
franchise Taxes of Parent, as determined on a Consolidated basis and in
accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense” means, for any period, the interest expense of Parent for such
period (including all imputed interest on Capital Leases), as determined on
a
Consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of Parent for such
period, as determined on a Consolidated basis and in accordance with
GAAP.
“Consolidated
Net Worth” means, as of any date, the sum of the capital stock and additional
paid-in capital of Parent, plus retained earnings (or minus accumulated deficit)
of Parent calculated in conformity with GAAP, as determined on a Consolidated
basis.
“Consolidated
Total Funded Debt” means all Indebtedness of Parent, as determined on a
Consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP; provided that, for purposes
of
calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and the Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio,
Consolidated Total Funded Debt shall not include the Olden Note.
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“Consolidated
Unfunded Capital Expenditures” means all additions to fixed assets not funded
with (a) CAPEX Loans or (b) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section
11.1(b)
or
(f).
“Control
Agreement” means each Deposit Account Control Agreement among a Credit Party,
Administrative Agent and a depository institution, dated on or after the Closing
Date, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise
modified.
“Controlled
Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations, all members of a
controlled group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under
common control and all members of an affiliated service group which, together
with Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer
under
Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“Credit
Party” means Borrower, Parent and any Subsidiary of Parent or any other
Affiliate of Borrower that is a Guarantor of Payment.
“Debt
to
be Repaid” means Indebtedness listed on Schedule
12.1.
“Default”
means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time or
notice or both, constitute an Event of Default.
“Default
Rate” means (a)
with
respect to any Loan, a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) in excess of
the
rate otherwise applicable thereto, and (b) with respect to any other amount,
if
no rate is specified or available, a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%)
in
excess of the Derived Base Rate from time to time in effect.
“Derived
Base Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate Margin (from
time to time in effect) plus the Base Rate.
“Derived
LIBOR Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the sum of the LIBOR Margin (from
time to time in effect) plus the LIBOR Rate.
“Designated
Proceeds” means that term as defined in Section
6.2.2(a).
“Disposition”
means that term as defined in the definition of Asset Disposition.
“Dollar”
and the sign “$” mean the lawful money of the United States of
America.
“Domestic
Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Parent that is not a Foreign
Subsidiary.
“Dormant
Subsidiary” means a Company that (a) is not a Credit Party, (b) has aggregate
assets of less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), and (c) has no direct
or
indirect Subsidiaries with aggregate assets for all such Subsidiaries of more
than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
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“Eligible
Account” means an Account owing to Borrower or its Subsidiaries (that are Credit
Parties) that meets each of the following requirements:
(a) it
arises
from the sale or lease of goods or the rendering of services which have been
fully performed by such Credit Party; and, if it arises from the sale or lease
of goods, (i) such goods satisfactorily comply with such Account Debtor’s
specifications (if any) and have been delivered to such Account Debtor, and
(ii) such Credit Party has possession of, or if requested by Administrative
Agent has delivered to Administrative Agent, delivery receipts evidencing such
delivery;
(b) it
(i) is
subject to a perfected, first priority Lien in favor of Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the Lenders, and (ii) is not subject to any other assignment,
claim or Lien (other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section
11.2(a)
or
(b));
(c) it
is a
valid, legally enforceable and unconditional obligation of the Account Debtor
with respect thereto, and is not subject to the fulfillment of any condition
whatsoever or any counterclaim, credit, allowance, discount, rebate or
adjustment by the Account Debtor with respect thereto, or to any claim by such
Account Debtor denying liability thereunder in whole or in part, and the Account
Debtor has not refused to accept and has not returned or offered to return
any
of the goods or services which are the subject of such Account;
(d) there
is
no bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation proceeding pending by or against the
Account Debtor with respect thereto;
(e) the
Account Debtor with respect thereto is a resident or citizen of, and is located
within, the United States, unless the sale of goods or services giving rise
to
such Account is on letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or other credit support
terms reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
(f) it
is not
an Account arising from a “sale on approval,” “sale or return,” “consignment” or
“xxxx and hold” or subject to any other repurchase or return
agreement;
(g) it
is not
an Account with respect to which possession and/or control of the goods sold
giving rise thereto is held, maintained or retained by such Credit Party (or
by
any agent or custodian of such Credit Party) for the account of or subject
to
further and/or future direction from the Account Debtor with respect
thereto;
(h) it
arises
in the ordinary course of business of such Credit Party;
(i) it
is not
an Account owing
from the United States or any department, agency or instrumentality
thereof;
(j) if
such
Credit Party maintains a credit limit for an Account Debtor, the aggregate
dollar amount of Accounts due from such Account Debtor, including such Account,
does not exceed such credit limit;
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(k) if
the
Account is evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument, the originals of such
chattel paper or instrument shall have been endorsed or assigned, and delivered
to Administrative Agent or, in the case of electronic chattel paper, shall
be in
the control of Administrative Agent, in each case in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent;
(l) such
Account is evidenced by an invoice delivered to the related Account Debtor
and
is not more than (i) ninety (90) days past the due date thereof, or (ii) one
hundred twenty (120) days past the original invoice date thereof, in each case
according to the original terms of sale;
(m) it
is not
an Account with respect to an Account Debtor that is located in any jurisdiction
which has adopted a statute or other requirement with respect to which any
Person that obtains business from within such jurisdiction must file a notice
of
business activities report or make any other required filings in a timely manner
in order to enforce its claims in such jurisdiction’s courts unless (i) such
notice of business activities report has been duly and timely filed or such
Credit Party is exempt from filing such report and has provided Administrative
Agent with satisfactory evidence of such exemption, or (ii) the failure to
make
such filings may be cured retroactively by such Credit Party for a nominal
fee;
(n) the
Account Debtor with respect thereto is not a Parent Entity or an Affiliate
of
Borrower;
(o) it
is not
owed by an Account Debtor with respect to which twenty-five percent (25%) or
more of the aggregate amount of outstanding Accounts owed at such time by such
Account Debtor is classified as ineligible under subpart (l) of this definition;
or
(p) it
is
otherwise not unacceptable to Administrative Agent, in its reasonable
discretion, for any other reason.
An
Account that is at any time an Eligible Account, but which subsequently fails
to
meet any of the foregoing requirements, shall forthwith cease to be an Eligible
Account. Further, with respect to any Account, if Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders at any time hereafter determine, in its or their discretion,
that the prospect of payment or performance by the Account Debtor with respect
thereto is materially impaired for any reason, such Account shall cease to
be an
Eligible Account after notice of such determination is given to Borrower.
“Eligible
Inventory” means Inventory of Borrower or its Subsidiaries (that are Credit
Parties) that meets each of the following requirements:
(a) it
(i) is
subject to a perfected, first priority Lien in favor of Administrative Agent,
and (ii) is not subject to any other assignment, claim or Lien (other than
Liens
permitted pursuant to Section
11.2(a)
or
(b));
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(b) it
is
salable and not obsolete or discontinued;
(c) it
is in
the possession and control of such Credit Party and it is stored and held in
facilities owned by the Companies or, if such facilities are not so owned,
Administrative Agent is in possession of a Collateral Access Agreement with
respect thereto;
(d) it
is not
Inventory produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and subject
to
the “hot goods” provisions contained in Title 29 U.S.C. §215;
(e) it
is not
subject to any agreement or license which would restrict Administrative Agent’s
ability to sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory;
(f) it
is
located in the United States or in any territory or possession of the United
States that has adopted Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code;
(g) it
is not
“in transit” to such Credit Party or held by such Credit Party on consignment;
(h) it
is not
“work-in-progress” Inventory;
(i) it
is not
supply items or packaging;
(j) it
is not
identified to any purchase order or contract to the extent progress or advance
payments are received with respect to such Inventory (but only to the extent
of
such payment);
(k) it
does
not breach any of the representations, warranties or covenants pertaining to
Inventory set forth in the Loan Documents; and
(l) it
is
otherwise not unacceptable to Administrative Agent, in its reasonable
discretion, for any other reason.
Inventory
that is at any time Eligible Inventory, but which subsequently fails to meet
any
of the foregoing requirements, shall forthwith cease to be Eligible
Inventory.
“Eligible
Transferee” shall mean a commercial bank, financial institution or other
“accredited investor” (as defined in SEC Regulation D) that is not Borrower, a
Subsidiary or an Affiliate.
“Environmental
Claims” means all claims, however asserted, by any governmental, regulatory or
judicial authority or other Person alleging potential liability or
responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law, or for release or injury
to the environment.
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“Environmental
Laws” means all applicable present or future federal, state or local laws,
statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, together
with all administrative or judicial orders, consent agreements, directed duties,
requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any
governmental authority, in each case relating to any matter arising out of
or
relating to public health and safety, or pollution or protection of the
environment or workplace, including any of the foregoing relating to the
presence, use, production, generation, handling, transport, treatment, storage,
disposal, distribution, discharge, emission, release, threatened release,
control or cleanup of any Hazardous Substance.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and all regulations
issued pursuant thereto.
“Event
of
Default” means any of the events described in Section
13.1.
“Excepted
Account” means that term as defined in Section
10.10.
“Excess
Cash Flow” means, for any period, the remainder of (a)
Consolidated EBITDA
for such period; minus (b)
the
sum,
without duplication, of (i)
scheduled
repayments of principal of the Term Loan and the CAPEX Term Loan made during
such period, plus (ii)
voluntary
prepayments of the Term Loan and the CAPEX Term Loan pursuant to Section
6.2.1
during
such period, plus (iii)
cash
payments made in such period with respect to Consolidated Unfunded Capital
Expenditures, plus (iv)
Consolidated Income
Tax Expense paid (or payable, provided that this shall not include deferred
Taxes) in cash during such period, plus (v)
Consolidated
Interest Expense paid or payable during such period.
“Excluded
Taxes” means taxes based upon, or measured by, a Lender’s or Administrative
Agent’s (or a branch of the Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s) overall net
income, overall net receipts, or overall net profits (including franchise taxes
imposed in lieu of such taxes), but only to the extent such taxes are imposed
by
a taxing authority (a) in a jurisdiction in which such Lender or Administrative
Agent is organized, (b) in a jurisdiction which such Lender’s or Administrative
Agent’s principal office is located, or (c) in a jurisdiction in which such
Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s lending office (or branch) in respect of
which payments under this Agreement are made is located.
“Federal
Funds Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate equal for each day
during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal
funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a
Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions
received by Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized
standing selected by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent’s determination
of such rate shall be binding and conclusive absent manifest error.
“Fiscal
Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of a Fiscal Year.
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“Fiscal
Year” means the fiscal year of Parent, which period shall be the twelve (12)
month period ending on December 31 of each year. References to a Fiscal Year
with a number corresponding to any calendar year (e.g., “Fiscal Year 2003”)
refer to the Fiscal Year ending on December 31 of such calendar
year.
“Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio” means, for any Computation Period, the ratio of (a) the
total for such period of Consolidated EBITDA minus, without duplication, the
sum
of (i) Taxes paid in cash by the Parent Entities, (ii) all Consolidated Unfunded
Capital Expenditures, and (iii) tax refunds received in cash during such
period; to (b) the sum for such period of (i) cash Consolidated Interest
Expense, plus (ii) required payments of principal of Consolidated Total Funded
Debt (including the Term Loan and the CAPEX Term Loan but excluding the
Revolving Loans and the CAPEX Draw Loans).
“Foreign
Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Parent that is organized outside of the United
States.
“FRB”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor
thereto.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles of the United States set forth
from time to time 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
agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within
the
U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of
the
date of determination.
“Group”
means that term as defined in Section
2.2.1.
“Guarantor
of Payment” means Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor of Payment.
“Guaranty
and Collateral Agreement” means that certain Guaranty and Collateral Agreement
dated, executed and delivered by the Credit Parties on or after the Closing
Date, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise
modified, together with any joinders thereto and any other guaranty and
collateral agreement executed by a Person, in each case in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
“Hazardous
Substances” means (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive
materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, dielectric fluid containing levels of
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and mold; (b) any chemicals, materials,
pollutant or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous
substances”, “hazardous waste”, “hazardous materials”, “extremely hazardous
substances”, “restricted hazardous waste”, “toxic substances”, “toxic
pollutants”, “contaminants”, “pollutants” or words of similar import, under any
applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance,
the exposure to, or release of which is prohibited, limited or regulated by
any
governmental authority or for which any duty or standard of care is imposed
pursuant to, any Environmental Law.
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“Hedging
Agreement” means any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, cap
agreement or collar agreement, and any other agreement or arrangement designed
to protect a Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange
rates or commodity prices.
“Hedging
Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any liability of such Person
under any Hedging Agreement. The amount of any Person’s obligation in respect of
any Hedging Obligation shall be deemed to be the incremental obligation that
would be reflected in the financial statements of such Person in accordance
with
GAAP.
“Indebtedness”
of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person
for borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
similar instruments, (b) all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital
Leases which have been or should be recorded as liabilities on a balance sheet
of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (c) all obligations of such Person
to
pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding accrued
expenses and trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), (d)
all
indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on the
property of such Person, whether or not such indebtedness shall have been
assumed by such Person (provided that, if such Person has not assumed or
otherwise become liable for such indebtedness, such indebtedness shall be
measured at the fair market value of such property securing such indebtedness
at
the time of determination), (e) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, with
respect to the face amount of all letters of credit (whether or not drawn),
bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations issued for the account of such
Person (including the Letters of Credit), (f) all Hedging Obligations of such
Person, (g) all contingent liabilities of such Person with respect to the
foregoing, (h) all Indebtedness of any partnership of which such Person is
a
general partner, and (i) any Capital Securities or other equity instrument,
whether or not mandatorily redeemable, that under GAAP is characterized as debt,
whether pursuant to financial accounting standards board issuance No. 150 or
otherwise.
“Indemnified
Liabilities” means that term as defined in Section
15.16.
“Interest
Period” means, as to any LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Loan
is borrowed or continued as, or converted into, a LIBOR Loan and ending on
the
date one, two, three or six months thereafter as selected by Borrower pursuant
to Section
2.2.2
or
2.2.3,
as the
case may be; provided that:
(a) if
any
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the
result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another
calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding
Business Day;
(b) any
Interest Period that begins 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;
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(c) Borrower
may not select any Interest Period for a Revolving Loan that would extend beyond
the scheduled Termination Date;
(d) Borrower
may not select any Interest Period for the Term Loan if, after giving effect
to
such selection, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan having Interest
Periods ending after any date on which an installment of the Term Loan is
scheduled to be repaid would exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Term
Loan scheduled to be outstanding after giving effect to such repayment;
and
(e) Borrower
may not select any Interest Period for the CAPEX Term Loan if, after giving
effect to such selection, the aggregate principal amount of the CAPEX Term
Loan
having Interest Periods ending after any date on which an installment of the
CAPEX Term Loan is scheduled to be repaid would exceed the aggregate principal
amount of the CAPEX Term Loan scheduled to be outstanding after giving effect
to
such repayment.
“Inventory”
means that term as defined in the Guaranty and Collateral
Agreement.
“Investment”
means, with respect to any Person, any investment in another Person, whether
by
acquisition of any indebtedness or Capital Securities, by making any loan or
advance, by becoming obligated with respect to a guaranty or contingent
liability in respect of obligations of such other Person (other than travel
and
similar advances to employees in the ordinary course of business) or by making
an Acquisition. 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, but including
subsequent amounts of Investments in the same Person at the time such amount
is
actually invested, whether pursuant to earn-outs, working capital adjustments
or
other contractual obligations, or otherwise.
“Issuing
Lender” means LaSalle, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit
hereunder, or any Affiliate of LaSalle that may from time to time issue Letters
of Credit, and their successors and assigns in such capacity.
“LaSalle”
means LaSalle Bank National Association, a national banking association, and
its
successors and assigns.
“L/C
Application” means, with respect to any request for the issuance of a Letter of
Credit, a letter of credit application in the form being used by the Issuing
Lender at the time of such request for the type of letter of credit
requested.
“L/C
Fee
Rate” means that term as defined in the definition of Applicable
Margin.
“Lender”
means that term as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement. References
to the “Lenders” shall include the Issuing Lender and the Swing Line Lender; for
purposes of clarification only, to the extent that LaSalle (or any successor
Issuing Lender or Swing Line Lender) may have any rights or obligations in
addition to those of the other Lenders due to its status as Issuing Lender
or
Swing Line Lender, its status as such will be specifically referenced. In
addition to the foregoing, for the purpose of identifying the Persons entitled
to share in the Collateral and the proceeds thereof under, and in accordance
with the provisions of, this Agreement and the Collateral Documents, the term
“Lender” shall include Affiliates of a Lender providing a Bank Product.
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“Lender
Party” means that term as defined in Section
15.16.
“Letter
of Credit” means a commercial documentary letter of credit or standby letter of
credit that shall be issued by the Issuing Lender for the account of Borrower
or
a Subsidiary Guarantor of Payment, including amendments thereto, if
any.
“Letter
of Credit Commitment” means the commitment of the Issuing Lender on behalf of
the Lenders, to issue Letters of Credit in an aggregate undrawn amount of up
to
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) at any time outstanding; this commitment
constitutes a sublimit of the Revolving Credit Commitment.
“Level”
means that term as defined in the Applicable Margin definition.
“LIBOR
Loan” means any Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to
the LIBOR Rate.
“LIBOR
Margin” means that term as defined in the definition of Applicable
Margin.
“LIBOR
Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender
that shall be making or maintaining the LIBOR Loans of such Lender hereunder.
A
LIBOR Office of any Lender may be, at the option of such Lender, either a
domestic or foreign office.
“LIBOR
Rate” means a rate of interest equal to (a) the per annum rate of interest at
which United States dollar deposits in an amount comparable to the amount of
the
relevant LIBOR Loan and for a period equal to the relevant Interest Period
are
offered in the London Interbank Eurodollar market at 11:00 A.M. (London time)
two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or three
Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period if banks in
London, England were not open and dealing in offshore United States dollars
on
such second preceding Business Day), as displayed in the Bloomberg
Financial Markets
system
(or other authoritative source selected by Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion) or, if the Bloomberg
Financial Markets
system
or another authoritative source is not available, as the LIBOR Rate is otherwise
determined by Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion, divided
by (b) a number determined by subtracting from 1.00 the then stated maximum
reserve percentage for determining reserves to be maintained by member banks
of
the Federal Reserve System for Eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined
in
Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D),
such
rate to remain fixed for such Interest Period. Administrative Agent’s
determination of the LIBOR Rate shall be conclusive, absent manifest
error.
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“Lien”
means, with respect to any Person, any interest granted by such Person in any
real or personal property, asset or other right owned or being purchased or
acquired by such Person (including an interest in respect of a Capital Lease)
that secures payment or performance of any obligation and shall include any
mortgage, lien, encumbrance, title retention lien, charge or other security
interest of any kind, whether arising by contract, as a matter of law, by
judicial process or otherwise.
“Loan”
or
“Loans” means, as the context may require, Revolving Loans, CAPEX Draw Loans,
the Term Loan, the CAPEX Term Loan and Swing Line Loans.
“Loan
Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit, the Master
Letter of Credit Agreement, the L/C Applications, the Agent Fee Letter, the
Subordination Agreement and the Collateral Documents, and all documents,
instruments and agreements delivered in connection with the
foregoing.
“Mandatory
Prepayment Event” means that term as defined in Section
6.2.2(a).
“Margin
Stock” means any “margin stock” as defined in Regulation U.
“Master
Letter of Credit Agreement” means, at any time, with respect to the issuance of
Letters of Credit, a master letter of credit agreement or reimbursement
agreement in the form, if any, being used by the Issuing Lender at such
time.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse
effect upon, the financial condition, operations, assets, business or properties
of the Companies taken as a whole, or of the Parent Entities taken as a whole,
(b) a material impairment of the ability of any Credit Party to perform any
of
the Obligations under any Loan Document, or (c) a material adverse effect upon
any substantial portion of the Collateral under the Collateral Documents or
upon
the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Credit
Party of any Loan Document.
“Material
Recovery Event” means (a) any casualty loss in respect of assets of a Company
covered by casualty insurance, and (b) any compulsory transfer or taking under
threat of compulsory transfer of any asset of a Company by any governmental
agency; provided that, in the case of either (a) or (b), the proceeds received
by the Companies from such loss, transfer or taking exceeds One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000).
“Maximum
Rate” means that term as defined in Section
4.5.
“Maximum
Revolving Amount” means Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), as such amount may be
reduced pursuant to Section
6.1.
“Mortgage”
means a mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold mortgage or similar instrument
granting Administrative Agent a Lien on real property of any Credit
Party.
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“Multiemployer
Pension Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA, to which Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group may have
any liability.
“Non-U.S.
Participant” means that term as defined in Section
7.6(d).
“Non-Use
Fee” means that term as defined in Section
5.1.
“Non-Use
Fee Rate” means that term as defined in the definition of Applicable
Margin.
“Note”
means a Revolving Credit Note, the Swing Line Note, a Term Note, a CAPEX Note,
or any other promissory note delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
“Notice
of Borrowing” means a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit
F.
“Notice
of Conversion/Continuation” means a written notice substantially in the form of
Exhibit
G.
“Obligations”
means all obligations (monetary (including post-petition interest, allowed
or
not) or otherwise) of any Parent Entity under this Agreement and any other
Loan
Document including Attorney Costs and any reimbursement obligations of any
Parent Entity in respect of Letters of Credit and surety bonds, in each case
with respect to the foregoing, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due
or
to become due.
“OFAC”
means that term as defined in Section
10.4.
“Olden
Note” means that certain 2% Convertible Subordinated Note due April 21, 2014 by
and between Parent and Olden Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
“Parent”
means Net Perceptions, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Parent
Entities” means Parent and its Subsidiaries.
“Parent
Entity” means Parent or a Subsidiary of Parent.
“Participant”
means that term as defined in Section
15.6.2.
“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity succeeding to
any
or all of its functions under ERISA.
“Pension
Plan” means a “pension plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA,
which is subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding standards of ERISA
(other than a Multiemployer Pension Plan), and as to which Borrower or any
member of the Controlled Group may have any liability, including any liability
by reason of having been a substantial employer within the meaning of Section
4063 of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of
being
deemed to be a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.
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“Permitted
Acquisition Earn-Out” means collectively, the obligation of the Parent Entities
or Affiliates of Parent to (a) pay, after the initial closing of any
Acquisition permitted pursuant to Section
11.4
any
amount in the form or nature of post-closing contingent consideration (other
than such contingent consideration consisting of working capital adjustments,
net asset adjustments and other similar post-closing adjustments) to any seller
under such Acquisition (or any of its assignees), pursuant to any provision
of
the respective documents related to such Acquisition, or (b) pay to the seller
in respect of such Acquisition permitted pursuant to Section 11.4
that
portion of the purchase price thereof retained by Parent or the applicable
Parent Entity at the time of the initial closing of such Acquisition which
Parent or such Parent Entity is required pursuant to the terms of the applicable
acquisition document to pay to such seller in respect of such Acquisition on
a
date or dates occurring after such initial closing as designated in, and in
accordance with the terms of, such Acquisition.
“Permitted
Intercompany Merger” means (a) a merger or consolidation solely of one or more
Subsidiaries of Parent (provided that if one of such Subsidiaries is a Credit
Party, the result of such merger or consolidation is that the surviving entity
is a Credit Party and, in any merger with Borrower, Borrower shall be the
surviving entity), (b) the acquisition of (i) all or substantially all
of the stock or stock equivalents of any Subsidiary of Parent (other than
Borrower), (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of any Subsidiary of
Parent (other than Borrower) or (iii) all or substantially all of the
assets constituting the business of a division, branch or other unit operation
of any Subsidiary of Parent (other than Borrower), in each case by any Credit
Party, or (c) the acquisition of (i) all or substantially all of the
stock or stock equivalents of any Subsidiary of Parent that is not a Credit
Party, or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets constituting the
business of a division, branch or other unit operation of any Subsidiary of
Parent that is not a Credit Party, in each case by any Subsidiary of Parent
that
is not a Credit Party.
“Person”
means any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability
company, association, governmental authority or unit, or any other entity,
whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
“Prime
Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest in effect for such day as
publicly announced from time to time by Administrative Agent as its prime rate
(whether or not such rate is actually charged by Administrative Agent), which
is
not intended to be Administrative Agent’s lowest or most favorable rate of
interest at any one time. Any change in the Prime Rate announced by
Administrative Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day
specified in the public announcement of such change; provided that
Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to give notice of any change in
the
Prime Rate.
“Pro
Rata
Share” means:
(a) with
respect to a Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans, participate in Letters
of Credit, reimburse the Issuing Lender, and receive payments of principal,
interest, fees, costs, and expenses with respect thereto, (i) prior to the
Termination Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) such Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit Commitment, by (B) the Maximum
Revolving Amount, and (ii) from and after the Termination Date, the percentage
obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit Exposure (after settlement and
repayment of all Swing Line Loans by the Lenders) by (B) the Revolving Credit
Exposure;
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(b) with
respect to a Lender’s obligation to make the Term Loan and receive payments of
interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, (i) prior to the making
of
the Term Loan, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) such Lender’s Commitment
Percentage of the Term Loan Commitment, by (B) the Term Loan Commitment, and
(ii) from and after the making of the Term Loan, the percentage obtained by
dividing (A) the principal amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the
Term Loan by (B) the principal amount outstanding of the Term
Loan;
(c) with
respect to a Lender’s obligation to make the CAPEX Loans and receive payments of
interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, (i) prior to the CAPEX
Conversion Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) such Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of the CAPEX Draw Facility Commitment, by (B) the CAPEX
Facility Amount, and (ii) from and after the making of the CAPEX Term Loan,
the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the principal amount of such Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of the CAPEX Term Loan by (B) the principal amount
outstanding of the CAPEX Term Loan; and
(d) with
respect to all other matters as to a particular Lender, the percentage obtained
by dividing (i) such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit
Commitment, plus such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Term Loan
Commitment, plus such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the CAPEX Commitment, by
(ii) the Revolving Credit Commitment plus the Term Loan Commitment, plus the
CAPEX Commitment; provided that, from and after the Terminate Date, Pro Rata
Share shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the principal amount
of
such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit Exposure, plus the
principal amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the CAPEX Draw
Exposure, plus the unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Commitment
Percentage of the Term Loan, plus the unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s
Commitment Percentage of the CAPEX Term Loan, by (B) the Revolving Credit
Exposure, plus the CAPEX Draw Exposure plus the unpaid principal amount of
the
Term Loan, plus the unpaid principal amount of the CAPEX Term Loan.
“Refunded
Swing Line Loan” means that term as defined in Section
2.2.4(c).
“Regulation
D” means Regulation D of the FRB.
“Regulation
T” means Regulation T of the FRB
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“Regulation
U” means Regulation U of the FRB.
“Related
Agreements” means each of the material agreements, instruments and documents
executed pursuant to the Related Transactions or executed in connection
therewith, as any of the foregoing may from time to time be amended, restated
or
otherwise modified.
“Related
Transactions” means (a) the Concord Acquisition, and (b) the Wilmington
Acquisition.
“Replacement
Lender” means that term as defined in Section
8.7(b).
“Reportable
Event” means a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA as to which
the PBGC has not waived the notification requirement of Section 4043(a), or
the
failure of a Pension Plan to meet the minimum funding standards of Section
412
of the Code (without regard to whether the Pension Plan is a plan described
in
Section 4021(a)(2) of ERISA) or under Section 302 of ERISA.
“Required
Lenders” means, at any time, the Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares equal or exceed
sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) as determined pursuant to subpart
(d)
of the definition of “Pro Rata Share”.
“Revolving
Credit Commitment” means the obligation hereunder, during the applicable
Commitment Period, of (a) each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Loans,
(b) the Issuing Lender to issue and each Revolving Credit Lender to participate
in, Letters of Credit pursuant to the Letter of Credit Commitment, and (c)
the
Swing Line Lender to make, and each Revolving Credit Lender to participate
in,
Swing Line Loans pursuant to the Swing Line Commitment; up to an aggregate
amount of the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base, or (ii) the Maximum Revolving
Amount.
“Revolving
Credit Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal
amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, plus (b) the aggregate principal
amount of all Swing Line Loans, plus (c) the Stated Amount of all Letters of
Credit.
“Revolving
Credit Lender” means a Lender with a Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit
Commitment as set forth on Schedule
1.
“Revolving
Credit Note” means a Revolving Credit Note, in the form of the attached
Exhibit
A
executed
and delivered pursuant to Section
3.1(a).
“Revolving
Loan” means the Loans granted to Borrower by the Revolving Credit Lenders in
accordance with Section
2.1.1.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental authority
succeeding to any of the principal functions thereof.
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“Secured
Obligations” means, collectively, (a) the Obligations, (b) the Hedging
Obligations owing to Lenders (or Affiliates of existing Lenders) under Hedge
Agreements, and (c) the Bank Product Obligations owing to Lenders (or Affiliates
of existing Lenders) under Bank Product Agreements.
“Senior
Officer” means, with respect to any Parent Entity, any of the chief executive
officer, the chief financial officer, the chief operating officer, the chief
administrative officer, the treasurer or the controller of such Parent
Entity.
“Stated
Amount” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit at any date of
determination, (a) the maximum aggregate amount available for drawing thereunder
under any and all circumstances, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all
unreimbursed payments and disbursements under such Letter of
Credit.
“Subordinated
Creditor” means Olden Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or
any other Person that shall deliver a Subordination Agreement to Administrative
Agent and the Lenders subsequent to the Closing Date.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness” means any unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower which has
subordination terms, covenants, pricing and other terms which have been approved
in writing by Agent and the Required Lenders.
“Subordination
Agreement” means a Subordination Agreement executed and delivered by a
Subordinated Creditor in connection with this Agreement, as the same may from
time to time be amended, restated or otherwise modified.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or other entity of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly,
such
number of outstanding Capital Securities as have more than fifty percent (50%)
of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other managers
of
such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity. Unless
the context otherwise requires, each reference to Subsidiaries herein shall
be a
reference to Subsidiaries of Borrower.
“Subsidiary
Guarantor of Payment” means each of the Companies set forth on Schedule
3
hereto,
that are each executing and delivering the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement,
or
any other Person that shall deliver a Guaranty and Collateral Agreement to
Administrative Agent subsequent to the Closing Date.
“Swing
Line Commitment Amount” means Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($2,500,000), which commitment constitutes a sublimit of the Revolving Credit
Commitment.
“Swing
Line Lender” means LaSalle.
“Swing
Line Loan” means a loan that shall be denominated in Dollars granted to Borrower
by the Swing Line Lender, in accordance with Section
2.2.4.
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“Swing
Line Loan Maturity Date” means, with respect to any Swing Line Loan, the earlier
of (a) twenty (20) days after the date such Swing Line Loan is made, or (b)
the
last day of the Commitment Period applicable to the Revolving Credit
Commitment.
“Swing
Line Note” means the Swing Line Note, in the form of the attached Exhibit B
executed
and delivered pursuant to Section
3.1(b).
“Taxes”
means any and all present and future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions,
assessments, charges or withholdings, and any and all liabilities (including
interest and penalties and other additions to taxes) with respect to the
foregoing, but excluding Excluded Taxes.
“Term
Loan” means the Loan made to Borrower by the Term Loan Lenders in the original
principal amount of Twenty-Eight Million Dollars ($28,000,000), in accordance
with Section
2.1.3.
“Term
Loan Commitment” means the obligation hereunder of the Term Loan Lenders to make
the Term Loan.
“Term
Loan Lender” means a Lender with a Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan Commitment as
set forth on Schedule
1.
“Term
Loan Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) October 2, 2011 or (b) the
Termination Date.
“Term
Note” means a Term Note, in the form of the attached Exhibit
C
executed
and delivered pursuant to Section
3.1(c).
“Termination
Date” means the earlier to occur of (a) October 2, 2011, or (b) such other
date on which the Commitment terminates pursuant to Article
VI
or
Article
XIII.
“Termination
Event” means, with respect to a Pension Plan that is subject to Title IV of
ERISA, (a) a Reportable Event, (b) the withdrawal of a Parent Entity or any
other member of the Controlled Group from such Pension Plan during a plan year
in which such Parent Entity or any other member of the Controlled Group was
a
“substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or was deemed
such under Section 4068(f) of ERISA, (c) the termination of such Pension Plan,
the filing of a notice of intent to terminate the Pension Plan or the treatment
of an amendment of such Pension Plan as a termination under Section 4041 of
ERISA, (d) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate such Pension
Plan, or (e) any event or condition that might constitute grounds under Section
4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or appointment of a trustee to administer,
such Pension Plan.
“Total
Commitment Amount” means the principal amount of Forty Million Dollars
($40,000,000) (or such lesser amount as shall be determined pursuant to
Section
6.1
or
6.2).
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“Total
Debt to EBITDA Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio
of (a) Consolidated Total Funded Debt as of such day, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA
for the Computation Period ending on such day.
“Total
Plan Liability” means, at any time, the present value of all vested and unvested
accrued benefits under all Pension Plans, determined as of the then most recent
valuation date for each Pension Plan, using PBGC actuarial assumptions for
single employer plan terminations.
“Type”
means that term as defined in Section
2.2.1.
“UCC”
means that term as defined in the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement.
“Unfunded
Liability” means the amount (if any) by which the present value of all vested
and unvested accrued benefits under all Pension Plans exceeds the fair market
value of all assets allocable to those benefits, all determined as of the then
most recent valuation date for each Pension Plan, using PBGC actuarial
assumptions for single employer plan terminations.
“Voting
Power” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the exclusive ability to control,
through the ownership of shares of capital stock, partnership interests,
membership interests or otherwise, the election of members of the board of
directors or other similar governing body of such Person. The holding of a
designated percentage of Voting Power of a Person means the ownership of shares
of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other interests
of such Person sufficient to control exclusively the election of that percentage
of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body of such
Person.
“Wilmington
Acquisition” means the proposed acquisition by Concord of certain assets of the
Philadelphia-based Wilmington Steel Processing Co., Inc. prior to the Closing
Date.
“Withholding
Certificate” means that term as defined in Section
7.6(d).
Section
1.2. 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
meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural
forms of the defined terms.
(b) Section,
Annex, Schedule, Article and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified.
(c) The
term
“including” is not limiting and means “including without
limitation”.
(d) Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to agreements
(including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) and other contractual
instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements,
supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent such
amendments, restatements, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited
by the terms of any Loan Document, and (ii) references to any statute or
regulation shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory
provisions amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such statute
or
regulation.
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(e) This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents may use several different limitations,
tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such
limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and each shall be performed
in accordance with their respective terms.
(f) This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of negotiations among
and
have been reviewed by counsel to Administrative Agent, Borrower, the Lenders
and
the other parties thereto and are the products of all parties. Accordingly,
they
shall not be construed against Administrative Agent or the Lenders merely
because of the involvement of Administrative Agent or the Lenders in their
preparation.
ARTICLE
II. COMMITMENTS OF THE LENDERS;
BORROWING,
CONVERSION AND LETTER OF CREDIT PROCEDURES.
Section
2.1. Commitments.
On and
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Lenders,
severally and for itself alone, agrees to make Loans to, make or participate
in
Swing Loans for the account of, and to issue or participate in Letters of Credit
for the account of, Borrower as follows:
2.1.1.
Revolving
Credit Commitment.
Each
Revolving Credit Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans from time to time until
the Termination Date in such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such aggregate amounts
as Borrower may request; provided that the Revolving Credit Exposure will not
at
any time exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, Borrower shall be entitled under this
Section
2.1.1
to
borrow funds, repay the same in whole or in part and re-borrow hereunder at
any
time and from time to time during the applicable Commitment Period.
2.1.2.
Term
Loan Commitment.
Each
Term Loan Lender agrees to participate in the making of the Term Loan to
Borrower on the Closing Date in the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of
the Term Loan Commitment. The Commitment of the Lenders to make the Term Loan
shall expire concurrently with the making of the Term Loan on the Closing
Date.
2.1.3.
CAPEX
Commitment.
(a) Each
CAPEX Lender agrees to make CAPEX Draw Loans from time to time until the CAPEX
Conversion Date in such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such aggregate amounts as
Borrower may request; provided that the CAPEX Draw Exposure will not at any
time
exceed CAPEX Draw Facility Commitment. Once
CAPEX Draw Loans are made, such CAPEX Draw Loans may not be repaid and
reborrowed.
(b) On
the
CAPEX Conversion Date, all CAPEX Draw Loans outstanding on such date shall
be
refinanced by the CAPEX Lenders with the CAPEX Term Loan. On the CAPEX
Conversion Date, the CAPEX Draw Facility Commitment shall be automatically
terminated, and, on and after the CAPEX Conversion Date, CAPEX Draw Loans shall
no longer be available. Each CAPEX Lender agrees to participate in the making
of
the CAPEX Term Loan to Borrower on the CAPEX Conversion Date in the amount
of
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the CAPEX Commitment. The CAPEX Commitment of
the Lenders to make the CAPEX Term Loan shall expire concurrently with the
making of the CAPEX Term Loan on the CAPEX Conversion Date.
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2.1.4.
L/C
Commitment.
Subject
to Section
2.3.1,
the
Issuing Lender agrees to issue Letters of Credit, in each case containing such
terms and conditions as are permitted by this Agreement and are reasonably
satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, at the request of and for the account of
Borrower from time to time before the scheduled Termination Date and, as more
fully set forth in Section 2.3.2,
each
Lender agrees to purchase a participation in each such Letter of Credit;
provided that (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit shall
not
at any time exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment, and (b) the Revolving
Credit Exposure shall not at any time exceed the Revolving Credit
Commitment.
Section
2.2. Loan
Procedures.
2.2.1.
Various
Types of Loans.
Each
Revolving Loan and CAPEX Draw Loan shall be, and the Term Loan and the CAPEX
Term Loan may be divided into tranches that are, either a Base Rate Loan or
a
LIBOR Loan (each a “Type” of Loan), as Borrower shall specify in the related
Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation pursuant to
Section 2.2.2
or 2.2.3.
LIBOR
Loans having the same Interest Period which expire on the same day are sometimes
called a “Group” or collectively “Groups”. Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Loans may
be outstanding at the same time, provided that not more than eight different
Groups of LIBOR Loans shall be outstanding at any one time. All borrowings,
conversions and repayments of Revolving Loans shall be effected so that each
Lender will have a ratable share (according to its Pro Rata Share) of all types
and Groups of Loans.
2.2.2.
Borrowing
Procedures.
Borrower shall give a Notice of Borrowing, or telephonic notice (followed
promptly by a Notice of Borrowing; provided that the lack of such prompt
notification shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such
telephonic notice) to Administrative Agent of each proposed borrowing not later
than (a) in the case of a Base Rate borrowing, 1:00 P.M. (Eastern
Time) on the proposed date of such borrowing, and (b) in the case of a
LIBOR borrowing, 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) at least three Business Days
prior to the proposed date of such borrowing. Each such notice shall be
effective upon receipt by Administrative Agent, shall be irrevocable, and shall
specify the date, amount and type of borrowing and, in the case of a LIBOR
borrowing, the initial Interest Period therefor. Promptly upon receipt of such
notice, Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender thereof. Not later than
2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on the date of a proposed borrowing, each Lender shall
provide Administrative Agent at the office specified by Administrative Agent
with immediately available funds covering such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such
borrowing and, so long as Administrative Agent has not received written notice
that the conditions precedent set forth in Article
XI
with
respect to such borrowing have not been satisfied, Administrative Agent shall
pay over the funds received by Administrative Agent to Borrower on the requested
borrowing date. Each borrowing shall be on a Business Day. Each Base Rate
borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of at least Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000) and an integral multiple of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000),
and each LIBOR borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of at least Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and an integral multiple of at least One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).
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2.2.3.
Conversion
and Continuation Procedures.
(a) Subject
to Section
2.2.1,
Borrower may, upon irrevocable written notice to Administrative Agent in
accordance with subpart (b) below:
(i) elect,
as
of any Business Day, to convert any Base Rate Loan in an aggregate amount not
less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or a higher integral multiple
of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)) into a LIBOR Loan; or
(ii) elect,
as
of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to (A) continue any LIBOR
Loan having an Interest Period expiring on such day (or any part thereof in
an
aggregate amount not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000)
or
a higher integral multiple of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000)) for a new
Interest Period, or (B) convert such LIBOR Loan to a Base Rate
Loan.
(b) Borrower
shall give a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, or telephonic notice (followed
promptly by a Notice of Conversion/Continuation; provided that the lack of
such
prompt notification shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of
such telephonic notice) to Administrative Agent of each proposed conversion
or
continuation not later than (i) in the case of conversion into Base Rate Loans,
1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on the proposed date of such conversion, and (ii)
in
the case of conversion into or continuation of LIBOR Loans, 1:00 P.M.
(Eastern Time) at least three Business Days prior to the proposed date of such
conversion or continuation, specifying in each case:
(A) the
proposed date of conversion or continuation;
(B) the
aggregate amount of Loans to be converted or continued;
(C) the
type
of Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation;
and
(D) in
the
case of conversion into, or continuation of, a LIBOR Loan, the duration of
the
requested Interest Period therefor.
(c) If,
upon
the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to a LIBOR Loan, Borrower
has
failed to timely select a new Interest Period to be applicable to such LIBOR
Loan, Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR Loan into
a
Base Rate Loan effective on the last day of such Interest Period.
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(d) Administrative
Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation pursuant to this Section
2.2.3
or, if
no timely notice is provided by Borrower, of the details of any automatic
conversion.
(e) Any
conversion of a LIBOR Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest
Period therefor shall be subject to Section
8.4.
2.2.4.
Swing
Line Facility.
(a) Administrative
Agent shall notify the Swing Line Lender upon Administrative Agent’s receipt of
any Notice of Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing
Line Lender may make Swing Line Loans available from time to time until the
Termination Date in accordance with any such notice, so long as, after making
such requested Swing Line Loan, the aggregate amount of Swing Line Loans
outstanding would not exceed the Commitment Amount and the Revolving Credit
Exposure would not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment. (For purposes of
clarification, to the extent the Swing Line Lender is also a Revolving Credit
Lender, Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender shall not be included
in
the calculation of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the
Revolving Credit Commitment (other than any participation obligations as a
Revolving Credit Lender), and the Swing Line Lender’s making of a Swing Line
Loan does not constitute the making of a Revolving Loan by such Lender in its
capacity as a Revolving Credit Lender.) The provisions of this Section
2.2.4
shall
not relieve the Lenders of their obligations to make Revolving Loans under
Section
2.1.1;
provided that, if the Swing Line Lender makes a Swing Line Loan pursuant to
any
such notice, such Swing Line Loan shall be in lieu of any Revolving Loan that
otherwise may be made by the Lenders pursuant to such notice. Until the
Termination Date, Borrower may from time to time borrow, repay and reborrow
under this Section
2.2.4.
Each
Swing Line Loan shall be made pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing delivered by
Borrower to Administrative Agent in accordance with Section
2.2.2.
Any
such notice must be given no later than 3:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on the Business
Day of the proposed Swing Line Loan. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received
at least one Business Day’s prior written notice from the Required Lenders
instructing it not to make a Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender shall,
notwithstanding the failure of any condition precedent set forth in Section
12.2,
be
entitled to fund that Swing Line Loan, and to have such Lender make Revolving
Loans in accordance with Section
2.2.4(c)
or
purchase participating interests in accordance with Section
2.2.4(d).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents, each Swing Line Loan shall constitute a Base Rate Loan. Borrower
shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Swing Line Loan
upon demand therefor by Administrative Agent.
(b) The
entire unpaid balance of each Swing Line Loan and all other noncontingent
Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full in immediately
available funds on the Termination Date, if not sooner paid in
full.
(c) The
Swing
Line Lender, at any time and from time to time, may, on behalf of Borrower
(and
Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so act on its
behalf), request each Revolving Credit Lender (including the Swing Line Lender)
to make a Revolving Loan to Borrower (which shall be a Base Rate Loan) in an
amount equal to that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the principal amount of such
Swing Line Loan (the “Refunded Swing Line Loan”). Unless any of the events
described in Section
13.1.4
has
occurred (in which event the procedures of Section
2.2.4(d)
shall
apply) and regardless of whether the conditions precedent set forth in this
Agreement to the making of a Revolving Loan are then satisfied, each Lender
shall disburse directly to Administrative Agent, its Pro Rata Share on behalf
of
the Swing Line Lender, prior to 3:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) in immediately
available funds on the date that notice is given (provided that such notice
is
given by 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on such date). The proceeds of such Revolving
Loans shall be immediately paid to the Swing Line Lender and applied to repay
the Refunded Swing Line Loan.
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(d) If,
prior
to refunding a Swing Line Loan with a Revolving Loan pursuant to Section
2.2.4(c),
one of
the events described in Section
13.1.4
has
occurred, then, subject to the provisions of Section
2.2.4(e)
below,
each Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have been made,
purchase from the Swing Line Lender an undivided participation interest in
the
Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Swing Line
Loan. Upon request, each Lender shall promptly transfer to the Swing Line
Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation
interest.
(e) Each
Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans in accordance with Section
2.2.4(c)
and to
purchase participation interests in accordance with Section
2.2.4(d)
shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
that
such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, Borrower or any other Person
for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of any Default
or
Event of Default; (iii) any inability of Borrower to satisfy the conditions
precedent to borrowing set forth in this Agreement at any time; or (iv) any
other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to
any
of the foregoing. If, and to the extent, any Lender shall not have made such
amount available to Administrative Agent or the Swing Line Lender, as
applicable, by 3:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) the amount required pursuant to
Sections
2.2.4(c)
or
2.2.4(d),
as the
case may be, on the Business Day on which such Lender receives notice from
Administrative Agent of such payment or disbursement (it being understood that
any such notice received after 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on any Business Day
shall be deemed to have been received on the next following Business Day),
such
Lender agrees to pay interest on such amount to Administrative Agent for the
Swing Line Lender’s account forthwith on demand, for each day from the date such
amount was to have been delivered to Administrative Agent to the date such
amount is paid, at a rate per annum equal to (i) for the first three days after
demand, the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect, and (ii) thereafter,
the Base Rate from time to time in effect.
Section
2.3. Letter
of Credit Procedures.
2.3.1.
L/C
Applications.
Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Issuing Lender the Master Letter
of
Credit Agreement from time to time in effect. Borrower shall give notice to
Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender of the proposed issuance of each
Letter of Credit on a Business Day which is at least three Business Days (or
such lesser number of days as Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender shall
agree in any particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed
date of issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each such notice shall be accompanied
by an L/C Application, duly executed by Borrower and in all respects
satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender, together with
such
other documentation as Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender may request
in
support thereof, it being understood that each L/C Application shall specify,
among other things, the date on which the proposed Letter of Credit is to be
issued, the expiration date of such Letter of Credit (which shall not be later
than the earlier of (a) one year after its date of issuance, provided that,
such
Letter of Credit may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one year
periods, or (b) seven days prior to the scheduled Termination Date (unless
such
Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized)) and whether such Letter of Credit
is
to be transferable in whole or in part. Any Letter of Credit outstanding after
the scheduled Termination Date which is Cash Collateralized for the benefit
of
the Issuing Lender shall be the sole responsibility of the Issuing Lender.
So
long as the Issuing Lender has not received written notice that the conditions
precedent set forth in Section
12
with
respect to the issuance of such Letter of Credit have not been satisfied, the
Issuing Lender shall issue such Letter of Credit on the requested issuance
date.
The Issuing Lender shall promptly advise Administrative Agent of the issuance
of
each Letter of Credit and of any amendment thereto, extension thereof or event
or circumstance changing the amount available for drawing thereunder. In the
event of any inconsistency between the terms of the Master Letter of Credit
Agreement, any L/C Application and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of
this Agreement shall control.
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2.3.2.
Participations
in Letters of Credit.
Concurrently with the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender
shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Revolving Credit Lender,
and each such Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed irrevocably and
unconditionally to have purchased and received from the Issuing Lender, without
recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent
of
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share, in such Letter of Credit and Borrower’s
reimbursement obligations with respect thereto. (For purposes of clarification,
to the extent the Issuing Lender is also a Revolving Credit Lender, Letters
of
Credit issued by the Issuing Lender shall not be included in the calculation
of
such Revolving Credit Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit
Commitment (other than any participation obligations as a Revolving Credit
Lender).) If Borrower does not pay any reimbursement obligation when due,
Borrower shall be deemed to have immediately requested that the Revolving Credit
Lenders make a Revolving Loan which is a Base Rate Loan in a principal amount
equal to such reimbursement obligations. Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify such Revolving Credit Lenders of such deemed request and, without the
necessity of compliance with the requirements of Section
2.2.2,
Section
12.2
or
otherwise such Lender shall make available to Administrative Agent its Pro
Rata
Share of such Revolving Loan. The proceeds of such Revolving Loan shall be
paid
over by Administrative Agent to the Issuing Lender for the account of Borrower
in satisfaction of such reimbursement obligations. For the purposes of this
Agreement, the unparticipated portion of each Letter of Credit shall be deemed
to be the Issuing Lender’s “participation” therein. The Issuing Lender hereby
agrees, upon request of Administrative Agent or any Revolving Credit Lender,
to
deliver to Administrative Agent or such Revolving Credit Lender a list of all
outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, together with such
information related thereto as Administrative Agent or such Revolving Credit
Lender may reasonably request.
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2.3.3.
Reimbursement
Obligations.
(a) Borrower
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to reimburse the Issuing Lender
for each payment or disbursement made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter
of
Credit honoring any demand for payment made by the beneficiary thereunder,
in
each case on the date that such payment or disbursement is made. Any amount
not
reimbursed on the date of such payment or disbursement shall bear interest
from
the date of such payment or disbursement to the date that the Issuing Lender
is
reimbursed by Borrower therefor, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal
to
the Derived Base Rate from time to time in effect plus, beginning on the third
Business Day after receipt of notice from the Issuing Lender of such payment
or
disbursement, two percent (2%). The Issuing Lender shall notify Borrower and
Administrative Agent whenever any demand for payment is made under any Letter
of
Credit by the beneficiary thereunder; provided that the failure of the Issuing
Lender to so notify Borrower or Administrative Agent shall not affect the rights
of the Issuing Lender or the Lenders in any manner whatsoever.
(b) Borrower’s
reimbursement obligations hereunder shall be irrevocable and unconditional
under
all circumstances, including (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of
any
Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the existence
of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which any Credit Party may have
at
any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee
of
any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting),
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, any Lender or any other Person,
whether in connection with any Letter of Credit, this Agreement, any other
Loan
Document, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions
(including any underlying transaction between any Credit Party and the
beneficiary named in any Letter of Credit), (iii) the validity, sufficiency
or
genuineness of any document which the Issuing Lender has determined complies
on
its face with the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit, even if such
document should later prove to have been forged, fraudulent, invalid or
insufficient in any respect or any statement therein shall have been untrue
or
inaccurate in any respect, or (iv) the surrender or impairment of any security
for the performance or observance of any of the terms hereof. Without limiting
the foregoing, no action or omission whatsoever by Administrative Agent or
any
Lender (excluding any Lender in its capacity as the Issuing Lender) under or
in
connection with any Letter of Credit or any related matters shall result in
any
liability of Administrative Agent or any Lender to Borrower, or relieve Borrower
of any of its obligations hereunder to any such Person.
2.3.4.
Funding
by the Lenders to Issuing Lender.
If the
Issuing Lender makes any payment or disbursement under any Letter of Credit
and
(a) Borrower has not reimbursed the Issuing Lender in full for such payment
or
disbursement by 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on the date of such payment or
disbursement, (b) a Revolving Loan may not be made in accordance with
Section
2.3.2,
or (c)
any reimbursement received by the Issuing Lender from Borrower is or must be
returned or rescinded upon or during any bankruptcy or reorganization of
Borrower or otherwise, each other Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment
shall be obligated to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing
Lender, in full or partial payment of the purchase price of its participation
in
such Letter of Credit, its Pro Rata Share of such payment or disbursement (but
no such payment shall diminish the obligations of Borrower under Section 2.3.3),
and,
upon notice from the Issuing Lender, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
each other Lender thereof. Each other Lender irrevocably and unconditionally
agrees to so pay to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for
the
Issuing Lender’s account the amount of such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of
such payment or disbursement. If, and to the extent, any Lender shall not have
made such amount available to Administrative Agent by 3:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)
on the Business Day on which such Lender receives notice from Administrative
Agent of such payment or disbursement (it being understood that any such notice
received after 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on any Business Day shall be deemed
to
have been received on the next following Business Day), such Lender agrees
to
pay interest on such amount to Administrative Agent for the Issuing Lender’s
account forthwith on demand, for each day from the date such amount was to
have
been delivered to Administrative Agent to the date such amount is paid, at
a
rate per annum equal to (a) for the first three days after demand, the Federal
Funds Rate from time to time in effect, and (b) thereafter, the Base Rate from
time to time in effect. Any Lender’s failure to make available to Administrative
Agent its Pro Rata Share of any such payment or disbursement shall not relieve
any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make available to Administrative
Agent such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such payment, but no Lender shall be
responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make available to
Administrative Agent such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such payment or
disbursement.
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Section
2.4. Commitments
Several.
The
failure of any Lender to make a requested Loan on any date shall not relieve
any
other Lender of its obligation (if any) to make a Loan on such date, but no
Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any
Loan
to be made by such other Lender.
Section
2.5. Certain
Conditions.
Except
as otherwise provided in Sections
2.2.4
and
2.3.4
of this
Agreement, no Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) shall have an obligation
to make any Loan, or to permit the continuation of or any conversion into any
LIBOR Loan, and the Issuing Lender shall not have any obligation to issue any
Letter of Credit, if a Default or Event of Default exists and is
continuing.
ARTICLE
III. EVIDENCING OF LOANS.
Section
3.1. Notes.
(a) Revolving
Loans.
To
evidence the obligation of Borrower to repay the Revolving Loans made by each
Revolving Credit Lender and to pay interest thereon, Borrower shall execute
a
Revolving Credit Note, payable to the order of such Revolving Credit Lender
in
the principal amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Commitment Percentage of
the Maximum Revolving Amount, or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount
of Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender.
(b) Swing
Loan.
To
evidence the obligation of Borrower to repay the Swing Line Loans and to pay
interest thereon, Borrower shall execute a Swing Line Note, payable to the
order
of the Swing Line Lender in the principal amount of the Swing Line Commitment
Amount, or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Swing Line Loans
made by the Swing Line Lender.
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(c) Term
Loan.
To
evidence the obligation of Borrower to repay the portion of the Term Loan made
by each Term Loan Lender and to pay interest thereon, Borrower shall execute
a
Term Note, payable to the order of such Term Loan Lender in the principal amount
of its Commitment Percentage of the Term Loan Commitment.
(d) CAPEX
Loans.
To
evidence the obligation of Borrower to repay the CAPEX Loans made by each CAPEX
Lender and to pay interest thereon, Borrower shall execute a CAPEX Note, payable
to the order of such CAPEX Lender in the principal amount of its Commitment
Percentage of the CAPEX Commitment.
Section
3.2. Recordkeeping.
Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender, shall record in its records,
the
date, amount and Type of each Loan made by each Lender, each repayment or
conversion thereof and, in the case of each LIBOR Loan, the dates on which
each
Interest Period for such Loan shall begin and end. The aggregate unpaid
principal amount so recorded shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the
principal amount of the Loans owing and unpaid, absent demonstrable error.
The
failure to so record any such amount or any error in so recording any such
amount shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the Obligations of Borrower
hereunder or under any Note to repay the principal amount of the Loans
hereunder, together with all interest accruing thereon.
ARTICLE
IV. INTEREST.
Section
4.1. Interest
Rates.
(a) Generally.
Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan
for the period commencing on the date of such Loan until such Loan is paid
in
full as follows:
(i) at
all
times while such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the
Derived Base Rate; and
(ii) at
all
times while such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the Derived
LIBOR Rate applicable to each Interest Period for such Loan.
(b) Default
Rate.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, upon the election of the Required Lenders, (i) the
principal of each Loan and the unpaid interest thereon shall bear interest,
until paid, at the Default Rate, (ii) the fee for the aggregate undrawn amount
of all issued and outstanding Letters of Credit shall be increased by two
percent (2%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable thereto, and (iii)
in
the case of any other amount not paid when due from Borrower hereunder or under
any other Collateral Document, such amount shall bear interest at the Default
Rate;
provided that, during an Event of Default under Sections 13.1.1
or
13.1.4,
the
applicable Default Rate shall apply without any election or action on the part
of Administrative Agent or any Lender.
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Section
4.2. Interest
Payment Dates.
Accrued
interest on each Base Rate Loan shall be payable in arrears on the last day
of
each calendar quarter and at maturity. Accrued interest on each LIBOR Loan
shall
be payable on the last day of each Interest Period relating to such Loan (and,
in the case of a LIBOR Loan with an Interest Period in excess of three months,
on the three-month anniversary of the first day of such Interest Period), upon
a
prepayment of such Loan, and at maturity. After maturity, and at any time an
Event of Default exists and is continuing, accrued interest on all Loans shall
be payable on demand.
Section
4.3. Setting
and Notice of LIBOR Rates.
The
applicable LIBOR Rate for each Interest Period shall be determined by
Administrative Agent, and notice thereof shall be given by Administrative Agent
promptly to Borrower and each Lender. Each determination of the applicable
LIBOR
Rate by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties
hereto, in the absence of demonstrable error. Administrative Agent shall, upon
written request of Borrower or any Lender, deliver to Borrower or such Lender
a
statement showing the computations used by Administrative Agent in determining
any applicable LIBOR Rate hereunder.
Section
4.4. Computation
of Interest.
Interest shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis
of
a year of 360 days. The applicable interest rate for each Base Rate Loan shall
change simultaneously with each change in the Base Rate.
Section
4.5. Limitation
on Interest.
In no
event shall the rate of interest hereunder exceed the maximum rate allowable
by
law. 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 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
Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or
received by Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such
Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) characterize 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.
ARTICLE
V. FEES.
Section
5.1. Non-Use
Fee.
Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of
the
Lenders, a non-use fee (“Non-Use Fee”), for the period from the Closing Date to
and including the Termination Date, at a rate per annum equal to the Non-Use
Fee
Rate in effect from time to time, multiplied by (as adjusted from time to time)
the unused amount of the average daily Maximum Revolving Amount in effect during
the Fiscal Quarter. For purposes of calculating usage under this Section, the
Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed used to the extent of Revolving
Credit Exposure (exclusive of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
all
Swing Line Loans). Such Non-Use Fee shall be payable in arrears on the last
day
of each calendar quarter and on the Termination Date. The Non-Use Fee shall
be
computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a year of three
hundred sixty (360) days.
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Section
5.2. Letter
of Credit Fees.
(a) Borrower
agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Lenders,
a
letter of credit fee for each Letter of Credit equal to the L/C Fee Rate in
effect from time to time multiplied by the undrawn amount of such Letter of
Credit (computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a year
of
three hundred sixty (360) days); provided that, unless the Required Lenders
otherwise consent, the rate applicable to each Letter of Credit shall be
increased by two percent (2%) at any time that an Event of Default exists.
Such
letter of credit fee shall be payable in arrears on the last day of each
calendar quarter and on the Termination Date (or such later date on which such
Letter of Credit expires or is terminated) for the period from the date of
the
issuance of each Letter of Credit (or the last day on which the letter of credit
fee was paid with respect thereto) to the date such payment is due or, if
earlier, the date on which such Letter of Credit expired or was
terminated.
(b) In
addition, with respect to each Letter of Credit, Borrower agrees to pay to
the
Issuing Lender, for its own account, (i) such fees and expenses as the Issuing
Lender customarily requires in connection with the issuance, negotiation,
processing and/or administration of letters of credit in similar situations,
and
(ii) a letter of credit fronting fee which
shall be paid on each date that such Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended
or renewed at the rate of one-eighth percent (1/8%) of the face amount of such
Letter of Credit.
Section
5.3. Administrative
Agent Fees.
Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for its sole benefit, the fees
set forth in the Agent Fee Letter.
ARTICLE
VI. REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF THE
REVOLVING
CREDIT COMMITMENT; PREPAYMENTS.
Section
6.1. Voluntary
Reduction or Termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment.
Borrower may from time to time on at least five Business Days’ prior written
notice received by Administrative Agent (which shall promptly advise each Lender
thereof) permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment to an amount not
less than the Revolving Credit Exposure. Any such reduction shall be in an
amount not less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or a higher
integral multiple of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). Concurrently
with
any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment to zero, Borrower shall pay
all
interest on the Revolving Loans, all Non-Use Fees and all letter of credit
fees
and shall Cash Collateralize in full all obligations arising with respect to
the
Letters of Credit.
Section
6.2. Prepayments.
6.2.1.
Voluntary
Prepayments.
Borrower may from time to time prepay the principal amount of the Loans in
whole
or in part; provided that Borrower shall give Administrative Agent (which shall
promptly advise each Lender) notice thereof not later than 12:00 P.M. (Eastern
Time) on the day of such prepayment (which shall be a Business Day), specifying
the Loans to be prepaid and the date and amount of prepayment. Such prepayment
shall include interest accrued on the amount so prepaid to the date of such
prepayment and any amount payable under Article 8 with respect to the amount
being prepaid. Prepayments of Base Rate Loans shall be without any premium
or
penalty. Any such partial prepayment shall be in an amount equal to One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000) or a higher integral multiple of Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000).
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6.2.2.
Mandatory
Prepayments.
(a) Borrower
shall, until the Term Loan and the CAPEX Term Loan have been paid in full,
make
a prepayment on such Loans (all such prepayments to be made pro rata between
the
Term Loan and the CAPEX Term Loan, to the applied to the respective payments
thereof in inverse order of maturities) upon the occurrence of any of the
following (each a “Mandatory Prepayment Event”) at the following times and in
the following amounts (such applicable amounts being referred to as “Designated
Proceeds”):
(i) Concurrently
with the receipt by any Parent Entity of any net cash proceeds from any Asset
Disposition, to the extent such net cash proceeds are not to be reinvested
in
fixed assets or other similar assets within one hundred eighty (180) days of
such Asset Disposition, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of
such
net cash proceeds.
(ii) Concurrently
with the receipt by any Parent Entity of any net cash proceeds from any issuance
of Capital Securities of any Parent Entity (other than Capital Securities issued
(A) to Borrower or a Guarantor of Payment or (B) solely to the extent the
proceeds of such issuance of Capital Securities are used to finance Acquisitions
permitted under Section
11.4),
in an
amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such net cash proceeds; provided
that no prepayment shall be required hereunder from (A) the issuance of Capital
Securities in connection with the exercise of any option, warrant or other
convertible security of any Parent Entity, or (B) the issuance, award or grant
of Capital Securities to eligible participants under a stock plan of
Parent.
(iii) Concurrently
with the receipt by any Parent Entity of any net cash proceeds from any issuance
of any Indebtedness of any Parent Entity in an amount equal to one hundred
percent (100%) of such net cash proceeds.
(iv) Within
sixty (60) days after the occurrence of a Material Recovery Event with respect
to any Parent
Entity,
in an
amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the insurance proceeds paid to
such Parent
Entity
in
connection with such Material Recovery Event; provided that such Parent
Entity
will not
have to apply any such insurance proceeds as a prepayment on the Loans to the
extent such proceeds are used to replace, rebuild or restore the affected
property; so long as (i) Within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such
Material Recovery Event, the appropriate Parent
Entity
shall
furnish to Administrative Agent written notice that such Parent
Entity
will
replace, rebuild or restore the affected property, and (ii) such replacement,
rebuilding or restoration is (A) commenced within six months of the date of
the
Material Recovery Event, and (B) substantially completed within twelve (12)
months of such commencement date. Any amounts of such insurance proceeds not
applied to the costs of replacement or restoration shall be applied as a
prepayment on the Loans.
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(v) If
the
Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio calculated for a Fiscal Year (commencing with Fiscal
Year 2006), is greater than 1.50 to 1.00, within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the end of such Fiscal Year, in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%)
of
Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year.
(b) If,
on
any day, the Revolving Credit Exposure exceeds the Revolving Credit Commitment,
Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or Cash Collateralize
the
outstanding Letters of Credit, or do a combination of the foregoing, in an
amount sufficient to eliminate such excess.
(c) If,
on
any day, the CAPEX Draw Exposure exceeds the CAPEX Draw Facility Commitment,
Borrower shall immediately prepay CAPEX Draw Loans in an amount sufficient
to
eliminate such excess.
Section
6.3. Manner
of Prepayments.
6.3.1.
All
Prepayments.
Each
voluntary partial prepayment shall be in a principal amount of Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or a higher integral multiple of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000). Any partial prepayment of a Group of LIBOR Loans
shall be subject to the proviso to Section
2.2.3(a).
Any
prepayment of a LIBOR Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest
Period therefor shall include interest on the principal amount being repaid
and
shall be subject to Section
8.4.
All
prepayments of the Term Loan and the CAPEX Term Loan shall be applied to the
principal amounts thereof in the inverse order of maturity to the remaining
installments thereof. Except as otherwise provided by this Agreement, all
principal payments in respect of the Loans (other than the Swing Line Loans)
under a Commitment shall be applied first to repay outstanding Base Rate Loans,
and then to repay outstanding LIBOR Loans in direct order of Interest Period
maturities.
Section
6.4. Repayments.
6.4.1.
Revolving
Loans.
The
Revolving Loans shall be paid in full and the Revolving Credit Commitment shall
terminate on the Termination Date.
6.4.2.
Term
Loan.
The
principal amount of the Term Loan shall be paid in installments as
follows:
Payment
Date
|
Amount
|
|||
March
31, 2007
|
$
|
500,000
|
||
June
30, 2007
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
September
30, 2007
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
December
31, 2007
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
March
31, 2008
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
June
30, 2008
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
September
30, 2008
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
December
31, 2008
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
March
31, 2009
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
June
30, 2009
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
September
30, 2009
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
December
31, 2009
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
March
31, 2010
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
June
30, 2010
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
September
30, 2010
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
December
31, 2010
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
March
31, 2011
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
||
June
30, 2011
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
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Unless
sooner paid in full, the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan shall
be
paid in full on the Term Loan Maturity Date.
6.4.3.
CAPEX
Loans.
(a) The
CAPEX
Draw Loans shall be refinanced on the CAPEX Conversion Date by the CAPEX Term
Loan and the CAPEX Draw Facility Commitment shall terminate on the CAPEX
Conversion Date, or the Termination Date, if earlier.
(b) The
principal amount of the CAPEX Term Loan shall be payable in seventeen (17)
consecutive quarter annual installments in the amount of the CAPEX Term Loan
Scheduled Payment Amount, commencing on the last day of the first full calendar
quarter after the CAPEX Conversion Date, and continuing on the last day of
each
calendar quarter thereafter, with the balance thereof payable in full on the
CAPEX Term Loan Maturity Date.
ARTICLE
VII. MAKING AND
PRORATION
OF PAYMENTS; SETOFF; TAXES.
Section
7.1. Making
of Payments.
All
payments of principal and interest on the Notes, and of all fees, shall be
made
by Borrower to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the office
specified by Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) on
the
date due; and funds received after that hour shall be deemed to have been
received by Administrative Agent on the following Business Day. Administrative
Agent shall promptly remit to each Lender its share of all such payments
received in collected funds by Administrative Agent for the account of such
Lender. All payments under Section
8.1
shall be
made by Borrower directly to the Lender entitled thereto without setoff,
counterclaim or other defense.
Section
7.2. Application
of Certain Payments.
So long
as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (a) payments
matching specific scheduled payments then due shall be applied to those
scheduled payments, and (b) voluntary and mandatory prepayments shall be applied
as set forth in Section
6.2.
After
the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default,
all amounts collected or received by Administrative Agent or any Lender as
proceeds from the sale of, or other realization upon, all or any part of the
Collateral shall be applied as Administrative Agent shall determine in its
discretion. Concurrently with each remittance to any Lender of its share of
any
such payment, Administrative Agent shall advise such Lender as to the
application of such payment.
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Section
7.3. Due
Date Extension.
If any
payment of principal or interest with respect to any of the Loans, or of any
fees, falls due on a day which is not a Business Day, then such due date shall
be extended to the immediately following Business Day (unless, in the case
of a
LIBOR Loan, such immediately following Business Day is the first Business Day
of
a calendar month, in which case such due date shall be the immediately preceding
Business Day) and, in the case of principal, additional interest shall accrue
and be payable for the period of any such extension.
Section
7.4. Setoff.
Borrower, for itself and each other Credit Party, agrees that Administrative
Agent and each Lender have all rights of set-off and bankers’ lien provided by
applicable law, and in addition thereto, Borrower, for itself and each other
Credit Party, agrees that, at any time any Event of Default exists,
Administrative Agent and each Lender may apply to the payment of any Secured
Obligations of Borrower and each other Credit Party hereunder, whether or not
then due, any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys of
Borrower and each other Credit Party then or thereafter with Administrative
Agent or such Lender.
Section
7.5. Proration
of Payments.
If any
Lender shall obtain any payment or other recovery (whether voluntary,
involuntary, by application of offset or otherwise, on account of (a) principal
of or interest on any Loan, but excluding (i) any payment pursuant to
Section
8.7
or
15.6
and (ii)
payments of interest on any Affected Loan) or (b) its participation in any
Letter of Credit) in excess of its applicable Pro Rata Share of payments and
other recoveries obtained by all of the Lenders, as appropriate, on account
of
principal of and interest on the Loans (or such participation) then held by
them, then such Lender shall purchase from the other Lenders such participations
in the Loans (or sub-participations in Letters of Credit) held by them as shall
be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment or
other recovery ratably with each of them; provided that if all or any portion
of
the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from such
purchasing Lender, the purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price
restored to the extent of such recovery.
Section
7.6. Taxes.
(a) All
payments made by Borrower hereunder or under any Loan Documents shall be made
without setoff, counterclaim, or other defense. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, all payments hereunder or under the Loan Documents (including
any payment of principal, interest, or fees) to, or for the benefit, of any
Person shall be made by Borrower free and clear of and without deduction or
withholding for, or account of, any Taxes now or hereinafter imposed by any
taxing authority.
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(b) If
Borrower makes any payment hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect
of
which it is required by applicable law to deduct or withhold any Taxes, Borrower
shall increase the payment hereunder or under any such Loan Document such that
after the reduction for the amount of Taxes withheld (and any taxes withheld
or
imposed with respect to the additional payments required under this Section
7.6(b)),
the
amount paid to the Lenders or Administrative Agent equals the amount that was
payable hereunder or under any such Loan Document without regard to this
Section
7.6(b).
To the
extent Borrower withholds any Taxes on payments hereunder or under any Loan
Document, Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing
authority within the time allowed for payment under applicable law and shall
deliver to Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days after it has made
payment to such authority a receipt issued by such authority (or other evidence
satisfactory to Administrative Agent) evidencing the payment of all amounts
so
required to be deducted or withheld from such payment.
(c) If
any
Lender or Administrative Agent is required by law to make any payments of any
Taxes on or in relation to any amounts received or receivable hereunder or
under
any other Loan Document, or any Tax is assessed against a Lender or
Administrative Agent with respect to amounts received or receivable hereunder
or
under any other Loan Document, Borrower will indemnify such person against
(i)
such Tax (and any reasonable counsel fees and expenses associated with such
Tax), and (ii) any taxes imposed as a result of the receipt of the payment
under
this Section
7.6(c).
A
certificate prepared in good faith as to the amount of such payment by such
Lender or Administrative Agent shall, absent manifest error, be final,
conclusive, and binding on all parties.
(d) Non-U.S.
Lenders.
(i) To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, each Lender that is not a United States
person within the meaning of Code Section 7701(a)(30) (a “Non-U.S. Participant”)
shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing
Date (or in the case of a Lender that is an Assignee, on the date of such
assignment to such Lender) two accurate and complete original signed copies
of
IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI, or W-8IMY (or any successor or other applicable form
prescribed by the IRS) certifying to such Lender’s entitlement to a complete
exemption from, or a reduced rate in, United States withholding tax on interest
payments to be made hereunder or under any Loan. If a Lender that is a Non-U.S.
Participant is claiming a complete exemption from withholding on interest
pursuant to Code Sections 871(h) or 881(c), such Lender shall deliver (along
with two accurate and complete original signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN) a
certificate in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent
(any such certificate, a “Withholding Certificate”). In addition, each Lender
that is a Non-U.S. Participant agrees that, from time to time after the Closing
Date (or in the case of a Lender that is an Assignee, after the date of the
assignment to such Lender), when a lapse in time (or change in circumstances
occurs) rendering the prior certificates hereunder obsolete or inaccurate in
any
material respect, such Lender shall, to the extent permitted under applicable
law, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent two new and accurate and
complete original signed copies of an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI, or W-8IMY (or
any
successor or other applicable forms prescribed by the IRS), and if applicable,
a
new Withholding Certificate, to confirm or establish the entitlement of such
Lender or Administrative Agent to an exemption from, or reduction in, United
States withholding tax on interest payments to be made hereunder or under any
Loan.
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(ii) Each
Lender that is not a Non-U.S. Participant (other than any such Lender which
is
taxed as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) shall provide
two
properly completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor
or
other applicable form) to Borrower and Administrative Agent certifying that
such
Lender is exempt from United States backup withholding tax. To the extent that
a
form provided pursuant to this Section
7.6(d)(ii)
is
rendered obsolete or inaccurate in any material respects as result of change
in
circumstances with respect to the status of a Lender, such Lender shall, to
the
extent permitted by applicable law, deliver to Borrower and Administrative
Agent
revised forms necessary to confirm or establish the entitlement to such Lender’s
or Administrative Agent’s exemption from United States backup withholding
tax.
(iii) Borrower
shall not be required to pay additional amounts to a Lender, or indemnify any
Lender, under this Section
7.6
to the
extent that such obligations would not have arisen but for the failure of such
Lender to comply with Section
7.6(d).
(iv) Each
Lender agrees to indemnify Administrative Agent and hold Administrative Agent
harmless for the full amount of any and all present or future Taxes and related
liabilities (including penalties, interest, additions to tax and expenses,
and
any Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable to Administrative
Agent
under this Section
7.6)
which
are imposed on or with respect to principal, interest or fees payable to such
Lender hereunder and which are not paid by Borrower pursuant to this
Section
7.6,
whether
or not such Taxes or related liabilities were correctly or legally asserted.
This indemnification shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date
Administrative Agent makes written demand therefor.
ARTICLE
VIII. INCREASED COSTS;
SPECIAL
PROVISIONS FOR LIBOR LOANS.
Section
8.1. Increased
Costs.
(a) If,
after
the date hereof, the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law, rule
or
regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration of any
applicable law, rule or regulation by any governmental authority, central bank
or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof,
or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having
the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency
(i)
shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including any reserve
imposed by the FRB, but excluding any reserve included in the determination
of
the LIBOR Rate pursuant to Section
4),
special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or
for
the account of, or credit extended by any Lender; or (ii) shall impose on any
Lender any other condition affecting its LIBOR Loans, its Notes or its
obligation to make LIBOR Loans; and the result of anything described in subparts
(i) and (ii) above is to increase the cost to (or to impose a cost on) such
Lender (or any LIBOR Office of such Lender) of making or maintaining any LIBOR
Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender
(or its LIBOR Office) under this Agreement or under its Notes with respect
thereto, then, upon demand by such Lender (which demand shall be accompanied
by
a statement setting forth the basis for such demand and a calculation of the
amount thereof in reasonable detail, a copy of which shall be furnished to
Administrative Agent), Borrower shall pay directly to such Lender such
additional amount as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or
such
reduction, so long as such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is
one
hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date on which such Lender first made
demand therefor.
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(b) If
any
Lender shall reasonably determine that any change in, or the adoption or
phase-in of, any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy,
or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or the compliance by any Lender or
any
Person controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital
adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central
bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate
of
return on such Lender’s, or such controlling Person’s, capital as a consequence
of such Lender’s obligations hereunder, or under any Letter of Credit, to a
level below that which such Lender, or such controlling Person, could have
achieved, but for such change, adoption, phase-in or compliance (taking into
consideration such Lender’s or such controlling Person’s policies with respect
to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such controlling
Person to be material, then, from time to time, upon demand by such Lender
(which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for
such demand and a calculation of the amount thereof in reasonable detail, a
copy
of which shall be furnished to Administrative Agent), Borrower shall pay to
such
Lender such additional amount as will compensate such Lender, or such
controlling Person, for such reduction, so long as such amounts have accrued
on
or after the day which is one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date on
which such Lender first made demand therefor.
Section
8.2. Basis
for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair.
If:
(a) Administrative
Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be binding and conclusive
on Borrower) that by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank LIBOR
market adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the
applicable LIBOR Rate; or
(b) the
Required Lenders advise Administrative Agent that the LIBOR Rate as determined
by Administrative Agent will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to
such
Lenders of maintaining or funding LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period (taking
into account any amount to which such Lenders may be entitled under Section
8.1)
or that
the making or funding of LIBOR Loans has become impracticable as a result of
an
event occurring after the date of this Agreement which in the opinion of such
Lenders materially affects such Loans; then Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify the other parties thereof and, so long as such circumstances shall
continue, (i) no Lender shall be under any obligation to make or convert any
Base Rate Loan into one or more LIBOR Loans, and (ii) on the last day of the
current Interest Period for each LIBOR Loan, such Loan shall, unless then repaid
in full, automatically convert to a Base Rate Loan.
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Section
8.3. Changes
in Law Rendering LIBOR Loans Unlawful.
If any
change in, or the adoption of any new, law or regulation, or any change in
the
interpretation of any applicable law or regulation by any governmental or other
regulatory body charged with the administration thereof, should make it (or
in
the good faith judgment of any Lender cause a substantial question as to whether
it is) unlawful for any Lender to make, maintain or fund LIBOR Loans, then
such
Lender shall promptly notify each of the other parties hereto and, so long
as
such circumstances shall continue, (a) such Lender shall have no obligation
to
make or convert any Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan (but shall make Base Rate
Loans concurrently with the making of or conversion of Base Rate Loans into
LIBOR Loans by the Lenders which are not so affected, in each case in an amount
equal to the amount of LIBOR Loans which would be made or converted into by
such
Lender at such time in the absence of such circumstances), and (b) on the last
day of the current Interest Period for each LIBOR Loan of such Lender (or,
in
any event, on such earlier date as may be required by the relevant law,
regulation or interpretation), such LIBOR Loan shall, unless then repaid in
full, automatically convert to a Base Rate Loan. Each Base Rate Loan made by
a
Lender which, but for the circumstances described in the foregoing sentence,
would be a LIBOR Loan (an “Affected Loan”) shall remain outstanding for the
period corresponding to the Group of LIBOR Loans of which such Affected Loan
would be a part, absent such circumstances.
Section
8.4. Funding
Losses.
Borrower hereby agrees that, upon demand by any Lender (which demand shall
be
accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for the amount being claimed,
a copy of which shall be furnished to Administrative Agent), Borrower will
indemnify such Lender against any net loss or expense which such Lender may
sustain or incur (including any net loss or expense incurred by reason of the
liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender
to fund or maintain any LIBOR Loan), as reasonably determined by such Lender,
as
a result of (a) any payment, prepayment or conversion of any LIBOR Loan of
such
Lender on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period for such Loan
(including any conversion pursuant to Section
8.3),
or (b)
any failure of Borrower to borrow, convert or continue any Loan on a date
specified therefor in a notice of borrowing, conversion or continuation pursuant
to this Agreement. For this purpose, all notices to Administrative Agent
pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be irrevocable.
Section
8.5. Right
of the Lenders to Fund through Other Offices.
Each
Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill its commitment as to any LIBOR Loan by
causing a foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided
that, in such event for the purposes of this Agreement, such Loan shall be
deemed to have been made by such Lender and the obligation of Borrower to repay
such Loan shall nevertheless be to such Lender and shall be deemed held by
it,
to the extent of such Loan, for the account of such branch or
Affiliate.
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Section
8.6. Discretion
of the Lenders as to Manner of Funding.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Lender
shall be entitled to fund and maintain its funding of all or any part of its
Loans in any manner it sees fit, it being understood, however, that, for the
purposes of this Agreement, all determinations hereunder shall be made as if
such Lender had actually funded and maintained each LIBOR Loan during each
Interest Period for such Loan through the purchase of deposits having a maturity
corresponding to such Interest Period, and bearing an interest rate equal to
the
LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period.
Section
8.7. Mitigation
of Circumstances; Replacement of the Lenders.
(a) Each
Lender shall promptly notify Borrower and Administrative Agent of any event
of
which it has knowledge that will result in, and will use reasonable commercial
efforts available to it (and not, in such Lender’s sole judgment, otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender) to mitigate or avoid, (i) any obligation by
Borrower to pay any amount pursuant to Sections
7.6
or
8.1,
or (ii)
the occurrence of any circumstances described in Sections
8.2
or
8.3
(and, if
any Lender has given notice of any such event described in subpart (i) or (ii)
above and thereafter such event ceases to exist, such Lender shall promptly
so
notify Borrower and Administrative Agent). Without limiting the foregoing,
each
Lender will designate a different funding office if such designation will avoid
(or reduce the cost to Borrower of) any event described in subpart (i) or (ii)
above and such designation will not, in such Lender’s sole judgment, be
otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
(b) If
Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts to any Lender pursuant
to
Sections
7.6
or
8.1,
or any
Lender gives notice of the occurrence of any circumstances described in
Sections
8.2
or
8.3,
Borrower may designate another bank that is acceptable to Administrative Agent
and the Issuing Lender, in their reasonable discretion. (such other bank being
called a “Replacement Lender”) to purchase the Loans of such Lender and such
Lender’s rights hereunder, without recourse to or warranty by, or expense to,
such Lender, for a purchase price equal to the outstanding principal amount
of
the Loans payable to such Lender, plus any accrued but unpaid interest on such
Loans, and all accrued but unpaid fees owed to such Lender and any other amounts
payable to such Lender under this Agreement, and to assume all the obligations
of such Lender hereunder, and, upon such purchase and assumption (pursuant
to an
Assignment Agreement), such Lender shall no longer be a party hereto or have
any
rights hereunder (other than rights with respect to indemnities and similar
rights applicable to such Lender prior to the date of such purchase and
assumption) and shall be relieved from all obligations to Borrower hereunder,
and the Replacement Lender shall succeed to the rights and obligations of such
Lender hereunder.
Section
8.8. Conclusiveness
of Statements; Survival of Provisions.
Determinations and statements of any Lender pursuant to Sections
8.1,
8.2,
8.3
or
8.4
shall be
conclusive absent demonstrable error. The Lenders may use reasonable averaging
and attribution methods in determining compensation under Sections
8.1
and
8.4,
and the
provisions of such Sections shall survive repayment of the Obligations,
cancellation of any Notes, expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit
and termination of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
IX. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
To
induce
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to induce
the Lenders to make Loans and issue and participate in Letters of Credit
hereunder, Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and the
Lenders that, both before and after giving effect to the Related
Transactions:
Section
9.1. Organization.
Each
Parent Entity is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization. Each Parent Entity is duly qualified to do
business in each jurisdiction where, because of the nature of its activities
or
properties, such qualification is required, except for such jurisdictions where
the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
9.2. Authorization;
No Conflict.
Each
Credit Party is duly authorized to execute and deliver each Loan Document to
which it is a party, Borrower is duly authorized to borrow monies hereunder
and
each Credit Party is duly authorized to perform its Obligations under each
Loan
Document to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and performance by
each
Credit Party of each Loan Document to which it is a party, and the borrowings
by
Borrower hereunder, do not and will not (a) require any material consent or
approval of any governmental agency or authority (other than any consent or
approval which has been obtained and is in full force and effect), (b) conflict
with (i) any material provision of law, (ii) the charter, by-laws or other
organizational documents of any Credit Party, or (iii) any material agreement,
indenture, instrument or other document, or any judgment, order or decree,
which
is binding upon any Credit Party or any of their respective properties, or
(c)
require, or result in, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset
of
any Credit Party (other than Liens in favor of Administrative Agent created
pursuant to the Collateral Documents or permitted pursuant to Section
11.2).
Section
9.3. Validity
and Binding Nature.
Each
Loan Document to which any Credit Party is a party is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party
in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
and similar laws relating to or affecting the enforceability of creditors’
rights generally and to general principles of equity.
Section
9.4. Financial
Condition.
(a) Parent.
The
audited Consolidated financial statements of Parent for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005 and the unaudited Consolidated financial statements of Parent
for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006, copies of each of which have been
delivered to each Lender, were prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently
applied, (subject, in the case of such unaudited statements, to the absence
of
footnotes and to normal year-end adjustments) and present fairly, in all
material respects, the Consolidated financial condition of Parent as of such
dates and the results of their operations for the periods then
ended.
(b) Concord.
The
audited consolidated financial statements of Concord for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Concord
for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006, copies of each of which have been
delivered to each Lender, were prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently
applied, (subject, in the case of such unaudited statements, to the absence
of
footnotes and to normal year-end adjustments) and present fairly, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial condition of Concord as of such
dates and the results of their operations for the periods then
ended.
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Section
9.5. No
Material Adverse Change.
No
material adverse change, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent,
shall have occurred in the financial condition, operations or prospects of
the
Companies since December 31, 2005.
Section
9.6. Litigation
and Contingent Liabilities.
No
litigation (including derivative actions), arbitration proceeding or
governmental investigation or proceeding is pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge,
threatened against any Parent Entity which might reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in Schedule
9.6.
Other
than any liability incident to such litigation or proceedings, no Parent Entity
has any material contingent liabilities not listed on Schedule
9.6
or
permitted by Section
11.1.
Section
9.7. Ownership
of Properties; Liens.
Each
Company owns good and, in the case of real property, marketable title to all
of
its properties and assets, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of any
nature whatsoever (including patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks
and
copyrights), free and clear of all Liens, charges and claims (including
infringement claims with respect to patents, trademarks, service marks,
copyrights and the like) except as permitted by Section
11.2,
or
except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
9.8. Equity
Ownership; Subsidiaries.
All
issued and outstanding Capital Securities of each Company are duly authorized
and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, and free and clear of all Liens
other than those in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders
or Liens otherwise permitted pursuant to Section
11.2,
and
such securities were issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal
laws concerning the issuance of securities. Schedule
9.8
sets
forth the authorized Capital Securities of each Company as of the Closing Date.
All of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities of Borrower are owned
as
set forth on Schedule
9.8
as of
the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule
9.8,
there
are no pre-emptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion
rights or other similar agreements or understandings for the purchase or
acquisition of any Capital Securities of any Company other than the Loan
Documents.
Section
9.9. Pension
Plans.
(a) The
Unfunded Liability of all Pension Plans does not in the aggregate exceed twenty
percent of the Total Plan Liability for all such Pension Plans. Each Pension
Plan complies in all material respects with all applicable requirements of
law
and regulations. No contribution failure under Section 412 of the Code, Section
302 of ERISA or the terms of any Pension Plan has occurred with respect to
any
Pension Plan, sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA,
or otherwise to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending or, to
the
knowledge of a Parent Entity, threatened, claims, actions, investigations or
lawsuits against any Pension Plan, any fiduciary of any Pension Plan, or such
Parent Entity or other any member of the Controlled Group with respect to a
Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Pension Plan which could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Borrower nor any other member of
the
Controlled Group has engaged in any prohibited transaction (as defined in
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) in connection with any Pension
Plan or Multiemployer Pension Plan which would subject that Person to any
material liability. Within the past five years, neither Borrower nor any other
member of the Controlled Group has engaged in a transaction which resulted
in a
Pension Plan with an Unfunded Liability being transferred out of the Controlled
Group, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
No
Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect
to any Pension Plan, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(b) All
contributions (if any) have been made to any Multiemployer Pension Plan that
are
required to be made by Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group
under the terms of the plan or of any collective bargaining agreement or by
applicable law; neither Borrower nor any other member of the Controlled Group
has withdrawn or partially withdrawn from any Multiemployer Pension Plan,
incurred any withdrawal liability with respect to any such plan or received
notice of any claim or demand for withdrawal liability or partial withdrawal
liability from any such plan, and no condition has occurred which, if continued,
could result in a withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any such plan; and
neither Borrower nor any other member of the Controlled Group has received
any
notice that any Multiemployer Pension Plan is in reorganization, that increased
contributions may be required to avoid a reduction in plan benefits or the
imposition of any excise tax, that any such plan is or has been funded at a
rate
less than that required under Section 412 of the Code, that any such plan is
or
may be terminated, or that any such plan is or may become
insolvent.
Section
9.10. Investment
Company Act.
No
Company is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment
company” or a “subsidiary” of an “investment company,” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
Section
9.11. Public
Utility Holding Company Act.
No
Company is a “holding company”, or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding
company,” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or of a “subsidiary company”
of a “holding company,” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935.
Section
9.12. Regulations
T, U and X.
No
Company shall take any action that would result in any non-compliance of the
Loans or Letters of Credit with Regulations T, U or X, or any other applicable
regulation, of the FRB.
Section
9.13. Taxes.
Each
Company has timely filed all material tax returns and reports required by law
to
have been filed by it (or requests for extension have been duly filed, as
permitted by applicable law) and has paid all material taxes and governmental
charges due and payable with respect to such return, except any such taxes
or
charges which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have
been set aside on its books. The Companies have made adequate reserves on their
books and records in accordance with GAAP for all taxes that have accrued but
which are not yet due and payable. No Company has participated in any
transaction that relates to a year of the taxpayer (which is still open under
the applicable statute of limitations) which is a “reportable transaction”
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) (irrespective
of the date when the transaction was entered into).
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Section
9.14. Solvency.
On the
Closing Date, and immediately prior to and after giving effect to the issuance
of each Letter of Credit, each borrowing hereunder and the use of the proceeds
thereof, and the consummation of the Concord Acquisition and the Wilmington
Acquisition, with respect to each Parent Entity, individually, (a) the fair
value of its assets is greater than the total amount of its liabilities
(including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value
is
established and liabilities evaluated in accordance with GAAP, (b) the present
fair saleable value of its assets is not less than the total amount that will
be
required to pay the probable liability on its debts as they become absolute
and
matured, (c) it is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other
liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as
they mature in the normal course of business, (d) it does not intend to, and
does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond its ability
to
pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (e) it is not engaged in business
or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction,
for
which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital.
Section
9.15. Environmental
Matters.
The
on-going operations of each Company comply in all respects with all
Environmental Laws, except such non-compliance which could not (if enforced
in
accordance with applicable law) reasonably be expected to result, either
individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Company
has
obtained, and maintained in good standing, all licenses, permits,
authorizations, registrations and other approvals required under any
Environmental Law and required for their respective ordinary course operations,
and for their reasonably anticipated future operations, and each Company is
in
compliance with all terms and conditions thereof, except where the failure
to do
so could not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to any
Company and could not reasonably be expected to result, either individually
or
in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. No Company or any of its
material properties or operations is subject to, or reasonably anticipates
the
issuance of, any written order from or agreement with any Federal, state or
local governmental authority, nor subject to any judicial or docketed
administrative or other proceeding, respecting any Environmental Law,
Environmental Claim or Hazardous Substance. There are no Hazardous Substances
or
other conditions or circumstances existing with respect to any property, arising
from operations prior to the Closing Date, or relating to any waste disposal,
of
any Company that would reasonably be expected to result, either individually
or
in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. No Company has any underground
storage tanks that are not properly registered or permitted under applicable
Environmental Laws or that at any time have released, leaked, disposed of or
otherwise discharged a material amount of Hazardous Substances that has not
been
remedied pursuant to applicable law.
Section
9.16. Insurance.
Set
forth on Schedule
9.16
is a
complete and accurate summary of the property and casualty insurance program
of
the Companies as of the Closing Date (including the names of all insurers,
policy numbers, expiration dates, amounts and types of coverage, annual
premiums, exclusions, deductibles, self-insured retention, and a description
in
reasonable detail of any self-insurance program, retrospective rating plan,
fronting arrangement or other risk assumption arrangement involving any
Company). Each Company and its properties are insured with financially sound
and
reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of the Companies, 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 such Companies operate.
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Section
9.17. Real
Property.
Set
forth on Schedule
9.17
is a
complete and accurate list, as of the Closing Date, of the address of all
material real property owned or leased by any Company, together with, in the
case of material leased property, the name and mailing address of the lessor
of
such property.
Section
9.18. Information.
All
information heretofore or contemporaneously herewith furnished in writing by
any
Parent Entity to Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is,
and
all written information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of any Parent Entity
to Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto or in connection herewith
will be, true and accurate in every material respect on the date as of which
such information is dated or certified, and none of such information is or
will
be incomplete in any material respect by omitting to state any material fact
necessary to make such information not misleading in light of the circumstances
under which made (it being recognized by Administrative Agent and the Lenders
that any projections and forecasts provided by Borrower are based on good faith
estimates and assumptions believed by Borrower to be reasonable as of the date
of the applicable projections or assumptions and that actual results during
the
period or periods covered by any such projections and forecasts may differ
from
projected or forecasted results).
Section
9.19. Intellectual
Property.
Each
Company owns and possesses or has a license or other right to use all material
patents, patent rights, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name
rights, service marks, service xxxx rights and copyrights as are necessary
for
the conduct of the businesses of the Companies, without any infringement upon
rights of others which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
9.20. Burdensome
Obligations.
No
Company is a party to any agreement or contract or subject to any restriction
contained in its organizational documents which could reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
9.21. Labor
Matters.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
9.21,
no
Company is subject to any labor or collective bargaining agreement. There are
no
existing or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened strikes, lockouts or
other
labor disputes involving any Parent Entity that singly or in the aggregate
could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Hours worked
by
and payment made to employees of the Companies are not in violation of the
Fair
Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law, rule or regulation dealing
with
such matters that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Section
9.22. No
Default.
No
Default or Event of Default exists or would result from the incurrence by any
Company of any Indebtedness hereunder or under any other Loan
Document.
Section
9.23. Related
Agreements.
(a) Borrower
has heretofore furnished Administrative Agent a true and correct copy of the
Related Agreements.
(b) Each
Company and, to Borrower’s knowledge, each other party to the Related
Agreements, has duly taken all necessary corporate, partnership or other
organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of
the Related Agreements and the consummation of transactions contemplated
thereby.
(c) The
Related Transactions will comply with all applicable legal requirements, and
all
necessary governmental, regulatory, creditor, shareholder, partner and other
material consents, approvals and exemptions required to be obtained by the
Companies and, to Borrower’s knowledge, each other party to the Related
Agreements in connection with the Related Transactions will be, prior to
consummation of the Related Transactions, duly obtained and will be in full
force and effect. As of the date of the Related Agreements, all applicable
waiting periods with respect to the Related Transactions will have expired
without any action being taken by any competent governmental authority which
restrains, prevents or imposes material adverse conditions upon the consummation
of the Related Transactions.
(d) The
execution and delivery of the Related Agreements did not, and the consummation
of the Related Transactions will not, violate any statute or regulation of
the
United States (including any securities law) or of any state or other applicable
jurisdiction, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental
body
binding on any Company or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other party to the
Related Agreements, or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under,
any
material agreement, indenture, instrument or other document, or any judgment,
order or decree, to which any Company is a party or by which any Company is
bound or, to Borrower’s knowledge, to which any other party to the Related
Agreements is a party or by which any such party is bound.
(e) No
statement or representation made in the Related Agreements by any Company or,
to
Borrower’s knowledge, any other Person, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
ARTICLE
X. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
Section
10.1. Reports,
Certificates and Other Information.
Borrower agrees that it will furnish to Administrative Agent and each Lender:
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10.1.1.
Annual
Report.
Promptly when available and in any event within one hundred and five (105)
days
after the close of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year of Parent
ending on December 31, 2006) (a) a copy of the annual audit report of Parent
for
such Fiscal Year, including therein Consolidated balance sheets and statements
of earnings and cash flows of Parent as of the end of such Fiscal Year,
certified without adverse reference to going concern value and without
qualification by independent auditors of recognized standing selected by Parent,
together with (i) a written statement from such accountants to the effect that
in making the examination necessary for the signing of such annual audit report
by such accountants, nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe
that Borrower was not in compliance with any provision of Sections
11.1,
11.3
or
11.13
of this
Agreement insofar as such provision relates to accounting matters or, if
something has come to their attention that caused them to believe that Borrower
was not in compliance with any such provision, describing such non-compliance
in
reasonable detail and (ii) a comparison with the previous Fiscal Year; and
(b) a
consolidating balance sheet of Parent as of the end of such Fiscal Year and
consolidating statement of earnings and cash flows for Parent for such Fiscal
Year, certified by a Senior Officer of Parent.
10.1.2.
Interim
Reports.
(a)
Promptly when available and in any event within fifty (50) days after the end
of
each Fiscal Quarter (except the last Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year),
Consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Parent as of the end of such
Fiscal Quarter, together with Consolidated and consolidating statements of
earnings and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period beginning
with the first day of such Fiscal Year and ending on the last day of such Fiscal
Quarter, together with a comparison with the corresponding period of the
previous Fiscal Year, certified by a Senior Officer of Parent; and (b) promptly
when available and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each
month, Consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Parent as of the end
of
such month, together with Consolidated and consolidating statements of earnings
and a Consolidated statement of cash flows for such month and for the period
beginning with the first day of such Fiscal Year and ending on the last day
of
such month, together with a comparison with the corresponding period of the
previous Fiscal Year, certified by a Senior Officer of Parent.
Each
document required to be delivered pursuant to Section
10.1.1
(Annual
Report) or 10.1.2
(Interim
Reports) shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Parent
posts such document on its website at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or when such
document is posted on the SEC’s website at xxx.xxx.xxx (the “SEC Website”) (each
of the foregoing an “Informational Website”); provided that Parent shall deliver
paper copies of all such documents to Administrative Agent or any Lender that
requests Parent to deliver such paper copies.
10.1.3.
Compliance
Certificates.
Contemporaneously with the furnishing of a copy of each annual audit report
pursuant to Section
10.1.1
and each
set of quarterly statements pursuant to Section
10.1.2,
a duly
completed Compliance Certificate, dated the date of such annual report or such
quarterly statements and signed by a Senior Officer of Parent, containing (i)
a
computation of each of the financial ratios and restrictions set forth in
Section
11.13
and to
the effect that such Senior Officer has not become aware of any Default or
Event
of Default that has occurred and is continuing or, if there is any such event,
describing it and the steps, if any, being taken to cure it and (ii) a written
statement of Parent’s management setting forth a discussion of Parent’s
financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of
operations.
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10.1.4.
Notice
of Default, Litigation and ERISA Matters.
Prompt
written notice describing the same and the steps being taken by Parent or the
Parent Entity affected thereby with respect thereto:
(a) the
occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default;
(b) any
litigation, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding not
previously disclosed by Borrower or Parent to the Lenders that has been
instituted or, to the knowledge of Borrower or Parent, is threatened against
any
Parent Entity or to which any of the properties of any thereof is subject that
might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) the
institution of any steps by any member of the Controlled Group or any other
Person to terminate any Pension Plan, or the failure of any member of the
Controlled Group to make a required contribution to any Pension Plan (if such
failure is sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA)
or
to any Multiemployer Pension Plan, or the taking of any action with respect
to a
Pension Plan that could result in the requirement that Borrower or Parent
furnish a bond or other security to the PBGC or such Pension Plan, or the
occurrence of any event with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer
Pension Plan that could result in the incurrence by any member of the Controlled
Group of any material liability, fine or penalty (including any claim or demand
for withdrawal liability or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Pension
Plan), or any material increase in the contingent liability of Borrower or
Parent with respect to any post-retirement welfare benefit plan or other
employee benefit plan of Borrower or Parent or another member of the Controlled
Group, or any notice that any Multiemployer Pension Plan is in reorganization,
that increased contributions may be required to avoid a reduction in plan
benefits or the imposition of an excise tax, that any such plan is or has been
funded at a rate less than that required under Section 412 of the Code, that
any
such plan is or may be terminated, or that any such plan is or may become
insolvent;
(d) any
cancellation or material change in any material insurance maintained by any
Company; or
(e) any
other
event (including (i) any violation of any Environmental Law or the assertion
of
any Environmental Claim or (ii) the enactment or effectiveness of any law,
rule
or regulation) that might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
10.1.5.
Borrowing
Base Certificates.
Within
fifteen (15) days of the end of each month (provided that the number of days
shall be thirty (30) until March 30, 2007), a Borrowing Base Certificate dated
as of the end of such month and executed by a Senior Officer of Borrower on
behalf of Borrower (provided that (a) Borrower may deliver a Borrowing Base
Certificate more frequently if it chooses, and (b) at any time an Event of
Default exists, Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, require
Borrower to deliver Borrowing Base Certificates more frequently).
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10.1.6.
Management
Reports.
Promptly upon request by Administrative Agent, copies of all detailed financial
and management reports submitted to Borrower or Parent by independent auditors
in connection with each annual or interim audit made by such auditors of the
books of Borrower or Parent.
10.1.7.
Projections.
With
respect to each Fiscal Year, concurrently with the delivery of the annual audit
report of Parent pursuant to Section
10.1.1,
financial projections for Borrower and Parent for such Fiscal Year (including
monthly operating and cash flow budgets) prepared in a manner consistent with
the projections delivered by Borrower or Parent to the Lenders prior to the
Closing Date or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent, accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Officer of Parent on behalf
of
Borrower and Parent to the effect that (a) such projections were prepared by
Parent in good faith, (b) Parent has a reasonable basis for the assumptions
contained in such projections, and (c) such projections have been prepared
in
accordance with such assumptions.
10.1.8.
Accounts
Receivable Aging Report.
Borrower
shall deliver to Administrative Agent
an
accounts receivable aging report, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Administrative Agent and signed by a Senior Officer of Borrower, (i)
concurrently with the delivery of the Borrowing Base Certificate, aged by the
original invoice date of Accounts of the Companies, prepared as of the last
day
of the preceding month reconciled to the month-end balance sheet and month-end
Borrowing Base Certificate, together with the calculation of the current
month-end Eligible Accounts of the Companies, (ii) upon Lender’s request, an
aging by original invoice date of all existing Accounts, specifying the names,
current value and dates of invoices for each Account Debtor, and (iii) that
includes any other information Administrative Agent shall reasonably request
with respect to such Accounts and its evaluation of such reports.
10.1.9.
Inventory
Report.
Borrower
shall deliver to Administrative Agent
a
summary of Inventory, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Administrative
Agent
and
signed by a Senior Officer of Borrower, concurrently with the delivery of the
Borrowing Base Certificate, based upon month-end balances reconciled to the
month-end balance sheet and the month-end Borrowing Base Certificate and
accompanied by an Inventory certification, in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Administrative
Agent
and
including a calculation of the Eligible Inventory of the
Companies
(the
calculation of Eligible Inventory reflecting the then most recent month-end
balance). Borrower
shall
deliver after the end of each month to Administrative
Agent
Inventory records, in such detail as Administrative
Agent
shall
deem reasonably necessary to determine the level of Eligible Inventory. The
values shown on the Inventory reports shall be at the lower of cost or market
value, determined in accordance with the usual cost accounting system of
Borrower.
Borrower
shall
provide such other reports with respect to the Inventory of the Companies as
Administrative
Agent
may
reasonably request from time to time.
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10.1.10.
Other
Information.
Promptly from time to time, such other information concerning the Parent
Entities as any Lender or Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.
Section
10.2. Books,
Records and Inspections.
Borrower agrees that it will keep, and cause each other Parent Entity to keep,
its books and records in accordance with sound business practices sufficient
to
allow the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP,
consistently applied; permit, and cause each other Parent Entity to permit,
any
Lender or Administrative Agent or any representative thereof to inspect the
properties and operations of the Companies; and permit, and cause each other
Parent Entity to permit, at any reasonable time and with reasonable notice
(or
at any time without notice if an Event of Default exists), any Lender or
Administrative Agent or any representative thereof to visit any or all of its
offices, to discuss its financial matters with its officers and its independent
auditors (and Borrower hereby authorizes such independent auditors to discuss
such financial matters with any Lender or Administrative Agent or any
representative thereof), and to examine (and, at the expense of the Parent
Entities, photocopy extracts from) any of its books or other records; and
permit, and cause each other Parent Entity to permit, Administrative Agent
and
its representatives to inspect the Inventory and other tangible assets of the
Parent Entities, to perform appraisals of the equipment of the Parent Entities,
and to inspect, audit, check and make copies of and extracts from the books,
records, computer data, computer programs, journals, orders, receipts,
correspondence and other data relating to Inventory, Accounts and any other
collateral. All such inspections or audits by Administrative Agent shall be
at
Borrower’s expense, provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default
exists, Borrower shall not be required to reimburse Administrative Agent for
inspections or audits more frequently than once each Fiscal Year.
Section
10.3. Maintenance
of Property; Insurance.
Borrower agrees that, unless at any time the Required Lenders shall otherwise
expressly consent in writing, it will:
(a) Keep,
and
cause each other Parent Entity to keep, all material property useful and
necessary in the business of the Parent Entities in good working order and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted;
(b) Maintain,
and cause each other Parent Entity to maintain, with responsible insurance
companies, such insurance coverage as may be required by any law or governmental
regulation or court decree or order applicable to it and such other insurance,
to such extent and against such hazards and liabilities, as is customarily
maintained by companies similarly situated, but which shall insure against
all
risks and liabilities of the type identified on Schedule
9.16
and
shall have insured amounts no less than, and deductibles no higher than, those
set forth on such schedule; and, upon request of Administrative Agent or any
Lender, furnish to Administrative Agent or such Lender a certificate setting
forth in reasonable detail the nature and extent of all insurance maintained
by
the Parent Entities. Borrower shall cause each issuer of an insurance policy
to
provide Administrative Agent with an endorsement (i) showing Administrative
Agent as loss payee with respect to each policy of property or casualty
insurance and naming Administrative Agent as an additional insured with respect
to each policy of liability insurance, (ii) providing that thirty (30) days’
notice will be given to Administrative Agent prior to any cancellation of,
material reduction or change in coverage provided by or other material
modification to such policy, and (iii) reasonably acceptable in all other
respects to Administrative Agent. Borrower shall execute and deliver to
Administrative Agent a collateral assignment, in form and substance satisfactory
to Administrative Agent, of each business interruption insurance policy
maintained by Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and
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(c) Unless
Borrower provides Administrative Agent with reasonable evidence of the insurance
coverage required by this Agreement, Administrative Agent may purchase
reasonable and appropriate insurance at Borrower’s expense to protect
Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ interests in the Collateral. This
insurance may, but need not, protect any Company’s interests. The coverage that
Administrative Agent purchases may not pay any claim that is made against any
Parent Entity in connection with the Collateral. Borrower may later cancel
any
insurance purchased by Administrative Agent, but only after providing
Administrative Agent with evidence that Borrower has obtained insurance as
required by this Agreement. If Administrative Agent purchases insurance for
the
Collateral, Borrower will be responsible for the reasonable costs of that
insurance, including interest and any other charges that may be imposed with
the
placement of the insurance, until the effective date of the cancellation or
expiration of the insurance. The costs of the insurance may be added to the
principal amount of the Loans owing hereunder. The costs of the insurance may
be
more than the cost of the insurance the Parent Entities may be able to obtain
on
their own.
Section
10.4. Compliance
with Laws; Payment of Taxes and Liabilities.
Borrower agrees that it will (a) comply, and cause each other Parent Entity
to
comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations,
decrees, orders, judgments, licenses and permits, except where failure to comply
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) without
limiting subpart (a) above, ensure, and cause each other Parent Entity to
ensure, that no person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls
a Parent Entity is or shall be (i) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Person List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control
(“OFAC”), Department of the Treasury, and/or any other similar lists maintained
by OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation
or
(ii) a person designated under Section 1(b), (c) or (d) of Executive Order
No.
13224 (September 23, 2001), any related enabling legislation or any other
similar Executive Orders, (c) without limiting subpart (a) above, comply, and
cause each other Parent Entity to comply, with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act
(“BSA”) and anti-money laundering laws and regulations and (d) pay, and cause
each other Parent Entity to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes and
other governmental charges against it or any Collateral, as well as claims
of
any kind which, if unpaid, could become a Lien on any of its property; provided
that the foregoing shall not require any Parent Entity to pay any such tax
or
charge so long as it shall contest the validity thereof in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and shall set aside on its books adequate reserves
with
respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and, in the case of a claim which could
become a Lien on any Collateral, such contest proceedings shall stay the
foreclosure of such Lien or the sale of any portion of the Collateral to satisfy
such claim.
Section
10.5. Maintenance
of Existence.
Borrower agrees that it will maintain and preserve, and (subject to Section 11.4)
cause
each other Parent Entity to maintain and preserve, (a) its existence and good
standing in the jurisdiction of its organization and (b) its qualification
to do
business and good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business
makes such qualification necessary (other than such jurisdictions in which
the
failure to be qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect).
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Section
10.6. Use
of
Proceeds.
Borrower agrees that, unless at any time the Required Lenders shall otherwise
expressly consent in writing, it will use the proceeds of the Loans, and the
Letters of Credit, solely to finance the Related Transactions and for working
capital, capital expenditures and for other general business purposes; and
not
use or permit any proceeds of any Loan to be used, either directly or
indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of
“purchasing or carrying” any Margin Stock.
Section
10.7. Employee
Benefit Plans.
Borrower agrees that, unless at any time the Required Lenders shall otherwise
expressly consent in writing, it will:
(a) maintain,
and cause each other member of the Controlled Group to maintain, each Pension
Plan in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable requirements
of law and regulations;
(b) make,
and
cause each other member of the Controlled Group to make, on a timely basis,
all
required contributions to any Multiemployer Pension Plan; and
(c) not,
and
not permit any other member of the Controlled Group to (i) seek a waiver of
the
minimum funding standards of ERISA, (ii) terminate or withdraw from any Pension
Plan or Multiemployer Pension Plan or (iii) take any other action with respect
to any Pension Plan that would reasonably be expected to entitle the PBGC to
terminate, impose liability in respect of, or cause a trustee to be appointed
to
administer, any Pension Plan, unless the actions or events described in subparts
(i), (ii) and (iii) individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
10.8. Environmental
Matters.
Borrower agrees that, if any release or threatened release or other disposal
of
Hazardous Substances shall occur or shall have occurred on any material real
property or any other assets of any Parent Entity, Borrower shall, or shall
cause the applicable Parent Entity to, cause the prompt containment and removal
of such Hazardous Substances and the remediation of such real property or other
assets as necessary to comply with all Environmental Laws and to preserve the
value of such real property or other assets. Without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing, Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Parent Entity to,
comply in all material respects with any Federal or state judicial or
administrative order requiring the performance at any material real property
of
any Parent Entity of activities in response to the release or threatened release
of a Hazardous Substance. To the extent that the transportation of Hazardous
Substances is permitted by this Agreement, Borrower shall, and shall cause
each
other Parent Entity to, dispose of such Hazardous Substances, or of any other
wastes, only at licensed disposal facilities operating in compliance with
Environmental Laws.
Section
10.9. Further
Assurances.
Borrower agrees that it will promptly (as soon as reasonably practicable) take,
and cause each other Parent Entity to take, such actions as are necessary or
as
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request from time
to
time to ensure that the Secured Obligations under the Loan Documents are secured
by substantially all of the assets of each Parent Entity (that is not a Dormant
Subsidiary or a Foreign Subsidiary) and that the Secured Obligations are
guaranteed by each Parent Entity (that is not Borrower, a Dormant Subsidiary
or
a Foreign Subsidiary) (including, upon the acquisition or creation thereof,
any
such Subsidiary of Parent acquired or created after the Closing Date), in each
case as Administrative Agent may determine, including (a) the execution and
delivery of guaranties, security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages,
deeds
of trust, financing statements and other documents, and the filing or recording
of any of the foregoing, and (b) the delivery of certificated securities and
other Collateral with respect to which perfection is obtained by possession.
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Section
10.10. Deposit
Accounts.
In
order to facilitate Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ maintenance and
monitoring of their security interests in the Collateral, Borrower agrees that
it will (unless Administrative Agent otherwise consents in writing), and will
cause each other Credit Party to, maintain all of their principal deposit
accounts with Administrative Agent; provided that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Credit Parties shall be permitted to maintain deposit accounts
(each an “Excepted Account”) with banks other than Administrative Agent so long
as (a) the aggregate balance in all such deposit accounts shall not exceed
Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) at any time, or (b) such deposit accounts
shall be subject to a daily automatic sweep wherein all deposits are transmitted
daily, via wire transfer, to a deposit account maintained with Administrative
Agent. On the Closing Date, all of the deposit accounts of the Credit Parties
are listed on Schedule
10.10.
Section
10.11. Interest
Rate Protection.
Borrower agrees that it will enter into, not later than ninety (90) days after
the Closing Date, a Hedging Agreement with a term of at least three years on
an
ISDA standard form to hedge the interest rate with respect to not less than
fifty percent (50%) of the principal amount of the Term Loan, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
Section
10.12. Syndication.
Borrower agrees that it will enter into such modifications to the Loan Documents
as Administrative Agent may reasonably request as necessary for the initial
syndication of the Loans and the Commitments and, in the event such initial
syndication shall prove to be impracticable in Administrative Agent’s reasonable
determination, such modifications as Administrative Agent may reasonably request
as necessary to make the syndication of the Loans and the Commitments reasonably
practicable;
provided that, without the written consent of Borrower, Administrative
Agent
may not
change the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Term Loan Commitment
or the CAPEX Commitment, shorten the maturity date of any Loan, or change the
senior secured status of the credit facilities evidenced by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
XI. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
Section
11.1. Indebtedness.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and not permit any other Parent Entity to,
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Obligations
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
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(b) Indebtedness
secured by Liens permitted by Section
11.2(d),
and
extensions, renewals and refinancings thereof; provided that the aggregate
amount of all such Indebtedness at any time outstanding shall not exceed Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000);
(c) loans
to
a Credit Party from a Parent Entity;
(d) Hedging
Obligations approved by Administrative Agent and incurred in favor of a Lender
or an Affiliate thereof for bona fide hedging purposes and not for
speculation;
(e) the
Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date as described on Schedule
11.1
and any
extension, renewal or refinancing thereof so long as the principal amount
thereof is not increased;
(f) any
Permitted Acquisition Earn-Outs;
(g) Indebtedness
owing to a Credit Party from a Parent Entity that is not a Credit Party, so
long
as the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness owing from all such Parent
Entities to all such Credit Parties does not exceed One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) at any time outstanding;
(h) Indebtedness
in connection with performance bonds or surety bonds provided in the ordinary
course of business;
(i) unsecured
Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations
hereunder and otherwise on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to
Administrative Agent up to, at any time outstanding, the greater of (i) Five
Million Dollars ($5,000,000) or (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of Consolidated
Net Worth for the most recently completed fiscal quarter of Parent;
and
(j) other
unsecured Indebtedness, in addition to the Indebtedness listed above, up to,
at
any time outstanding, the greater of (i) Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000)
or
(ii) fifteen percent (15%) of Consolidated Net Worth for the most recently
completed fiscal quarter of Parent.
Section
11.2. Liens.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and not permit any other Parent Entity to,
create or permit to exist (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise)
any
Lien on any of its real or personal properties, assets or rights of whatsoever
nature (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), except:
(a) Liens
for
taxes or other governmental charges not at the time delinquent or thereafter
payable without penalty or being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and, in each case, for which adequate reserves shall have been
established in accordance with GAAP;
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(b) Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business (such as (i) Liens of carriers,
warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen and other similar Liens imposed by
law
and (ii) Liens in the form of deposits or pledges incurred in connection with
worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation and other types of social
security (excluding Liens arising under ERISA) or in connection with surety
bonds, bids, performance bonds and similar obligations) for sums (A) not overdue
or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (B) not involving
any advances or borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or
services, (C) that do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
of
its property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation
of
its business, and (D) in each case, for which it maintains adequate
reserves;
(c) Liens
described on Schedule
11.2
as of
the Closing Date and any extension, renewal or refinancing thereof so long
as
the debt secured thereby is not increased;
(d) subject
to the limitation set forth in Section
11.1(b),
(i)
Liens arising in connection with Capital Leases (and attaching only to the
property being leased), and (ii) Liens that constitute purchase money security
interests on any property securing debt incurred for the purpose of financing
all or any part of the cost of acquiring such property, provided that any such
Lien attaches to such property within twenty (20) days of the acquisition
thereof, is limited to the purchase price of such property and attaches solely
to the property so acquired;
(e) Liens
on
property or assets of a Subsidiary to secure obligations of such Subsidiary
of
Parent to a Credit Party;
(f) easements,
rights of way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other
similar Liens not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct
of the business of any Parent Entity;
(g) Liens
of
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, created or arising under
the Loan Documents;
(h)
Liens
on
fixed assets as a result of an Acquisition permitted pursuant to Section
11.4,
so long
as such Liens (i) are released within one hundred eighty (180) days of such
Acquisition (unless Borrower shall have obtained the prior written consent
of
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders or such Lien is otherwise
permitted pursuant to another subpart of this Section
11.2),
and
(ii) such Lien was not created at the time of or in contemplation of such
Acquisition; and
(i) other
Liens, in addition to the Liens listed above, securing amounts, in the aggregate
for all Parent Entities, not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money,
not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) at any time.
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No
Parent
Entity shall enter into any contract or agreement (other than a contract or
agreement entered into in connection with the purchase or lease of fixed assets
that prohibits Liens on such fixed assets) that would prohibit Administrative
Agent or the Lenders from acquiring a security interest, mortgage or other
Lien
on, or a collateral assignment of, any of the property or assets of such Parent
Entity.
Section
11.3. Restricted
Payments.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and will not permit any other Parent Entity
to, (a) make any distribution to holders of its Capital Securities (in their
capacity as such holders) other than in shares of common stock, (b) purchase
or
redeem any of its Capital Securities, (c) make any distribution (other than
as
expressly permitted in the Subordination Agreement) in
repayment, redemption, retirement or repurchase, directly or indirectly, of
any
Subordinated Indebtedness, (d) pay
any
management fees or similar fees to any of its equity holders or any Affiliate
thereof, or (e) set aside funds for any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) any Subsidiary of Parent may pay dividends or make other
distributions to Borrower or any Guarantor of Payment; (ii) any Subsidiary
of
Parent that is not a Guarantor of Payment may make other distributions to any
other Subsidiary of Parent; (iii) Borrower and each other Parent Entity may
pay
dividends, and make other distributions or pay management fees to Parent; and
(iv) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom,
the Parent Entities may pay management fees to other Parent Entities or to
Affiliates thereof, so long as the aggregate amount of all such management
fees
paid, for all such Parent Entities to all such Persons, does not exceed, in
the
aggregate, during each fiscal year of Parent, in excess of (A) Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for all managements fees paid in cash, and (B)
a
non-cash stock-based component of one percent (1%) for all non-cash management
fees (calculated as one percent (1%) in stock of Parent for revenues in excess
of Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000).
Section
11.4. Mergers,
Consolidations, Sales.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and not permit any other Parent Entity to,
(a)
be a party to any merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire
all
or substantially all of the assets or any Capital Securities of any class of,
or
any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other Person, (b) sell,
transfer, convey or lease all or any substantial part of its assets or Capital
Securities (including the sale of Capital Securities of any Subsidiary) except
for sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business, or (c) sell or assign
with or without recourse any receivables; except for (i) any such merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, conveyance, lease or assignment of or by any
Parent Entity into Borrower; (ii) any such purchase or other acquisition by
any
Credit Party of the assets or Capital Securities of any Company;
(iii) Permitted Intercompany Mergers; (iv) the Concord Acquisition;
and (v) any Acquisition by a Credit Party where:
(A) the
business or division acquired are for use, or the Person acquired is engaged,
in
similar or complementary lines of business engaged in by the Companies on the
Closing Date;
(B) immediately
before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default or Event of
Default shall exist;
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(C) the
aggregate Consideration to be paid by the Parent Entities (including any
Indebtedness assumed or issued in connection therewith, the amount thereof
to be
calculated in accordance with GAAP) in connection with such Acquisition (or
any
series of related Acquisitions) is less than the greater (1) of Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000) or (2) fifty percent (50%) of Consolidated Net Worth
for the most recently completed fiscal quarter of Parent;
(D) immediately
before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, Borrower is in pro forma
compliance with all the financial ratios and restrictions set forth in
Section
11.13;
(E) in
the
case of the Acquisition of any Person, the board of directors or similar
governing body of such Person has approved such Acquisition;
(F) reasonably
prior to such Acquisition, Administrative Agent shall have received complete
current drafts (to be updated with material changes) of each material document,
instrument and agreement to be executed in connection with such Acquisition
together with all lien search reports and lien release letters and other
documents as Administrative Agent may require to evidence the termination of
Liens on the assets or business to be acquired;
(G) not
fewer
than ten Business Days prior to such Acquisition, Administrative Agent shall
have received an acquisition summary with respect to the Person and/or business
or division to be acquired, such summary to include a reasonably detailed
description thereof (including financial information) and operating results
(including financial statements for the most recent twelve (12) month period
for
which they are available and as otherwise available), the terms and conditions,
including economic terms, of the proposed Acquisition, and Parent’s calculation
of pro forma EBITDA relating thereto;
(H) Administrative
Agent shall have approved Parent’s computation of pro forma EBITDA, in its good
faith credit judgment;
(I) the
provisions of Section
10.10
have
been satisfied;
(J) in
the
case of a merger, amalgamation or other combination including Borrower, Borrower
shall be the surviving entity;
(K) in
the
case of a merger, amalgamation or other combination including a Credit Party
(other than Borrower), such Credit Party shall be the surviving entity;
and
(L) simultaneously
with the closing of such Acquisition, the target company (if such Acquisition
is
structured as a purchase of equity) or the Parent Entity (if such Acquisition
is
structured as a purchase of assets or a merger and a Parent Entity is the
surviving entity) executes and delivers to Administrative Agent (1) such
documents necessary to grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders, a first priority Lien (subject to Liens expressly permitted pursuant
to
Section 11.2(h)) in all of the assets of such target company or surviving
company, and their respective Subsidiaries, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and (2) an unlimited guaranty
of payment, or at the option of Administrative Agent in Administrative Agent’s
absolute discretion, a joinder agreement satisfactory to Administrative Agent
in
which such target company or surviving company, and their respective
subsidiaries becomes a borrower under this Agreement and assumes primary, joint
and several liability for the Obligations, and (3) such opinions of counsel
with respect to the target company as required by Administrative Agent, in
its
reasonable discretion.
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Section
11.5. Modification
of Organizational Documents.
Borrower agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, permit the charter, by-laws
or
other organizational documents of any Parent Entity to be amended or modified
in
any way which could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the
interests of the Lenders; not change, or allow any Parent Entity to change,
its
state of formation or its organizational form.
Section
11.6. Transactions
with Affiliates.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and not permit any other Parent Entity to,
enter into, or cause, suffer or permit to exist any transaction, arrangement
or
contract with any of its other Affiliates (other than (a) the Credit
Parties, (b) Permitted Intercompany Mergers, and (c) compensation upon
fair and reasonable terms with Affiliates in transactions that are otherwise
permitted hereunder) which is on terms which are less favorable than are
obtainable from any Person which is not one of its Affiliates.
Section
11.7. Unconditional
Purchase Obligations.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and not permit any other Parent Entity to,
enter into or be a party to any contract for the purchase of materials, supplies
or other property or services if such contract requires that payment be made
by
it regardless of whether delivery is ever made of such materials, supplies
or
other property or services.
Section
11.8. Inconsistent
Agreements.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and not permit any other Parent Entity to,
enter into any agreement containing any provision which would (a) be violated
or
breached by any borrowing by Borrower hereunder or by the performance by any
Credit Party of any of its Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan
Document, (b) prohibit any Parent Entity from granting to Administrative Agent
and the Lenders, a Lien on any of its assets or (c) create or permit to exist
or
become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary
to (i) pay dividends or make other distributions to any Parent Entity, or pay
any Indebtedness owed to any Parent Entity, (ii) make loans or advances to
any
Parent Entity or (iii) transfer any of its assets or properties to any Parent
Entity, other than (A) customary restrictions and conditions contained in
agreements relating to the sale of all or a substantial part of the assets
of
any Subsidiary of Parent (other than Borrower) pending such sale, provided
that
such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary to be sold and
such sale is permitted hereunder (B) restrictions or conditions imposed by
any agreement relating to purchase money Indebtedness, Capital Leases and other
secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or
conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness
and
(C) customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the
assignment thereof.
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Section
11.9. Business
Activities.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and will not permit any other Parent Entity
to, engage in any line of business other than the businesses engaged in on
the
date hereof and businesses reasonably related or complementary
thereto.
Section
11.10. Investments.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and not permit any other Parent Entity to,
create or hold any Subsidiary or make or permit to exist any Investment in
any
other Person, except the following:
(a) contributions
by a Parent Entity to the capital of any other Parent Entity, so long as the
recipient of any such capital contribution is a Credit Party;
(b) Investments
constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section
11.1;
(c) contingent
liabilities constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section
11.1
or Liens
permitted by Section
11.2;
(d) Cash
Equivalent Investments;
(e) bank
deposits in the ordinary course of business, provided that the aggregate amount
of all such deposits that are maintained with any bank other than a Lender
shall
be subject to a Control Agreement or shall not at any time exceed Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in the aggregate for all such deposits;
(f) Investments
in securities of Account Debtors received pursuant to any plan of reorganization
or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such account
debtors;
(g) Investments
to consummate Acquisitions permitted by Section
11.4;
(h) Investments
listed on Schedule
11.10
as of
the Closing Date;
(i) loans
or
advances to officers, directors and employees of Borrower or any Subsidiaries
of
Borrower, or any other Credit Party, for travel, entertainment, relocation
and
analogous ordinary business purposes and in the ordinary course of business
as
presently conducted, other than any loans or advances that would be in violation
of Section 402 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act; provided that the aggregate principal
amount of all such loans and advances permitted pursuant to this clause (i)
shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) at any time
outstanding;
(j) Investments
of (i) any Parent Entity in Borrower, (ii) any Parent Entity in a
Guarantor of Payment, or (iii) any Parent Entity that is not a Guarantor of
Payment in another Parent Entity that is not a Guarantor of Payment; and
(k) other
Investments not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate
for
all such other Investments;
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provided
that (i) any Investment that, when made, complies with the requirements of
the
definition of the term “Cash Equivalent Investment” may continue to be held
notwithstanding that such Investment if made thereafter would not comply with
such requirements; and (ii) no Investment shall be permitted to be made if,
immediately before or after giving effect thereto, any Default or Event of
Default exists.
Section
11.11. Restriction
of Amendments to Certain Documents.
Borrower agrees that it will not amend or otherwise modify, or waive any rights
under, the Related Agreements, if, in any case, such amendment, modification
or
waiver could be adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
Section
11.12. Fiscal
Year.
Borrower agrees that it will not, and will not permit Parent, to change its
Fiscal Year, except as required by law.
Section
11.13. Financial
Covenants.
11.13.1.
Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.
Borrower agrees that it will not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for
any
Computation Period to be less than the applicable ratio set forth below for
such
Computation Period:
Computation
Period
Ending
|
Fixed
Charge
Coverage
Ratio
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
1.25
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2007
|
1.25
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
1.25
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2007
|
1.25
to 1.00
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
1.25
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
1.35
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
1.35
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
1.35
to 1.00
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
1.35
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2009
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2009
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
December
31, 2009
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2010
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2010
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2010
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
December
31, 2010
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2011
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2011
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2011
|
1.50
to 1.00
|
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11.13.2.
Total
Debt to EBITDA Ratio.
Borrower agrees that it will not permit the Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio as of
the
last day of any Computation Period to exceed the applicable ratio set forth
below for such Computation Period:
Computation
Period
Ending
|
Total
Debt to
EBITDA
Ratio
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
3.50
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2007
|
3.50
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
3.50
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2007
|
3.25
to 1.00
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
3.00
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
3.00
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
2.75
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
December
31, 2008
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2009
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2009
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2009
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
December
31, 2009
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2010
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2010
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2010
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
December
31, 2010
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
March
31, 2011
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
June
30, 2011
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
|
September
30, 2011
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
11.13.3.
Consolidated
Capital Expenditures.
Borrower agrees that it will not permit the aggregate amount of all Consolidated
Capital Expenditures made by the Parent Entities to exceed (a) Three Million
Dollars ($3,000,000) in Fiscal Year 2006, (b) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($2,500,000) in Fiscal Year 2007, (c) One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($1,500,000) in Fiscal Year 2008, (d) One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($1,500,000) in Fiscal Year 2009, and (e) One Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) in Fiscal Year 2010. If the Parent Entities do
not
utilize the entire amount of Consolidated Capital Expenditures permitted in
any
Fiscal Year, the Parent Entities may carry forward, to the immediately
succeeding Fiscal Year only, (a) one hundred percent (100%) of such unutilized
amount from Fiscal Year 2006, and (b) fifty percent (50%) of such unutilized
amount from Fiscal Year 2007 and each Fiscal Year therafter.
ARTICLE
XII. EFFECTIVENESS; CONDITIONS OF LENDING.
Section
12.1. Initial
Credit Extension.
The
obligation of the Lenders and the Swing Line Lender to make the initial Loans
and the obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue its initial Letter of Credit
(whichever first occurs) is, in addition to the conditions precedent specified
in Section
12.2,
subject
to Borrower satisfying each of the following conditions precedent:
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12.1.1.
Notes.
Borrower shall have executed and delivered to each Lender a Revolving Credit
Note, a Term Note and a CAPEX Note, and shall have executed and delivered to
the
Swing Line Lender the Swing Line Note.
12.1.2.
Guaranty
and Collateral Agreement.
Parent,
Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor of Payment shall have executed and
delivered to Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Guaranty and Collateral
Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, together
with all agreements, instruments, transfer powers and other items required
to be
delivered in connection therewith.
12.1.3.
Control
Agreements.
Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent an executed Control Agreement,
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, for each
deposit account (other than an Excepted Account) maintained by a Credit
Party.
12.1.4.
Leased
or Mortgaged Real Property.
In the
case of any material leased real property, as set forth on Schedule
9.17
hereto,
a Collateral Access Agreement from the landlord of such property waiving any
landlord’s Lien in respect of personal property kept at the premises subject to
such lease and in the case of any mortgaged real property, a waiver from the
mortgagee thereof waiving any Lien in respect of personal property kept at
the
premises subject to such Mortgage, permitting access to the location by
Administrative Agent and its agents and containing such other terms and
provisions as may be required by Administrative Agent.
12.1.5.
Bailee’s
Waivers.
Borrower shall have delivered bailees’ waivers, in form and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent, for each location where a Credit Party
maintains any inventory with a bailee, together with filed UCC financing
statements, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative
Agent.
12.1.6.
Real
Estate Documents.
With
respect to each material parcel of real property owned by any Credit Party,
such
Credit Party shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a duly executed
Mortgage providing for a fully perfected Lien, in favor of Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the Lenders, in all right, title and interest of such Credit
Party in such real property.
12.1.7
Subordination
Agreement.
Borrower shall have delivered a Subordination Agreement, fully executed by
each
Subordinated Creditor, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
12.1.8.
Authorization
Documents.
Each
Credit Party shall have delivered to Administrative Agent an officer’s
certificate (or comparable domestic or foreign documents) certifying the names
of the officers of such Credit Party authorized to sign the Loan Documents,
together with the true signatures of such officers and certified copies of
(a)
the charter (or similar formation document) of such Credit Party, certified
by
the appropriate governmental authority; (b) a good standing certificates in
such
Credit Party’s state of incorporation (or formation) and in each other state
such Credit Party is qualified as a foreign entity; (c) the bylaws (or similar
governing document) of such Credit Party; and (d) the resolutions of such Credit
Party’s board of directors (or similar governing body) approving and authorizing
such Credit Party’s execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to
which it is party and the transactions contemplated thereby; all certified
by
such Credit Party’s secretary or an assistant secretary (or similar officer) as
being in full force and effect without modification.
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12.1.9.
Search
Results; Lien Terminations.
Certified copies of Uniform Commercial Code lien searches and the results of
federal and state tax lien and judicial lien searches, satisfactory to
Administrative Agent and the Lender dated a date reasonably near to the Closing
Date, listing all effective financing statements which name any Company (under
their present names and any previous names) as debtors, together with (a) copies
of such financing statements, (b) payoff letters evidencing repayment in full
of
all Debt to be Repaid, the termination of all agreements relating thereto and
the release of all Liens granted in connection therewith, with Uniform
Commercial Code or other appropriate termination statements and documents
effective to evidence the foregoing (other than Liens permitted by Section
11.2),
and
(c) such other Uniform Commercial Code termination statements as Administrative
Agent may reasonably request.
12.1.10.
Filings,
Registrations and Recordings.
Administrative Agent shall have received each document (including Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements) required by the Collateral Documents
or
under law or reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to be filed,
registered or recorded in order to create in favor of Administrative Agent,
for
the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected Lien on the collateral described
therein, prior to any other Liens (subject only to Liens permitted pursuant
to
Section
11.2),
in
proper form for filing, registration or recording.
12.1.11.
Opinions
of Counsel.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent opinions of counsel for
each Credit Party and all opinions issued pursuant to the Related
Transactions.
12.1.12.
Accounting
Study.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent the “382 Study”, completed
by Ernst & Young LLP, regarding the ability of each Credit Party to utilize
the net operating loss carryforwards from Parent, in form and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
12.1.13.
Insurance.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent evidence of the existence
of insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section
10.3(b),
together with evidence that Administrative Agent has been named as a lender’s
loss payee and an additional insured on all related insurance
policies.
12.1.14.
Copies
of Related Agreements.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent (a) executed copies of
the
Related Agreements certified by the secretary or assistant secretary (or similar
officer) of Borrower as being true, accurate and complete, and (b) evidence
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent that the total Consideration
paid for the Concord Acquisition and the Wilmington Acquisition will not exceed
Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($44,500,000), specifically
excluding any adjustments for working capital.
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12.1.15.
Additional
Capital.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent evidence, reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent, that Borrower has received (a) cash equity
contributions from Parent in an amount not less than Fourteen Million Dollars
($14,000,000), and (b) net cash proceeds of not less than Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000) of additional equity.
12.1.16.
Agent
Fee Letter and Other Fees.
Borrower shall have (a) executed and delivered to Administrative Agent, the
Agent Fee Letter and paid to Administrative Agent, for its sole account, the
fees stated therein, (b) paid all Attorney Costs of Administrative Agent in
connection with the preparation and negotiation of the Loan Documents, to the
extent invoiced prior to the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of
Attorney Costs as shall constitute Administrative Agent’s reasonable estimate of
Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred by Administrative Agent through the
closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude
final settling of accounts between Borrower and Administrative Agent), and
(c)
paid all other accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses of Administrative
Agent to the extent due and payable on the Closing Date.
12.1.17.
Solvency
Certificate.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a solvency certificate
executed by a Senior Officer of Parent.
12.1.18.
Financial
Reports.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent audited financial
statements of Concord, completed by McGladrey & Xxxxxx, LLP, Xxxxxxxx &
Company CPA LLP, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx or such other accounting firm
acceptable to Administrative Agent, prepared on a consolidated basis and in
accordance with GAAP, for Fiscal Year 2003, Fiscal Year 2004 and Fiscal Year
2005.
12.1.19.
Pro
Forma Projections.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a Consolidated
pro forma balance sheet and statement of earnings and cash flows of
Borrower as of the Closing Date, adjusted to give effect to the consummation
of
the Related Transactions and the financings contemplated hereby, as if such
transactions had occurred on such date, consistent in all material respects
with
the sources and uses of cash as previously described to Administrative Agent
and
the Lenders and the forecasts previously provided to Administrative Agent and
the Lenders.
12.1.20.
Collateral
Audit.
The
results of a collateral field audit, satisfactory to Administrative Agent in
its
sole discretion, shall have been delivered to Administrative Agent.
12.1.21.
Availability.
On the
Closing Date, the amount equal to (a) the Revolving Credit Commitment minus
(b)
the sum of (i) any fees and expenses due under Section
12.1.18,
and
(ii) Borrower’s initial credit request under the Revolving Credit Commitment,
shall be no less than Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000).
12.1.22.
Initial
Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio.
After
giving effect to the initial funding of the Loans on the Closing Date, the
Total
Debt to EBITDA Ratio shall be less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00.
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12.1.23.
Borrowing
Base Certificate.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base
Certificate dated as of the Closing Date.
12.1.24.
Closing
Certificate, Consents and Permits.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a certificate executed
by
an officer of Borrower on behalf of Borrower certifying (a) the matters set
forth in Section
12.2.1
as of
the Closing Date and (b) the occurrence of the closing of the Related
Transactions and that such closing has been consummated in accordance with
the
terms of the Related Agreements without waiver of any material condition
thereof; together with evidence that (i) all necessary governmental, regulatory,
creditor, shareholder, partner and other material consents, approvals and
exemptions required to be obtained by Borrower in connection with the Related
Transactions have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect, and
(ii)
all material permits necessary for the operation of any businesses acquired
in
connection with the Related Transactions have been obtained.
12.1.25.
Debt
to be Repaid.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent evidence, satisfactory
to
Administrative Agent, that all Debt to be Repaid, as listed on Schedule
12.1
hereto,
has been (or concurrently with the initial borrowing will be) paid in full,
and
that all agreements and instruments governing the Debt to be Repaid and that
all
Liens securing such Debt to be Repaid have been (or concurrently with the
initial borrowing will be) terminated.
12.1.26.
Other.
Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent such other documents
as
Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
Section
12.2. Conditions.
The
obligation (a) of each Lender to make each Loan, and (b) of the Issuing
Lender to issue each Letter of Credit, is subject to the following further
conditions precedent that:
12.2.1.
Compliance
with Warranties, No Default.
Both
before and after giving effect to any borrowing and the issuance of any Letter
of Credit, the following statements shall be true and correct:
(a) the
representations and warranties of each Parent Entity set forth in the Loan
Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same
effect as if then made (except to the extent stated to relate to a specific
earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true
and correct as of such earlier date); and
(b) no
Default or Event of Default shall have then occurred and be
continuing.
12.2.2.
Confirmatory
Certificate.
If
requested by Administrative Agent or any Lender, Administrative Agent shall
have received (in sufficient counterparts to provide one to each Lender) a
certificate dated the date of such requested Loan or Letter of Credit and signed
by a duly authorized representative of Borrower as to the matters set out in
Section
12.2.1
(it
being understood that each request by Borrower for the making of a Loan or
the
issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation
and warranty by Borrower that the conditions precedent set forth in Section
12.2.1
will be
satisfied at the time of the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter
of Credit), together with such other documents as Administrative Agent or any
Lender may reasonably request in support thereof.
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ARTICLE
XIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND THEIR EFFECT.
Section
13.1. Events
of Default.
Each of
the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement:
13.1.1.
Non-Payment
of Obligations.
If (a)
the interest on any Loan or any Non-Use Fee or other fee shall not be paid
in
full when due and payable or within five days thereafter, or (b) the
principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligations with respect to any
Letter of Credit shall not be paid in full when due and payable.
13.1.2.
Non-Payment
of Other Indebtedness.
Any
default shall occur under the terms applicable to any Indebtedness of any Parent
Entity in an aggregate amount (for all such Indebtedness so affected and
including undrawn committed or available amounts and amounts owing to all
creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) exceeding One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) and such default shall (a) consist of the failure
to pay such Indebtedness when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, or
(b)
accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness or permit the holder or holders
thereof, or any trustee or agent for such holder or holders, to cause such
Indebtedness to become due and payable (or require any Parent Entity to purchase
or redeem such Indebtedness or post cash collateral in respect thereof) prior
to
its expressed maturity.
13.1.3.
Other
Material Obligations.
Default
in the payment when due, or in the performance or observance of, any material
obligation of, or condition agreed to by, any Parent Entity with respect to
any
material purchase or lease of goods or services where such default, singly
or in
the aggregate with all other such defaults, might reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect.
13.1.4.
Bankruptcy
and Insolvency.
Any
Parent Entity becomes insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing
its inability or refusal to pay, debts as they become due; or any Parent Entity
applies for, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee,
receiver or other custodian for such Parent Entity or any property thereof,
or
makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or, in the absence
of
such application, consent or acquiescence, a trustee, receiver or other
custodian is appointed for any Parent Entity or for a substantial part of the
property of any thereof and is not discharged within sixty (60) days; or any
bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement, or other case or proceeding under
any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution or liquidation proceeding,
is commenced in respect of any Parent Entity, and if such case or proceeding
is
not commenced by such Parent Entity, it is consented to or acquiesced in by
such
Parent Entity, or remains for sixty (60) days undismissed or unstayed; or any
Parent Entity takes any action to authorize, or in furtherance of, any of the
foregoing.
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13.1.5.
Special
Covenants.
Any
Parent Entity shall fail or omit to perform and observe Sections
10.1.5,
10.3(b)
(and
such failure continues for five Business Days with respect to Section 10.3(b))
or 10.5
or
Sections
11.1,
11.2,
11.3,
11.4,
11.10
or
11.14.
13.1.6.
Other
Covenants.
Any
Parent Entity shall fail or omit to perform and observe any agreement or other
provision (other than those referred to in Sections
13.1.1
or
13.1.5)
contained or referred to in this Agreement or any other Loan Document that
is on
such Parent Entity’s part to be complied with, and that such Event of Default
shall not have been fully corrected within thirty (30) days after the earlier
of
(a) any Senior Officer of such Parent Entity becomes aware of the occurrence
thereof, or (b) the giving of written notice thereof to Borrower by
Administrative Agent that the specified Default is to be remedied.
13.1.7.
Representations
and Warranties.
Any
representation or warranty made by any Parent Entity herein or any other Loan
Document is breached or is false or misleading in any material respect, or
any
schedule, certificate, financial statement, report, notice or other writing
furnished by any Parent Entity to Administrative Agent or any Lender in
connection herewith is false or misleading in any material respect.
13.1.8.
Pension
Plans.
(a) Any Person institutes steps to terminate a Pension Plan if as a result
of such termination Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group could be
required to make a contribution to such Pension Plan, or could incur a liability
or obligation to such Pension Plan, in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000); (b) a contribution failure occurs with respect to any Pension
Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA;
(c) the Unfunded Liability exceeds twenty percent of the Total Plan
Liability, or (d) there shall occur any withdrawal or partial withdrawal
from a Multiemployer Pension Plan and the withdrawal liability (without unsacred
interest) to Multiemployer Pension Plans as a result of such withdrawal
(including any outstanding withdrawal liability that Borrower or any member
of
the Controlled Group have incurred on the date of such withdrawal) exceeds
Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000).
13.1.9.
Judgments.
Final
judgments which exceed an aggregate of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (to
the
extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer
does not dispute coverage) shall be rendered against one or more Parent Entities
and shall not have been paid, discharged or vacated or had execution thereof
stayed pending appeal within thirty (30) days after entry or filing of such
judgments.
13.1.10.
Security.
If any
Lien granted in any Loan Document in favor of Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Lenders, shall be determined to be (a) void, voidable or invalid,
or is subordinated or not otherwise given the priority contemplated by the
Loan
Documents and Borrower has failed to promptly execute appropriate documents
to
correct such matters, or (b) unperfected as to any material amount of Collateral
(as determined by Administrative Agent, in its reasonable
discretion).
13.1.11.
Invalidity
of Documents.
Any
Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect; or any Parent Entity
(or any Person by, through or on behalf of any Parent Entity) shall contest
in
any manner the validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Loan
Document.
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13.1.12.
Change
in Control.
A
Change in Control shall occur.
13.1.13.
Material
Adverse Effect.
The
occurrence of any event having a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
13.2. Effect
of Event of Default.
If any
Event of Default described in Section
13.1.4
shall
occur in respect of Borrower, the Commitments shall immediately terminate and
the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall become immediately due
and
payable and Borrower shall become immediately obligated to Cash Collateralize
all Letters of Credit, all without presentment, demand, protest or notice of
any
kind; and, if any other Event of Default shall occur and be continuing,
Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Lenders, and shall,
upon the written request of the Required Lenders, declare the Commitments to
be
terminated in whole or in part and/or declare all or any part of the Loans
and
all other Obligations hereunder to be due and payable and/or demand that
Borrower immediately Cash Collateralize all or any Letters of Credit, whereupon
the Commitment shall immediately terminate (or be reduced, as applicable) and/or
the Loans and other Obligations hereunder shall become immediately due and
payable (in whole or in part, as applicable) and/or Borrower shall immediately
become obligated to Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit (all or any, as
applicable), all without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind.
Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Borrower of any such declaration,
but
failure to do so shall not impair the effect of such declaration. Any cash
collateral delivered hereunder shall be held by Administrative Agent (without
liability for interest thereon) and applied to the Obligations arising in
connection with any drawing under a Letter of Credit. After the expiration
or
termination of all Letters of Credit, such cash collateral shall be applied
by
Administrative Agent to any remaining Obligations hereunder and any excess
shall
be delivered to Borrower or as a court of competent jurisdiction may
elect.
ARTICLE
XIV. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
Section
14.1. Appointment
and Authorization.
Each
Lender hereby irrevocably (subject to Section
14.10)
appoints, designates and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such action
on
its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document
and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated
to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with
such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision
to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan
Document, Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility except
those expressly set forth herein, nor shall Administrative Agent have or be
deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and
no
implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or
liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or
otherwise exist against Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein and in other Loan
Documents with reference to Administrative Agent is not intended to connote
any
fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency
doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter
of
market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative
relationship between independent contracting parties.
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Section
14.2. Issuing
Lender.
The
Issuing Lender shall act on behalf of the Lenders (according to their Pro Rata
Shares) with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents
associated therewith. The Issuing Lender shall have all of the benefits and
immunities (a) provided to Administrative Agent in this Article
XIV
with
respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuing Lender in
connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by
it
and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such
Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent”, as used in
this Article
XIV,
included the Issuing Lender with respect to such acts or omissions, and (b)
as
additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to the Issuing
Lender.
Section
14.3 Delegation
of Duties.
Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or
any
other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and
shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts
concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Administrative Agent shall
not
be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact
that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
Section
14.4. Exculpation
of Administrative Agent.
None of
Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents
shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them
under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the
transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent resulting from its own
gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly
set forth herein as determined by a final, nonappealable judgment by a court
of
competent jurisdiction), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender
or
participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by
any
Parent Entity or Affiliate of Borrower, or any officer thereof, contained in
this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report,
statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by
Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability
or
sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or the creation,
perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest therein), or for any
failure of Borrower or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its
Obligations hereunder or thereunder. Administrative Agent shall not be under
any
obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or
performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or
records of Borrower or any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries or
Affiliates.
Section
14.5. Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected
in
relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation,
notice, consent, certificate, electronic mail message, affidavit, letter,
telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement or other document
or
conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed,
sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements
of
legal counsel (including counsel to Borrower), independent accountants and
other
experts selected by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent shall be fully
justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or
any
other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence
of
the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests,
confirmation from the Lenders of their obligation to indemnify Administrative
Agent against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it
by
reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Administrative Agent
shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting,
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request
or
consent of the Required Lenders and such request and any action taken or failure
to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon each Lender. For purposes of
determining compliance with the conditions specified in Article
XII,
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 Administrative Agent shall have received written
notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its
objection thereto.
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Section
14.6. Notice
of Default.
Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Default, or Event of Default except with respect to defaults
in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless Administrative
Agent
shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrower referring to this
Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such
notice is a “notice of default”. Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of
its receipt of any such notice. Administrative Agent shall take such action
with
respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required
Lenders in accordance with Section
13.2;
provided that, unless and until Administrative Agent has received any such
request, Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such
action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or
Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the
Lenders.
Section
14.7. Credit
Decision.
Each
Lender acknowledges that Administrative Agent has not made any representation
or
warranty to it, and that no act by Administrative Agent hereafter taken,
including any consent and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs
of the Companies, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty
by Administrative Agent to any Lender as to any matter, including whether
Administrative Agent has disclosed material information in its possession.
Each
Lender represents to Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without
reliance upon Administrative Agent and based on such documents and information
as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into
the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition
and
creditworthiness of the Companies, and made its own decision to enter into
this
Agreement and to extend credit to Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also
represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon Administrative
Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate
at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions
in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform
itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other
condition and creditworthiness of Borrower and its Affiliates. Except for
notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished
to the Lenders by Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent shall not have
any
duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial
or other condition or creditworthiness of Borrower and its Affiliates which
may
come into the possession of Administrative Agent.
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Section
14.8. Indemnification.
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each Lender shall
indemnify upon demand Administrative Agent and its directors, officers,
employees and agents (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrower
and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), according to its
applicable Pro Rata Share, from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities
(as hereinafter defined); provided that no Lender shall be liable for any
payment to any such Person of any portion of the Indemnified Liabilities to
the
extent determined by a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction to have resulted from the applicable Person’s own gross negligence
or willful misconduct. No action taken in accordance with the directions of
the
Required Lenders shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful
misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limitation of the foregoing,
each Lender shall reimburse Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable
share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs and
Taxes) incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation,
execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement
(whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal
advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any
other
Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the
extent that Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or
on
behalf of Borrower. The undertaking in this Section 14.8 shall survive
repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes, expiration or termination
of
the Letters of Credit, any foreclosure under, or modification, release or
discharge of, any or all of the Loan Documents, termination of this Agreement
and the resignation or replacement of Administrative Agent.
Section
14.9. Administrative
Agent in Individual Capacity.
LaSalle
and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account
of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage
in
any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business
with the Companies and Affiliates as though LaSalle were not Administrative
Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of any Lender. Each Lender
acknowledges that, pursuant to such activities, LaSalle or its Affiliates may
receive information regarding Borrower or its Affiliates (including information
that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of Borrower or
such
Affiliate) and acknowledge that Administrative Agent shall be under no
obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to their Loans
(if
any), LaSalle and its Affiliates shall have the same rights and powers under
this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though LaSalle
were not Administrative Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include
LaSalle and its Affiliates, to the extent applicable, in their individual
capacities.
Section
14.10. Successor
Administrative Agent.
Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon thirty (30) days’
notice to the Lenders. If Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement,
the
Required Lenders shall, with (so long as no Event of Default exists) the consent
of Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), appoint
from
among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders. If no successor agent
is
appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Administrative
Agent, Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders
and
Borrower, a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of
its
appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed
to
all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and
the
term “Administrative Agent” means such successor agent, and the retiring
Administrative Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Administrative Agent
shall be terminated. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation
hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section
14
and
Sections
15.5
and
15.16
shall
inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while
it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has
accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date which is thirty (30)
days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the
retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become
effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Administrative
Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a
successor agent as provided for above.
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Section
14.11. Collateral
Matters.
The
Lenders irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at its option and in its
discretion, (a) to release any Lien granted to or held by Administrative Agent
under any Collateral Document (i) upon termination of the Commitments and
payment in full of all Loans and all other obligations of Borrower hereunder
and
the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit; (ii) constituting
property sold or to be sold or disposed of as part of or in connection with
any
disposition permitted hereunder; or (iii) subject to Section
15.1,
if
approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders; or (b)
to
subordinate its interest in any Collateral to any holder of a Lien on such
Collateral which is permitted by Section
11.2(d)(i)
or
(d)(iii)
(it
being understood that Administrative Agent may conclusively rely on a
certificate from Borrower in determining whether the Indebtedness secured by
any
such Lien is permitted by Section
11.1(b)).
Upon
request by Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing
Administrative Agent’s authority to release, or subordinate its interest in,
particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section
14.11.
Section
14.12. Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
In case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relative to any Company, Administrative Agent (irrespective of
whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein
expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether
Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on 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, and all other Secured 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 and Administrative Agent (including
any
claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of
the Lenders and Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel
and
all other amounts due the Lenders and Administrative Agent under Sections
5,
15.5
and
15.16
allowed
in such judicial proceedings; 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 to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that
Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly
to
the Lenders, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent
and
its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative Agent under
Sections
5,
15.5
and
15.16.
Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent to authorize
or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations
or the rights of any Lender or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in
respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
Section
14.13. Other
Agents; Arrangers and Managers.
None of
the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages
of
this Agreement as a “syndication agent,” “documentation agent,” “co-agent,”
“book manager,” “lead manager,” “arranger,” “lead arranger” or “co-arranger”, if
any, shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or
duty
under this Agreement other than, in the case of such Lenders, those applicable
to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders
or
other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary
relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied,
and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in
deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action
hereunder.
ARTICLE
XV. GENERAL.
Section
15.1. Waivers,
Consents and Amendments.
No
delay on the part of Administrative Agent or any Lender in the exercise of
any
right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
or partial exercise by any of them of any right, power or remedy preclude other
or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or
remedy. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to,
any
provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall in any event
be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and acknowledged by the Required
Lenders, and then any such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall
be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given; provided that:
(a) no
amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall (i) extend or increase the
Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) extend
the date scheduled for payment of any principal (excluding mandatory
prepayments) of or interest on the Loans or any fees payable hereunder without
the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iii) reduce
the
principal amount of any Loan, the rate of interest thereon or any fees payable
hereunder, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (except
for periodic adjustments of interest rates and fees resulting from a change
in
the Applicable Margin as provided for in this Agreement), or (iv) release any
party from its obligations under any Loan Document, change the definition of
Required Lenders or any provision of this Section
15.1,
without, in each case, the written consent of all the Lenders;
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(b) no
provision of Article
XIV
or other
provision of this Agreement affecting Administrative Agent in its capacity
as
such shall be amended, modified or waived without the consent of Administrative
Agent;
(c) no
provision of this Agreement relating to the rights or duties of the Issuing
Lender in its capacity as such shall be amended, modified or waived without
the
consent of the Issuing Lender; and
(d) no
provision of this Agreement relating to the rights or duties of the Swing Line
Lender in its capacity as such shall be amended, modified or waived without
the
consent of the Swing Line Lender.
Section
15.2. Confirmations.
Borrower and each holder of a Note agree from time to time, upon written request
received by it from the other, to confirm to the other in writing (with a copy
of each such confirmation to Administrative Agent) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Loans then outstanding under such Note.
Section
15.3. Notices.
Except
as otherwise provided in Sections 2.2.2
and
2.2.3,
all
notices hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile or electronic
transmission) and shall be sent to the applicable party at its address shown
on
Schedule
2
or at
such other address as such party may, by written notice received by the other
parties, have designated as its address for such purpose. Notices sent by
facsimile or electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been given upon
telephonic confirmation of receipt; notices sent by mail shall be deemed to
have
been given three Business Days after the date when sent by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid; and notices sent by hand delivery or overnight
courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received. For purposes
of Sections
2.2.2
and
2.2.3,
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on telephonic instructions from
any person that Administrative Agent in good faith believes is an authorized
officer or employee of Borrower, and Borrower shall hold Administrative Agent
and each other Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense resulting from
any
such reliance.
Section
15.4. Computations.
Where
the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or
expense is required to be determined, or any consolidation or other accounting
computation is required to be made, for the purpose of this Agreement, such
determination or calculation shall, to the extent applicable and except as
otherwise specified in this Agreement, be made in accordance with GAAP,
consistently applied.
Section
15.5. Costs,
Expenses and Taxes.
Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
of Administrative Agent (including Attorney Costs and any Taxes) in connection
with the preparation, execution, syndication (other than Participations),
delivery and administration (including perfection and protection of any
Collateral and the costs of Intralinks (or other similar service), if
applicable) of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents
provided for herein or delivered or to be delivered hereunder or in connection
herewith (including any amendment, supplement or waiver to any Loan Document),
whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be
consummated, and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including
Attorney Costs and any Taxes) incurred by Administrative Agent and each Lender
after an Event of Default in connection with the collection of the Secured
Obligations or the enforcement of this Agreement the other Loan Documents or
any
such other documents or during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in
respect thereof. In addition, Borrower agrees to pay, and to save Administrative
Agent and the Lenders harmless from all liability for, any fees of Borrower’s
auditors in connection with any reasonable exercise by Administrative Agent
and
the Lenders of their rights pursuant to Section
10.2.
All
Obligations provided for in this Section
15.5
shall
survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes, expiration or
termination of the Letters of Credit and termination of this
Agreement.
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Section
15.6. Assignments;
Participations.
15.6.1.
Assignments.
(a) Any
Lender may at any time assign to one or more Persons (any such Person, an
“Assignee”) all or a portion of such Lender’s Loans and Commitments, with the
prior written consent of Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender (for an
assignment of the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Credit Commitment) and,
so
long as no Event of Default exists, Borrower (which consents shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed and shall not be required for an assignment
by
a Lender to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender); provided that each Lender
shall at all times maintain the same Commitment Percentage (as rounded to the
sixth decimal) with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Term Loan
Commitment and the CAPEX Commitment. Except as Administrative Agent may
otherwise agree, any such assignment shall be in a minimum aggregate amount
equal to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) or, if less, the remaining Commitment
and Loans held by the assigning Lender. Borrower and Administrative Agent shall
be entitled to continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with the interests so assigned to an Assignee until Administrative
Agent shall have received and accepted an effective Assignment Agreement
executed, delivered and fully completed by the applicable parties thereto and
a
processing fee of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500). No assignment
may be made to any Person if at the time of such assignment Borrower would
be
obligated to pay any greater amount under Section
7.6
or
Article
VIII
to the
Assignee than Borrower is then obligated to pay to the assigning Lender under
such Sections (and if any assignment is made in violation of the foregoing,
Borrower will not be required to pay such greater amounts). Any attempted
assignment not made in accordance with this Section
15.6.1
shall be
treated as the sale of a participation under Section
15.6.2.
Borrower shall be deemed to have granted its consent to any assignment requiring
its consent hereunder unless Borrower has expressly objected to such assignment
within three Business Days after notice thereof.
(b) From
and
after the date on which the conditions described above have been met, (i) such
Assignee shall be deemed automatically to have become a party hereto and, to
the
extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to such Assignee
pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations
of
a Lender hereunder and (ii) the assigning Lender, to the extent that rights
and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment
Agreement, shall be released from its rights (other than its indemnification
rights) and obligations hereunder. Upon the request of the Assignee (and, as
applicable, the assigning Lender) pursuant to an effective Assignment Agreement,
Borrower shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent for delivery to
the
Assignee (and, as applicable, the assigning Lender) Notes in the principal
amount of the Assignee’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Commitment, plus
the CAPEX Draw Facility Commitment, plus the principal amount of the Assignee’s
portion of the Term Loan, plus the principal amount of the Assignee’s portion of
the CAPEX Term Loan (and, as applicable, Notes in the principal amount of the
Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Commitment retained by the assigning
Lender, plus the CAPEX Draw Facility Commitment retained by the assigning
Lender, plus the principal amount of the portion of the Term Loan retained
by
the assigning Lender, plus the principal amount of the portion of the CAPEX
Term
Loan retained by the assigning Lender). Each such Note shall be dated the
effective date of such assignment. Upon receipt by the assigning Lender of
such
Note, the assigning Lender shall return to Borrower any prior Note held by
it.
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(c) Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender,
including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve
Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of
a
security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security
interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or
substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party
hereto.
15.6.2.
Participations.
Any
Lender may at any time sell to one or more Persons participating interests
in
its Loans, Commitments or other interests hereunder (any such Person, a
“Participant”). In the event of a sale by a Lender of a participating interest
to a Participant, (a) such Lender’s obligations hereunder shall remain unchanged
for all purposes, (b) Borrower and Administrative Agent shall continue to deal
solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and
obligations hereunder and (c) all amounts payable by Borrower shall be
determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation and shall be paid
directly to such Lender. No Participant shall have any direct or indirect voting
rights hereunder. Borrower agrees that if amounts outstanding under this
Agreement are due and payable (as a result of acceleration or otherwise), each
Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its
participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement and with respect
to
any Letter of Credit to the same extent as if the amount of its participating
interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement; provided
that such right of set-off shall be subject to the obligation of each
Participant to share with the Lenders, and the Lenders agree to share with
each
Participant, as provided in Section
7.5.
Borrower also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits
of
Section
7.6
or
Article
VIII
as if it
were a Lender (provided that on the date of the participation no Participant
shall be entitled to any greater compensation pursuant to Section
7.6
or
Article
VIII
than
would have been paid to the participating Lender on such date if no
participation had been sold and that each Participant complies with Section
7.6(d)
as if it
were an Assignee).
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15.7. Register.
Administrative Agent shall maintain a copy of each Assignment Agreement
delivered and accepted by it and register (the “Register”) for the recordation
of names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of each Lender from
time to time and whether such Lender is the original Lender or the Assignee.
No
assignment shall be effective unless and until the Assignment Agreement is
accepted and registered in the Register. All records of transfer of a Lender’s
interest in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, as to
the
ownership of the interests in the Loans. Administrative Agent shall not incur
any liability of any kind with respect to any Lender with respect to the
maintenance of the Register.
Section
15.8. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement and each Note shall be a contract made under and governed by the
internal laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to
be
performed entirely within such state, without regard to conflict of laws
principles.
Section
15.9. Severability.
Whenever possible each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in
such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions
of this Agreement. All obligations of Borrower and rights of Administrative
Agent and the Lenders expressed herein or in any other Loan Document shall
be in
addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable
law.
Section
15.10. Nature
of Remedies.
All
Obligations of Borrower and rights of Administrative Agent and the Lenders
expressed herein or in any other Loan Document shall be in addition to and
not
in limitation of those provided by applicable law. No failure to exercise and
no
delay in exercising, on the part of Administrative Agent or any Lender, 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.
Section
15.11. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, embodies the entire agreement
and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous agreements and understandings of such Persons, verbal or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof (except as relates
to
the fees described in Section
5.3)
and any
prior arrangements made with respect to the payment by Borrower of (or any
indemnification for) any fees, costs or expenses payable to or incurred (or
to
be incurred) by or on behalf of Administrative Agent or the
Lenders.
Section
15.12. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the
different parties hereto on separate counterparts and each such counterpart
shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same Agreement. Receipt of an executed signature
page
to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall constitute
effective delivery thereof. Electronic records of executed Loan Documents
maintained by the Lenders shall deemed to be originals.
Section
15.13. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon Borrower, the Lenders and Administrative
Agent and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the
benefit of Borrower, the Lenders and Administrative Agent and the successors
and
assigns of the Lenders and Administrative Agent. No other Person shall be a
direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause
of
action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents. Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or Obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent
and each Lender.
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Section
15.14. Captions.
Section
captions used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect
the construction of this Agreement.
Section
15.15. Customer
Identification - USA Patriot Act Notice.
Each
Lender and LaSalle (for itself and not on behalf of any other party) hereby
notifies the Parent Entities 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 Parent Entities, which information includes the name and address of the
Parent Entities and other information that will allow such Lender or LaSalle,
as
applicable, to identify the Companies in accordance with the Act.
Section
15.16. Indemnification
by Borrower.
In
consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Administrative
Agent and the Lenders and the agreement to extend the Commitments provided
hereunder, Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, exonerate and hold
Administrative Agent, each Lender and each of the officers, directors,
employees, affiliates and agents of Administrative Agent and each Lender (each
a
“Lender Party”) free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes
of action, suits, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses, including
reasonable attorney costs (collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”),
incurred by the Lender Parties or any of them as a result of, or arising out
of,
or relating to (a) any tender offer, merger, purchase of capital securities,
purchase of assets (including the Related Transactions) or other similar
transaction financed or proposed to be financed in whole or in part, directly
or
indirectly, with the proceeds of any of the Loans, (b) the use, handling,
release, emission, discharge, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal
of
any Hazardous Substance at any property owned or leased by any Company, (c)
any
violation of any Environmental Laws with respect to conditions at any property
owned or leased by any Company or the operations conducted thereon, (d) the
investigation, cleanup or remediation of offsite locations at which any Company
or their respective predecessors are alleged to have directly or indirectly
disposed of Hazardous Substances or (e) the execution, delivery,
performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by
any
of the Lender Parties, except for any such Indemnified Liabilities arising
on
account of the applicable Lender Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct
as determined by a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction. If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be
unenforceable for any reason, Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum
contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified
Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. All Obligations provided
for in this Section
15.16
shall
survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes, expiration or
termination of the Letters of Credit, any foreclosure under, or any
modification, release or discharge of, any or all of the Loan Documents and
termination of this Agreement.
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Section
15.17. Nonliability
of the Lenders.
The
relationship between the Parent Entities on the one hand and the Lenders and
Administrative Agent on the other hand shall be solely that of borrower and
lender. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary
relationship with or duty to any Parent Entity arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship
between the Parent Entities, on the one hand, and Administrative Agent and
the
Lenders, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that
of debtor and creditor. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender undertakes
any responsibility to any Parent Entity to review or inform any Parent Entity
of
any matter in connection with any phase of any Parent Entity’s business or
operations. Borrower agrees, on behalf of itself and each other Parent Entity,
that neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have liability to any
Parent Entity (whether sounding in tort, contract or otherwise) for losses
suffered by any Parent Entity in connection with, arising out of, or in any
way
related to the transactions contemplated and the relationship established by
the
Loan Documents, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith,
unless it is determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of
competent jurisdiction that such losses resulted from the gross negligence
or
willful misconduct of the party from which recovery is sought. NO LENDER PARTY
SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE BY OTHERS OF ANY
INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIALS OBTAINED THROUGH INTRALINKS OR OTHER SIMILAR
INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, NOR SHALL
ANY LENDER PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO, AND BORROWER ON BEHALF
OF
ITSELF AND EACH OTHER PARENT ENTITY, HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES AND AGREES NOT
TO
XXX FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ARISING OUT OF ITS
ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH (WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE
CLOSING DATE, EXCEPT FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE BY OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT AS DETERMINED
BY A FINAL, NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION).
Borrower acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which
it is a party. No joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents
or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among
the
Lenders or among the Parent Entities and the Lenders.
Section
15.18. Forum
Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction.
Any
litigation based hereon, or arising out of, under, or in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, may be brought and maintained in the
courts of the State of New York or the State of Ohio, or in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York or in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; provided that nothing in
this
Agreement shall be deemed or operate to preclude Administrative Agent from
bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction. Borrower
hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts
of
the State of New York and the State of Ohio and of the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York and in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Ohio for the purpose of any such litigation
as set forth above. Borrower further irrevocably consents to the service of
process by registered mail, postage prepaid, or by personal service within
or
without the State of New York or the State of Ohio. Borrower hereby expressly
and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection
which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such litigation
brought in any such court referred to above and any claim that any such
litigation has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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15.19. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF
BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT,
DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY LENDING RELATIONSHIP
EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A
JURY.
The
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered
by
their duly authorized officers as of the date first set forth
above.
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