AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED SUPER-PRIORITY DEBTOR IN POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of March 27, 2006 among DELTA AIR LINES, INC., a Debtor and Debtor in Possession, as Borrower, THE OTHER CREDIT PARTIES SIGNATORY HERETO, each a Debtor and...
Exhibit
10.5 (a)
EXECUTION
COPY
$1,900,000,000
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
SECURED
SUPER-PRIORITY DEBTOR IN POSSESSION
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
Dated
as of March 27, 2006
among
DELTA
AIR LINES, INC.,
a
Debtor and Debtor in Possession,
as
Borrower,
THE
OTHER CREDIT PARTIES SIGNATORY HERETO,
each
a Debtor and Debtor in Possession,
as
Credit Parties,
THE
LENDERS SIGNATORY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,
as
Lenders,
and
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as
Administrative Agent and Lender
*
*
*
GE
CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
as
Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner for
Term
Loan A and Term Loan B
*
*
*
GE
CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
and
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners for
Term
Loan C
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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1.
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AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF CREDIT
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2
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1.1
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Credit
Facilities
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2
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1.2
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Prepayments
|
3
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1.3
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Priority
and Application of Payments
|
5
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1.4
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Use
of Proceeds
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6
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1.5
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Interest
and Applicable Margins
|
6
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1.6
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Term
A Borrowing Base
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8
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1.7
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[Reserved.]
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8
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1.8
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Fees
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8
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1.9
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Receipt
of Payments
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8
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1.10
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Loan
Account and Accounting
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8
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1.11
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Indemnity
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9
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1.12
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Access
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10
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1.13
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Taxes
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11
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1.14
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Capital
Adequacy; Increased Costs; Illegality
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12
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1.15
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Regulation
D Compensation
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14
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2.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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14
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2.1
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Conditions
to Effectiveness of Section 6.7(e)
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14
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2.2
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Conditions
to Effectiveness Generally
|
15
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2.3
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Conditions
to Effectiveness of Certain Other Provisions
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16
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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17
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3.1
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Corporate
Existence; Compliance with Law
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17
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3.2
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Executive
Offices, Collateral Locations, FEIN
|
17
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3.3
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Corporate
Power, Authorization, Enforceable Obligations
|
18
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3.4
|
Financial
Statements and Projections
|
18
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3.5
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Material
Adverse Effect; Burdensome Restrictions; Default
|
19
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3.6
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Ownership
of Property; Real Estate; Liens
|
19
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3.7
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Labor
Matters
|
20
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3.8
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Ventures,
Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock and
Indebtedness
|
21
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3.9
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Government
Regulation
|
21
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3.10
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Margin
Regulations
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21
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3.11
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Taxes
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21
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3.12
|
ERISA
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22
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3.13
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No
Litigation
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23
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3.14
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Intellectual
Property
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23
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3.15
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Full
Disclosure
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23
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3.16
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Environmental
Matters
|
24
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3.17
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Insurance
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24
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3.18
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Use
of Proceeds
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24
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3.19
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Deposit
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25
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3.20
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Trade
Relations
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25
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3.21
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Compliance
With Industry Standards
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25
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3.22
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Post-Petition
Skymiles Facility
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25
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3.23
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Secured,
Super-Priority Obligations
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25
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3.24
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Certificated
Air Carrier
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26
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3.25
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U.S.
Citizen
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26
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3.26
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Spare
Parts
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26
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3.27
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Aircraft;
Engines
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26
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3.28
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Slots,
Primary Gates and Routes
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26
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4.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION
|
27
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4.1
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Reports
and Notices
|
27
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4.2
|
Communication
with Accountants
|
27
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5.
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
|
27
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5.1
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Maintenance
of Existence and Conduct of Business
|
27
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5.2
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Payment
of Charges
|
28
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5.3
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Books
and Records
|
29
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5.4
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Insurance;
Damage to or Destruction of Collateral
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29
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5.5
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Compliance
with Laws
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31
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5.6
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Intellectual
Property
|
31
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5.7
|
Environmental
Matters
|
31
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5.8
|
Landlords’
Agreements; Bailee Letters
|
32
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5.9
|
[Reserved.]
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32
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5.10
|
Notices
|
32
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ii
5.11
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Further
Assurances
|
32
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5.12
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Additional
Guaranties and Collateral Documents
|
33
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5.13
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Pledged
Spare Parts
|
35
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5.14
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Aircraft
Mortgage; Spare Parts Mortgage; SGR Security Agreement
|
35
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5.15
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Slot
Utilization
|
35
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5.16
|
ERISA/Labor
Matters
|
36
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5.17
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Maintenance
of Liens and Collateral
|
36
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5.18
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Use
of Proceeds
|
36
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5.19
|
Cash
Management Systems
|
37
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5.20
|
Appraisals
|
37
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6.
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
|
37
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6.1
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Mergers,
Subsidiaries, Etc
|
37
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6.2
|
Investments;
Loans and Advances
|
37
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6.3
|
Indebtedness
|
39
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6.4
|
Affiliate
Transactions
|
42
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6.5
|
Capital
Structure and Business
|
42
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6.6
|
Guaranteed
Indebtedness
|
42
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6.7
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Liens
|
42
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6.8
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Sale
of Stock and Assets
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44
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6.9
|
[Reserved.]
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46
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6.10
|
Financial
Covenants
|
46
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6.11
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Hazardous
Materials
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46
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6.12
|
Sale-Leasebacks
|
47
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6.13
|
Restricted
Payments
|
47
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6.14
|
Change
of Corporate Name or Location; Change of Fiscal Year
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47
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6.15
|
No
Impairment of Intercompany Transfers
|
48
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6.16
|
Limitation
on Negative Pledge Clauses
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48
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6.17
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No
Speculative Transactions
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48
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6.18
|
Real
Estate Purchases and Leases
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49
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6.19
|
Changes
Relating to Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness and Post-Petition
Skymiles
Facility Documents
|
49
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6.20
|
Cancellation
of Indebtedness
|
50
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iii
7.
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TERM
|
50
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7.1
|
Termination
|
50
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7.2
|
Survival
of Obligations Upon Termination of Financing Arrangements
|
50
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8.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
|
50
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8.1
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Events
of Default
|
50
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8.2
|
Remedies
|
54
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8.3
|
Waivers
by Credit Parties
|
54
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9
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GUARANTY
|
55
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9.1
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Guaranty
of Obligations of Borrower
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55
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9.2
|
Demand
by Secured Parties
|
56
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9.3
|
Enforcement
of Guaranty
|
56
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9.4
|
Waiver
|
56
|
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9.5
|
Benefit
of Guaranty
|
56
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9.6
|
Modification
of Obligations, Etc
|
57
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9.7
|
Waiver
of Subrogation, Etc
|
57
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9.8
|
Election
of Remedies
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58
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10
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SECURITY
|
59
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10.1
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Security
|
59
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10.2
|
Perfection
of Security Interests
|
61
|
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10.3
|
Rights
of Lender; Limitations on Lenders’ Obligations
|
62
|
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10.4
|
Covenants
of the Credit Parties with Respect to Collateral
|
63
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10.5
|
Performance
by Administrative Agent of the Credit Parties’ Obligations
|
67
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10.6
|
Limitation
on Administrative Agent’s duty in Respect of Collateral
|
67
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10.7
|
Remedies;
Rights Upon Default
|
68
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10.8
|
The
Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact
|
74
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10.9
|
[Reserved]
|
75
|
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10.10
|
Intercreditor
Issues
|
75
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10.11
|
Release
of Xxxxxxxxxx
|
00
|
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00.
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ASSIGNMENT
AND PARTICIPATIONS; APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
|
77
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11.1
|
Assignment
and Participations
|
77
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11.2
|
Appointment
of Administrative Agent
|
79
|
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11.3
|
Administrative
Agent’s Reliance, Etc
|
80
|
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11.4
|
GE
Capital and Affiliates
|
81
|
iv
11.5
|
Lender
Credit Decision
|
81
|
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11.6
|
Indemnification
|
81
|
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11.7
|
Successor
Agents
|
82
|
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11.8
|
Setoff
and Sharing of Payments
|
83
|
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11.9
|
Payments;
Non-Funding Lenders; Information; Actions in Concert
|
83
|
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12.
|
SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS
|
84
|
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12.1
|
Successors
and Assigns
|
84
|
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13.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
85
|
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13.1
|
Complete
Agreement; Modification of Agreement
|
85
|
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13.2
|
Amendments
and Waivers
|
85
|
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13.3
|
Fees
and Expenses
|
88
|
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13.4
|
No
Waiver
|
89
|
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13.5
|
Remedies
|
90
|
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13.6
|
Severability
|
90
|
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13.7
|
Conflict
of Terms
|
90
|
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13.8
|
Confidentiality
|
90
|
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13.9
|
GOVERNING
LAW
|
91
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13.10
|
Notices
|
92
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13.11
|
Section
Titles
|
93
|
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13.12
|
Counterparts
|
93
|
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13.13
|
WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
|
93
|
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13.14
|
Press
Releases and Related Matters
|
94
|
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13.15
|
[Reserved]
|
94
|
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13.16
|
Advice
of Counsel
|
94
|
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13.17
|
No
Strict Construction
|
94
|
INDEX
OF APPENDICES
Annex
A
|
(Recitals)
|
-
|
Definitions
|
Annex
B
|
(Section
1.1(a))
|
-
|
Letters
of Credit
|
Annex
C
|
(Section
5.19)
|
-
|
Cash
Management Systems
|
Annex
D
|
(Section
2.2(c))
|
-
|
Closing
Checklist
|
v
Annex
E
|
(Section
4.1(a))
|
-
|
Financial
Statements and Projections —
Reporting
|
Annex
F
|
(Section
4.1(b))
|
-
|
Collateral
Reports
|
Annex
G
|
(Section
6.10)
|
-
|
Financial
Covenants
|
Annex
H
|
(Section
11.9(a))
|
-
|
Lenders’
Wire Transfer Information
|
Annex
I
|
(Section
13.10)
|
-
|
Notice
Addresses
|
Annex
J
|
(from
Annex A - Commitments Definition)
|
-
|
Commitments
as of Closing Date
|
Annex
K
|
(from
Annex A- Permitted Investments Definition)
|
-
|
Investments
Guidelines
|
Exhibit
1.1
|
-
|
Form
of Note
|
Exhibit
1.5(e)
|
-
|
Form
of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
|
Exhibit
4.1(b)
|
-
|
Form
of Borrowing Base Certificate
|
Exhibit
11.1(a)
|
-
|
Form
of Assignment Agreement
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.1
|
-
|
Type
of Entity; State of Organization
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.2
|
-
|
Executive
Offices, Collateral Locations, FEIN
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.4(a)
|
-
|
Financial
Statements
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.6
|
-
|
Real
Estate and Leases:
|
Part
1
|
-
|
Owned
Real Estate
|
Part
2
|
-
|
Material
Real Estate Contracts
|
Part
3
|
-
|
Leases
Affecting Owned Real Estate
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.7
|
-
|
Labor
Matters
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.8
|
-
|
Ventures,
Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.11
|
-
|
Tax
Matters
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.12
|
-
|
ERISA
Plans
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.14
|
-
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.16
|
-
|
Environmental
Matters
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.17
|
-
|
Insurance:
|
Part
1
|
-
|
Insurance
Policies
|
Part
2
|
-
|
Those
Insurance Policies with respect to Collateral
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.19
|
-
|
Deposit
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.20
|
-
|
Trade
Relations
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.26
|
-
|
Spare
Parts
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.27
|
-
|
Eligible
Aircraft; Eligible Engines
|
Disclosure
Schedule 3.28
|
-
|
Primary
Slots and Primary Routes
|
Disclosure
Schedule 5.1
|
-
|
Trade
Names
|
Disclosure
Schedule 6.2
|
-
|
Existing
Investments
|
Disclosure
Schedule 6.3
|
-
|
Existing
Indebtedness
|
Disclosure
Schedule 6.7
|
-
|
Existing
Liens
|
Disclosure
Schedule 6.15
|
-
|
Restrictions
on Intercompany Transfers
|
Disclosure
Schedule 6.16
|
-
|
Negative
Pledge Clauses
|
Disclosure
Schedule 10.1
|
-
|
Commercial
Tort Claims
|
Disclosure
Schedule 10.4
|
-
|
Pledged
Collateral
|
Part
1
|
-
|
Pledged
Shares
|
Part
2
|
-
|
Pledged
Indebtedness
|
vi
Exhibit
A
|
-
|
Form
of Power of Attorney
|
Exhibit
B
|
-
|
Form
of Aircraft Mortgage
|
Exhibit
C
|
-
|
Form
of Copyright Security Agreements
|
Exhibit
D
|
-
|
Form
of Mortgage
|
Exhibit
E
|
-
|
Form
of SGR Security Agreement
|
Exhibit
F
|
-
|
Form
of Spare Parts Mortgage
|
Exhibit
G
|
-
|
Form
of Trademark Security Agreements
|
Exhibit
H
|
-
|
Form
of Pledge Amendment
|
vii
This
AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED SUPER-PRIORITY DEBTOR IN POSSESSION CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
as of March 27, 2006, among DELTA AIR LINES, INC., a Delaware corporation,
as a
debtor and debtor in possession under
chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (as defined below) (“Borrower”);
the
other Credit Parties signatory hereto, each as a debtor and debtor in
possession
under
chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code;
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (in its individual
capacity, “GE
Capital”),
for
itself, as Lender, and as administrative agent and collateral agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”);
and
the other Lenders signatory hereto from time to time, amends and restates the
Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
on September 14, 2005, (the “Petition
Date”),
Borrower and each of the other Credit Parties filed voluntary petitions for
relief (collectively, the “Cases”)
under
chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy
Court”);
and
WHEREAS,
Borrower and the other Credit Parties are continuing to operate their respective
businesses and manage their respective properties as debtors and debtors in
possession under sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code; and
WHEREAS,
the
Borrower, the other Credit Parties signatory thereto, GE Capital, as
administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders, and the other lenders
signatory thereto are parties to the Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2005 as amended on October 7, 2005
pursuant to Amendment No. 1 thereto (as amended, modified or supplemented prior
to the date hereof, the “Existing
Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
(a)
this
Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, shall
amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety as of the
Effective Date, (b) this Agreement shall not constitute a novation of the
obligations and liabilities existing under the Existing Credit Agreement or
evidence payment of all or any of such obligations and liabilities and (c)
from
and after the Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be of no
further force or effect, except to evidence the Obligations (as defined therein)
incurred, the representations and warranties made and the actions or omissions
performed or required to be performed thereunder prior to the Effective Date;
and
WHEREAS,
capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in Annex
A
and, for
purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the rules of
construction set forth in Annex
A shall
govern. All Annexes, Schedules, Exhibits and other attachments (collectively,
“Appendices”)
hereto, or expressly identified to this Agreement, are incorporated herein
by
reference, and taken together with this Agreement, shall constitute but a single
agreement. These Recitals shall be construed as part of the
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF CREDIT
1.1 Credit
Facilities.
(a) Term
Loan A.
(i) On
the
Effective Date the aggregate principal amount of Term Loan A (as defined in
the
Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement
is
$600,000,000 and shall be deemed outstanding under this Agreement (collectively,
the “Term
Loan A”).
The
Borrower may from time to time deposit the proceeds of the Term Loan A in the
L/C Cash Collateral Account. Unless
a
Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the L/C
Cash Collateral may be withdrawn by the Borrower from the L/C Cash Collateral
Account from time to time upon 3 Business Days’ notice to the Administrative
Agent, provided
that the
aggregate amount of L/C Cash Collateral held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account
thereafter would not be less than an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate
face
amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit. The obligations of each Term A
Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint. The Term Loan A shall, upon
the
request of any Lender pursuant to Section
1.10,
be
evidenced by promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit
1.1
(each a
“Note”
and
collectively the “Notes”),
and,
upon such request as provided in Section
1.10,
Borrower shall execute and deliver each Note to the applicable Term A Lender.
Each Note shall represent the obligation of Borrower to pay the amount of the
applicable Term A Lender’s Term Loan A, together with interest thereon as
prescribed in Section
1.5.
(ii) The
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan A (including the
portion of the Term Loan A the proceeds of which are held by the Administrative
Agent in the L/C Cash Collateral Account) shall be due and payable in full
in
immediately available funds on the Maturity Date, if not sooner paid in full.
No
payment with respect to the Term Loan A may be reborrowed. The deposit of
proceeds of the Term Loan A in the L/C Cash Collateral Account as provided
in
Section 1.1(a)(i) above, is not and shall not be deemed to be a repayment of
the
Term Loan A.
(iii) Each
payment of principal with respect to the Term Loan A shall be paid to the
Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of each Term A Lender, ratably
in
proportion to each such Term A Lender’s respective Term A Commitment.
(iv) Subject
to and in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein and in
Annex
B,
unless
a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each
L/C
Issuer agrees to issue one or more Letters of Credit at the request of the
Borrower from time to time during the period commencing on the Effective Date
and ending on the earlier of the Maturity Date and 30 days prior to the
Scheduled Maturity Date, up to a maximum amount of $200,000,000
(the “L/C
Subfacility”).
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(b) Term
Loan B.
(i) On
the
Effective Date the aggregate principal amount of Term Loan B (as defined in
the
Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement
is
$700,000,000 and shall be deemed outstanding under this Agreement (collectively,
the “Term
Loan B”).
The
obligations of each Term B Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint.
The
Term Loan B shall, upon the request of any Lender pursuant to Section
1.10,
be
evidenced by a Note, and, upon such request as provided in Section
1.10,
Borrower shall execute and deliver each Note to the applicable Term B Lender.
Each Note shall represent the obligation of Borrower to pay the amount of the
applicable Term B Lender’s Term Loan B, together with interest thereon as
prescribed in Section
1.5.
(ii) The
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan B shall be due and
payable in full in immediately available funds on the Maturity Date, if not
sooner paid in full. No payment with respect to the Term Loan B may be
reborrowed.
(iii) Each
payment of principal with respect to the Term Loan B shall be paid to the
Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of each Term B Lender, ratably
in
proportion to each such Term B Lender’s respective Term B Commitment.
(c) Term
Loan C.
(i) On
the
Effective Date the aggregate principal amount of Term Loan C (as defined in
the
Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement
is
$600,000,000 and shall be deemed outstanding under this Agreement (collectively,
the “Term
Loan C”).
The
obligations of each Term C Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint.
The
Term Loan C shall, upon the request of any Lender pursuant to Section
1.10,
be
evidenced by a Note, and, upon such request as provided in Section
1.10,
Borrower shall execute and deliver each Note to the applicable Term C Lender.
Each Note shall represent the obligation of Borrower to pay the amount of the
applicable Term C Lender’s Term Loan C, together with interest thereon as
prescribed in Section
1.5.
(ii) The
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan C shall be due and
payable in full in immediately available funds on the Maturity Date, if not
sooner paid in full. No payment with respect to the Term Loan C may be
reborrowed.
(iii) Each
payment of principal with respect to the Term Loan C shall be paid to the
Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of each Term C Lender, ratably
in
proportion to each such Term C Lender’s respective Term C Commitment.
1.2 Prepayments.
(a) Voluntary
Prepayments.
Borrower
may at any time on at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent, voluntarily prepay all or part of the Term Loan;
provided
that any
such prepayment shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral
multiples of $250,000 in excess of such amount and shall be accompanied by
payment of any LIBOR funding breakage costs in accordance with Section
1.11(b);
provided,
further,
that
any such prepayment shall be applied pursuant to Section
1.3.
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(b) Mandatory
Prepayments.
(i) If
at any
time the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan A exceeds
the
Term A Borrowing Base, Borrower shall immediately repay the aggregate
outstanding amount of the Term Loan A to the extent required to eliminate such
excess.
(ii) Upon
receipt by any Credit Party of Net Cash Proceeds arising from an Asset Sale
(other than an Asset Sale of Skymiles Collateral) or Property Loss Event,
Borrower shall immediately prepay the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of such
Net Cash Proceeds; provided,
that,
immediately upon receipt by any Credit Party of such Net Cash Proceeds, Borrower
may, at its option, deposit 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds in the Cash
Collateral Account, in each case, to be applied in accordance with Section
1.2(c).
(c) Application
of Net Cash Proceeds.
Any Net
Cash Proceeds received by Borrower or any other Credit Party or the
Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (except as otherwise expressly
provided herein or therein) shall be applied pursuant to Section
1.3;
provided,
however,
that,
in the event Borrower has elected to deposit such Net Cash Proceeds in the
Cash
Collateral Account in accordance with Section
1.2(b)(ii):
(i) upon
any
Asset Sale of Collateral included in the Term A Borrowing Base, the
Administrative Agent shall (A) upon receipt of a Borrowing Base Certificate
prior to the Prepayment Date that includes one or more assets (the “Replacement
Borrowing Base Assets”
and
which, other than in the case of Aircraft or Engines, may consist of any type
of
asset eligible to be included in the Term A Borrowing Base and, in the case
of
Aircraft or Engines, shall consist of Additional Aircraft or Additional Engines,
as the case may be) replacing the asset or assets (the “Original
Borrowing Base Assets”)
giving
rise to such Net Cash Proceeds, release to Borrower an amount equal to (1)
such
Net Cash Proceeds minus
(2) the
amount, if any, by which (x) the Allocated Amount for the Original Borrowing
Base Assets exceeds (y) the Allocated Amount for the Replacement Borrowing
Base
Assets and (B) on the earlier of (1) the election by the Administrative Agent,
the Requisite Term A Lenders, the Requisite Term B Lenders or the Requisite
Term
C Lenders following the occurrence of any Event of Default and (2) the
Prepayment Date, apply the balance of such Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to
Section
1.3;
(ii) upon
a
Reinvestment Event, all or a portion of such Net Cash Proceeds, as specified
in
a Reinvestment Notice, shall be used to acquire or construct Permitted
Reinvestment Collateral (the “Reinvestment
Deferred Amount”)
and
such Reinvestment Deferred Amount shall, within five (5) Business Days of
delivery of a Reinvestment Release Request, be released to Borrower to acquire
or construct such Permitted Reinvestment Collateral until the Reinvestment
Prepayment Date corresponding thereto, on which date the remaining Net Cash
Proceeds, if any, shall be applied pursuant to Section
1.3;
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(iii) upon
a
Property Loss Event involving any Aircraft or Engines, Borrower shall comply
with the applicable notice provisions and requirements for Replacement Aircraft
or Replacement Engines as set forth in the Aircraft Mortgage; and
(iv) upon
a
Property Loss Event involving any Real Estate subject to a Mortgage, Borrower
shall comply with the applicable provisions and requirements set forth in such
Mortgage.
(d) No
Implied Consent.
Nothing
in this Section
1.2
shall be
construed to constitute the Administrative Agent’s or Lender’s consent to any
transaction that is not permitted by other provisions of this Agreement or
the
other Loan Documents.
1.3 Priority
and Application of Payments.
So
long
as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, payments matching
specific scheduled or required payments then due shall be applied to those
scheduled or required payments. As to any other payment and as to all payments
made when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or following the
Maturity Date, Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to direct the
application of any and all payments received from or on behalf of Borrower,
and
Borrower and each Secured Party hereby irrevocably agrees that the
Administrative Agent shall have the continuing exclusive right to apply any
and
all such payments against the Obligations as follows: first,
to Fees
and reimbursable expenses of the Administrative Agent then due and payable
pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second,
to Fees
and reimbursable expenses of Term A Lenders and
Letter of Credit Obligations of L/C Issuers then
due
and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; third,
to
interest then due and payable on the Term Loan A; fourth,
to
prepay the remaining principal amount of the Term Loan A, until the Term Loan
A
shall have been paid in full; fifth,
to all
other Obligations then due and payable to the Term A Lenders; sixth,
to Fees
and reimbursable expenses of Term B Lenders then due and payable pursuant to
any
of the Loan Documents; seventh,
to
interest then due and payable on the Term Loan B; eighth,
to
prepay the remaining principal amount of the Term Loan B, until the Term Loan
B
shall have been paid in full; ninth,
to all
other Obligations then due and payable to the Term B Lenders; tenth,
to Fees
and reimbursable expenses of Term C Lenders then due and payable pursuant to
any
of the Loan Documents; eleventh,
to
interest then due and payable on the Term Loan C; twelfth,
to
prepay the remaining principal amount of the Term Loan C, until the Term Loan
C
shall have been paid in full; and
last,
to all
other Obligations then due and payable to the Term C Lenders. All payments
and
prepayments applied to a particular Loan shall be applied ratably to the portion
thereof held by each Lender as determined by its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, no Credit Party shall be obligated to make
any
payment to any Secured Party under any Loan Document from the proceeds of
Skymiles Collateral at any time after the delivery to Borrower of a Notice
of
Actionable Default and until the withdrawal of all pending Notices of Actionable
Default except as and to the extent set forth in the Skymiles Intercreditor
Agreement.
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1.4 Use
of
Proceeds.
Borrower
shall utilize the proceeds of the Loans and
Letters of Credit solely
for the general corporate purposes of the Credit Parties.
1.5 Interest
and Applicable Margins.
(a) Borrower
shall pay interest to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of
Lenders in accordance with the various Loans being made by each Lender, in
arrears on each applicable Interest Payment Date, at the following rates: (i)
with respect to the Term Loan A, at the election of Borrower, (A) the Index
Rate
plus
the
Applicable Term A Index Margin per annum or (B) at the election of Borrower,
the
applicable LIBOR Rate plus
the
Applicable Term A LIBOR Margin per annum; (ii) with respect to the Term Loan
B,
at the election of Borrower, (A) the Index Rate plus
the
Applicable Term B Index Margin per annum or (B) the applicable LIBOR Rate
plus
the
Applicable Term B LIBOR Margin per annum; and (iii) with respect to the Term
Loan C, at the election of Borrower, (A) the Index Rate plus
the
Applicable Term C Index Margin per annum or (B) the applicable LIBOR Rate
plus
the
Applicable Term C LIBOR Margin per annum.
The
applicable margins are as follows:
Applicable
Term A Index Margin
|
2.00
|
%
|
|
Applicable
Term A LIBOR Margin
|
2.75
|
%
|
|
Applicable
Term B Index Margin
|
4.00
|
%
|
|
Applicable
Term B LIBOR Margin
|
4.75
|
%
|
|
Applicable
Term C Index Margin
|
6.75
|
%
|
|
Applicable
Term C LIBOR Margin
|
7.50
|
%
|
(b) If
any
payment on any Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business
Day,
the maturity thereof will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day
(except as set forth in the definition of LIBOR Period) and, with respect to
payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable
rate during such extension.
(c) All
computations of interest shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis
of a 360-day year (or,
in
the case of interest calculated based on the Index Rate, a 365/366 day
year),
in each
case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such
interest is payable. The Index Rate is a floating rate determined for each
day.
Each determination by the Administrative Agent of interest rates hereunder
shall
be presumptive evidence of the correctness of such rates.
(d) So
long
as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Section
8.1(a),
or so
long as any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and at the
election of any of (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Requisite Term A
Lenders, (iii) the Requisite Term B Lenders or (iv) the Requisite Term C Lenders
confirmed by written notice from the Administrative Agent to Borrower, (A)
the
interest rates applicable to the Loans shall
be
increased by two percentage points (2%) per annum above the rates of interest
otherwise applicable to such Loans hereunder (the “Default
Rate”),
and
(B) all other outstanding Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate
applicable to the Term Loan C. Interest at the Default Rate shall accrue from
the initial date of such Event of Default until that Event of Default is cured
or waived and shall be payable upon demand.
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(e) So
long
as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall have
the
option to (i) convert at any time all or any part of outstanding Loans from
Index Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans, (ii) convert any LIBOR Loan to an Index Rate
Loan, subject to payment of LIBOR breakage costs in accordance with Section
1.11(b)
if such
conversion is made prior to the expiration of the LIBOR Period applicable
thereto, or (iii) continue all or any portion of any Loan as a LIBOR Loan upon
the expiration of the applicable LIBOR Period and the succeeding LIBOR Period
of
that continued Loan shall commence on the first day after the last day of the
LIBOR Period of the Loan to be continued. Any Loan or group of Loans having
the
same proposed LIBOR Period to be made or continued as, or converted into, a
LIBOR Loan must be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples
of
$500,000 in excess of such amount. Any such election must be made by 11:00
a.m.
(New York time) on the third Business Day prior to (1) the date of any
proposed borrowing which is to bear interest at the LIBOR Rate, (2) the end
of
each LIBOR Period with respect to any LIBOR Loans to be continued as such,
or
(3) the date on which Borrower wishes to convert any Index Rate Loan to a
LIBOR Loan for a LIBOR Period designated by Borrower in such election. If no
election is received with respect to a LIBOR Loan by 11:00 a.m. (New York time)
on the third Business Day prior to the end of the LIBOR Period with respect
thereto (or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), that LIBOR
Loan shall be converted to an Index Rate Loan at the end of its LIBOR Period.
Borrower must make such election by notice to the Administrative Agent in
writing, by telecopy or overnight courier. In the case of any conversion or
continuation, such election must be made pursuant to a written notice (a
“Notice
of Conversion/Continuation”)
in the
form of Exhibit
1.5(e).
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Section
1.5,
if a
court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final order that the rate of
interest payable hereunder exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible
under law (the “Maximum
Lawful Rate”),
then
so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest
payable hereunder shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided,
however,
that if
at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable hereunder is less than
the
Maximum Lawful Rate, Borrower shall continue to pay interest hereunder at the
Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received by the
Administrative Agent, on behalf of applicable Lenders, is equal to the total
interest that would have been received had the interest rate payable hereunder
been (but for the operation of this paragraph) the interest rate payable since
the Closing Date as otherwise provided in this Agreement. In no event shall
the
total interest received by any Lender pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the
amount that such Lender could lawfully have received had the interest due
hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful
Rate.
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1.6 Term
A
Borrowing Base.
The
Administrative Agent shall have the right to modify or eliminate Reserves
against Eligible Accounts, Eligible Unbilled Accounts and Eligible Refundable
Ticket Accounts, Eligible Real Estate, Eligible Aircraft, Eligible Engines,
Eligible Spare Parts, Eligible Ground Service Equipment, Eligible Flight
Simulators and Eligible Tooling from time to time in its reasonable credit
judgment. In addition, the Administrative Agent reserves the right, at any
time
and from time to time after the Closing Date, to adjust any of the eligibility
criteria and to establish new eligibility criteria, and to adjust advance rates
with respect to Eligible Accounts, Eligible Unbilled Accounts and Eligible
Refundable Ticket Accounts, Eligible Real Estate, Eligible Aircraft, Eligible
Engines, Eligible Spare Parts, Eligible Ground Service Equipment, Eligible
Flight Simulators and Eligible Tooling, in its reasonable credit judgment,
reflecting changes in the collectibility or realization values (in the case
of
Accounts) or changes in the Fair Market Value or Net Orderly Liquidation Value
(in the case of the other components of the Term A Borrowing Base), in each
case, arising or discovered by the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date,
subject to the approval of each of the Supermajority Term A Lenders, the
Requisite Term B Lenders and the Requisite Term C Lenders in the case of
adjustments or new eligibility criteria, reductions in the amount of the
Reserves in effect on the Closing Date or changes in advance rates which have
the effect of making more credit available.
1.7 [Reserved.]
1.8 Fees.
Borrower
shall pay to GE Capital the Fees specified in the Fee Letters.
1.9 Receipt
of Payments.
Borrower
shall make each payment under this Agreement not later than 2:00 p.m. (New
York
time) on the day when due in immediately available funds in Dollars to the
Collection Account. For purposes of computing interest as of any date, all
payments shall be deemed received on the Business Day on which immediately
available funds therefor are received in the Collection Account prior to 2:00
p.m. New York time. Payments received after 2:00 p.m. New York time on any
Business Day or on a day that is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have
been
received on the following Business Day.
1.10 Loan
Account and Accounting.
The
Administrative Agent shall maintain a loan account (the “Loan
Account”)
on its
books to record each of Term Loan A, Term Loan B and Term Loan C, all payments
made by Borrower with respect to such Term Loan, and all other debits and
credits as provided in this Agreement with respect to such Term Loan or any
other Obligations with respect to such Term Loan. All entries in the Loan
Account shall be made in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s customary
accounting practices as in effect from time to time. The balance in the Loan
Account, as recorded on the Administrative Agent’s most recent printout or other
written statement, shall, absent manifest error, be presumptive evidence of
the
amounts due and owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Borrower;
provided,
that
any failure to so record or any error in so recording shall not limit or
otherwise affect Borrower’s duty to pay the Obligations with respect to the Term
Loans. The Administrative Agent shall render to Borrower a monthly accounting
of
transactions with respect to each Term Loan setting forth the balance of the
Loan Account for the immediately preceding month. Any Lender may elect, by
notice to Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to have such Lender’s Term Loan
be evidenced by a Note issued to that Lender. If no such Note is requested,
such
Lender may rely on the Term Loan Account as evidence of the amount of
Obligations with respect to the Term Loan from time to time owing to
it.
Unless
Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing of any objection to any
such accounting (specifically describing the basis for such objection), within
thirty (30) days after the date thereof, each and every such accounting shall
be
presumptive evidence of all matters reflected therein. Only those items
expressly objected to in such notice shall be deemed to be disputed by Borrower.
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1.11 Indemnity.
(a) Each
Credit Party that is a signatory hereto shall jointly and severally indemnify
and hold harmless each of the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective
Affiliates, and each such Person’s respective officers, directors, employees,
attorneys, agents and representatives (each, an “Indemnified
Person”),
from
and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses,
liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements
and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon
any
appeal) that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such
Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended
or
terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the
administration of such credit, and in connection with or arising out of the
transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder and any actions or failures
to act in connection therewith, including any and all Environmental Liabilities
and legal costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with
disputes between or among any parties
to any
of the Loan Documents, and associated with Electronic Transmissions or E-Systems
as well as failures caused by Borrower’s equipment, software, services or
otherwise used in connection therewith (collectively, “Indemnified
Liabilities”);
provided,
that no
such Credit Party shall be liable for any indemnification to an Indemnified
Person to the extent that any such suit, action, proceeding, claim, damage,
loss, liability or expense results from that Indemnified Person’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct. NO INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE
OR
LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGNEE OR
THIRD
PARTY BENEFICIARY OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING CLAIMS
DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF CREDIT HAVING BEEN
EXTENDED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR AS A RESULT OF
ANY
OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.
(b) To
induce
Lenders to provide the LIBOR Rate option on the terms provided herein, if (i)
any LIBOR Loans are repaid in whole or in part prior to the last day of any
applicable LIBOR Period (whether that repayment is made pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or occurs as a result
of
acceleration, by operation of law or otherwise); (ii) Borrower shall default
in
payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any LIBOR Loan;
(iii)
Borrower shall refuse to accept any borrowing of, or shall request a termination
of any borrowing, conversion into or continuation of LIBOR Loans after Borrower
has given notice requesting the same in accordance herewith; or (iv) Borrower
shall fail to make any prepayment of a LIBOR Loan after Borrower has given
a
notice thereof in accordance herewith, then Borrower shall indemnify and hold
harmless each Lender from and against any loss or expense arising from the
reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate deposits
from which such funds were obtained. For the purpose of calculating amounts
payable to a Lender under this subsection, each Lender shall be deemed to have
actually funded its relevant LIBOR Loan through the purchase of a deposit
bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate in an amount equal to the amount of that
LIBOR Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant LIBOR Period;
provided,
that
each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit, and
the
foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts
payable under this subsection. This covenant shall survive the termination
of
this Agreement and the payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable
hereunder. As promptly as practicable under the circumstances, each Lender
shall
provide Borrower with its written calculation of all amounts payable pursuant
to
this Section
1.11(b),
and
such calculation shall be binding on the parties hereto unless Borrower shall
object in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt thereof, specifying the
basis for such objection in detail.
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1.12 Access.
(a) Each
Credit Party shall, during normal business hours, from time to time upon five
(5) Business Days’ prior notice as frequently as the Administrative Agent
reasonably determines to be appropriate (and subject to such other restrictions
on inspections set forth in the Aircraft Mortgage with respect to Aircraft
and
Engines or the Spare Parts Mortgage with respect to Spare Parts): (i) provide
the Administrative Agent and any of its officers, employees and agents access
to
its officers and employees, and with prior notice and the opportunity to be
present, advisors of each Credit Party, (ii) permit the Administrative Agent,
and any of its officers, employees and agents, to inspect, audit and make
extracts from any Credit Party’s Books and Records (subject to requirements
under any confidentiality agreements, if applicable) , and (iii) permit the
Administrative Agent, and any of its officers, employees and agents, to have
access to properties, facilities and to the Collateral and to inspect, audit,
review, evaluate, conduct field examinations and make test verifications and
counts of the Accounts, Inventory and other Collateral of any Credit Party;
provided,
that so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such access and
inspections shall not be permitted more frequently than (A) once in any calendar
quarter with respect to any Collateral of the type described in clauses
(d)
through
(m)
of the
definition of “Term
A
Borrowing Base,”
(B)
twice every calendar year with respect to any Collateral of the type described
in clauses
(a)
through
(c)
of the
definition of “Term
A
Borrowing Base,”
and
(C)
as set forth in the other applicable Collateral Documents. Representatives
of
other Lenders may accompany the Administrative Agent’s representatives on
regularly scheduled audits at no charge to Borrower. Each Credit Party shall
make available to the Administrative Agent and its counsel reasonably promptly
originals or copies of all Books and Records (subject to requirements under
any
confidentiality agreements, if applicable) that the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request. Each Credit Party shall deliver any document or instrument
necessary for the Administrative Agent, as it may from time to time request,
to
obtain records from any service bureau or other Person that maintains records
for such Credit Party and shall maintain supporting documentation on media,
including computer tapes and discs owned by such Credit Party. The
Administrative Agent will give Lenders at least five (5) days’ prior written
notice of regularly scheduled audits.
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(b) If
an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each such Credit Party shall
provide such access as set forth in clause (a) above to the Administrative
Agent
and to each Lender at all times and without advance notice. Furthermore, so
long
as any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall provide
the Administrative Agent and each Lender with access, with prior notice and
opportunity for Borrower to be present, to its suppliers, service providers
and
customers.
1.13 Taxes.
(a) Any
and
all payments by Borrower hereunder or under the Notes shall be made, in
accordance with this Section
1.13,
free
and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future Taxes.
If
Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of
any
sum payable hereunder or under the Notes, (i) unless such Taxes are imposed
as
the result of a determination that an applicable Certificate of Exemption (as
defined in Section
1.13(c))
did not
entitle a Foreign Lender to an exemption from such Taxes at the time such
Foreign Lender became a Lender hereunder, the sum payable shall be increased
as
much as shall be necessary so that after making all required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this
Section
1.13)
the
Administrative Agent or Lenders, as applicable, receive an amount equal to
the
sum they would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) Borrower
shall make such deductions, and (iii) Borrower shall pay the full amount
deducted to the relevant taxing or other authority in accordance with applicable
law. Within thirty (30) days after the date of any such payment of Taxes,
Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified
copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.
(b) Borrower
shall indemnify and, within ten (10) days of demand therefor, pay the
Administrative Agent and each Lender for the full amount of Taxes paid by the
Administrative Agent or such Lender, as appropriate, with respect to payments
received from Borrower hereunder and any liability (including penalties,
interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or
not
such Taxes were correctly or legally asserted unless such Taxes are imposed
as
the result of a determination that establishes that an applicable Certificate
of
Exemption did not in fact entitle a Foreign Lender to an exemption from such
Taxes at the time such Foreign Lender became a Lender hereunder.
(c) Each
Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States
(a
“Foreign
Person”)
as to
which payments to be made under this Agreement or under the Notes are completely
exempt from United States withholding tax under an applicable statute or tax
treaty shall provide to Borrower and the Administrative Agent a properly
completed and executed IRS Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN or other applicable form,
certificate or document prescribed by the IRS or the United States certifying
as
to such Foreign Person’s entitlement to such complete exemption (a “Certificate
of Exemption”).
Any
Foreign Person that seeks to become a Lender under this Agreement shall provide
a Certificate of Exemption to Borrower and the Administrative Agent prior to
becoming a Lender hereunder. No Foreign Person may become a Lender hereunder
if
such Foreign Person fails to deliver a Certificate of Exemption in advance
of
becoming a Lender.
For the
avoidance of doubt, (i) any Sale described in Section
11.1(a)
to a
Foreign Person shall only become effective upon delivery by the party to whom
such Sale is made to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of a Certificate
of Exemption, and (ii) any participant or SPV described in Section 11.1(e)
shall
not be entitled to any benefit under Section 1.13 unless such participant or
SPV
delivers to Borrower and the Administrative Agent a Certificate of Exemption.
In
addition, any Lender that is not a Foreign Person and that is a partnership
or
trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall not be entitled to any payment
by Borrower pursuant to Section
1.13(b)
with
respect to any Taxes paid by such Lender with respect to any Foreign Person
that
is a partner or owner of an interest in such Lender unless such Lender had
obtained a Certificate of Exemption from such Foreign Person at the later of
the
times (i) such Lender became a Lender hereunder and (ii) such Foreign Person
became a partner or owner of an interest in such Lender.
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(d) Each
Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after it becomes aware of any
circumstance that would result in any additional payment by Borrower pursuant
to
Section
1.13(a)
or
(b),
such
Lender shall, to the extent not inconsistent with such Lender’s internal
policies of general application use reasonable commercial efforts to mitigate
any Taxes that would result in such payments by Borrower. If Borrower is
required to pay additional amounts to or for the account of any Lender pursuant
to this Section
1.13,
then
such Lender, at the request of Borrower and at Borrower’s expense, will change
the jurisdiction of its lending office if such change (i) will eliminate or
reduce any such additional payment which may thereafter accrue and (ii) as
determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, is not otherwise materially
disadvantageous to such Lender, provided,
that
the mere existence of fees, charges, costs or expenses that such Borrower has
offered and agreed to pay on behalf of a Lender shall not be deemed to be
disadvantageous to such Lender.
1.14 Capital
Adequacy; Increased Costs; Illegality.
(a) If
any
law, treaty, governmental (or quasi-governmental) rule, regulation, guideline
or
order regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements
or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital
adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements (whether or not having
the force of law), in each case, adopted after the Closing Date, from any
central bank or other Governmental Authority increases or would have the effect
of increasing the amount of capital, reserves or other funds required to be
maintained by such Lender and thereby reducing the rate of return on such
Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, then Borrower
shall from time to time upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand
to the Administrative Agent) pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account
of
such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such
reduction. A certificate as to the amount of that reduction and showing the
basis of the computation thereof submitted by such Lender to Borrower and to
the
Administrative Agent shall be presumptive evidence of the matters set forth
therein.
(b) If,
due
to either (i) the introduction of or any change in any law or regulation
(or any change in the interpretation thereof) other than in respect of taxes
(including income taxes) or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or
request from any central bank or other non-tax Governmental Authority (whether
or not having the force of law), in each case occurring after the Closing Date,
there shall be any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make or
making, funding or maintaining any Loan, then Borrower shall from time to time,
upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative
Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender
additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased
cost.
A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost, submitted to Borrower
and
to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, shall be presumptive evidence of
the
matters set forth therein. Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable
after it becomes aware of any circumstances referred to above which would result
in any such increased cost, the affected Lender shall, to the extent not
inconsistent with such Lender’s internal policies of general application, use
reasonable commercial efforts to minimize costs and expenses incurred by it
and
payable to it by Borrower pursuant to this Section
1.14(b).
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if the introduction of or any change
in any law or regulation (or any change in the interpretation thereof) after
the
Closing Date shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental
Authority shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Lender to agree to make
or
to make or to continue to fund or maintain any LIBOR Loan, then, unless that
Lender is able to make or to continue to fund or to maintain such LIBOR Loan
at
another branch or office of that Lender without, in that Lender’s reasonable
opinion, materially and adversely affecting it or its Loans or the income
obtained therefrom, on notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to
Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) the obligation of such
Lender to agree to make or to make or to continue to fund or maintain LIBOR
Loans shall terminate and (ii) Borrower shall forthwith prepay in full all
outstanding LIBOR Loans owing to such Lender, together with interest accrued
thereon, unless
Borrower, within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of such notice and
demand, converts all LIBOR Loans into Index Rate Loans.
(d) Failure
on the part of any Lender to demand compensation for any increased costs or
reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital
with respect to any period shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right
to demand compensation with respect to such period or any other period,
provided,
that
Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this
Section
1.14
for any
increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date
that
such Lender notifies Borrower of the circumstance giving rise to such increased
costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation
therefor.
(e) Within
thirty (30) days after receipt by Borrower of written notice and demand from
any
Lender (an “Affected
Lender”)
for
payment of additional amounts or increased costs as provided in Sections
1.13(a), 1.13(b), 1.14(a) or 1.14(b),
Borrower may, at its option, notify the Administrative Agent and such Affected
Lender of its intention to replace the Affected Lender. So long as no Default
or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower, with the consent
of
the Administrative Agent, may obtain, at Borrower’s expense, a replacement
Lender (“Replacement
Lender”)
for
the Affected Lender, which Replacement Lender must be reasonably satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent. If Borrower obtains a Replacement Lender within ninety
(90) days following notice of its intention to do so, the Affected Lender must
sell and assign its Loans and Commitments to such Replacement Lender for an
amount equal to the principal balance of all Loans held by the Affected Lender
and all accrued and unpaid interest and Fees with respect thereto through the
date of such sale and such assignment shall not require the payment of an
assignment fee to the Administrative Agent; provided,
that
Borrower shall have reimbursed such Affected Lender for the additional amounts
or increased costs that it is entitled to receive under this Agreement through
the date of such sale and assignment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower
shall not have the right to obtain a Replacement Lender if the Affected Lender
rescinds its demand for increased costs or additional amounts within fifteen
(15) days following its receipt of Borrower’s notice of intention to replace
such Affected Lender. Furthermore, if Borrower gives a notice of intention
to
replace and does not so replace such Affected Lender within ninety (90) days
thereafter, Borrower’s rights under this Section
1.14(e)
shall
terminate with respect to such Affected Lender and Borrower shall promptly
pay
all increased costs or additional amounts demanded by such Affected Lender
pursuant to Sections
1.13(a), 1.13(b), 1.14(a) or 1.14(b).
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1.15 Regulation
D Compensation.
If
and so
long as a reserve requirement of the type referred to in clause
(i)(B)
below is
prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board (or any successor), each Lender subject
to such requirement may require Borrower to pay, contemporaneously with each
payment of interest on each such Lender’s LIBOR Loans, additional interest on
such LIBOR Loan at a rate per annum determined by such Lender up to but not
exceeding the excess of (i) (A) the applicable LIBOR Rate divided by (B) a
number equal to 1.0 minus
the
aggregate (but without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal
fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on the day that is two (2) LIBOR
Business Days prior to the beginning of such LIBOR Period (including basic,
supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the
Federal Reserve Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with
respect thereto, as now and from time to time in effect) for Eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency
Liabilities”
in
Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board) that are required to be maintained
by
a member bank of the Federal Reserve System over (ii) the applicable LIBOR
Rate.
2. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
2.1 Conditions
to Effectiveness of Section 6.7(e).
The
amendment and restatement set forth herein of Section 6.7(e) of the Existing
Credit Agreement and
the
corresponding amendments to Annex A to add definitions for “GECAS Facilities”,
“Letter of Intent” and “U.S. Bank” reflected in this Agreement shall
become
effective on the date on which each of the following conditions precedent is
satisfied or provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, or duly waived in writing in accordance with Section
13.2:
(a) Credit
Agreement.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Agreement duly
executed by each of Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Administrative
Agent
and the Requisite Lenders or, with respect to the Requisite Lenders,
Administrative Agent shall have received a separate written consent approving
the above referenced amendment and restatement of Section 6.7(e) and the
corresponding amendments to Annex A to add definitions for “GECAS Facilities”,
“Letter of Intent” and “U.S. Bank” reflected in this Agreement, or authorizing
the Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Requisite
Lenders.
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(b) Amex
Consent.
Amex
shall have amended the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility Documents to permit
the
incurrence of the Liens permitted by Section 6.7(e) hereof.
2.2 Conditions
to Effectiveness Generally.
Other
than as provided in Section 2.1 hereof
and the
amendment and restatement set forth herein of (i) Section 1.3 of the
Existing Credit Agreement, (ii) Section 1.5 of the Existing Credit Agreement
and
(iii) those provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement relating to Letters
of
Credit (including Annex B thereto), this Agreement shall become effective on
the
date (the “Effective
Date”)
on
which each of the following conditions precedent is satisfied or provided for
in
a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or duly waived
in
writing in accordance with Section
13.2:
(a) Credit
Agreement.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Agreement duly
executed by each of Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Administrative
Agent
and the Requisite Lenders or, with respect to the Requisite Lenders,
Administrative Agent shall have received a separate written consent approving
the above referenced amendment and restatement and authorizing the
Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Requisite
Lenders.
(b) Reaffirmation.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received reaffirmation of the Collateral
Documents, duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party.
(c) Loan
Documents.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received such documents, instruments and
agreements listed on Annex
D,
and
such other documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent
shall request, in its discretion exercised reasonably in accordance with its
customary business practices for comparable debtor in possession transactions,
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
other
Loan Documents, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
(d) Approvals.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received (i) satisfactory evidence that the
Credit Parties have obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons,
including all requisite Governmental Authorities, to the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) satisfactory evidence
that
the Credit Parties have obtained all material governmental and third party
approvals or waivers necessary in connection with the performance and
consummation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the continuing
operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have been obtained and be
in
full force and effect, or (iii) an officer’s certificate in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent affirming that no such
consents or approvals are required.
(e) Payment
of Fees.
Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the Fees
required to be paid on or prior to the Effective Date in the respective amounts
specified in the Fee Letters, and shall have reimbursed the Administrative
Agent
and the Arrangers for all fees, costs and expenses of closing presented as
of
the Effective Date.
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(f)
No
Material Adverse Effect.
There
has been no Material Adverse Effect since the date of Borrower’s Form 10-Q for
the six-month period ended June 30, 2005 as updated by subsequent public filings
prior to September 10, 2005.
(g) No
Default.
No
Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document
shall have occurred and be continuing.
(h) Final
Order.
The
Final Order shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been vacated,
reversed, modified, amended or stayed without the prior written consent of
the
Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Requisite Lenders.
2.3 Conditions
to Effectiveness of Certain Other Provisions.
(a) The
amendment and restatement set forth herein of Section 1.3 of the Existing Credit
Agreement shall become effective on the date on which (x) each of the conditions
in Section 2.2 shall have been satisfied and (y) the Administrative Agent shall
have received counterparts of this Agreement duly executed by the Term A
Lenders, the Term B Lenders and the Term C Lenders, or a separate written
consent approving the above referenced amendment and restatement and authorizing
the Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Term
A
Lenders, the Term B Lenders and Term C Lenders, respectively.
(b) The
amendment and restatement set forth herein of (i) Section 1.5 of the Existing
Credit Agreement to the extent that it purports to reduce the Applicable Term
A
Index Margin or the Applicable Term A LIBOR Margin and (ii) those provisions
of
the Existing Credit Agreement relating to Letters of Credit (including Annex
B
thereto) shall not be effective until the date on which (x) each of the
conditions in Section 2.2 shall have been satisfied and (y) the Administrative
Agent shall have received counterparts of this Agreement duly executed by the
Term A Lenders or a separate written consent approving the above referenced
amendment and restatement and authorizing the Administrative Agent to enter
into
this Agreement on behalf of the Term A Lenders.
(c) The
amendment and restatement set forth herein of Section 1.5 of the Existing Credit
Agreement to the extent that it purports to reduce the Applicable Term B Index
Margin or the Applicable Term B LIBOR Margin shall not be effective until the
date on which (x) each of the conditions in Section 2.2 shall have been
satisfied and (y) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts
of
this Agreement duly executed by the Term B Lenders or a separate written consent
approving the above referenced amendment and restatement and authorizing the
Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Term B
Lenders.
(d) The
amendment and restatement set forth herein of Section 1.5 of the Existing Credit
Agreement to the extent that it purports to reduce the Applicable Term C Index
Margin or the Applicable Term C LIBOR Margin shall not be effective until the
date on which (x) each of the conditions in Section 2.1 shall have been
satisfied and (y) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts
of
this Agreement duly executed by the Term C Lenders or a separate written consent
approving the above referenced amendment and restatement and authorizing the
Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Term C
Lenders.
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3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
To
induce
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement, the
Credit Parties executing this Agreement, jointly and severally, make the
following representations and warranties to the Administrative Agent and each
Lender with respect to all Credit Parties, each and all of which shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
3.1 Corporate
Existence; Compliance with Law.
Each
Credit Party (a) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited
partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization set forth in
Disclosure
Schedule 3.1;
(b) is
duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each other
jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
qualified would not result in losses or liabilities which could reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) has the requisite power and
authority to own, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber and operate its
properties, to lease the property it operates under lease and to conduct its
business as now conducted or proposed to be conducted; (d) subject to specific
representations regarding Environmental Laws, has all licenses, permits,
consents or approvals from or by, and has made all filings with, and has given
all notices to, all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction, to the extent
required for such ownership, operation and conduct, except where the failure
to
do so would not result in losses or liabilities which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (e) is in compliance with its
charter and bylaws or partnership or operating agreement, as applicable; and
(f)
subject to specific representations set forth herein regarding ERISA,
Environmental Laws, tax and other laws, is in compliance with all applicable
provisions of law, except to the extent permitted by Bankruptcy Code or where
the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Executive
Offices, Collateral Locations, FEIN.
As
of the
Closing Date, each Credit Party’s name as it appears in official filings in its
state of incorporation or organization, state of incorporation or organization,
organization type, organization number, if any, issued by its state of
incorporation or organization, and the location as of the Closing Date of each
Credit Party’s chief executive office, principal place of business and location
and the hangars, terminals, maintenance facilities, warehouses and premises
at
which any Collateral is located as of the Closing Date are set forth in
Disclosure
Schedule 3.2,
and
none of such Collateral has been kept at any location other than the locations
listed on Disclosure
Schedule 3.2
within
four (4) months preceding the Closing Date (or since its acquisition if less
than four (4) months prior to the Closing Date). In addition, Disclosure
Schedule 3.2
lists
the federal employer identification number of each Credit Party as of the
Closing Date. Each Credit Party has only one jurisdiction of existence,
incorporation or organization, as applicable.
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3.3 Corporate
Power, Authorization, Enforceable Obligations.
Upon
the
entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the Final Order, the execution, delivery and
performance by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party
and the creation of all Liens provided for therein: (a) are within such Person’s
power; (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited
liability company or limited partnership action; (c) do not contravene any
provision of such Person’s charter, bylaws or partnership or operating agreement
as applicable; (d) do not violate any law or regulation, or any order or decree
of any court or Governmental Authority; (e) do not conflict with or result
in the breach or termination of, constitute a default under or accelerate or
permit the acceleration of any performance required by, any material lease,
material agreement or other material instrument entered into or assumed by
such
Person after the commencement of the Cases to which such Person is a party
or by
which such Person or any of its property is bound; (f) do not result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of such Person
other
than those in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Final Order; and (g) do not
require the consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other
Person, except (i) those referred to in Section
2.2(d),
all of
which will have been duly obtained, made or complied with prior to the Closing
Date and (ii) any consents, notices or approvals pursuant to the Federal
Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 or any applicable state, county or municipal
law restricting the assignment of any Accounts for which the Account Debtor
is
the United States government or a political subdivision thereof or any state,
county or municipality or department, agency or instrumentality thereof. Each
of
the Loan Documents shall be duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party
that is a party thereto and each such Loan Document shall constitute a legal,
valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms.
3.4 Financial
Statements and Projections.
Except
for the Projections, all Financial Statements concerning Borrower
and its Subsidiaries that are referred to below have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered (except as
disclosed therein and except, with respect to unaudited Financial Statements,
for the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments) and present
fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and the consolidated results of
their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.
(a) Financial
Statements.
The
following Financial Statements attached hereto as Disclosure
Schedule 3.4(a)
have
been delivered on the date hereof:
(i) The
audited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004 of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows
and shareowners’ (deficit) equity for the Fiscal Year then ended, reported on by
Deloitte Touche LLP.
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(ii) The
unaudited consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2005 of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash
flows for the six (6) months then ended.
(b) Projections.
The
Projections delivered to Lenders prior to the date hereof have been prepared
by
Borrower and reflect projections for the period beginning on August 1, 2005
on a
month-by-month basis through December 31, 2007. The Projections are based upon
the same accounting principles (other than adjustments related to the impact
of
the Cases) as those used in the preparation of the financial statements
described above and are based on assumptions believed by Borrower to be
reasonable at the time such Projections were delivered in light of conditions
and facts known to Borrower as of the date thereof (it being understood that
projections by their nature are inherently uncertain, the Projections are not
a
guaranty of future performance, and actual results may differ materially from
the Projections).
3.5 Material
Adverse Effect; Burdensome Restrictions; Default.
Since
the
date of Borrower’s Form 10-Q for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005 as
updated by subsequent public filings prior to September 10, 2005, (a) no Credit
Party has incurred any obligations, contingent or noncontingent liabilities,
liabilities for Charges, long-term leases or unusual forward or long-term
commitments that are not reflected in the Projections delivered to Lenders
prior
to the date hereof and that, alone or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) no contract, lease or other
agreement or instrument has been entered into by any Credit Party or has become
binding upon any Credit Party’s assets and no law or regulation applicable to
any Credit Party has been adopted that has or could reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) no Credit Party is in default and to
the
best of Borrower’s knowledge no third party is in default under any material
contract, lease or other agreement or instrument, that alone or in the aggregate
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since the date
of Borrower’s Form 10-Q for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005 as updated
by subsequent public filings prior to September 10, 2005, no event has occurred,
that alone or together with other events, could reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
3.6 Ownership
of Property; Real Estate; Liens.
(a) Each
Credit Party warrants that it has good, marketable, legal and valid title to,
or
legal and valid leasehold interests in, all of its personal property
constituting Collateral.
(b) As
of the
Closing Date, the real estate listed in Part 1 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.6
(“Owned
Real Estate”)
constitutes substantially all of the real property owned by any Credit Party.
As
of the Closing Date, Borrower reasonably believes the leases and other
agreements listed in Part 2 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.6
constitute all of the Material Real Estate Contracts. Each Credit Party owns
good and marketable fee simple title to all of its Owned Real Estate. As of
the
Closing Date, Borrower has valid and enforceable leasehold interests in all
of
its material leased real estate, excluding any leased real estate that is
occupied on a month to month or “at
will”
basis
(such material leased real estate of the Credit Parties, together with the
Owned
Real Estate, being herein collectively referred to as “Real
Estate”).
As of
the Closing Date, there are no purchase options, rights of first refusal or
similar contractual rights that exist with respect to the Owned Real Estate,
except as disclosed in Part 1 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.6.
As of
the Closing Date, true, correct and complete copies of all Material Real Estate
Contracts and leases, usufructs, use agreements or other occupancy or facility
agreements affecting the Owned Real Estate have been delivered to the
Administrative Agent. Part 3 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.6
describes all of the leases, usufructs, use agreements or other occupancy or
facility agreements by a Credit Party for any Owned Real Estate with respect
to
which such Credit Party is a landlord as of the Closing Date. As of the Closing
Date, none of the properties and assets of any Credit Party are subject to
any
Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens permitted by
Section
6.7.
As of
the Closing Date, no portion of any Credit Party’s Owned Real Estate has
suffered any material damage by fire or other casualty loss since September
10,
2005 that has not heretofore been repaired and restored in all material respects
to its original condition or otherwise remedied. As of the Closing Date,
Borrower reasonably believes all material permits required to have been issued
or appropriate to enable the Owned Real Estate to be lawfully occupied and
used
for all of the purposes for which it is currently occupied and used have been
lawfully issued and are in full force and effect. Since November 30, 2004,
there
have been no changes or improvements to the Owned Real Estate that would require
a change in any Credit Party’s current certificates of occupancy.
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(c) [Reserved.]
(d) As
of the
Closing Date, each Credit Party that is party to the Spare Parts Mortgage has
established and is maintaining reasonable safeguards against theft of the Spare
Parts and the Spare Parts are located at the Designated Spare Parts Location,
except to the extent permitted under the Spare Parts Mortgage.
3.7 Labor
Matters.
Except
as
set forth on Disclosure
Schedule 3.7:
(a) no
strikes
are
pending against any Credit Party (i) in the United States
and (ii)
outside of the United States, except
those that, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the operations of such Credit Party; (b)
no
other material labor disputes against
any Credit Party are pending
or, to
any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened,
except
those that, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect;
(c)
hours worked by and payment made to employees of each Credit Party to such
Credit Party’s knowledge, comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act and
each
other federal, state, local or foreign law applicable to such
matters
except
to the extent that non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect;
(d) as
of the Closing
Date,
no
Credit Party is a party to or bound by any domestic collective bargaining
agreement (and
true
and complete copies of any agreements
described on Disclosure
Schedule 3.7
have
been delivered to the Administrative Agent); (e)
there
is
no
organizing activity involving any Credit Party pending or, to any Credit Party’s
knowledge, threatened by any labor union or group of employees, except those
that, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; (f) there are
no
representation proceedings pending or, to any
Credit Party’s knowledge,
threatened with the National Mediation
Board,
and no labor organization or group of employees of any Credit Party has made
a
pending demand for recognition,
except
those that, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and (g) there are no material complaints or charges
against any Credit Party pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened
to be filed with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator based on, arising
out
of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment or termination
of employment by any Credit Party of any individual,
except
those that, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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3.8 Ventures,
Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock and
Indebtedness.
Except
as
set forth in Disclosure
Schedule 3.8,
as of
the Closing Date, no Credit Party has any Subsidiaries, is engaged in any joint
venture or partnership with any other Person, or is an Affiliate of any other
Person. As of the Closing Date, all of the issued and outstanding Stock of
each
Credit Party is owned by each of the Stockholders and in the amounts set forth
in Disclosure
Schedule 3.8.
Except
as set forth in Disclosure
Schedule 3.8,
as of
the Closing Date, there are no outstanding rights to purchase, options, warrants
or similar rights or agreements pursuant to which any Credit Party may be
required to issue, sell, repurchase or redeem any of its Stock or other equity
securities or any Stock or other equity securities of its Subsidiaries. All
outstanding Indebtedness and Guaranteed Indebtedness of each Credit Party as
of
the Closing Date (except for the Obligations) is described in Section
6.3
(including Disclosure
Schedule 6.3).
3.9 Government
Regulation.
No
Credit
Party is required to register as an “investment
company”
as
such
term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. No Credit Party is
subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
that
restricts or limits its ability to incur Indebtedness or to perform its
obligations hereunder. The making of the Loans by Lenders to Borrower, the
issuance of any Letter of Credit on behalf of Borrower, the application of
the
proceeds thereof and repayment thereof will not violate any provision of any
such statute or any rule, regulation or order issued by the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
3.10 Margin
Regulations.
No
Credit
Party is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important
activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing”
or
“carrying”
any
“margin
stock”
as
such
terms are defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and from
time to time hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to herein
as
“Margin
Stock”).
None
of the proceeds of the Loans or other extensions of credit under this Agreement
will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
any Margin Stock, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness
that
was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or for any other
purpose that might cause any of the Loans or other extensions of credit under
this Agreement to be considered a “purpose
credit”
within
the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
3.11 Taxes.
Except
as
provided on Disclosure
Schedule 3.11,
(and
except as otherwise permitted by the Bankruptcy Court and the Bankruptcy Code)
all Federal and other material tax returns, reports and statements, including
information returns, required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by any
Credit Party have been filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority, all
such returns, reports and statements are true and correct in all material
respects and, subject to the automatic stay, all Charges shown to be due and
payable on such returns, reports and statements have been or will be timely
paid
prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest or late charge may be
added thereto for nonpayment thereof, excluding Charges or other amounts being
contested in accordance with Section
5.2(b)
and
unless the failure to so file or pay would not be reasonably expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. Proper and accurate amounts have been withheld
by
each Credit Party from amounts paid to its respective employees for all periods
in full and complete compliance in all material respects with all applicable
federal, state, local and foreign laws and such withholdings have been or will
be timely paid, subject to the automatic stay, to the respective Governmental
Authorities. Except as provided on Disclosure
Schedule 3.11,
to each
Credit Party’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, none of the Credit Parties and
their respective predecessors are liable for any Charges: (a) under any
agreement (including any tax sharing agreements) or (b) as a transferee. As
of
the Closing Date, no Credit Party has agreed or been requested to make any
adjustment under IRC Section 481(a), by reason of a change in accounting method
or otherwise, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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3.12 ERISA.
(a) Disclosure
Schedule 3.12(a)
lists as
of the Closing Date, all Pension Plans, including Title IV Plans, Multiemployer
Plans, ESOPs and all Retiree Welfare Plans. Copies of all such listed Plans,
together with a copy of the latest form IRS/DOL 5500-series for each such Plan
have been delivered to the Administrative Agent. Except with respect to
Multiemployer Plans, each Qualified Plan has been determined by the IRS to
qualify under Section 401 of the IRC, the trusts created thereunder have been
determined to be exempt from tax under the provisions of Section 501 of the
IRC
and to the knowledge of any Credit Party, nothing has occurred that would cause
the loss of such qualification or tax-exempt status. To the knowledge of any
Credit Party and except for non-compliance to the extent permitted under the
Bankruptcy Code, each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable provisions of ERISA and the IRC. Each Credit Party and all ERISA
Affiliates have made all material contributions and paid all material amounts
due as required by either Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA prior
to the date of commencement of the Cases.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Disclosure
Schedule 3.12(b)
or which
would reasonably be expected not to have a Material Adverse Effect, as of the
Closing Date (i) no Title IV Plan has any material Unfunded Pension Liability;
(ii) other than the Cases, no ERISA Event or event described in Section 4062(e)
of ERISA with respect to any Title IV Plan has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur; (iii) there are no pending, or to the knowledge of any Credit
Party, threatened material claims (other than claims for benefits in the normal
course), sanctions, actions or lawsuits, asserted or instituted against any
Plan
or any Person as fiduciary or sponsor of any Plan; (iv) no Credit Party or
ERISA
Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any material liability
as
a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan; (v)
within the last five years no Title IV Plan of any Credit Party or ERISA
Affiliate has been terminated pursuant to a “standard
termination”
as
that
term is used in Section 4041 of ERISA, nor has any Title IV Plan of any Credit
Party or ERISA Affiliate (determined at any time within the past five years)
with material Unfunded Pension Liabilities been transferred outside of the
“controlled
group”
(within
the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA) of any Credit Party or ERISA
Affiliate; and (vi) except in the case of any ESOP, Stock of all Credit
Parties and their ERISA Affiliates makes up, in the aggregate, no more than
10%
of the fair market value of the assets of any Plan measured on the basis of
fair
market value as of the latest valuation date of any Plan.
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3.13 No
Litigation.
Other
than the Cases, no unstayed action, claim, lawsuit, demand, investigation or
proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of such Credit
Party, threatened against any Credit Party, before any Governmental Authority
or
before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators (collectively, “Litigation”)
that,
individually or in the aggregate, (a) challenges any Credit Party’s right
or power to enter into or perform any of its obligations under the Loan
Documents to which it is a party, or the validity or enforceability of any
Loan
Document or any action taken thereunder or (b) could reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.14 Intellectual
Property.
Each
Credit Party owns or has rights to use all Intellectual Property necessary
to
continue to conduct its business as now conducted by it or presently proposed
to
be conducted by it, and each U.S. registered Patent, U.S. registered Trademark,
U.S. registered Copyright and U.S. License in effect on the Closing Date is
listed, together with application or registration numbers, as applicable, in
Disclosure
Schedule 3.14.
To the
knowledge of any Credit Party, each Credit Party conducts its business and
affairs without infringement of or interference with any Intellectual Property
of any other Person in any material respect and no material claim or litigation
regarding any of the foregoing is pending or threatened. Except as set forth
in
Disclosure
Schedule 3.14,
as of
the Closing Date, no Credit Party is aware of any infringement claim by any
other Person with respect to any material Intellectual Property.
3.15 Full
Disclosure.
No
information contained in this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents,
Financial Statements or Collateral Reports or other written reports from time
to
time prepared by any Credit Party and delivered hereunder or any written
statement prepared by any Credit Party and furnished by or on behalf of any
Credit Party to the Administrative Agent or Lender pursuant to the terms of
this
Agreement (other than any Projections) contains or will contain, when taken
as a
whole, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state
a
material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein
not
misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made and as
of
the date when made. Projections from time to time delivered hereunder are or
will be based upon the estimates and assumptions stated therein, all of which
Borrower believed at the time of delivery to be reasonable in light of the
conditions and facts known to Borrower as of such delivery date (it being
understood that projections by their nature are inherently uncertain, such
Projections are not a guaranty of future performance and actual results may
differ materially from those set forth in such Projections).
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3.16 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Disclosure
Schedule 3.16
or for
any matter for which notice has been given under Section
5.7,
and
except for any matter that would not reasonably be expected to result in any
Credit Party incurring Environmental Liabilities in excess of $500,000
individually or $2,500,000 in the aggregate in a Fiscal Year, as of the Closing
Date: (i) the Owned Real Estate is free of contamination from any Hazardous
Material; (ii) no Credit Party has caused or suffered to occur any material
Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about
any
of its Real Estate; (iii) the Credit Parties are and have been in compliance
with all Environmental Laws; (iv) the Credit Parties have obtained, and are
in
compliance with, all Environmental Permits required by Environmental Laws for
the operations of their respective businesses as presently conducted or as
proposed to be conducted, which compliance includes obtaining, maintaining
and
complying with required Environmental Permits and all such Environmental Permits
are valid, uncontested and in good standing; (v) no Credit Party knows of any
existing circumstances or conditions, including any Releases of Hazardous
Materials, which is likely to result in an Environmental Liability; (vi) there
is no unstayed Litigation arising under or related to any Environmental Laws,
Environmental Permits or Hazardous Material that seeks damages, penalties,
fines, costs or expenses or injunctive relief against, or that alleges criminal
misconduct by, any Credit Party; (vii) no notice has been received by any Credit
Party identifying it as a “potentially
responsible party”
or
requesting information under CERCLA or analogous state statutes; and (viii)
the
Credit Parties have provided to the Administrative Agent copies of all existing
environmental reports, reviews and audits in their possession, custody or
control relating to the Owned Real Estate and material written information
pertaining to any Environmental Liabilities of any Credit Party.
(b) Each
Credit Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent (i)
is
not now, and has not ever been, in control of any of the Real Estate or any
Credit Party’s affairs, and (ii) does not have the capacity through the
provisions of the Loan Documents or otherwise to influence any Credit Party’s
conduct with respect to the ownership, operation or management of any of its
Real Estate or compliance with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.
(c) None
of
the items set forth on Disclosure
Schedule 3.16
either
individually or in the aggregate would be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.17 Insurance.
Part
1 of
Disclosure
Schedule 3.17
lists
all insurance policies of any nature maintained, as of the Closing Date, for
current occurrences by each Credit Party, as well as a summary of the scope
and
term of each such policy. Part 2 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.17
identifies those insurance policies which relate to the Collateral.
3.18 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit are being used by Borrower
for
general corporate purposes of the Credit Parties.
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3.19 Deposit.
Disclosure
Schedule 3.19
lists,
as of the Closing Date, all banks and other financial institutions at which
any
Credit Party maintains deposit or other accounts in the United States, and
such
Schedule correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number of each
depository, the name in which the account is held and the complete account
number therefor.
3.20 Trade
Relations.
As
of the
Closing Date and except as set forth in Disclosure
Schedule 3.20
or
resulting directly from the commencement of the Cases, there exists no actual
or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened termination or cancellation
of, or any material adverse modification or change in the business relationship
(including, without limitation, any code sharing arrangements) of any Credit
Party with any service provider or supplier whose services during the preceding
twelve (12) months caused them to be ranked among the ten largest service
providers or suppliers of the Credit Parties taken as a whole.
3.21 Compliance
With Industry Standards.
Borrower
maintains its Books and Records, Aircraft, Engines, Spare Parts and other assets
and properties that are used in the conduct of its business in compliance in
all
material respects with applicable law, including but not limited to all rules,
regulations and standards of the FAA or any other applicable Aviation
Authority.
3.22 Post-Petition
Skymiles Facility.
All
of
the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility Documents have been provided to the
Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date and contain all of the
material terms related to the Advance Payment arrangements described therein
as
of the Closing Date, other than terms relating generally to Amex’s purchase of
Skymiles from Delta set forth in the American Express Co-Branded Credit Card
Program Agreement and the Membership Rewards Agreement, each as amended and
supplemented from time to time, that do not relate to the Advance Payments
(as
defined in the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility Documents).
3.23 Secured,
Super-Priority Obligations.
(a) On
and
after the Closing Date, the provisions of the Loan Documents and the Final
Order
are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of
the Secured Parties, legal, valid and perfected Liens on and security interests
(having the priority provided for herein and in the Final Order) in all right,
title and interest in the Collateral, enforceable against each Credit Party
that
owns an interest in such Collateral.
(b) Pursuant
to subsections 364(c)(2) and (3) of the Bankruptcy Code and the Final Order,
all
amounts owing by the Borrower under the Loan and by the Guarantors in respect
thereof will be secured by a first priority perfected Lien on the Collateral,
subject only to (i) the Liens of the Skymiles Agent in the Skymiles
Collateral pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) valid, perfected, nonavoidable
and enforceable Liens existing as of the Petition Date, (iii) valid liens in
existence at the commencement of the Cases to the extent perfected subsequent
to
such commencement as permitted by Section 546(b) of the Code (iv) the Carve-Out
and (v) Permitted Liens permitted pursuant to Section
6.7(a),
(c),
(e),
(f),
(i),
(j)
(subject, in the case of Amex, to the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement),
(n),
(o),
(q),
(r)
or
(s).
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(c) Pursuant
to section 364(c)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code and the Final Order, all obligations
of the Borrower and the obligations of the Guarantors under the Guaranty in
respect thereof at all times will constitute allowed Super-Priority Claim in
each of the Cases having priority over all administrative expenses of the kind
specified in sections 503(b) or 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, subject only
to
the Carve-Out.
(d) The
Final
Order and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, are in full force
and effect and have not been vacated, reversed, modified, amended or stayed
in
any manner that affects the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the
Arrangers or the Lenders, in each case, without the prior written consent of
the
Administrative Agent.
3.24 Certificated
Air Carrier.
Each
Air
Carrier is a Certificated Air Carrier and possesses all necessary certificates,
franchises, licenses, permits, rights, designations, authorizations, exemptions,
concessions and consents which are material to the operation of the routes
flown
by it and the conduct of its business and operations as currently conducted
(the
“Permits”).
Neither the DOT nor FAA nor any other Aviation Authority has taken any action
or
proposed or, to such Air Carrier’s knowledge, threatened to take any action, to
amend, modify, suspend, revoke, terminate, cancel, or otherwise affect such
Permits and Op Specs, in each case, in an adverse manner.
3.25 U.S.
Citizen.
Each
Air
Carrier is a “citizen
of the United States”
as
defined in Section 40102(a)(15) of Title 49.
3.26 Spare
Parts.
Set
forth
on Disclosure
Schedule 3.26,
is a
true, correct and complete list of each Designated Spare Parts Location as
of
the Closing Date.
3.27 Aircraft;
Engines.
Set
forth
on Disclosure
Schedule 3.27
is a
true, correct and complete list of Eligible Aircraft and Eligible Engines as
of
the Closing Date.
3.28 Slots,
Primary Gates and Routes.
(a) Set
forth
on Disclosure
Schedule 3.28
is a
complete and accurate list, as of the Closing Date, of all Primary Slots and
Primary Routes of the Credit Parties, except those that are licensed for less
than one (1) IATA season.
Such
Disclosure
Schedule 3.28
shall be
revised from time to time by Borrower, or as reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent, to reflect all Primary Slots and Primary Routes of such
Credit Parties. Each such Credit Party, if applicable, represents and warrants
that it holds each of the FAA Slots pursuant to authority granted by the FAA
pursuant to Title 14 of the United States Code.
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(b) As
of the
Closing Date, the Credit Parties are utilizing, or causing to be utilized,
in
all material respects, the Slots, Primary Gates and Routes as required by the
applicable Governmental Authority, Airport Authority or Foreign Aviation
Authority. As of the Closing Date, except as disclosed in Borrower’s Form 10-K
for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2004, none of the Credit Parties has
received any notice from any Governmental Authority, Airport Authority or
Foreign Aviation Authority or is aware of any other event or circumstance,
that
would be reasonably likely to impair its right to hold and use Primary Gates,
Slots and Routes in any material respect, except that which would not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION
4.1 Reports
and Notices.
(a) Borrower
hereby agrees that from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination
Date, it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and Lenders, as required,
the
Financial Statements, notices, Projections and other information at the times,
to the Persons and in the manner set forth in Annex
E.
(b) Borrower
hereby agrees that from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination
Date, it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and Lenders, as required,
the
various Collateral Reports (including Borrowing Base Certificates in the form
of
Exhibit
4.1(b))
at the
times, to the Persons and in the manner set forth in Annex
F.
4.2 Communication
with Accountants.
Each
Credit Party executing this Agreement authorizes (a) the Administrative Agent
and (b) so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each
Lender, to communicate, with prior notice to Borrower and Borrower’s opportunity
to be present, directly with its independent registered public accountants
and
authorizes and shall instruct those accountants to communicate to the
Administrative Agent and such Lender, with notice to Borrower, information
relating to any Credit Party with respect to the business, results of operations
and financial condition of any Credit Party as the Administrative Agent or
such
Lender shall reasonably request.
5. AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Each
Credit Party agrees that from and after the Closing Date and until the
Termination Date:
5.1 Maintenance
of Existence and Conduct of Business.
Except
as
otherwise required by the Bankruptcy Code, each
Credit Party shall (a) except
as otherwise permitted by Section
6.1
or
Section
6.8,
do or
cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and
effect its legal existence, all rights, permits, licenses, approvals and
privileges (including all Permits) necessary in the conduct of its business,
and
its material rights and franchises entered into or assumed after the
commencement of the Cases, and; (b) at all times maintain, preserve and protect
all of its assets and properties (including all Collateral) used or useful
and
necessary in the conduct of its business, and keep the same in good repair,
working order and condition in all material respects (taking into consideration
ordinary wear and tear) and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all
necessary or appropriate repairs, replacements and improvements thereto
consistent with industry practices except as otherwise permitted in the
applicable Loan Documents; and (c) except where failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, transact business
only
in such corporate and trade names as are set forth in Disclosure
Schedule 5.1.
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5.2 Payment
of Charges.
(a) Unless
payment thereof is precluded by the Cases and subject to Section
5.2(b),
each
Credit Party shall pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged promptly
all Charges arising
after the Petition Date
payable
by it, including (i) Charges imposed upon it, its income and profits, or
any of its operations, its property (real, personal or mixed) and all Charges
with respect to tax, social security and unemployment withholding with respect
to its employees, (ii) lawful
claims for labor, materials, supplies and services or otherwise, and
(iii) all
storage or rental charges payable to warehousemen and bailees, in each case,
before any thereof shall become past due, except in each case, where the failure
to pay or discharge such Charges would not result in aggregate liabilities
in
excess of $5,000,000.
(b) Each
Credit Party may in good faith contest, by appropriate proceedings, the validity
or amount of any Charges, Taxes or claims described in Section
5.2(a);
provided,
that
(i) adequate reserves with respect to such contest are maintained on the books
of such Credit Party, in accordance with GAAP; (ii) no Lien shall be imposed
to
secure payment of such Charges that is superior to any of the Liens securing
payment of the Obligations and such contest is maintained and prosecuted
continuously and with diligence and operates to suspend collection or
enforcement of such Charges (except where the failure to pay or discharge such
Charges would not result in aggregate liabilities or Liens in excess of
$5,000,000); (iii) none of the Collateral becomes subject to forfeiture or
loss
as a result of such contest; and (iv) such Credit Party shall promptly pay
or
discharge such contested Charges, Taxes or claims and all additional charges,
interest, penalties and expenses and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent
evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent of such compliance,
payment or discharge, if such contest is terminated or discontinued adversely
to
such Credit Party or the conditions set forth in this Section
5.2(b)
are no
longer met.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section
5.2
shall
not be construed to require Borrower to pay any obligation arising under any
agreement with respect to Section 1110 Assets unless Borrower is approved by
the
Bankruptcy Court to make such payment.
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5.3 Books
and Records.
Each
Credit Party shall keep adequate Books and Records with respect to its business
activities in which proper entries, reflecting all financial transactions,
are
made in accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with the Financial
Statements attached as Disclosure
Schedule 3.4(a).
Upon
reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, each Credit Party shall deliver
any requested Chattel Paper or Instrument to the Administrative Agent (in each
case, accompanied by instruments of transfer executed in blank), and shall,
if
requested by the Administrative Agent, xxxx any Chattel Paper or Instrument
that
has not been delivered to the Administrative Agent with a legend that provides
that the writing and the obligations evidenced or secured thereby are subject
to
the security interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties.
5.4 Insurance;
Damage to or Destruction of Collateral.
Except
as set forth in the Aircraft Mortgage and the Spare Parts Mortgage with respect
to the Collateral addressed therein:
(a) The
Credit Parties shall, at their sole cost and expense, maintain insurance at
all
times against such risks as is customary for companies of the same or similar
size in the same or similar business and industry or as otherwise required
in
the Collateral Documents. Such policies of insurance as in effect on the Closing
Date are described, collectively, in Part 1 and Part 2 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.17.
Except
for policies of insurance relating to Collateral addressed by the Aircraft
Mortgage and the Spare Parts Mortgage, the policies of insurance (or the loss
payable and additional insured endorsements delivered to the Administrative
Agent) described in Part 2 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.17,
which
lists those policies relating to the Collateral, shall contain provisions
pursuant to which the insurer agrees to provide thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice to the Administrative Agent in the event of any non-renewal, cancellation
or material adverse amendment of any such insurance policy. If any Credit Party
at any time or times hereafter shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the
policies of insurance listed in Part 2 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.17
or to
pay all premiums relating thereto, the Administrative Agent may at any time
or
times thereafter obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such
premiums and take any other action with respect thereto that the Administrative
Agent deem advisable. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to
obtain insurance for any Credit Party or pay any premiums therefor. By doing
so,
the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have waived any Default or
Event
of Default arising from any Credit Party’s failure to maintain such insurance or
pay any premiums therefor. All sums so disbursed, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, court costs and other charges related thereto, shall be payable
on demand by Borrower to the Administrative Agent and shall be additional
Obligations hereunder secured by the Collateral.
(b) The
Administrative Agent reserves the right at any time upon any change in any
Credit Party’s risk profile (including any change in the product mix maintained
by any Credit Party or any laws affecting the potential liability of such Credit
Party) to require, upon prior written notice to such Credit Party, additional
forms and limits of insurance, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable opinion,
to adequately protect both the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ interests
in all or any portion of the Collateral needed to ensure that each Credit Party
is protected by insurance in amounts and with coverage customary for its
industry with respect to such Collateral; such additional forms and limits
of
insurance to be obtained and in effect within thirty (30) days of such written
notice. If reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, each Credit Party
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent from time to time a report of a
reputable insurance broker reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
with respect to its insurance policies.
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(c) Borrower
on behalf of each Credit Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with
respect to the insurance policies listed on Part 2 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.17,
endorsements to (i) all “All
Risk”
property and business interruption insurance naming the Administrative Agent
for
the benefit of Secured Parties, as lender loss payee as its interests may
appear; provided,
that,
with respect to business interruption insurance only, so long as no Event of
Default has occurred or is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
release to Borrower any insurance proceeds received in connection with such
business interruption insurance, and (ii) all general liability and other
liability policies naming the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured
Parties, as an additional insured as its interests may appear. Borrower on
behalf of each Credit Party irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the
Administrative Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the
Administrative Agent), so long as the anticipated insurance proceeds exceed
$5,000,000, as Borrower’s and each Credit Party’s true and lawful agent and
attorney-in-fact for the purpose of making, settling and adjusting claims under
such “All
Risk”
property policies of insurance, endorsing the name of Borrower or such Credit
Party on any check or other item of payment for the proceeds of such
“All
Risk”
property policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions
with respect to such “All
Risk”
property policies of insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have no duty
to
exercise any rights or powers granted to them pursuant to the foregoing
power-of-attorney. Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent
of
any loss, damage, or destruction to the Collateral in the amount of $1,000,000
or more, whether or not covered by insurance.
All Net
Cash Proceeds from insurance required under the Loan Documents shall be applied
in accordance with Section
1.2.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, subject to the Final Order, where casualty or condemnation
proceeds are required to be applied to the repair or restoration of the affected
property, which does not constitute Collateral included in the Term A Borrowing
Base, or to be delivered to a third party or deposited in an escrow or similar
account, by the express terms of any lease, usufruct, use agreement or other
occupancy or facility agreement to which Borrower or any Credit Party is a
party
and that either (i) constitutes a Lien permitted hereunder having priority
over
the Administrative Agent’s Liens, for the benefit of Secured Parties or (ii)
affects leased real estate or usufruct or pursuant to the express terms of
documents entered into in connection with ARB Indebtedness, either existing
as
of the Closing Date or permitted under this Agreement, then the Administrative
Agent’s rights under this Agreement with respect to any casualty or condemnation
proceeds or insurance policies required to be maintained under any such lease,
usufruct, use agreement or other occupancy or facility agreement or other
document entered into in connection with such ARB Indebtedness to which Borrower
or any Credit Party is a party shall be subject to the terms and conditions
of
such agreement, including without limitation the settlement of claims, the
repair and restoration obligations of Borrower or any Credit Party and the
delivery or deposit of any casualty or condemnation proceeds for repair or
restoration.
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5.5 Compliance
with Laws.
Except
as
otherwise permitted by the Bankruptcy Code, each Credit Party shall comply
with
all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations applicable to it,
including labor laws, and Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and
laws
and regulations of any Aviation Authority applicable to it, except to the extent
that the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (including, without
limitation, as a result of the loss of any material Permit).
5.6 Intellectual
Property.
Subject
to Section
6.8(i),
each
Credit Party shall own or have rights to use all Intellectual Property necessary
to continue to conduct its business as now conducted by it or presently proposed
to be conducted by it. Each Credit Party shall do or cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect at all times all
material registered Patents, Trademarks, trade names, Copyrights and service
marks necessary in the conduct of its business. Each Credit Party shall conduct
its business and affairs without infringement of or interference with any
Intellectual Property of any other Person in any material respect.
5.7 Environmental
Matters.
Except
as
otherwise required by the Bankruptcy Code, each
Credit Party shall and shall cause each Person within its control to: (a)
conduct its operations and keep and maintain its Real Estate in compliance
with
all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits other than noncompliance that
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b)
implement any and all investigation, remediation, removal and response actions
that are necessary to comply in all material respects with Environmental Laws
and Environmental Permits pertaining to the presence, generation, treatment,
storage, use, disposal, transportation or Release of any Hazardous Material
on,
at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate; (c) notify
the
Administrative Agent promptly after such Credit Party becomes aware of any
violation of Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits or any Release on,
at,
in, under, above, to, from or about any Real Estate that is reasonably likely
to
result in any Credit Party incurring Environmental Liabilities in excess of
$500,000 individually or $2,500,000 in the aggregate in a Fiscal Year; and
(d)
promptly forward to the Administrative Agent a copy of any order, notice,
request for information or any communication or report received by such Credit
Party in connection with any such violation or Release or any other matter
relating to any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits that could
reasonably be expected to result in any Credit Party incurring Environmental
Liabilities in excess of $500,000 individually or $2,500,000 in the aggregate
in
a Fiscal Year. If the Administrative Agent at any time has a reasonable basis
to
believe that there may be a violation of any Environmental Laws or Environmental
Permits by any Credit Party or any Environmental Liability arising thereunder,
or a Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about
any of its Real Estate, that, in each case, could reasonably be expected to
have
a Material Adverse Effect, then each Credit Party shall, upon the Administrative
Agent’s written request (i) cause the performance of such environmental audits
including subsurface sampling of soil and groundwater, and preparation of such
environmental reports, at Borrower’s expense, as the Administrative Agent may
from time to time reasonably request, which shall be conducted by reputable
environmental consulting firms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent
and shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, and (ii) permit the Administrative Agent or their representatives to
have
access to all Real Estate (subject, in the case of leased Real Estate, to the
terms of the applicable lease or other agreement which governs rights of access
to leased Real Estate) for the purpose of conducting such environmental audits
and testing as the Administrative Agent deem appropriate, including subsurface
sampling of soil and groundwater; provided,
that
the Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause
such
audits or testing to be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably
interfere with the operations of the relevant Credit Party. Borrower shall
reimburse the Administrative Agent for the reasonable costs of such audits
and
tests and the same will constitute a part of the Obligations secured hereunder.
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5.8 Landlords’
Agreements; Bailee Letters.
If
requested by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, each Credit
Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a landlord’s agreement
or bailee letter, as applicable, from the lessor of each leased property or
bailee with respect to any warehouse, processor or converter facility,
maintenance facilities or other location where Collateral with an aggregate
book
value in excess of $10,000,000 is stored or located, in each case, to the extent
the Liens and other unstayed rights of the applicable warehouseman, bailee
or
lessor are senior to or pari passu with the Liens of the Administrative Agent
(each such location, a “Material
Location”),
which
agreement or letter shall contain a waiver or subordination of all Liens or
claims that the landlord or bailee may assert against the Collateral at that
location, and shall otherwise be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance
to the Administrative Agent. With respect to each Material Location leased
or
owned on or after the Closing Date, if the Administrative Agent has requested
but, within sixty (60) days following such request, has not received a landlord
agreement or bailee letter, Borrower’s Eligible Spare Parts, Eligible Ground
Service Equipment and Eligible Tooling at that location shall, in the
Administrative Agent’s discretion, be subject to such Reserves as may be
established by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment.
Each
Credit Party shall timely and fully pay and perform its material obligations
under all leases and other agreements entered into or assumed after the
commencement of the Cases in all respects with respect to Material
Locations.
5.9 [Reserved.]
5.10 Notices.
Promptly
after the sending or filing thereof, Borrower shall send Administrative Agent
copies of all material notices, certificates or reports delivered pursuant
to,
or in connection with, any Post-Petition Skymiles Facility
Document.
5.11 Further
Assurances.
Subject
to Section
5.12(b),
each
Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that it shall, at such Credit
Party’s expense and upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent,
duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to the
Administrative Agent such further instruments and do and cause to be done such
further acts as may be necessary or proper in the reasonable opinion of the
Administrative Agent, in accordance with its customary business practices for
comparable debtor in possession transactions, to carry out more effectively
the
provisions and purposes of this Agreement and each Loan Document.
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5.12 Additional
Guaranties and Collateral Documents.
(a) Except
as
otherwise set forth in the Aircraft Mortgage, to the extent not delivered to
the
Administrative Agent on or before the Closing Date (including in respect of
after-acquired property, other than real estate and interests in real estate
that are not Owned Real Estate, and Persons that become Subsidiaries of any
Credit Party after the Closing Date), Borrower agrees promptly to do, or cause
each Subsidiary of Borrower (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) to do, each
of
the following, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent:
(i)
deliver
to the Administrative Agent such duly executed supplements and amendments to
this Agreement, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent and as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems
necessary in order to ensure that each Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower (other
than Excluded Subsidiaries), guaranties, as primary obligor and not as surety,
the full and punctual payment when due of the Obligations or any part
thereof;
(ii)
deliver
to the Administrative Agent such duly executed supplements and amendments to
any
of the Collateral Documents, in each case in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and as the Administrative Agent
reasonably deems necessary in order to (A) effectively grant to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid, perfected
and enforceable security interest in all assets, personal property or property
interests that constitute Collateral owned by any Credit Party and
(B) effectively grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, a valid, perfected and enforceable security interest in all
Stock and other debt Securities of any Credit Party and each direct Subsidiary
of each Credit Party (other than the Stock of the Excluded Issuers);
provided,
however,
that,
in no event shall (x) more than 65% of the outstanding voting Stock of any
Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary be pledged to secure the
Obligations or (y) the Stock of any joint venture company be pledged to the
extent that such pledge is restricted by legally binding arrangements between
the joint venture parties;
(iii) deliver
to the Administrative Agent all certificates, instruments and other documents
representing all Collateral required to be pledged and delivered under the
Collateral Documents and all other Stock and other debt Securities being pledged
pursuant to the joinders, amendments and supplements executed pursuant to
clause (ii)
above;
(iv) to
the
extent permitted hereunder, if any Credit Party acquires a fee simple ownership
interest in real estate after the Closing Date, or discovers that it owns any
fee simple interest in real estate not constituting Owned Real Estate, within
ninety (90) days thereof, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent,
a
Mortgage granting the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties
a
valid, perfected and enforceable first priority Lien on such real estate and,
if
reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, environmental audits, mortgage
title insurance policy, real property survey, local counsel opinion(s),
supplemental casualty insurance and flood insurance, and such other documents,
instruments or agreements reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent,
in
each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent (it being understood and agreed that each such real estate so acquired
shall be considered “Owned
Real Estate”
for
purposes of this Agreement from and after the date of its
acquisition);
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(v) if
such
Subsidiary is party to a Case, to obtain an order of the Bankruptcy Court
confirming in such Case extension of the terms of the Final Order to such new
Subsidiary as a debtor and debtor in possession;
(vi) to
take
such other actions as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary to
ensure the validity or continuing validity of the guaranties required to be
given pursuant to clause (i)
above or
to create, maintain or perfect the security interest required to be granted
pursuant to clause (ii) above,
including the filing of financing statements or other recordations in such
jurisdictions as may be required by the Collateral Documents, the Code, the
FAA
or applicable law, or as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent; and
(vii) if
requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent
legal
opinions relating to the matters described above in connection with the addition
of any Guarantor or Collateral acquired after the date hereof, which opinions
shall be in form and substance consistent with those delivered on the Closing
Date and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, the
Administrative Agent shall not take any security interest in or require any
actions to be taken with respect to (A) those assets as to which the
Administrative Agent shall determine, in their reasonable discretion, that
the
cost of obtaining such security interest or taking such action are excessive
in
relation to the benefit to Lenders afforded thereby, (B) property the
acquisition or construction of which was financed through Indebtedness (existing
as of the Closing Date (other than Gates) or as permitted by Section
6.3(a)),
and
(C) any property to the extent that the granting of such a security interest
would constitute a breach or violation of a valid and effective restriction
in
favor of a third party (including, without limitation, mandatory consent
rights), that would result in the termination of any Credit Party’s interest in
such Collateral or give rise to any indemnification obligations or any right
to
terminate or commence the exercise of remedies under such restrictions, (ii)
the
Administrative Agent shall not take any security interest in, or require any
Credit Party to take any action referred to in Section
5.12(a)(iv)
with
respect to, real estate, or require the execution or delivery of any Aircraft
Mortgage or Spare Parts Mortgage, or require any Credit Party to take any
actions with respect to the FAA relating to any of the 737-800 aircraft
described in Section 6.8(m) hereof or with respect to any asset (A) until the
expiration of 90 days after the date of acquisition thereof, unless Borrower
shall have given the Administrative Agent notice that it does not intend to
finance such acquisition as permitted by Section
6.3(a)(i),
and (B)
previously securing or financed by Existing Secured Indebtedness until the
expiration of 90 days after such Existing Secured Indebtedness has been repaid,
unless Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent notice that it does
not intend to finance such asset as permitted by Section
6.3(a)(v),
and
(iii) Liens required to be granted and actions required to be taken pursuant
to
this Section
5.12
shall
all be subject to exceptions and limitations (including Liens permitted pursuant
to Section
6.7)
consistent with those set forth herein and in the Collateral Documents as in
effect on the Closing Date.
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5.13 Pledged
Spare Parts.
Each
Credit Party shall segregate all of its Pledged Spare Parts from any Spare
Parts
which are subject to any consignment arrangement, and shall keep all Spare
Parts
not so subject to a consignment arrangement in Designated Spare Parts Locations,
except to the extent permitted in the Spare Parts Mortgage. The Pledged Spare
Parts will be maintained by or on behalf of the Air Carriers that are Credit
Parties, as required by the Spare Parts Mortgage.
5.14 Aircraft
Mortgage; Spare Parts Mortgage; SGR Security Agreement.
Each
Air
Carrier that is a Credit Party shall execute the Aircraft Mortgage, the Spare
Parts Mortgage and the SGR Security Agreement.
5.15 Slot
Utilization.
(a) Subject
to transfers, exchanges and other dispositions permitted by this Agreement
and
the SGR Security Agreement, from and after the Closing Date Borrower shall
cause
the FAA Slots to have sufficient Slot Utilization, for purposes of 14 C.F.R.
93.227 (the “Slot
Utilization Regulations”)
and
shall at the end of Week 4 of any respective Two-Month FAA Reporting Period
for
FAA Slots present to each Administrative Agent (i) if, during Week 1, Week
2,
Week 3 or Week 4, the FAA or any applicable Foreign Aviation Authority has
revoked, terminated or canceled any Credit Parties’ right to utilize any Primary
Slot, a list of all such Primary Slots and (ii) a certification from Borrower
that either:
(i) the
FAA
Slots have been utilized at the following rates (a week shall be deemed to
be
seven (7) days for purposes of this Section
5.14):
(x)
sixty-five percent (65%) for each hourly period for Weeks 1-4 of the respective
Two-Month FAA Reporting Period for Slots in DCA and LGA; (y) sixty-five percent
(65%) for each half hour period for Weeks 1-4 of the respective Two-Month FAA
Reporting Period for arrival Slots in DCA and LGA; or
(ii) Borrower
intends to effectuate full compliance with all of the slot utilization covenants
pursuant to exchanging slots at such airports with third party air carriers
and
such officer has no reason to believe that Borrower will fail to comply with
the
Slot Utilization Regulations.
(b) Subject
to transfers, exchanges and other dispositions permitted by this Agreement
and
the SGR Security Agreement, utilize the Foreign Slots in a manner consistent
in
all material respects with applicable regulations and contracts in order
reasonably to preserve its right to hold and operate the Foreign Slots, taking
into account any waivers or other relief granted by any applicable Aviation
Authority.
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5.16 ERISA/Labor
Matters.
Borrower
shall furnish the Administrative Agent (with sufficient copies for each of
Lenders) each of the following:
(a) promptly
and in any event within thirty (30) days of filing or receipt by Borrower,
with
respect to any Title IV Plan, copies of the most recent annual reports or
returns (IRS Form 5500), audited or unaudited financial statements and actuarial
valuations with respect to such Plans;
(b) promptly
and in any event within ten (10) days after Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that a request for a minimum
funding waiver under Section 412 of the Code has been filed with respect to
any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan, a written statement of an officer
of Borrower describing such waiver request and the action, if any, Borrower,
its
Subsidiaries and ERISA Affiliates propose to take with respect thereto and
a
copy of any notice filed with the PBGC or the IRS pertaining thereto;
(c) simultaneously
with the date that Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
files a notice of intent to terminate any Title IV Plan, a copy of each
notice;
(d) promptly
and in any event within three (3) days after Borrower, any Subsidiary of
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate receives any adverse communication from a
Governmental Authority which could result in an increase to or accelerate the
payment of any liability with respect to a Pension Plan, a copy of such notice;
and
(e) simultaneously
with the date that any Credit Party (i) commences or terminates negotiations
with any collective bargaining agent for the purpose of materially changing
any
collective bargaining agreement; (ii) reaches an agreement with any collective
bargaining agent prior to ratification for the purpose of materially changing
any collective bargaining agreement; (iii) ratifies any agreement reached with
a
collective bargaining agent for the purpose of materially changing any
collective bargaining agreement; or (iv) becomes subject to a “cooling
off period”
under
the auspices of the National Mediation Board, notification of the commencement
or termination of such negotiations, a copy of such agreement or notice of
such
ratification or a “cooling
off period,”
as
the
case may be.
5.17 Maintenance
of Liens and Collateral.
Each
Credit Party, subject to Section
5.12,
shall
do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force
and effect at all times the Liens securing the Obligations as provided in the
Loan Documents.
5.18 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit will be used by Borrower for
the
general corporate purposes of the Credit Parties.
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5.19 Cash
Management Systems.
Borrower
will establish and will maintain until the Termination Date, the Cash Management
Systems as described in Annex
C.
5.20 Appraisals.
Each
Credit Party shall provide the Administrative Agent access to its properties
and
to the Collateral in accordance with Section
1.12
and
permit the Administrative Agent to have an Appraiser conduct appraisals as
set
forth in Annex
F.
6. NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Each
Credit Party agrees that from and after the Closing Date until the Termination
Date:
6.1 Mergers,
Subsidiaries, Etc.
No
Delta
Company shall directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, merge
or
consolidate with any Person or acquire Stock of any Person; provided,
that
(a) any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with (i) Borrower or a Guarantor
in
a transaction in which Borrower or any Guarantor is the surviving Person and
(ii) if such Subsidiary is not a Guarantor, any other Delta Company, (b)
Borrower may merge or consolidate with, or acquire Stock of, any Person to
effectuate an Investment permitted by Section
6.2
in a
transaction in which Borrower is the surviving Person, (c) any Subsidiary may
merge or consolidate with, or acquire Stock of, any Person to effectuate an
Investment permitted by Section
6.2
in a
transaction in which a Subsidiary is the surviving Person and (d) any Subsidiary
may merge or consolidate with another Person in connection with any sale or
other disposition of such Subsidiary permitted pursuant to Section
6.8;
provided,
that
such merger, consolidation or acquisition shall not result in the acquisition
of
Stock located outside of the United States in an amount in excess of $25,000,000
in the aggregate.
6.2 Investments;
Loans and Advances.
Except
as
otherwise expressly permitted by this Section
6.2,
no Delta
Company shall make or permit to exist any investment in, or make, accrue or
permit to exist loans or advances of money to, any Person, through the direct
or
indirect lending of money, holding of securities or otherwise (all of the
foregoing, “Investments”),
except (without duplication):
(a) each
Delta Company may hold Investments comprised of notes payable, or stock or
other
securities issued by Account Debtors to such Delta Company pursuant to
negotiated agreements with respect to settlement of such Account Debtor’s
Accounts in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices;
(b) each
Delta Company may maintain its existing investments in its Subsidiaries as
of
the Closing Date summarized on Disclosure
Schedule 3.8 or 6.2;
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(c) each
Delta Company may make investments, subject to Section
5.19,
in
Permitted Investments;
(d) each
Delta Company may maintain its Investments existing as of the Closing Date
summarized on Disclosure
Schedule 6.2;
(e) Investments
(i) may be made by any Credit Party in any other Credit Party, (ii) may be
made
by any Delta Company that is not a Credit Party in any other Delta Company,
subject to compliance with Section
6.3(a)(vii)
and
(iii) constituting capital contributions or intercompany loans or advances
may
be made to Aero Assurance, Ltd. or New Sky, Ltd. for the purpose of cash
collateralizing letters of credit issued for the account of such captive
insurance Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under Section
6.3(a)(xiii);
(f)
each
Delta Company may make Investments with the funds held in the Excluded
Accounts;
(g) each
Delta Company may make Investments consisting of (i) currency swap agreements,
currency future or option contracts and other similar agreements designed to
hedge against fluctuations in foreign interest rates and currency values, (ii)
interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements and interest rate future or option
contracts, and (iii) fuel xxxxxx and other derivatives contracts, in each case,
to the extent that such agreement or contract is permitted by Section
6.3
and
Section
6.17
and
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(h) the
Delta
Companies, in the aggregate, may make Investments in an amount not to exceed
$10,000,000 outstanding at any time in travel or airline related businesses
made
in connection with marketing and promotion agreements, alliance agreements,
distribution agreements, agreements with respect to fuel consortiums, agreements
relating to flight training, agreements relating to insurance arrangements,
agreements relating to parts management systems and other similar agreements;
(i)
the
Delta
Companies may make advances to their respective officers, directors and
employees in an amount not to exceed (i) $10,000 outstanding at any time to
any
individual officer, director or employee and (ii) $7,000,000 in the aggregate
outstanding at any time for all such advances;
(j)
the
Delta
Companies may make advances in respect of (i) signing bonuses for newly hired
officers, directors or employees of any Delta Company in an amount not to exceed
$250,000 individually outstanding at any time and (ii) relocation expenses
for
newly hired officers, directors or employees of any Delta Company in an amount
not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time;
(k) the
Delta
Companies may make Investments in the form of foreign cash equivalents in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
(l)
[Reserved];
(m) the
Delta
Companies may make additional Investments in Subsidiaries that are not Credit
Parties in an aggregate amount at any one time not to exceed $5,000,000;
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(n) the
Delta
Companies may make any Investment consisting of the acquisition of Stock of
any
Person; provided,
that
(i) such Person becomes a Credit Party or is merged with or into Borrower or
a
Credit Party immediately upon consummation of such acquisition and (ii) such
acquisition is permitted by Section
6.10;
(o) the
Delta
Companies may make any Investment consisting of the acquisition of equity
interests permitted pursuant to Section
6.13(d)
and
(e);
and
(p) the
Delta
Companies may make other Investments in an aggregate amount outstanding at
any
one time not to exceed $25,000,000 for all Investments made pursuant to this
clause
(p).
The
term
“Investments”
shall
not include deposits to secure the performance of leases.
6.3 Indebtedness.
(a) No
Delta
Company shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except
(without duplication):
(i)
Indebtedness
secured by purchase money security interests and Capital Leases (including
in
the form of sale-leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transactions or created
solely in connection with the restructuring of any operating lease of Non-1110
Aviation Assets or Section 1110 Assets which existed on the Petition Date)
to
the extent such Indebtedness was incurred in connection with the restructuring
of existing operating leases as provided in the parenthetical above or finance
the acquisition or construction of aircraft, equipment and real estate to the
extent permitted by Section
6.10
or ARB
Indebtedness; provided,
that
the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of the purchase price
or
construction cost (including any capitalized interest and issuance fees) of
the
subject asset;
(ii) the
Loans
and the other Obligations;
(iii) [Reserved];
(iv) Indebtedness
existing as of the Closing Date described in Disclosure
Schedule 3.12(b)
or
6.3;
(v) Indebtedness
incurred after the Closing Date; provided,
that
(A) such indebtedness is (x) secured by (or finances) assets which, as of the
Closing Date, secured (or were financed by) other Indebtedness outstanding
on
the Closing Date described in Disclosure
Schedule 6.3
(the
“Existing
Secured Indebtedness”),
(y)
incurred within one hundred eighty (180) days after the repayment in full of
such Existing Secured Indebtedness and (z) is in an aggregate principal amount
not exceeding the maximum principal amount of such Existing Secured Indebtedness
outstanding at any time on or prior to the Closing Date and (B) such Existing
Secured Indebtedness shall have been repaid in full on the scheduled maturity
date thereof (a “Permitted
Secured Financing”);
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(vi) Indebtedness
under the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility in an aggregate principal amount
not
to exceed $350,000,000;
(vii) Indebtedness
consisting of intercompany loans and advances made (A) among Credit Parties,
(B)
among Delta Companies that are not Credit Parties and (C) by a Credit Party
to
Aero Assurance, Ltd. or New Sky Ltd. permitted pursuant to Section
6.2(e)(iii),
provided,
that
(A) to the extent any such loan or advance is evidenced by a promissory note
(the “Intercompany
Notes”)
held
by any Credit Party, the applicable Credit Party shall have pledged and
delivered such note to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement
as
additional collateral security for the Obligations, (B) each applicable Credit
Party shall record all intercompany transactions on its Books and Records in
the
ordinary course of business and (C) the obligations of any Credit Party under
any such intercompany loans to any other Delta Company shall be subordinated
to
the Obligations of such Credit Party under the Loan Documents in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(viii)
Indebtedness
owed to any Lender (or any of its affiliates) or any other Person in connection
with Investments permitted under Section
6.2(g);
(ix) Indebtedness
in respect of any overdrafts and related liabilities arising from treasury,
depository and cash management services or in connection with any automated
clearing house transfers of funds (but subject to compliance with Section
5.19);
(x)
Indebtedness
consisting of take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practices;
(xi) Indebtedness
to credit card processors in connection with credit card processing services
incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
(xii) Indebtedness
owing by the Credit Parties to Citibank, N.A. and its banking Affiliates,
arising in the ordinary course of business, providing netting services with
respect to intercompany Indebtedness permitted to be incurred and outstanding
pursuant to this Agreement so long as such Indebtedness does not remain
outstanding for more than three (3) Business Days from the date of its
incurrence and does not exceed an aggregate outstanding amount of
$50,000,000;
(xiii)
Indebtedness
in respect of letters of credit in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed
$150,000,000;
(xiv)
surety
and appeal bonds in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed
$80,000,000;
(xv) other
unsecured Indebtedness incurred subsequent to the Closing Date; provided,
that no
principal payments shall be required thereunder (except upon acceleration)
on or
prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date;
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(xvi) Permitted
Subordinated Indebtedness;
(xvii) Indebtedness
constituting a Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness referred to in clauses
(i), (iv), (v), (vi) or (xvi)
above;
(xviii)
unsecured
Indebtedness (including letters of credit) incurred subsequent to the Closing
Date to provide credit support for (x) obligations arising in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practices in connection with credit
card processing services and (y) the Indebtedness described in clause
(ix)
above;
(xix) other
unsecured Indebtedness incurred subsequent to the Closing Date in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $25,000,000 outstanding at any time; and
(xx)
refinancings,
replacements and restructurings of Indebtedness (outstanding on the Petition
Date and permitted by Section 6.3(a)(iv)) secured directly or indirectly by
“equipment”
described in Section 1110(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code or by any equipment
that
would have qualified as such equipment had it been placed in service after
October 22, 1994 (collectively, “Section
1110-Type Indebtedness”);
provided,
that
(A) the principal amount of such existing Indebtedness shall not be increased
above the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior to such
refinancing, replacement or restructuring unless (1) the interest expense,
if
any, on any scheduled payments deferred as a result of such refinancing is
not
paid currently but is recapitalized as principal or (2) such refinancing
increases the principal amount of such refinanced Section 1110-Type Indebtedness
but the overall effect on the aggregate amount of existing Indebtedness secured
directly or indirectly by “equipment”
described in Section 1110(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code or by equipment that
would have qualified as such equipment had it been placed in service after
October 22, 1994 is reduced or remains the same, or the financing expenses
in
connection with all such Indebtedness is reduced (it being understood that
any
such increase in Indebtedness may not be granted Super-Priority Claim status
pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code), (B) after giving effect
thereto, the average maturity of all the then-outstanding Section 1110-Type
Indebtedness shall not be shortened as a result of such refinancing, replacement
or restructuring, (C) the weighted average life to maturity of all such existing
Section 1110-Type Indebtedness shall not be reduced as a result of such
refinancing, replacement or restructuring, and (D) the direct and
contingent obligors therefor shall not be changed, as a result of or in
connection with such refinancing, replacement or restructuring.
(b) No
Credit
Party shall, directly or indirectly, voluntarily purchase, redeem, defease
or
prepay any principal of, premium, if any, interest or other amount in respect
of
any
post-petition Indebtedness prior to its scheduled maturity, other than (i)
the
Obligations; (ii) Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted under Section
6.7
if the
asset securing such Indebtedness on a first-priority basis has been sold or
otherwise disposed of in accordance with Section
6.8;
(iii)
Indebtedness upon any Permitted Refinancing; (iv) other Indebtedness (excluding
Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness) not in excess of $10,000,000; (v)
Indebtedness incurred subsequent to the Closing Date permitted under
Section
6.3(a)
other
than Indebtedness permitted under Section
6.3(a)(iv),
(vi),
(xv),
(xvi)
or any
Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness permitted by any of the foregoing; (vi)
as
otherwise permitted in Section
6.13;
and
(vii) ARB Indebtedness in order to minimize, in Borrower’s reasonable judgment
upon opinion of counsel, such Credit Party’s potential liability arising from a
loss of the tax exempt status of such Indebtedness.
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6.4 Affiliate
Transactions.
None
of
the Credit Parties will sell or transfer any property or assets to, or otherwise
engage in any other material transactions with, any of its Affiliates (other
than the other Credit Parties), except transactions (a) at prices and on terms
and conditions no less favorable to such Credit Party than could be obtained
on
an arm’s length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) reasonable and customary
fees and compensation paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers,
directors or employees of such Credit Party and other transactions permitted
by
Section
6.2(i)
and
(j),
(c) any
dividends, other distributions or payments permitted by Section
6.13,
(d) any
Investment in a Delta Company permitted by Section
6.2
or
intercompany transactions with a Delta Company permitted by Section
6.3,
and (e)
provision of legal, accounting or administrative services to any Delta Company
in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practices.
6.5 Capital
Structure and Business.
No
Credit
Party shall amend its charter or bylaws in a manner that would adversely affect
the Administrative Agent or Lenders, or such Credit Party’s duty or ability to
repay the Obligations, in any material respect. No Credit Party shall engage
in
any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by it and businesses
that are reasonably related thereto.
6.6 Guaranteed
Indebtedness.
No
Credit
Party shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Guaranteed
Indebtedness, except (without duplication) (a) by endorsement of instruments
or
items of payment for deposit to the general account of any Credit Party in
the
ordinary course of business, (b) Guaranteed Indebtedness incurred for the
benefit of any other Credit Party if the primary obligation is expressly
permitted by this Agreement, (c) Guaranteed Indebtedness to the extent
constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section
6.3
and (d)
to the extent existing on the Closing Date as set forth in Disclosure
Schedule 6.3.
6.7 Liens.
No
Credit
Party shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect
to the Collateral or any of its other properties or assets (whether now owned
or
hereafter acquired), except for:
(a) Permitted
Encumbrances;
(b) Liens
in
existence as
of the
Closing Date and summarized on Disclosure
Schedule 6.7;
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(c) Liens
created after the Closing Date by conditional sale or other title retention
agreements (including Capital Leases) or in connection with purchase money
Indebtedness, in each case, permitted in Section
6.3(a)(i);
provided,
that
such Liens attach only to the assets (including related leases and subleases
thereof and other assets integral to the use thereof including security deposits
from any sublessee collaterally assigned for the benefit of lessors) subject
to
such purchase money debt and such Indebtedness is incurred within one hundred
eighty (180) days following such purchase and does not exceed 100% of the
purchase price of the subject assets;
(d) Liens
(having the priority set forth in the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement) securing
the “Obligations”
as
defined in the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility Documents, so
long
as the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement is in full force and
effect;
(e) Liens
on
assets that are the subject of the GECAS Facilities (including any arising
as a
result of any cross-collateralization thereof authorized at any time by the
Bankruptcy Court);
(f) Liens
on
assets that are the subject of a Permitted Secured Financing; provided,
that
such Liens attach only to the assets subject to the Existing Secured
Indebtedness related thereto;
(g) other
Liens
securing Indebtedness permitted by Section
6.3(a)(ix)
and
(xii);
(h) Liens
on the
Excluded Accounts and amounts on deposit therein in favor of the beneficiaries
of the amounts on deposit therein to the extent such Liens secure obligations
owed to such beneficiaries;
(i) any
interest
or title of a licensor, lessor or sublessor granted to others, but only to
the
extent permitted by any of the Collateral Documents;
(j) Liens
in
favor of credit card processors securing obligations in connection with credit
card processing services incurred in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices;
(k) Liens
on
cash deposits that do not constitute Collateral in an aggregate amount not
in
excess of $150,000,000;
(l) Liens
on cash
deposits pledged as collateral for Indebtedness permitted under Section
6.3(a)(viii)
in
connection with Investments permitted under Section
6.2(g)(iii),
to the
extent that the aggregate amount of such cash deposits at any time does not
exceed the greater of (i) $300,000,000 and (ii) 15% of the then outstanding
unrestricted cash balance of the Delta Companies;
(m) Liens
on
Margin Stock, if and to the extent the value of all Margin Stock of Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries exceeds 25% of the total assets subject to this Section
6.7;
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(n) Liens
on
real and personal property acquired in connection with acquisitions permitted
by
this Article
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to the
extent such Liens exist on such acquired property at the time of acquisition;
provided,
that
such Liens attach only to the assets (including related leases thereof and,
in
the case of personal property, other assets integral to the use thereof
including security deposits from any sublessee collaterally assigned for the
benefit of lessors) subject to such acquisition;
(o) Liens
securing a Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness, to the extent such
Indebtedness being refinanced was originally secured in accordance with this
Section
6.7;
provided
that
such Lien does not attach to any additional property or assets of Borrower
or
any Subsidiary;
(p) Liens
securing the Loans and the other Obligations;
(q) any
Lien
on any Non-1110 Aviation Assets or Section 1110 Assets securing Indebtedness
permitted under Section
6.3(a)(xx)
or
created as a result of the restructuring of any operating lease of Non-1110
Aviation Assets or Section 1110 Assets permitted under Section
6.3(a)(i);
provided,
that
such Liens attach only to the assets securing the applicable Indebtedness
permitted under Section
6.3(a)(i)
or
(a)(iv);
(r) Liens
created after the Closing Date in connection with operating Leases; provided,
that,
except in the case of Liens arising under Section 6.7(e), such Liens attach
only
to the assets subject to such Lease (including any sublease thereof, other
assets integral to the use thereof and security deposits from any sublessee
collaterally assigned for the benefit of lessors); and
(s) other
Liens so long as the value of the property subject to such Liens, and the
Indebtedness and other obligations secured thereby, do not exceed, in the
aggregate, $2,000,000.
No
Credit
Party shall grant, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to grant, except as
expressly permitted by this Agreement, any Lien on any of its respective assets
securing the Senior Claims or the Junior Claims (as each such term is defined
in
the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement), as the case may be, to any Person other
than each of the Administrative Agent and the Skymiles Agent on behalf of the
applicable Secured Parties (as defined in the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement),
subject to the relative priorities set forth in the Skymiles Intercreditor
Agreement.
6.8 Sale
of Stock and Assets.
No
Credit
Party shall sell, transfer, convey, assign or otherwise dispose of any of its
properties or other assets, including the Stock of any of its Subsidiaries
(whether in a public or a private offering or otherwise) or any of its Accounts
(any such disposition being an “Asset
Sale”),
other
than (without duplication):
(a) sales
and
other dispositions of assets (excluding those assets subject to clause
(c)
or
(i)
below),
and swaps, exchanges, interchange or pooling of assets (subject to the
limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents), in the ordinary course
of
business;
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(b) sales
or
dispositions of surplus, obsolete, negligible or uneconomical assets no longer
used in the business of Borrower and the Guarantors;
(c) the
sale
or other disposition of any Collateral consisting of (i) up to fifteen (15)
767-200 aircraft or (ii) other Collateral included in the Term A Borrowing
Base
having a book value not exceeding $50,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal
Year; provided,
that,
in each case, any disposition of any such Collateral included in the Term A
Borrowing Base (other than DFW Assets) may only be sold for value in excess
of
the Allocated Amount for such Collateral;
(d) Excluded
Sales;
(e) all
sales
of assets of DLMS securing its obligations under the Skymiles
Facility;
(f) dispositions
of Section 1110 Assets or Non-1110 Aviation Assets, consisting of the return
thereof to the party that had provided financing therefor; provided,
that
such dispositions, in the aggregate, shall not materially and adversely affect
the operations of the Delta Companies, taken as a whole;
(g) sales
or
dispositions of assets among (i) Borrower and the Guarantors or (ii)
Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors;
(h) sales
or
dispositions of other assets in arm’s length transactions at fair market value
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal
Year;
(i) (i)
abandonment of Intellectual Property; provided,
that
such abandonment is (A) in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past
practices and (B) with respect to Intellectual Property that is not material
to
the business of Borrower and the Guarantors and (ii) licensing or sublicensing
of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past
practices;
(j) dispositions
of assets located outside of the United States in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $5,000,000;
(k) the
sale
or discount of Accounts to a collection agency in connection with collections
of
delinquent receivables;
(l) (i)
abandonment of Slots, Gates, Routes or Supporting Route Facilities; provided,
that
such abandonment is (A) in connection with the downsizing of any hub or other
facility located in Cincinnati as reflected in the Projections, (B) in
connection with the downsizing of any other hub or facility as reflected in
the
Projections, which does not materially and adversely affect the business of
Borrower and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, or (C) in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practices and does not materially and adversely
affect the business of Borrower and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, (ii)
transfer or other disposition of Slots to the extent permitted by Section
7(b)
of the
SGR Security Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000, (iii)
exchange of Slots to the extent permitted by Section
7(c)
of the
SGR Security Agreement and (iv) assignments of leases or granting of leases
of
(x) Aircraft or Engines to the extent permitted pursuant to the Aircraft
Mortgage and (y) other aircraft or engines (that do not constitute Collateral)
in the ordinary course of business;
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(m) the
sale
or other disposition of any 737-800 aircraft substantially concurrently with
the
consummation of the purchase of such aircraft to the extent such purchase occurs
pursuant to a purchase agreement to which a Delta Company was a party as of
the
Closing Date;
(n) sale-leaseback,
synthetic lease or similar transactions to the extent not prohibited by Section
6.12;
(o) to
the
extent not prohibited by Section
6.18
or any
of the Collateral Documents, the disposition of leasehold or similar interests
in Real Estate that is not Owned Real Estate, including through assignment,
sublease or lease termination or rejection, in whole or in part, or the return,
surrender, exchange or abandonment of any property subject thereto;
(p) any
sale
of Margin Stock for fair value as determined in good faith by Borrower; and
(q) any
Property Loss
Event (without giving effect to the thresholds set forth in the definition
thereof);
(r)
rejection
of executory contracts in accordance with an order of the Bankruptcy Court
to
the extent such rejections do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially
and adversely affect the business of Borrower and the Guarantors, taken as
a
whole; and
(s) sale
of Excluded
Properties; provided,
that,
if such Excluded Properties are included in the Term A Borrowing Base, the
sale
price shall be in excess of the Allocated Amount for such Excluded
Properties.
6.9 [Reserved.]
6.10
Financial
Covenants.
Borrower
shall not breach or fail to comply with any of the Financial
Covenants.
6.11
Hazardous
Materials.
No
Credit
Party shall cause or knowingly permit a Release of any Hazardous Material on,
at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of the Real Estate where such
Release would (a) violate in any respect, or form the basis for any
Environmental Liabilities under, any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits
or (b) otherwise adversely impact the value or marketability of any of the
Real
Estate or any of the Collateral, other than in the case of each of clauses
(a) and (b),
such
violations, Releases or Environmental Liabilities that could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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6.12
Sale-Leasebacks.
No
Credit
Party shall engage in any sale-leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction
involving any of its Primary Gates, Primary Routes, Primary Slots or owned
assets (including without limitation, any aircraft), except (i) any
sale-leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction permitted by Section
6.3(a)(i),
(ii) in
connection with Section 1110 Assets or Non-1110 Aviation Assets and (iii) any
sale-leaseback or similar transaction of any owned asset that constitutes a
fixture on, or that is used primarily in the operation of, leased Real Estate,
to the extent that such sale-leaseback occurs in connection with an assignment
or rejection of the lease of such Real Estate followed by a lease-back of all
or
a portion of such Real Estate.
6.13 Restricted
Payments.
No
Credit
Party shall make any Restricted Payment, except (a) payments of principal
of and interest on intercompany loans and advances between Borrower and
Guarantors to the extent permitted by Section
6.3,
(b) dividends and distributions by Subsidiaries of Borrower,
(c) dividends and distributions by Borrower with respect to its Stock
payable solely in additional shares of its common Stock, (d) pursuant to
stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in a maximum aggregate amount not to exceed
$2,000,000, (e) the redemption of the Class B shares of Delta Benefits
Management Inc. held by Aon Group, Inc., pursuant to put and call rights
existing on the date hereof (f) scheduled payments of interest with respect
to Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness and any Permitted Refinancing thereof
(or, subject to any applicable subordination terms, upon acceleration), and
(g)
scheduled payments of principal and interest with respect to, and payment of
fees and other charges required by the terms of, the Post-Petition Skymiles
Facility (or, subject to the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement, upon
acceleration), provided
that no
such payments shall be made from proceeds
of Collateral other than Skymiles Collateral (A) from and after the issuance
of
any Notice of Actionable Default and until the withdrawal of all pending Notices
of Actionable Default or (B) during the period in which the Excess Aggregate
Cash on Hand is lower than the lesser of (x) $200 million and (y) the aggregate
amount of “Obligations”
(as
defined in the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility Documents) arising in connection
with the Bankruptcy Loans (as defined in the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility
Documents) outstanding at such time;
provided
that
such Restricted Payments in clause
(a)
shall be
permitted so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would
result after giving effect to such Restricted Payments and the Administrative
Agent shall not have notified Borrower to stop such payments.
6.14 Change
of Corporate Name or Location; Change of Fiscal Year.
No
Credit
Party shall (a) change its name as it appears in official filings in the state
of its incorporation or other organization, (b) change its chief executive
office, principal place of business, corporate offices or warehouses, hangars,
terminals, maintenance facilities or other locations at which Collateral with
book value in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, is held
or
stored, or the location of its records concerning such Collateral, (c) change
the type of entity that it is, (d) change its organization identification
number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or other organization,
or
(e) change its state of incorporation or organization, in each case, without
at
least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent;
provided,
that
(i) in the case of clauses
(b)
or
(e),
any
such new location shall be in the continental United States and (ii) the Credit
Parties shall be in compliance with the Spare Parts Mortgage at all times.
No
Credit Party shall change its Fiscal Year.
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6.15 No
Impairment of Intercompany Transfers.
No
Credit
Party shall directly or indirectly enter into or become contractually bound
by
any agreement, instrument, indenture or other obligation (other than this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility
Documents) that could directly or indirectly restrict, prohibit or require
the
consent of any Person with respect to the payment of dividends or distributions
by a Credit Party or the making or repayment of intercompany loans by a
Subsidiary of Borrower to Borrower; other than (a) prohibitions or restrictions
existing on the Closing Date and listed on Disclosure
Schedule 6.15,
and any
extension or renewal thereof on terms no less favorable to such Credit Party
and
(b) prohibitions or restrictions set forth in the Loan Documents or the
Post-Petition Skymiles Facility Documents (to the extent consistent with such
provisions in the Loan Documents).
6.16 Limitation
on Negative Pledge Clauses.
No
Credit
Party will enter into any agreement (other than the Loan Documents) with any
Person which prohibits or limits the ability of such Credit Party to create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien securing the Obligations upon any
of
its properties, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
other than agreements that contain (a) prohibitions or limitations existing
on
the Closing Date and listed on Disclosure
Schedule 6.16,
and any
extension or renewal thereof on terms no less favorable to the Credit Parties,
(b) prohibitions set forth in the Loan Documents and the Post-Petition Skymiles
Facility Documents, (c) customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions
contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale;
provided,
that
such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be
sold
and such sale is permitted hereunder, (d) prohibitions or restrictions imposed
by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness or other obligations permitted
by this Agreement if such restriction or condition applies only to property
secured or financed by such Indebtedness or other obligations and (e)
restrictions prohibiting Liens contained in agreements relating to the use
and
occupancy of airport premises and facilities, operating leases, Capital Leases
or Licenses with respect to properties subject thereto and interests created
therein.
6.17 No
Speculative Transactions.
No
Credit
Party shall engage in any transaction involving commodity options, futures
contracts or similar transactions, except solely to hedge in the ordinary course
of business.
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6.18 Real
Estate Purchases and Leases.
No
Credit
Party shall purchase a fee simple ownership interest in real estate with an
aggregate purchase price in excess of $30,000,000. No
Credit
Party shall modify, amend, extend, cancel, terminate or otherwise change in
any
materially adverse manner any term, covenant or condition of any
lease, sublease, usufruct,
use agreement or other occupancy or facility agreement affecting its Real Estate
as of the Closing Date, and no Credit Party shall hereafter enter into any
new
lease,
sublease, usufruct,
use agreement or other occupancy or facility agreement granting such Credit
Party possessory,
use
or
similar rights in or to any real estate, unless such modification, amendment,
extension, cancellation, termination or other change, or such new lease,
sublease, usufruct, use agreement or other occupancy or facility agreement,
(a)
is not prohibited by the Collateral Documents, (b) would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (c) would not materially and adversely
affect the Administrative Agent’s Liens, for the benefit of Secured Parties, in
the Collateral stored or located at the location to which such modification
or
other change, or such new
lease
or other agreement relates. Further, no Credit Party shall assign, sublet or
otherwise dispose of any such lease, sublease, usufruct, use agreement or other
occupancy or facility agreement to which such Credit Party is now or hereafter
a
counterparty, except for an assignment, subletting or disposition that (x)
is
not prohibited by Section
6.8
or the
Collateral Documents, (y) would not have a Material Adverse Effect and (z)
would
not materially and adversely
affect the Administrative Agent’s Liens, for the benefit of Secured Parties, in
the Collateral stored or located at such location.
6.19 Changes
Relating to Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness and Post-Petition Skymiles
Facility Documents.
(a) No
Credit
Party shall change or amend the terms of any Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness
(or any indenture or agreement in connection therewith) if the effect of such
amendment is to: (i) increase the interest rate on such Permitted Subordinated
Indebtedness; (ii) change the dates upon which payments of principal or interest
are due on such Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness other than to extend such
dates; (iii) change any default or event of default other than to delete or
make
less restrictive any default provision therein with respect to such Permitted
Subordinated Indebtedness; (iv) change the redemption or prepayment provisions
of such Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness other than to extend the dates
therefor or to reduce the premiums payable in connection therewith; (v) grant
any security or collateral to secure payment of such Permitted Subordinated
Indebtedness; or (vi) change or amend any other term, in each case, if such
change or amendment would materially increase the obligations of the Credit
Party thereunder or confer additional material rights on the holder of such
Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness, in each case, in a manner adverse to any
Credit Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(b) No
Credit
Party shall change or amend the terms of the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility
Documents, if the effect of such amendment is to: (i) increase the interest
rate
on the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility; (ii) change the dates upon which
payments of principal or interest are due on the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility
other than to extend such dates; (iii) change any default or event of
default other than to delete or make less restrictive any default provision
therein with respect to the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility; (iv) change the
redemption or prepayment provisions of the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility
other
than to extend the dates therefor or to reduce the premiums payable in
connection therewith; (v) grant any security or collateral to secure payment
of
the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility; or (vi) change or amend any other term
if
such change or amendment would materially increase the obligations of the Credit
Party thereunder or confer additional material rights on the holder of the
Post-Petition Skymiles Facility, in each case, in a manner adverse to any Credit
Party, the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
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6.20 Cancellation
of Indebtedness.
No
Credit
Party shall, nor shall they permit any of its Subsidiaries to, cancel any claim
or Indebtedness owed to any of them except (i) in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, (ii) in respect of intercompany
Indebtedness among the Credit Parties or (iii) negotiated on an arm’s-length
basis and for consideration reasonably deemed by the Borrower to be
reasonable.
7. TERM
7.1 Termination.
The
financing arrangements contemplated hereby shall be in effect until the Maturity
Date, and the Loans and all other Obligations shall be automatically due and
payable in full on such date.
7.2 Survival
of Obligations Upon Termination of Financing Arrangements.
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no termination or
cancellation (regardless of cause or procedure) of any financing arrangement
under this Agreement shall in any way affect or impair the obligations, duties
and liabilities of the Credit Parties or the rights of the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders relating to any unpaid portion of the Loans or any other
Obligations, due or not due, liquidated, contingent or unliquidated or any
transaction or event occurring prior to such termination, or any transaction
or
event, the performance of which is required after the Maturity Date. Except
as
otherwise expressly provided herein or in any other Loan Document, all
undertakings, agreements, covenants, warranties and representations of or
binding upon the Credit Parties, and all rights of the Administrative Agent
and
each Lender, all as contained in the Loan Documents, shall not terminate or
expire, but rather shall survive any such termination or cancellation and shall
continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date; provided,
that
the provisions of Article
13,
the
payment obligations under Sections
1.13 and 1.14,
and the
indemnities contained in the Loan Documents shall survive the Termination
Date.
8. EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
8.1 Events
of Default.
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following events (regardless of the reason
therefor) shall constitute an “Event
of Default”
hereunder:
(a) Borrower
(i)
fails to make any payment of principal of the Loans or
any
Letter of Credit Obligation when
due
and payable, (ii) fails to make any payment of interest on, or Fees owing in
respect of, the Loans or any of the other Obligations within three (3) Business
Days of the date when due and payable, or (iii) fails to pay or reimburse the
Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer or Lender for any expense reimbursable
hereunder or under any other Loan Document within ten (10) days following the
demand for such reimbursement or payment of expenses.
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(b) Any
Credit
Party fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any of the provisions of
Sections
1.2, 1.3,
1.4,
5.4,
5.14,
5.16
or
Article
6,
the
reporting requirements of Section
5.15,
the
insurance provisions in the Collateral Documents or any of the provisions set
forth in Annexes
C
or
G,
respectively.
(c) Borrower
fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any of the provisions of
Section
4.1
or any
provisions set forth in Annexes
E or F,
respectively, and the same shall remain unremedied for three (3) Business Days
or more.
(d) (x)
Borrower
fails to perform or observe any covenant, condition or agreement to be performed
or observed by it under the Aircraft Mortgage, and such failure continues
unremedied for a period of sixty (60) days after receipt by Borrower of a notice
thereof from the Administrative Agent (such failure, a “Maintenance
Default”);
provided
that, if
Borrower shall have undertaken to cure any such failure which arises under
Sections
7.02 or 7.04
of the
Aircraft Mortgage as those sections relate to maintenance, service, repair
or
overhauls and such failure is capable of being remedied, no such failure shall
constitute an Event of Default for a period of ninety (90) days after such
notice is received by Borrower (“Maintenance
Cure Period”)
so
long as Borrower is diligently proceeding to remedy such failure; provided
further
that, if not cured, such failure shall constitute an Event of Default if not
remedied within 180 days after receipt by Borrower of such notice of a
Maintenance Default or (y) any Credit Party fails or neglects to perform, keep
or observe any other provision of this Agreement, any of the other Loan
Documents or the Collateral Documents (other than any provision embodied in
or
covered by any other clause of this Section
8.1)
and the
same shall remain unremedied for thirty (30) days or more.
(e) Except
for defaults resulting directly from the commencement of the Cases and defaults
resulting from obligations (other than the Obligations) with respect to which
the Bankruptcy Code prohibits any Credit Party from complying or permits an
Credit Party not to comply, a default or breach occurs under any other
agreement, document or instrument to which any Credit Party is a party that
is
not cured within any applicable grace period therefor, and such default or
breach (i) involves the failure to make any payment when due in respect of
any
post-petition Indebtedness or Guaranteed Indebtedness (other than the
Obligations) of any Credit Party in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate
(including (x) undrawn committed or available amounts and (y) amounts owing
to
all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangements), or (ii)
causes, or permits any holder of such Indebtedness or Guaranteed Indebtedness
or
a trustee to cause, post-petition Indebtedness or Guaranteed Indebtedness or
a
portion thereof in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate to become due prior
to
its stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or
cash collateral to be demanded in respect thereof, in each case, regardless
of
whether such default is waived, or such right is exercised, by such holder
or
trustee.
(f) Any
information contained in any Borrowing Base Certificate is untrue or incorrect
in any material respect, or any representation or warranty herein or in any
Loan
Document or in any written statement, report, financial statement or certificate
(other than a Borrowing Base Certificate) made or delivered to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender by any Credit Party is untrue or incorrect
in
any material respect, in each case, as of the date when made or deemed
made.
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(g) [Reserved].
(h) The
Loan
Documents and the Final Order shall, for any reason,
cease to
create a valid Lien
on
any of the
Collateral purported to be covered thereby or
such
Lien shall
cease to
be a perfected Lien
having the priority provided for herein and in the Final Order, or any Credit
Party shall so allege in any pleading filed in any court or any
material
provision of any Loan Document
shall,
for any reason,
cease to
be valid and binding on
each
Credit
Party party thereto
(or any
Credit Party shall challenge the enforceability of any Loan Document or shall
assert in writing, or engage in any action or inaction based on any such
assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan Documents has ceased to be
or
otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its
terms).
(i)
A
final
unstayed judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $10,000,000
in the aggregate at any time are outstanding against one or more of the Credit
Parties (which judgments are not covered by insurance policies as to which
liability has been accepted by the insurance carrier), and the same are not,
within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof, discharged or bonded pending
appeal, or such judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any
such
stay.
(j)
Suspension
of all or substantially all of the Credit Parties' flight and other operations
for longer than two days (excluding, however, any such suspension as a result
of
an order by an Aviation Authority due to a force majeure or any other
extraordinary event similarly affecting all major U.S. commercial carriers)
or
entry of an order by the Bankruptcy Court authorizing the same.
(k) Any
Change of
Control occurs.
(l)
Any
Air
Carrier shall cease to be a Certificated Air Carrier or a “citizen
of the United States”
as
defined in Section 40102(a)(15) of Title 49.
(m) (i)
In the
case of any Primary Route, any applicable Aviation Authority revokes, terminates
or cancels any Credit Party’s Permits to use, occupy or maintain such Primary
Route, whether as a result of any revocation, termination or cancellation of
any
Primary Gate, Primary Slot or otherwise; (ii) in the case of any Primary Slot,
any applicable Aviation Authority revokes, terminates or cancels any Credit
Party’s Permits to use, occupy or maintain such Primary Slot or any Credit Party
surrenders such Primary Slot to the applicable Aviation Authority; provided,
that an
Event of Default shall not occur under this clause
(m)(ii)
if the
aggregate value of all such Primary Slots that have been revoked, terminated,
surrendered or canceled does not exceed an amount equal to the sum of (i)
$25,000,000 plus
(ii) the
lesser of (x) the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents held in the SGR Cash
Collateral Account and (y) $25,000,000; provided,
further,
that,
in the event the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, determines
that the aggregate value of all such Primary Slots that have been revoked,
terminated, surrendered or canceled exceeds $25,000,000, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly request an appraisal from an Appraiser,
and
each Credit Party shall permit such appraisals to be conducted, for purposes
of
determining such value.
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(n) In
the
case of any other Slots, Gates or Routes, any applicable Aviation Authority
modifies, suspends, revokes, terminates, cancels or otherwise takes any action
that adversely affects any Credit Party’s Permits or any Credit Party’s use or
occupation or maintenance of such Slots, Gates and Routes due to any Credit
Party’s failure to abide by applicable law or any contract governing the use of
such Slots, Gates and Routes, or any Credit Party otherwise ceases to use,
occupy or maintain such Slots, Gates and Routes, and any event referred to
in
this clause
(n)
could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) Any
Lien
shall arise on the assets of any Credit Party in favor of the PBGC or an ERISA
Plan and such lien has not been stayed pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, but
only
to the extent that such Lien could reasonably be expected to result in liability
to any Credit Party in an amount which would exceed $1,000,000.
(p) Any
of
the Cases shall be dismissed (or the Bankruptcy Court shall make a ruling
requiring the dismissal of the Cases) or converted to a case under chapter
7 of
the Bankruptcy Code (except to the extent the disposition of assets upon such
liquidation would be permitted under Section
6.8),
or any
Credit Party shall file any pleading requesting any such relief; a
trustee
under chapter 7 or chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, a responsible officer
or
an examiner with enlarged powers relating to the operation of the business
(powers beyond those set forth in section 1106(a)(3) and (4) of the Bankruptcy
Code) under section 1106(b) of the Bankruptcy Code shall be appointed in any
of
the Cases; or
an
application shall be filed by any Credit Party for the approval of, or the
Court
shall enter an order granting, (i) other than any Claim of Amex under the
Post-Petition Skymiles Facility Documents with respect to the Skymiles
Collateral, any other Claim having priority senior to or pari
passu with
the
claims of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan
Documents
or,
without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, any other claim
having priority over any or all administrative expenses of the kind specified
in
sections 503(b) or 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code (other
than the Carve-Out) or (ii) any Lien on the Collateral having a priority senior
to or pari passu with the Liens and security interests granted herein, except
the Liens on Skymiles Collateral securing the obligations under the
Post-Petition Skymiles Facility and except as otherwise expressly provided
herein.
(q) Any
Credit
Party shall file a motion seeking, or the Bankruptcy Court shall enter, an
order
(i) approving any payment (as adequate protection or otherwise) on account
of
any Claim against any Credit Party arising or deemed to have arisen prior to
the
Petition Date, other than a Permitted Prepetition Payment, (ii) approving
any other First Day Order not reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
(iii) granting relief from the automatic stay applicable under section 362
of
the Bankruptcy Code to any holder of any security interest to permit foreclosure
or obtain liens on any assets which have a value in excess of $10,000,000
(it
being
understood that neither the relinquishment by the Borrower or Guarantors of
Section 1110 Assets, nor the foreclosure of security interests in Section 1110
Assets (or in property in the possession of the applicable secured party) as
to
which defaults have not been cured pursuant to Section 1110 of the Bankruptcy
Code, shall be considered to be included in this paragraph) provided
that, if
any Credit Party would otherwise be permitted under this Agreement to make
a
payment to the holder of a security interest in cash or Cash Equivalents
(“Cash
Collateral”),
and
the obligation to make such payment is secured by such Cash Collateral, then
in
lieu of making such payment, such Credit Party may direct or authorize such
secured party to, and such secured party may, apply such Cash Collateral to
satisfy such payment obligation (including by way of setoff against or
foreclosure on such Cash Collateral), (iv) authorizing the sale of all or
substantially all of Borrower’s assets (unless such order contemplates payment
in full in cash of the Obligations upon consummation of such sale, whether
pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization or otherwise) or (v)
except to the extent the disposition of assets upon such liquidation would
be
permitted under Section
6.8,
approving the implementation of liquidation under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code in any Case; or
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(r)
(i)
The
Final Order shall cease to be in full force and effect, or (ii) any Credit
Party
shall fail to comply with the terms of the Final Order in any material respect,
or (iii) the Final Order shall be amended, supplemented, stayed, reversed,
vacated or otherwise modified (or any of the Credit Parties shall apply for
authority to do so) in
any
manner that affects the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the
Arrangers or the Lenders, in each case, without the prior written consent of
the
Administrative Agent.
8.2 Remedies.
(a) If
any
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, without
further order of, application to, or action by, the Bankruptcy Court,
the
Administrative Agent may (and at the written request of any of the Requisite
Term A Lenders, the Requisite Term B Lenders or the Requisite Term C Lenders
shall), without notice except as otherwise expressly provided herein, increase
the rate of interest applicable to the Loans to the Default Rate.
(b) If
any
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, without
further order of, application to, or action by, the Bankruptcy Court, (i)
the
Administrative Agent may (and at the written request of (A) the Requisite
Lenders or (B) after 120 days following the occurrence of such Event of Default,
any of the Requisite Term A Lenders, the Requisite Term B Lenders or the
Requisite Term C Lenders, shall), without notice, declare all or any portion
of
the Obligations, including all or any portion of any Loan to be forthwith due
and payable, all without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of
any
kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower and each other Credit Party;
or (ii) the Administrative Agent may (and at the written request of the
Requisite Lenders, shall), without notice except as required by the Final Order,
exercise any rights and remedies provided to the Administrative Agent under
the
Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the
Code.
(c) In
addition, subject solely to any requirement of the giving of notice by the
terms
of the Final Order, the automatic stay provided in section 362 of the Bankruptcy
Code shall be deemed automatically vacated without further action or order
of
the Bankruptcy Court and
the
Administrative Agent and
the
Lenders shall be entitled to
exercise
all
of
their respective rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, including,
without limitation, all rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral
and
the Guarantors.
8.3 Waivers
by Credit Parties.
Except
as
otherwise provided for in this Agreement, by applicable law or the Final Order,
each Credit Party waives: (a) presentment, demand and protest and notice of
presentment, dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration,
protest, default, nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement,
extension or renewal of any or all commercial paper, accounts, contract rights,
documents, instruments, chattel paper and guaranties at any time held by the
Administrative Agent on which any Credit Party may in any way be liable, and
hereby ratifies and confirms whatever the Administrative Agent may do in this
regard, (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to the Administrative
Agent’s taking possession or control of, or to the Administrative Agent’s
replevy, attachment or levy upon, the Collateral or any bond or security that
might be required by any court prior to allowing the Administrative Agent to
exercise any of their remedies, and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal,
marshaling and exemption laws.
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9. GUARANTY
9.1 Guaranty
of Obligations of Borrower.
Each
Guarantor hereby jointly and severally unconditionally guarantees to Secured
Parties, and their respective successors, endorsees, transferees and assigns,
the prompt payment (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise)
and performance of the Obligations of Borrower. Guarantors agree that this
Agreement is a guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection, and
that their obligations under this Agreement shall be primary, absolute and
unconditional, irrespective of, and unaffected by:
(a) the
genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability or any future amendment of,
or
change in any other Loan Document or any other agreement, document or instrument
to which any Credit Party and/or Guarantors are or may become a
party;
(b) the
absence
of any action to enforce any other Loan Document or the waiver or consent by
any
Secured Party with respect to any of the provisions thereof;
(c) the
existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect its Lien against, any
Collateral for the Obligations or any action, or the absence of any action,
by
Secured Parties in respect thereof (including, without limitation, the release
of any such security);
(d) the
insolvency of any Credit Party; or
(e) any
other
action or circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor,
it
being
agreed by each Guarantor that its obligations under this Agreement shall not
be
discharged until the Termination Date. Each Guarantor shall be regarded, and
shall be in the same position, as principal debtor with respect to the
Obligations. Each Guarantor agrees that any notice or directive given at any
time to Secured Parties which is inconsistent with the waiver in the immediately
preceding sentence shall be null and void and may be ignored by Secured Parties,
and, in addition, may not be pleaded or introduced as evidence in any litigation
relating to this Agreement for the reason that such pleading or introduction
would be at variance with the written terms of this Agreement, unless Secured
Parties have specifically agreed otherwise in writing. It is agreed among each
Guarantor and Secured Parties that the foregoing waivers are of the essence
of
the transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents and that, but for this
Agreement and such waivers, Secured Parties would decline to enter into this
Agreement.
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9.2 Demand
by Secured Parties.
In
addition to the terms of the Guaranty set forth in Section
9.1
hereof,
and in no manner imposing any limitation on such terms, it is expressly
understood and agreed that, if, at any time, the outstanding principal amount
of
the Obligations under this Agreement (including all accrued interest thereon)
is
declared to be immediately due and payable, then Guarantors shall, without
demand (except as required by the Final Order), pay to the holders of the
Obligations the entire amount of the outstanding Obligations due and owing
to
such holders. Payment by Guarantors shall be made to Administrative Agent in
immediately available federal funds to the Cash Collateral Account and applied
to the Obligations in accordance with Section 1.3.
9.3 Enforcement
of Guaranty.
In no
event shall any Secured Party have any obligation (although it is entitled,
at
its option) to proceed against Borrower or any other Credit Party or any
Collateral pledged to secure Obligations before seeking satisfaction from any
or
all of the Guarantors, and Secured Parties may proceed, prior or subsequent
to,
or simultaneously with, the enforcement of Secured Parties’ rights hereunder, to
exercise any right or remedy which it may have against any Collateral, as a
result of any Lien it may have as security for all or any portion of the
Obligations.
9.4 Waiver.
In
addition to the waivers contained in Section
9.1
hereof,
Guarantors waive, and agree that they shall not at any time insist upon, plead
or in any manner whatever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any
appraisal, valuation, stay, extension, marshaling of assets or redemption laws,
or exemption, whether now or at any time hereafter in force, which may delay,
prevent or otherwise affect the performance by Guarantors of their Obligations
under, or the enforcement by Secured Parties of, this Agreement. Guarantors
hereby waive diligence, presentment and demand (whether for non-payment or
protest or of acceptance, maturity, extension of time, change in nature or
form
of the Obligations, acceptance of further security, release of further security,
composition or agreement arrived at as to the amount of, or the terms of, the
Obligations, notice of adverse change in Borrower’s financial condition or any
other fact which might increase the risk to Guarantors) with respect to any
of
the Obligations or all other demands whatsoever and waive the benefit of all
provisions of law which are or might be in conflict with the terms of this
Agreement. Guarantors represent, warrant and jointly and severally agree that,
as of the date of this Agreement, their obligations under this Agreement are
not
subject to any offsets or defenses against Secured Parties or any Credit Party
of any kind. Guarantors further jointly and severally agree that their
obligations under this Agreement shall not be subject to any counterclaims
or
offsets or defenses against Secured Parties or against any Credit Party of
any
kind which may arise in the future.
9.5 Benefit
of Guaranty.
The
provisions of this Agreement are for the benefit of Secured Parties and their
respective successors, transferees, endorsees and assigns, and nothing herein
contained shall impair, as between any Credit Party and Secured Parties, the
obligations of any Credit Party under the Loan Documents. In the event all
or
any part of the Obligations are transferred, indorsed or assigned by any Secured
Party to any Person or Persons, any reference to “Secured
Party”
herein
shall be deemed to refer equally to such Person or Persons.
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9.6 Modification
of Obligations, Etc.
Each
Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that Secured Parties may at any time
or
from time to time, with or without the consent of, or notice to, Guarantors
or
any of them:
(a) change
or
extend the manner, place or terms of payment of, or renew or alter all or any
portion of, the Obligations;
(b) take
any
action under or in respect of the Loan Documents in the exercise of any remedy,
power or privilege contained therein or available to it at law, equity or
otherwise, or waive or refrain from exercising any such remedies, powers or
privileges;
(c) amend
or
modify, in any manner whatsoever, the Loan Documents, other than this
Article
9;
(d) extend
or
waive the time for any Credit Party’s performance of, or compliance with, any
term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed under the
Loan Documents, or waive such performance or compliance or consent to a failure
of, or departure from, such performance or compliance;
(e) take
and hold
Collateral for the payment of the Obligations guaranteed hereby or sell,
exchange, release, dispose of, or otherwise deal with, any property pledged,
mortgaged or conveyed, or in which Secured Parties have been granted a Lien,
to
secure any Obligations;
(f)
release
anyone who may be liable in any manner for the payment of any amounts owed
by
other Guarantors or any other Credit Party to any Secured Party;
(g) modify
or
terminate the terms of any intercreditor or subordination agreement pursuant
to
which claims of other creditors of any Guarantor or any Credit Party are
subordinated to the claims of Secured Parties; and/or
(h) apply
any
sums by whomever paid or however realized to any amounts owing by any other
Guarantor or any other Credit Party to any Secured Party in such manner as
any
Secured Party shall determine in its discretion;
and
Secured Parties shall not incur any liability to Guarantors as a result thereof,
and no such action shall impair or release the Obligations of Guarantors or
any
of them under this Agreement.
9.7 Waiver
of Subrogation, Etc.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, or in any other
Loan
Document, each Guarantor hereby:
(a) expressly
and irrevocably waives, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns
(including any surety), any and all rights at law or in equity to subrogation,
to reimbursement, to exoneration, to contribution, to indemnification, to set
off or to any other rights that could accrue to a surety against a principal,
to
a guarantor against a principal, to a guarantor against a maker or obligor,
to
an accommodation party against the party accommodated, to a holder or transferee
against a maker, or to the holder of any claim against any Person, and which
such Guarantor may have or hereafter acquire against any Credit Party in
connection with or as a result of such Guarantor’s execution, delivery and/or
performance of this Agreement, or any other documents to which such Guarantor
is
a party or otherwise; and
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(b) acknowledges
and agrees that this waiver is intended to benefit Secured Parties and shall
not
limit or otherwise effect any Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the
enforceability of this Agreement and their rights under this Section
9.7
shall
survive payment in full of the Obligations.
9.8 Election
of Remedies.
If
Administrative Agent may, under applicable law, proceed to realize benefits
under any of the Loan Documents giving Secured Parties a Lien upon any
Collateral owned by any Credit Party, either by judicial foreclosure or by
non-judicial sale or enforcement, Administrative Agent may, at its sole option,
determine which of such remedies or rights it may pursue without affecting
any
of such rights and remedies under this Agreement. If, in the exercise of any
of
its rights and remedies, Administrative Agent shall forfeit any of its rights
or
remedies, including its right to enter a deficiency judgment against any Credit
Party, whether because of any applicable laws pertaining to “election
of remedies”
or
the
like, Guarantors hereby consent to such action by Administrative Agent and
waive
any claim based upon such action, even if such action by Administrative Agent
shall result in a full or partial loss of any rights of subrogation which
Guarantors might otherwise have had but for such action by Administrative Agent.
Any election of remedies which results in the denial or impairment of the right
of Administrative Agent to seek a deficiency judgment against any Credit Party
shall not impair each Guarantor’s obligation to pay the full amount of the
Obligations. In the event Administrative Agent shall bid at any foreclosure
or
trustee’s sale or at any private sale permitted by law or the Loan Documents,
Administrative Agent may bid all or less than the amount of the Obligations
and
the amount of such bid need not be paid by Administrative Agent but shall be
credited against the Obligations in accordance with Section 1.3.
The
amount of the successful bid at any such sale shall be conclusively deemed
to be
the fair market value of the Collateral and the difference between such bid
amount and the remaining balance of the Obligations shall be conclusively deemed
to be the amount of the Obligations guaranteed under this Agreement,
notwithstanding that any present or future law or court decision or ruling
may
have the effect of reducing the amount of any deficiency claim to which Secured
Parties might otherwise be entitled but for such bidding at any such
sale.
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10. SECURITY
10.1 Security.
(a) To
secure
the prompt and complete payment, performance and observance of all of the
Obligations, in addition to other “Collateral”
upon
which a Lien is granted under the other Collateral Documents, each Credit Party
hereby grants, assigns, conveys, mortgages, pledges, hypothecates and transfers
to Administrative Agent, for itself and for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
a first priority Lien (subject only to (i) the Liens of the Skymiles Agent
in
the Skymiles Collateral pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court in form
and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) valid, perfected,
nonavoidable and enforceable Liens existing as of the Petition Date, (iii)
valid
liens in existence at the commencement of the Cases to the extent perfected
subsequent to such commencement as permitted by Section 546(b) of the Code,
(iv)
the Carve-Out and (v) Permitted Liens permitted pursuant to Section
6.7(a),
(c),
(e),
(f),
(i),
(j)
(subject, in the case of Amex, to the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement),
(n),
(o),
(q),
(r)
or
(s))
in
accordance with sections 364(c)(2) and 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code upon
all
of the following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by a
Credit Party or in which such Credit Party now has or at any time in the future
may acquire any right, title or interest (capitalized terms contained in this
section, unless the context indicates otherwise, or unless defined elsewhere
herein, have the meanings provided for in the Code to the extent the same is
used or defined therein):
(i)
all
Accounts;
(ii) all
Chattel
Paper;
(iii) all
Documents;
(iv) all
General Intangibles (including payment intangibles and Software);
(v) all
Goods, Inventory and Equipment, including spare parts, Flight Simulators and
Tooling, and other personal property, whether tangible or intangible or wherever
located;
(vi) all
Instruments;
(vii) all
Investment Property;
(viii)
all
Vehicles;
(ix)
all
real
property (subject to Section
5.12(b));
(x)
the
commercial tort claims described on Disclosure
Schedule 10.1;
(xi)
all
Deposit Accounts of any Credit Party, including all Blocked Accounts,
Concentration Accounts and all other bank accounts and all deposits
therein;
(xii)
all
money, cash or cash equivalents of any Credit Party;
(xiii)
all
Supporting Obligations and Letter of Credit Rights of any Credit
Party;
(xiv)
to
the
extent not otherwise included, all monies and other property of any kind which
is, after the Petition Date, received by such Credit Party in connection with
refunds with respect to taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed
on
such Credit Party or any of its property or income;
(xv)
to
the
extent not otherwise included, all causes of action (other than claims of the
Credit Parties under Sections 502(d), 544, 545, 547, 548 and 550 of the
Bankruptcy Code) and all monies and other property of any kind received
therefrom, and all monies and other property of any kind recovered by any Credit
Party; and
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(xvi)
all
property of any Credit Party held by the Administrative Agent or any other
Secured Party, including all property of every description, in the possession
or
custody of or in transit to the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party
for
any purpose, including safekeeping, collection or pledge, for the account of
such Credit Party or as to which such Credit Party may have any right or power;
(xvii)
to
the
extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing, tort
claims, insurance claims and other rights to payment not otherwise included
in
the foregoing and products of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions
and replacements for, and rents and profits of, each of the
foregoing;
provided,
that
“Collateral”
shall
not include (i) the Excluded Collateral provided that if and when any property
shall cease to be Excluded Collateral, such property shall be deemed at all
times from and after the date such property ceased to be Excluded Collateral
to
constitute Collateral and (ii) any General Intangibles or other rights arising
under any contract, instrument, license or other document if the grant of a
security interest therein would constitute a breach or violation of a valid
and
effective restriction in favor of a third party, but only to the extent, and
for
so long as, in the case of clause
(ii)
such
restriction is not terminated or rendered unenforceable or otherwise deemed
ineffective by any applicable law.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) To
the
extent a security interest hereunder would be created in any asset in which
a
security interest is created under any Collateral Document, the rights, remedies
and obligations of the relevant Credit Party and the Secured Parties with
respect to such asset shall be governed by such Collateral Document and not
this
Agreement.
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10.2 Perfection
of Security Interests.
(a) At
any
time and from time to time, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative
Agent and at the sole expense of the Credit Parties, each Credit Party shall
promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments
and
documents and take such further actions as the
Administrative Agent
may deem
desirable to obtain the full benefits of any security interest granted or
purported to be granted by such Credit Party hereunder and of the rights and
powers herein granted, including (i) upon the reasonable request of the
Administrative Agent, using its commercially reasonable efforts to secure all
consents and approvals necessary or appropriate for the assignment to or for
the
benefit of Administrative Agent of any License or Contract held by such Credit
Party and to enforce the security interests granted hereunder, (ii) unless
Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent may
be
revoked), delivering to Administrative Agent all Collateral consisting of
negotiable Documents and certificated securities (in each case, accompanied
by
stock powers, allonges or other instruments of transfer executed in blank)
promptly after such Credit Party receives the same, (iii) delivering any
requested Chattel Paper or Instrument to Administrative Agent (in each case
accompanied by instruments of transfer executed in blank), (iv) obtaining or
using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, (A) waivers
or subordinations of Liens from landlords at locations required by Section
5.8
of this
Agreement and (B) signed acknowledgements of Administrative Agent’s Liens from
bailees at locations required by Section
5.8
of this
Agreement having possession of any Credit Party’s Goods that they hold for the
benefit of Secured Parties, (v) to the extent required by this Agreement and
not
waived by Administrative Agent in writing (which waiver may be revoked)
obtaining authenticated Control Letters from each issuer of uncertificated
securities, securities intermediary, or commodities intermediary issuing or
holding any financial assets or commodities, in each case constituting
Collateral, to or for any Credit Party; provided, that the Administrative Agent
shall not deliver a notice that it is exercising exclusive control over any
financial assets or commodities to any such issuer, securities intermediary
or
commodities intermediary unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, (vi) in accordance with and to the extent required by Annex C
to this Agreement, obtaining a blocked account or similar agreement with each
bank or financial institution holding a Deposit Account for such Credit Party;
provided, that the Administrative Agent shall not deliver a notice that it
is
exercising exclusive control over any Deposit Account to any such bank or
financial institution unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
(vii) for each Credit Party that is or becomes the beneficiary of a letter
of
credit with a face amount in excess of $1,000,000, promptly, and in any event
within two (2) Business Days after becoming a beneficiary, notifying
Administrative Agent thereof and thereafter, unless the related Letter-of-Credit
Rights constitute a Supporting Obligation for which Administrative Agent’s
security interest is perfected, using its commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the issuer and/or confirmation bank with respect to such Letter-of-Credit
Rights to enter into a tri-party agreement with Administrative Agent assigning
such Letter-of-Credit Rights to Administrative Agent and directing all payments
thereunder to a Blocked Account, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (viii) taking all steps necessary to
grant
the Administrative Agent control of all electronic chattel paper in accordance
with the Code and all “transferable
records”
as
defined in each of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, (ix) promptly, and in any event
within five (5) Business Days after the same is acquired by it, notifying the
Administrative Agent of any commercial tort claim (as defined in the Code)
involving a claim of more than $1,000,000 acquired by it and if requested by
the
Administrative Agent, entering into a supplement to this Agreement, granting
to
Administrative Agent a Lien in such commercial tort claim, (x) maintaining
complete and accurate stock records, (xi) except as otherwise provided in
clause
(vii)
hereof,
delivering to the Administrative Agent all documents, certificates and
Instruments necessary or desirable to perfect the Administrative Agent’s Lien on
letters of credit on which such Credit Party is named as beneficiary and all
acceptances issued in connection therewith and (xii) taking such other
steps as are deemed necessary or desirable to maintain the Administrative
Agent’s security interest in the Collateral.
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(b) Each
Credit Party hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent at any
time
and from time to time to file in any filing office in any Uniform Commercial
Code jurisdiction any initial financing statements and amendments thereto that
(a) indicate the Collateral (i) as all assets of such Credit Party or words
of
similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the
Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Code in such jurisdiction,
or (ii) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (b)
contain any other information required by part 5 of Article 9 of the Code for
the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or
amendment, including (i) whether such Credit Party is an organization, the
type
of organization and any organization identification number issued to such Credit
Party, and (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing,
a sufficient description of real property to which the Collateral relates.
Each
Credit Party agrees to furnish any such information to the Administrative Agent
promptly upon request. Each Credit Party also ratifies its authorization for
the
Administrative Agent to have filed in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction
any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the
date hereof.
(c) Notwithstanding
subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
10.2,
or any
failure on the part of any Credit Party or the Administrative Agent to take
any
of the actions set forth in such subsections, the Liens and security interests
granted herein shall be deemed valid, enforceable and perfected by entry of
the
Final Order. No financing statement, notice of lien, mortgage, deed of trust
or
similar instrument in any jurisdiction or filing office need be filed or any
other action taken in order to validate and perfect the Liens and security
interests granted by or pursuant to this Agreement or the Final
Order.
10.3 Rights
of Lender; Limitations on Lenders’ Obligations.
(a) Subject
to each Credit Party’s rights and duties under the Bankruptcy Code (including
section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code), it is expressly agreed by each Credit
Party
that, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each such Credit Party
shall remain liable under each of its Contracts and each of its Licenses to
observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and
performed by it thereunder, unless such Credit Party determines in its
reasonable good faith judgment that such Contract or License is no longer
valuable to such Credit Party’s business, economically or otherwise. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or
liability under any Contract or License by reason of or arising out of this
Agreement or the granting herein of a Lien thereon or the receipt by
Administrative Agent or any Secured Party of any payment relating to any
Contract or License pursuant hereto. Neither Administrative Agent nor any
Secured Party shall be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill
any of the obligations of any Credit Party under or pursuant to any Contract
or
License, or to make any payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or
the
sufficiency of any payment received by it or the sufficiency of any performance
by any party under any Contract or License, or to present or file any claims,
or
to take any action to collect or enforce any performance or the payment of
any
amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at
any
time or times.
(b) Subject
to Section
10.5
hereof,
the Administrative Agent authorizes each Credit Party to collect its Accounts,
provided that such collection is performed in accordance with such Credit
Party’s customary procedures, and the Administrative Agent may, upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default and without
notice, other than any requirement of notice provided in the Final Order, limit
or terminate said authority at any time.
(c) Subject
to any requirement of notice provided in the Final Order, the Administrative
Agent may at any time after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
without prior notice to any Credit Party, notify Account Debtors and other
Persons obligated on the Collateral that Administrative Agent has a security
interest therein, and that payments shall be made directly to Administrative
Agent. Subject to any requirement of notice provided in the Final Order, upon
the reasonable request of Administrative Agent, each Credit Party shall so
notify Account Debtors and other Persons obligated on Collateral. Once any
such
notice has been given to any Account Debtor or other Person obligated on the
Collateral, the affected Credit Party shall not give any contrary instructions
to such Account Debtor or other Person without Administrative Agent’s prior
written consent. Subject to any requirement of notice provided in the Final
Order, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default,
the Administrative Agent may in its own name, or in the name of others,
communicate with such parties to such Accounts, Contracts, Instruments,
Investment Property and Chattel Paper to verify with such Persons to the
Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction the existence, amount and terms
of any such Accounts, Contracts, Instruments, Investment Property or Chattel
Paper.
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(d) Subject
to any requirement of notice provided in the Final Order, Administrative Agent
may at any time in Administrative Agent’s own name, in the name of a nominee of
Administrative Agent or in the name of any Credit Party communicate (by mail,
telephone, facsimile or otherwise) with Account Debtors to verify with such
Persons, to Administrative Agent’s satisfaction, the existence, amount, terms
of, and any other matter relating to, Accounts and/or payment intangibles
comprising Collateral; provided that unless an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall not do any of the
foregoing except during normal business hours and after giving such Credit
Party
reasonable prior notice and opportunity to be present. If an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, each Credit Party, at its own expense,
shall cause the independent certified public accountants then engaged by such
Credit Party to prepare and deliver to Administrative Agent and each Secured
Party at any time and from time to time promptly upon Administrative Agent’s
written request the following reports with respect to each Credit Party: (i)
a
reconciliation of all Accounts; (ii) an aging of all Accounts; (iii) trial
balances; and (iv) a test verification of such Accounts as Administrative Agent
may request. Administrative Agent may at any time in Administrative Agent’s own
name, in the name of a nominee of Administrative Agent or in the name of any
Credit Party communicate (by mail, telephone, facsimile or otherwise) with
parties to Contracts and obligors in respect of Instruments to verify with
such
Persons, to Administrative Agent’s satisfaction, the existence, amount, terms
of, and any other matter relating to, Instruments, Chattel Paper and/or payment
intangibles comprising Collateral; provided
that
unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Administrative Agent shall not do any of the foregoing except during normal
business hours and after giving such Credit Party reasonable prior notice and
opportunity to be present. Each Credit Party, at its own expense, shall deliver
to Administrative Agent the results of each physical verification, if any,
which
such Credit Party may in its discretion have made, or caused any other Person
to
have made on its behalf, of all or any portion of its Inventory.
10.4 Covenants
of the Credit Parties with Respect to Collateral.
Each
Credit Party covenants and agrees with Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of
Secured Parties, that from and after the date of this Agreement and until the
Termination Date:
(a) Maintenance
of Records.
Credit
Parties shall keep and maintain, at their own cost and expense, satisfactory
and
complete records of the Collateral, including a record of any and all payments
received and any and all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and
all
other dealings with the Collateral, in each case in a manner consistent with
past practice. Upon request by the Administrative Agent, Credit Parties shall
xxxx their books and records pertaining to the Collateral to evidence this
Agreement and the Liens granted hereby. If any Credit Party retains possession
of any Chattel Paper or Instruments with Administrative Agent’s consent, such
Chattel Paper and Instruments shall, if requested by Administrative Agent,
be
marked with the following legend: “This
writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the
security interest of General Electric Capital Corporation, as Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties.”
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(b) Covenants
Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral.
(i)
Credit
Parties shall notify Administrative Agent promptly if they know or have reason
to know that any application or registration relating to any material Patent,
Trademark or Copyright (now or hereafter existing) may become abandoned or
dedicated, or of any adverse determination or development (including the
institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding
in
the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright
Office or any court) regarding any Credit Party’s ownership of any material
Patent, Trademark or Copyright, its right to register the same, or to keep
and
maintain the same.
(ii)
Promptly
after any Credit Party, either itself or through the Administrative Agent,
employee, licensee or designee, files an application for the registration of
any
Patent, Trademark or Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office or the United States Copyright Office, Credit Party shall give
Administrative Agent written notice of such filing and, upon request of
Administrative Agent, Credit Party shall execute and deliver any and all Patent
Security Agreements, Copyright Security Agreements or Trademark Security
Agreements as Administrative Agent may request to evidence Administrative
Agent’s Lien on such Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and the General Intangibles
of such Credit Party relating thereto or represented thereby.
(iii)
Credit
Parties shall take all actions necessary or requested by Administrative Agent
to
maintain and pursue each application, to obtain the relevant registration and
to
maintain the registration of each of the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
(now
or hereafter existing), including the filing of applications for renewal,
affidavits of use, affidavits of noncontestability and opposition and
interference and cancellation proceedings unless such Credit Party reasonably
determines that such Patent, Trademark or Copyright Collateral is in no way
material to the conduct of its business or operations,
(iv)
In
the
event that any of the Patent, Trademark or Copyright Collateral is infringed
upon, or misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Credit Party shall
comply with Section
10.2(a)(ix)
of this
Agreement. Such Credit Party shall, unless such Credit Party reasonably
determines that such Patent, Trademark or Copyright Collateral is in no way
material to the conduct of its business or operations, promptly xxx for
infringement, misappropriation or dilution and to recover any and all damages
for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, and shall take such other
actions as Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate under the circumstances
to protect such Patent, Trademark or Copyright Collateral.
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(c) [Reserved].
(d) Further
Identification of Collateral.
In
addition to any other requirements herein, Credit Parties will, if so requested
by Administrative Agent, furnish to Administrative Agent, as often as
Administrative Agent reasonably requests, statements and schedules further
identifying and describing the Collateral as Administrative Agent may reasonably
request, all in such detail as Administrative Agent may specify.
(e) Notices.
Credit
Parties will advise Administrative Agent promptly, in reasonable detail of
any
Lien or claim made or asserted against any of the Collateral other than in
respect of Permitted Liens.
(f)
Terminations;
Amendments Not Authorized.
Except
to the extent permitted by clause (g), each Credit Party acknowledges that
it is
not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination
statement with respect to any financing statement relating to the Collateral
and
filed pursuant to the terms hereof without the prior written consent of
Administrative Agent and agrees that it will not do so without the prior written
consent of Administrative Agent, subject to such Credit Party's rights under
Section 9-509(d)(2) of the Code.
(g)
Authorized
Terminations and Subordinations.
Administrative Agent will promptly deliver to each Credit Party for filing
or
authorize each Credit Party to prepare and file termination statements and
releases in respect of any sales, transfers, conveyances, assignments or other
dispositions of Collateral made in accordance with Section
6.8
of this
Agreement. Administrative Agent will, upon request of any Credit Party,
expressly subordinate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent the Liens granted hereunder to any prior Lien permitted
under Section
6.7
of this
Agreement.
(h) Motor
Vehicles.
Upon
request, each Credit Party shall deliver to Administrative Agent a motor vehicle
certificate of title, if any, for all motor vehicles from time to time owned
by
it and shall cause those title certificates to be filed (with Administrative
Agent’s Lien noted thereon) in the appropriate state motor vehicle filing
office.
(i)
Pledged
Collateral.
(i)
All
certificates and all promissory notes and instruments evidencing the Pledged
Collateral shall be delivered to and held by or on behalf of Administrative
Agent, for itself and the benefit of Secured Parties, pursuant hereto. All
Pledged Shares shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer
or
assignment in blank, all in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative
Agent and all promissory notes or other instruments evidencing the Pledged
Indebtedness shall be endorsed by the applicable Credit Party.
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(ii)
Without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, no Credit Party
will
sell, assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber any of its rights in
or to
the Pledged Collateral, or any unpaid dividends, interest or other distributions
or payments with respect to the Pledged Collateral or xxxxx x Xxxx in the
Pledged Collateral, unless otherwise expressly permitted by this
Agreement;
(iii)
Each
Credit Party will, at its expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver
all
such instruments and take all such actions as Administrative Agent from time
to
time may reasonably request in order to ensure to Administrative Agent and
Secured Parties obtain the benefits of the Liens in and to the Pledged
Collateral intended to be created by this Agreement, including the filing of
any
necessary Code financing statements, which may be filed by Administrative Agent
with or (to the extent permitted by law) without the signature of Credit Party,
and will cooperate with Administrative Agent, at such Credit Party’s expense, in
obtaining all necessary approvals and making all necessary filings under
federal, state, local or foreign law in connection with such Liens or any sale
or transfer of the Pledged Collateral; provided
that
Administrative Agent shall not, prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default,
require any actions to be taken with respect to (i) those assets as to which
Administrative Agent shall determine, in its reasonable discretion, that the
cost of obtaining such security interest or taking such action are excessive
in
relation to the benefit to Lenders afforded thereby, (ii) property the
acquisition or construction of which was financed through Indebtedness (existing
as of the Closing Date or as permitted by Section
6.3(a)
of this
Agreement), and (iii) all property to the extent that the granting of such
a
security interest or taking such action would constitute a breach or violation
of a valid and effective restriction in favor of a third party (including,
without limitation, mandatory consent rights), or give rise to any
indemnification obligations or any right to terminate or commence the exercise
of remedies under such restrictions;
(iv)
Each
Credit Party has and will defend the title to the Pledged Collateral and the
Liens of Administrative Agent in the Pledged Collateral against the claim of
any
Person (other than the holder of a Permitted Lien) and will maintain and
preserve such Liens (it being understood that nothing in this clause (iv) will
prevent such Credit Party from disposing of Pledged Collateral as otherwise
permitted by Section
6.8);
and
(v)
Each
Credit Party will, upon obtaining ownership of any additional Stock of a Pledged
Entity or promissory notes or instruments representing Pledged Indebtedness
or
Stock or promissory notes or instruments otherwise required to be pledged to
Administrative Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, which Stock, notes
or instruments are not already Pledged Collateral, promptly (and in any event
within five (5) Business Days) deliver to Administrative Agent a Pledge
Amendment, duly executed by such Credit Party, in substantially the form of
Exhibit
H
hereto
(a “Pledge
Amendment”)
in
respect of any such additional Stock, notes or instruments, pursuant to which
such Credit Party shall pledge to Administrative Agent all of such additional
Stock, notes and instruments; provided that such Credit Party shall be required
to do the foregoing with respect to any such promissory note or instrument
only
if requested to do so by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
10.2(a)(ii)
of this
Agreement. Credit Party hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to attach each
Pledge Amendment to this Agreement and agrees that all Pledged Shares and
Pledged Indebtedness listed on any Pledge Amendment delivered to Administrative
Agent shall for all purposes hereunder be considered Pledged Collateral. This
clause (v) shall not apply to any Excluded Equity.
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10.5 Performance
by Administrative Agent of the Credit Parties’ Obligations.
If any
Credit Party fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained
herein and the Administrative Agent, as provided for by the terms of this
Agreement, shall itself perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or
compliance, with such agreement, the expenses of the Administrative Agent
incurred in connection with such performance or compliance, together with
interest thereon at the rate then in effect in respect of Term Loan C, shall
be
payable by such Credit Party to the Administrative Agent on demand and shall
constitute Obligations secured by the Collateral. Performance of such Credit
Party’s obligations as permitted under this Section
10.5
shall in
no way constitute a violation of the automatic stay provided by section 362
of
the Bankruptcy Code and each Credit Party hereby waives applicability thereof.
Moreover, the Administrative Agent shall in no way be responsible for the
payment of any costs incurred in connection with preserving or disposing of
Collateral pursuant to section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code and the Collateral
may not be charged for the incurrence of any such cost.
10.6 Limitation
on Administrative Agent’s duty in Respect of Collateral.
The
Administrative Agent and each Secured Party shall use reasonable care with
respect to the Collateral in its possession or under its control. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any other duty as to
any
Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of
any
agent or nominee of the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party, or any
income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or
any
other rights pertaining thereto.
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10.7 Remedies;
Rights Upon Default.
(a)
In
addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it under the other Loan
Documents and under any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing
or
relating to any of the Secured Obligations, if any Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may exercise all rights
and
remedies of a secured party under the Code. Without limiting the generality
of
the foregoing, each Credit Party expressly agrees that in any such event the
Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand,
advertisement or notice of any kind (except the notice required by the Final
Order or the notice specified below of time and place of public or private
sale)
to or upon such Credit Party or any other Person (all and each of which demands,
advertisements and notices are hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent
permitted by the Code and other applicable law), may, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, forthwith enter upon the premises of such Credit Party where
any Collateral is located through self-help, without judicial process, without
first obtaining a final judgment or giving such Credit Party or any other Person
notice and opportunity for a hearing on the Administrative Agent’s claim or
action and may collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate and realize
upon
the Collateral, or any part thereof, and may forthwith sell, lease, license,
assign, give an option or options to purchase, or sell or otherwise dispose
of
and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in
one
or more parcels at a public or private sale or sales, at any exchange at such
prices as it may deem acceptable, for cash or on credit or for future delivery
without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent or any Secured
Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales and, to the extent
permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase for the
benefit of Secured Parties, the whole or any part of said Collateral so sold,
free of any right or equity of redemption, which equity of redemption each
Credit Party hereby releases. Such sales may be adjourned and continued from
time to time with or without notice. The Administrative Agent shall have the
right to conduct such sales on any Credit Party’s premises or elsewhere and
shall have the right to use any Credit Party’s premises without charge for such
time or times as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable.
EACH
CREDIT PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AS
THE PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF SUCH CREDIT PARTY WITH RESPECT TO THE PLEDGED
COLLATERAL, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE THE PLEDGED SHARES, WITH FULL POWER
OF
SUBSTITUTION TO DO SO. THE APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AS PROXY AND
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT IS COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE UNTIL
THE
TERMINATION DATE. IN ADDITION TO THE RIGHT TO VOTE THE PLEDGED SHARES, THE
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AS PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT SHALL INCLUDE
THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL OTHER RIGHTS, POWERS, PRIVILEGES AND REMEDIES TO
WHICH
A HOLDER OF THE PLEDGED SHARES WOULD BE ENTITLED (INCLUDING GIVING OR
WITHHOLDING WRITTEN CONSENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS, CALLING SPECIAL MEETINGS OF
SHAREHOLDERS AND VOTING AT SUCH MEETINGS). SUCH PROXY SHALL BE EFFECTIVE,
AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF ANY ACTION (INCLUDING ANY TRANSFER
OF
ANY PLEDGED SHARES ON THE RECORD BOOKS OF THE ISSUER THEREOF) BY ANY PERSON
(INCLUDING THE ISSUER OF THE PLEDGED SHARES OR ANY OFFICER OR AGENT THEREOF),
UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING,
(X)
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL NOT HAVE ANY DUTY TO EXERCISE ANY SUCH RIGHT OR
TO
PRESERVE THE SAME AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO DO SO OR FOR ANY
DELAY IN DOING SO AND (Y) ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL NOT EXERCISE ANY SUCH
RIGHT
WITH RESPECT TO ANY REGULATED SUBSIDIARY UNLESS ANY AND ALL REGULATORY APPROVALS
REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW SHALL HAVE BEEN OBTAINED.
(b) If
any
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Credit Party
further agrees, at Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral
and make it available to Administrative Agent at a place or places designated
by
Administrative Agent which are reasonably convenient to Administrative Agent
and
such Credit Party, whether at such Credit Party’s premises or elsewhere. Until
Administrative Agent is able to effect a sale, lease, or other disposition
of
Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to hold or use
Collateral, or any part thereof, to the extent that it deems appropriate for
the
purpose of preserving Collateral or its value or for any other purpose deemed
appropriate by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have no
obligation to any Credit Party to maintain or preserve the rights of Credit
Party as against third parties with respect to Collateral while Collateral
is in
the possession of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may, if
it
so elects, seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession
of
Collateral and to enforce any of the Administrative Agent’s remedies (for the
benefit of Secured Parties), with respect to such appointment without prior
notice or hearing as to such appointment. The Administrative Agent shall deposit
the net proceeds of any such collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation,
realization or sale to the Cash Collateral Account and such net proceeds shall
be applied in accordance with Section
1.3.
To the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Credit Party waives all claims,
damages, and demands against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party
arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the Collateral except
such
as arise solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Administrative Agent or such Secured Party as finally determined by a court
of
competent jurisdiction. Each Credit Party agrees that ten (10) days prior notice
by Administrative Agent of the time and place of any public sale or of the
time
after which a private sale may take place is reasonable notification of such
matters. Credit Parties shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds
of any sale or disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all Secured
Obligations, including any attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by
Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to collect such
deficiency.
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(c) Except
as
otherwise specifically provided herein, each Credit Party hereby waives
presentment, demand, protest or any notice (to the maximum extent permitted
by
applicable law) of any kind in connection with this Agreement or any
Collateral.
(d) To
the
extent that applicable law imposes duties on the Administrative Agent to
exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner, each Credit Party
acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable for the
Administrative Agent (i) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed significant
by the Administrative Agent to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise
to complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or other
finished products for disposition, (ii) to fail to obtain third party consents
for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required
by
other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents for the
collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of, (iii)
to
fail to exercise collection remedies against Account Debtors or other Persons
obligated on Collateral or to remove Liens on or any adverse claims against
Collateral, (iv) to exercise collection remedies against Account Debtors and
other Persons obligated on Collateral directly or through the use of collection
agencies and other collection specialists, (v) to advertise dispositions of
Collateral through publications or media of general circulation, whether or
not
the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (vi) to contact other Persons,
whether or not in the same business as the Credit Parties, for expressions
of
interest in acquiring all or any portion of such Collateral, (vii) to hire
one
or more professional auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral,
whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (viii) to dispose
of
Collateral by utilizing internet sites that provide for the auction of assets
of
the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capacity of
doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (ix) to dispose of assets
in wholesale rather than retail markets, (x) to disclaim disposition warranties,
such as title, possession or quiet enjoyment, (xi) to purchase insurance or
credit enhancements to insure the Administrative Agent against risks of loss,
collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to the Administrative
Agent a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral,
or
(xii) to the extent deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent, to obtain
the services of other brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other
professionals to assist the Administrative Agent in the collection or
disposition of any of the Collateral. Each Credit Party acknowledges that the
purpose of this Section
10.7(d)
is to
provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by the
Administrative Agent would not be commercially unreasonable in the
Administrative Agent’s exercise of remedies against the Collateral and that
other actions or omissions by the Administrative Agent shall not be deemed
commercially unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated in this
Section 10.7(d).
Without
limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 10.7(d)
shall be
construed to grant any rights to any Credit Party or to impose any duties on
the
Administrative Agent that would not have been granted or imposed by this
Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this Section
10.7(d).
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(e) Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall be required to make any
demand upon, or pursue or exhaust any of their rights or remedies against,
any
Credit Party, any other obligor, guarantor, pledgor or any other Person with
respect to the payment of the Secured Obligations or to pursue or exhaust any
of
their rights or remedies with respect to any Collateral therefore or any direct
or indirect guarantee thereof. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Secured
Parties shall be required to marshal the Collateral or any guarantee of the
Secured Obligations or to resort to the Collateral or any such guarantee in
any
particular order, and all of its and their rights hereunder or under any other
Loan Document shall be cumulative. To the extent it may lawfully do so, each
Credit Party absolutely and irrevocably waives and relinquishes the benefit
and
advantage of, and covenants not to assert against the Administrative Agent
or
any Secured Party, any valuation, stay, appraisement, extension, redemption
or
similar laws and any and all rights or defenses it may have as a surety now
or
hereafter existing which, but for this provision, might be applicable to the
sale of any Collateral made under the judgment, order or decree of any court,
or
privately under the power of sale conferred by this Agreement, or otherwise.
(f)
Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation of such Event
of
Default, and concurrently with written notice to Credit Parties, Administrative
Agent is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer and register in its name
or
in the name of its nominee the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral,
to
exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Pledged
Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations,
to exercise the voting and all other rights as a holder with respect thereto,
to
collect and receive all cash dividends, interest, principal and other
distributions made thereon, to sell in one or more sales after ten (10) days’
notice of the time and place of any public sale or of the time at which a
private sale is to take place (which notice Credit Parties agree is commercially
reasonable) the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral and to otherwise
act
with respect to the Pledged Collateral as though Administrative Agent was the
outright owner thereof in each case provided that no such action shall be taken
with respect to the Stock of any Regulated Subsidiary unless any and all
regulatory approvals required under applicable law shall have been obtained.
Any
sale shall be made at a public or private sale at Administrative Agent’s place
of business, or at any place to be named in the notice of sale, either for
cash
or upon credit or for future delivery at such price as Administrative Agent
may
deem fair, and Administrative Agent may be the purchaser of the whole or any
part of the Pledged Collateral so sold and hold the same thereafter in its
own
right free from any claim of such Credit Party or any right of redemption.
Each
sale shall be made to the highest bidder, but Administrative Agent reserves
the
right to reject any and all bids at such sale which, in its discretion, it
shall
deem inadequate. Demands of performance, except as otherwise herein specifically
provided for, notices of sale, advertisements and the presence of property
at
sale are hereby waived and any sale hereunder may be conducted by an auctioneer
or any officer or agent of Administrative Agent.
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(g) If,
at
the original time or times appointed for the sale of the whole or any part
of
the Pledged Collateral, the highest bid, if there be but one sale, shall be
inadequate to discharge in full all the Secured Obligations, or if the Pledged
Collateral has been offered for sale in lots, and if at any of such sales,
the
highest bid for the lot offered for sale would indicate to Administrative Agent,
in its discretion, that the proceeds of the sales of the whole of the Pledged
Collateral would be unlikely to be sufficient to discharge all the Secured
Obligations, the Administrative Agent may, on one or more occasions and in
its
sole discretion, postpone effectuating any of said sales by public announcement
at the time of sale or the time of previous postponement of sale, and no other
notice of such postponement or postponements of sale need be given, any other
notice being hereby waived; provided,
however,
that
any sale or sales made after such postponement shall be after ten (10) days’
notice to such Credit Party.
(h) If,
at
any time when Administrative Agent in its sole discretion determines, following
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, that, in
connection with any actual or contemplated exercise of its rights (when
permitted under this Section
10.7(h)
to sell
the whole or any part of the Pledged Shares hereunder, it is necessary or
advisable to effect a public registration of all or part of the Pledged
Collateral pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or any similar
statute then in effect) (the “Act”),
such
Credit Party shall, in an expeditious manner, cause the Pledged Entities
to:
(i)
Prepare
and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
a
registration statement with respect to the Pledged Shares and in good faith
use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become
and remain effective;
(ii)
Prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such
registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may
be
necessary to keep such registration statement effective and to comply with
the
provisions of the Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of the
Pledged Shares covered by such registration statement whenever Administrative
Agent shall desire to sell or otherwise dispose of the Pledged
Shares;
(iii)
Furnish
to Administrative Agent such numbers of copies of a prospectus and a preliminary
prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other
documents as Administrative Agent may request in order to facilitate the public
sale or other disposition of the Pledged Shares by Administrative
Agent;
(iv)
Use
commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Pledged Shares
covered by such registration statement under such other securities or blue
sky
laws of such jurisdictions within the United States and Puerto Rico as
Administrative Agent shall request, and do such other reasonable acts and things
as may be required of it to enable Administrative Agent to consummate the public
sale or other disposition in such jurisdictions of the Pledged Shares by
Administrative Agent;
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(v)
Furnish,
at the request of Administrative Agent, on the date that shares of the Pledged
Collateral are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such
registration or, if the security is not being sold through underwriters, on
the
date that the registration statement with respect to such Pledged Shares becomes
effective, (A) an opinion, dated such date, of the independent counsel
representing such registrant for the purposes of such registration, addressed
to
the underwriters, if any, and in the event the Pledged Shares are not being
sold
through underwriters, then to Administrative Agent, in customary form and
covering matters of the type customarily covered in such legal opinions; and
(B)
a comfort letter, dated such date, from the independent certified public
accountants of such registrant, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and
in
the event the Pledged Shares are not being sold through underwriters, then
to
Administrative Agent, in a customary form and covering matters of the type
customarily covered by such comfort letters and as the underwriters or
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The opinion of counsel referred
to above shall additionally cover such other legal matters with respect to
the
registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as Administrative
Agent may reasonably request. The letter referred to above from the independent
certified public accountants shall additionally cover such other financial
matters (including information as to the period ending not more than five (5)
Business Days prior to the date of such letter) with respect to the registration
in respect of which such letter is being given as Administrative Agent may
reasonably request; and
(vi)
Otherwise
use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders,
as
soon as reasonably practicable but not later than 18 months after the effective
date of the registration statement, an earnings statement covering the period
of
at least 12 months beginning with the first full month after the effective
date
of such registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act.
(i)
All
expenses incurred in complying with Section
10.7(h)
hereof,
including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees (including
all
expenses incident to filing with the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.), printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the registrant,
the fees and expenses of counsel for Administrative Agent, expenses of the
independent certified public accountants (including any special audits incident
to or required by any such registration) and expenses of complying with the
securities or blue sky laws or any jurisdictions, shall be paid by Credit
Parties.
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(j)
If,
at
any time when Administrative Agent shall determine to exercise its right to
sell
the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral hereunder, such Pledged
Collateral or the part thereof to be sold shall not, for any reason whatsoever,
be effectively registered under the Act, Administrative Agent may, in its
discretion (subject only to applicable requirements of law), sell such Pledged
Collateral or part thereof by private sale in such manner and under such
circumstances as Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable, but
subject to the other requirements of this Section
10.7,
and
shall not be required to effect such registration or to cause the same to be
effected. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in any such event,
Administrative Agent in its discretion (x) may, in accordance with applicable
securities laws, proceed to make such private sale notwithstanding that a
registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral
or
part thereof could be or shall have been filed under said Act (or similar
statute), (y) may approach and negotiate with a single possible purchaser to
effect such sale, and (z) may restrict such sale to a purchaser who is an
accredited investor under the Act and who will represent and agree that such
purchaser is purchasing for its own account, for investment and not with a
view
to the distribution or sale of such Pledged Collateral or any part thereof.
In
addition to a private sale as provided above in this Section
10.7,
if any
of the Pledged Collateral shall not be freely distributable to the public
without registration under the Act (or similar statute) at the time of any
proposed sale pursuant to this Section
10.7,
then
Administrative Agent shall not be required to effect such registration or cause
the same to be effected but, in its discretion (subject only to applicable
requirements of law), may require that any sale hereunder (including a sale
at
auction) be conducted subject to restrictions:
(i)
as
to the
financial sophistication and ability of any Person permitted to bid or purchase
at any such sale;
(ii)
as
to the
content of legends to be placed upon any certificates representing the Pledged
Collateral sold in such sale, including restrictions on future transfer thereof;
(iii)
as
to the
representations required to be made by each Person bidding or purchasing at
such
sale relating to that Person’s access to financial information about such Credit
Party and such Person’s intentions as to the holding of the Pledged Collateral
so sold for investment for its own account and not with a view to the
distribution thereof; and
(iv)
as
to
such other matters as Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, deem
necessary or appropriate in order that such sale (notwithstanding any failure
so
to register) may be effected in compliance with the Bankruptcy Code and other
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the Act and all
applicable state securities laws.
(k)
Each
Credit Party recognizes that Administrative Agent may be unable to effect a
public sale of any or all the Pledged Collateral and may be compelled to resort
to one or more private sales thereof in accordance with clause
(j)
above.
Each Credit Party also acknowledges that any such private sale may result in
prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were
a
public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such
private sale shall not be deemed to have been made in a commercially
unreasonable manner solely by virtue of such sale being private. Administrative
Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged
Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the Pledged Entity to
register such securities for public sale under the Act, or under applicable
state securities laws, even if such Credit Party and the Pledged Entity would
agree to do so.
(l)
Each
Credit Party agrees to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law that
following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
it
will not at any time plead, claim or take the benefit of any appraisal,
valuation, stay, extension, moratorium or redemption law now or hereafter in
force in order to prevent or delay the enforcement of this Agreement, or the
absolute sale of the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral or the
possession thereof by any purchaser at any sale hereunder, and each Credit
Party
waives the benefit of all such laws to the extent it lawfully may do so. Each
Credit Party agrees that it will not interfere with any right, power and remedy
of Administrative Agent provided for in this Agreement or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, or the exercise or
beginning of the exercise by Administrative Agent of any one or more of such
rights, powers or remedies. No failure or delay on the part of Administrative
Agent to exercise any such right, power or remedy and no notice or demand which
may be given to or made upon Credit Parties by Administrative Agent with respect
to any such remedies shall operate as a waiver thereof, or limit or impair
Administrative Agent’s right to take any action or to exercise any power or
remedy hereunder, without notice or demand, or prejudice its rights as against
any Credit Party in any respect.
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(m)
Each
Credit Party further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained
in
this Section
10.7
will
cause irreparable injury to Administrative Agent, that Administrative Agent
shall have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a
consequence, agrees that each and every covenant contained in this Section
10.7
shall be
specifically enforceable against the Credit Parties, and each Credit Party
hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for
specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that the Secured
Obligations are not then due and payable in accordance with the agreements
and
instruments governing and evidencing such Obligations.
(n)
To
the
extent that any rights and remedies under this Section
10.7
would
otherwise be in violation of the automatic stay of section 362 of the Bankruptcy
Code, such stay shall be deemed modified, as set forth in the Final Order,
as
applicable, to the extent necessary to permit the Administrative Agent to
exercise such rights and remedies.
10.8 The
Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact.
(a) On
the
Closing Date each Credit Party executed and delivered to Administrative Agent
a
power of attorney (the “Power
of Attorney”)
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
The
power of attorney granted pursuant to the Power of Attorney is a power coupled
with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Termination Date. The powers
conferred on Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, under
the
Power of Attorney are solely to protect Administrative Agent’s interests (for
the benefit of Secured Parties) in the Collateral and shall not impose any
duty
upon the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to exercise any such powers.
Administrative Agent agrees that (a) except for the powers granted in clause
(h)
of the Power of Attorney, it shall not exercise any power or authority granted
under the Power of Attorney unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, and (b) Administrative Agent shall account for any moneys received
by the
Administrative Agent
in
respect of any foreclosure on or disposition of Collateral pursuant to the
Power
of Attorney provided
that
neither the Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any duty
as to
any Collateral, and Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall be
accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the
exercise of such powers. NEITHER THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SECURED PARTIES
NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR
REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO ANY CREDIT PARTY FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE
TO ACT UNDER ANY POWER OF ATTORNEY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT IN RESPECT OF DAMAGES
ATTRIBUTABLE SOLELY TO THEIR OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT AS
FINALLY DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, NOR FOR ANY PUNITIVE,
EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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(b)
The
Administrative Agent agrees that it will forbear from exercising the power
of
attorney or any rights granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section 10.8,
except
upon the occurrence or during the continuation of an Event of Default. The
Credit Parties hereby ratify, to the extent permitted by law, all that said
attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Exercise
by
the Administrative Agent of the powers granted hereunder is not a violation
of
the automatic stay provided by section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and each
Credit Party waives applicability thereof. The power of attorney granted
pursuant to this Section 10.8
is a
power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Obligations
are indefeasibly paid in full.
(c) The
powers conferred on the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect
the
Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders' interests in the Collateral and shall
not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. The Administrative
Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a
result of the exercise of such powers and neither it nor any of its officers,
directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Credit Party for
any
act or failure to act, except for its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
(d) Each
Credit Party also authorizes the Administrative Agent, at any time and from
time
to time upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default
or as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, (i) to communicate
in its own name or the name of its Subsidiaries with any party to any Contract
with regard to the assignment of the right, title and interest of such Credit
Party in and under the Contracts hereunder and other matters relating thereto
and (ii) to execute any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of
conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral.
(e) All
Obligations shall constitute, in accordance with section 364(c)(1) of the
Bankruptcy Code, claims against the Borrower and each Credit Party in their
respective Cases which are administrative expense claims having priority over
any all administrative expenses of the kind specified in sections 503(b) or
507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
10.9
[Reserved].
10.10
Intercreditor
Issues.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, for so long as the Post-Petition Skymiles
Facility Documents are in effect, if any Credit Party is in compliance with
any
requirements relating to SkyMiles Collateral imposed by the Post-Petition
Skymiles Collateral Documents which are equivalent to requirements set forth
in
this Agreement (other than creation and, with respect to Collateral which is
not
Control Collateral (as defined below), perfection, of any Lien hereunder),
such
Credit Party need not comply with (and shall be deemed to have satisfied) such
requirements of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing:
(a) any
covenant hereunder requiring (or any representation or warranty hereunder to
the
extent that it would have the effect of requiring) the delivery of possession
or
control to the Administrative Agent of Control Collateral that is SkyMiles
Collateral shall be deemed to have been satisfied (or such representation and
warranty shall be deemed to be true) if such possession or control shall have
been delivered to SkyMiles Agent as provided in the Post-Petition Skymiles
Facility Documents (as used herein, “Control
Collateral”
shall
mean any Collateral (including, without limitation, any Collateral consisting
of
any Deposit Account, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, electronic
chattel paper or money) as to which a Lien therein may be perfected through
possession or other control by any secured party or any agent
therefor);
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(b) if
any
provision hereof shall require any Credit Party to take any action with respect
to any SkyMiles Collateral if requested to do so by the Administrative Agent,
such Credit Party shall be required to take such action only if and to the
extent that the SkyMiles Agent shall have requested the Credit Party to take
such action pursuant to the corresponding provision of the Post-Petition
Skymiles Facility Documents;
(c) if
any
provision hereof shall require any Credit Party to take any action with respect
to any SkyMiles Collateral unless the Administrative Agent shall have otherwise
provided its consent or a waiver, such Credit Party shall not be required to
take such action if and to the extent that the SkyMiles Agent shall have
provided its consent or a waiver to the Credit Party not taking such action
pursuant to the corresponding provision of the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility
Documents; and
(d) if
any
provision hereof permits any Credit Party to take any action with respect to
any
SkyMiles Collateral only upon receiving the Administrative Agent’s consent to do
so, the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have provided such consent
if
and to the extent that the SkyMiles Agent shall have provided its consent to
such Credit Party taking such action pursuant to the corresponding provision
of
the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility Documents.
10.11 Release
of Collateral.
(a) The
Liens
granted pursuant to this Agreement shall automatically terminate, and all the
Collateral shall be automatically released, without further action by the
Administrative Agent and without any further notice or consent to or of any
Secured Party, on the Termination Date.
(b) Immediately
upon (i) any sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment or other disposition by
any
Credit Party of any Collateral permitted by this Agreement (or pursuant to
a
valid waiver or consent to any transaction otherwise prohibited by this
Agreement), (ii) any part of the Collateral becoming subject to a Lien permitted
by Section
6.7(f)
or (iii)
any Pledged Collateral being cancelled, replaced or repaid in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, such Collateral shall be automatically released
from the security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement and the Lien
on
such Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for itself and for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, shall automatically terminate (and, if such
Collateral consists of all of the equity interest in a Subsidiary Guarantor,
such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from its Guaranty), in each case
without further action by the Administrative Agent and without any further
notice or consent to or of any Secured Party.
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(c) At
the
request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall, and each of the Secured
Parties hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent (without any
further notice or consent to or of any Secured Party) to, promptly release
or
subordinate, as requested by the holders of any Lien permitted by Xxxxxxx
0.0(x),
(x),
(x),
(x),
(x),
(x)
(subject, in the case of Amex, to the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement),
(n),
(o),
(q),
(r)
or
(s),
any
part of the Collateral that is subject to a Lien permitted by such
section.
(d) At
the
request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall, and each of the Secured
Parties hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent (without further
notice or consent to or of any Secured Party) to, execute and deliver or file
such termination or partial release statements and take such other actions
(including return of Collateral) as are necessary to terminate, release or
subordinate Liens pursuant to this Section 10.11 promptly upon the effectiveness
of any such termination, release or subordination. The Administrative Agent
and
the Secured Parties hereby acknowledges and agree that the Credit Parties may
use the Collateral to the extent permitted under the Credit
Agreement.
11. ASSIGNMENT
AND PARTICIPATIONS; APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
11.1 Assignment
and Participations.
(a) Right
to Assign.
Each
Lender may sell, transfer, negotiate or assign all or a portion of its rights
and obligations hereunder (including all or a portion of its Commitments and
its
rights and obligations with respect to Loans) to (i) any existing Lender, (ii)
any Affiliate or Approved Fund of any existing Lender or (iii) any other Person
acceptable (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed)
to
the Administrative Agent and, as long as no Event of Default is continuing,
the
Borrower; provided,
that
(x) such Sales do not have to be ratable between the Term Loans but must be
ratable among the obligations owing to and owed by such Lender with respect
to a
Term Loan and (y) for each Term Loan, the aggregate outstanding principal amount
(determined as of the effective date of the applicable Assignment) of the Loans
and Commitments subject to any such Sale shall be an integral multiple of
$1,000,000, unless such Sale is made to an existing Lender or an Affiliate
or
Approved Fund of any existing Lender, is of the assignor’s (together with its
Affiliates and Approved Funds) entire interest in such Term Loan or is made
with
the prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. In the case
of
any assignment of Term Loan A, the proceeds of any L/C Cash Collateral held
by
the Administrative Agent shall not be released in connection with any such
assignment, but shall instead continue to be held by the Administrative Agent
for application as provided by Annex
B.
(b)
Procedure.
The
parties to each Sale made in reliance on clause
(a)
above
(other than those described in clause
(e)
below)
shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (which shall keep a copy
thereof) an Assignment, together with any existing Note subject to such Sale
(or
any affidavit of loss therefor acceptable to the Administrative Agent), any
Certificates of Exemption required to be delivered pursuant to Section
1.13
(which
shall also be delivered to Borrower) and, except with respect to any assignment
by any Arranger (or any Affiliate or Related Person of such Arranger) of the
Commitments or Loans held on the Closing Date by such Person to the extent
such
assignment is made as part of the primary syndication of the applicable Term
Loan, payment by the assignee of an assignment fee in the amount of $3,500.
Upon
receipt of all the foregoing, and conditioned upon such receipt and upon the
Administrative Agent consenting to such Assignment, from and after the effective
date specified in such Assignment, the Administrative Agent shall record or
cause to be recorded in the Loan Account the information contained in such
Assignment.
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(c)
Effectiveness.
Effective upon the entry of such record in the Loan Account, (i) such assignee
shall become a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations
under
the Loan Documents have been assigned to such assignee pursuant to such
Assignment, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender, (ii) any
applicable Note shall be transferred to such assignee through such entry and
(iii) the assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations
under this Agreement have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment,
relinquish its rights (except for those surviving the termination of the
Commitments and the payment in full of the Obligations) and be released from
its
obligations under the Loan Documents, other than those relating to events or
circumstances occurring prior to such assignment, and, in the case of an
Assignment covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights
and obligations under the Loan Documents, such Lender shall cease to be a party
hereto.
(d)
Grant
of Security Interests.
In
addition to the other rights provided in this Section
11.1,
each
Lender may grant a security interest in, or otherwise assign as collateral,
any
of its rights under this Agreement, whether now owned or hereafter acquired
(including rights to payments of principal or interest on the Loans), to (A)
any
federal reserve bank (pursuant to Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Board),
without notice to the Administrative Agent or (B) any holder of, or trustee
for
the benefit of the holders of, such Lender’s Securities by notice to the
Administrative Agent; provided,
that no
such holder or trustee, whether because of such grant or assignment or any
foreclosure thereon (unless such foreclosure is made through an assignment
in
accordance with clause
(b)
above),
shall be entitled to any rights of such Lender hereunder and no such Lender
shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder.
(e)
Participants
and SPVs.
In
addition to the other rights provided in this Section
11.1,
each
Lender may, (x) with notice to the Administrative Agent, grant to an SPV the
option to make all or any part of any Loan that such Lender would otherwise
be
required to make hereunder (and the exercise of such option by such SPV and
the
making of Loans pursuant thereto shall satisfy the obligation of such Lender
to
make such Loans hereunder) and such SPV may assign to such Lender the right
to
receive payment with respect to any Obligation and (y) without notice to or
consent from the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, sell participations
to
one or more Persons in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations
under the Loan Documents; provided,
that,
whether as a result of any term of any Loan Document or of such grant or
participation, (i) no such SPV or participant shall have a commitment, or be
deemed to have made an offer to commit, to make Loans hereunder, and, except
as
provided in the applicable option agreement, none shall be liable for any
obligation of such Lender hereunder, (ii) such Lender’s rights and obligations,
and the rights and obligations of the Credit Parties and the Secured Parties
towards such Lender, under any Loan Document shall remain unchanged and each
other party hereto shall continue to deal solely with such Lender, which shall
remain the holder of the Obligations in the Register, except that (A) each
such
participant and SPV shall be entitled to the benefit of Section
1.11,
Section
1.13
and
Section
1.14,
but, in
the case of Section
1.13,
only to
the extent Borrower and the Administrative Agent receive a Certificate of
Exemption with respect to any such participant or SPV that is a Foreign Person
and in each such case only to the extent of any amount to which such Lender
would be entitled in the absence of any such grant or participation and (B)
each
such SPV may receive other payments that would otherwise be made to such Lender
with respect to Loans funded by such SPV to the extent provided in the
applicable option agreement and set forth in a notice provided to the
Administrative Agent by such SPV and such Lender; provided,
that in
no case (including pursuant to clause
(A)
or
(B)
above)
shall an SPV or participant have the right to enforce any of the terms of any
Loan Document, and (iii) the consent of such SPV or participant shall not be
required (either directly, as a restraint on such Lender’s ability to consent
hereunder or otherwise) for any amendments, waivers or consents with respect
to
any Loan Document or to exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights
such Lender may have under or in respect of the Loan Documents (including the
right to enforce or direct enforcement of the Obligations), except for those
described in clauses
(viii)(B)
and
(viii)(C)
of
Section
13.2(a)
with
respect to amounts, or dates fixed for payment of amounts, to which such
participant or SPV would otherwise be entitled and, in the case of participants,
except for those described in Section
13.2(a)(xii)
(or
amendments, consents and waivers with respect to Section 10.10 to release all
or
substantially all of the Collateral). No party hereto shall institute (and
Borrower shall cause each other Credit Party not to institute) against any
SPV
grantee of an option pursuant to this clause (e) any bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding, prior to the date that is one
year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper
of such SPV; provided, however, that each Lender having designated an SPV as
such agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person against any Liability that
may
be incurred by, or asserted against, such Indemnified Person as a result of
failing to institute such proceeding (including a failure to get reimbursed
by
such SPV for any such Liability). The agreement in the preceding sentence shall
survive the termination of the Commitments and the payment in full of the
Obligations.
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11.2 Appointment
of Administrative Agent.
GE
Capital is hereby appointed to act as the Administrative Agent on behalf of
the
Lenders and the Secured Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. The provisions of this Section
11.2
are
solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and Lenders and no Credit
Party nor any other Person shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary
of
any of the provisions hereof. In performing its functions and duties under
this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall act
solely as an agent of the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent does not assume
and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation toward or relationship
of
agency or trust with or for any Credit Party or any other Person. The
Administrative Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except for those
expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The duties
of the Administrative Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature,
and the Administrative Agent shall not have, or be deemed to have, by reason
of
this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise a fiduciary relationship
in
respect of any Lender. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to
disclose, and shall not be liable for failure to disclose, any information
relating to any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any
Account Debtor that is communicated to or obtained by GE Capital or any of
its
Affiliates in any capacity. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its
Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents
or
representatives shall be liable to any Lender for any action taken or omitted
to
be taken by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or in connection
herewith or therewith, except for damages caused by its or their own gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
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If
the
Administrative Agent shall request instructions from Requisite Lenders,
Requisite Term A Lenders, Requisite Term B Lenders, Requisite Term C Lenders,
Supermajority Term A Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders with respect
to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, then the Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until the
Administrative Agent shall have received instructions from Requisite Lenders,
Requisite Term A Lenders, Requisite Term B Lenders, Requisite Term C Lenders,
Supermajority Term A Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders, as the case
may be, and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability to any Person
by
reason of so refraining. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified
in
failing or refusing to take any action hereunder or under any other Loan
Document (a) if such action would, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent,
be contrary to law or the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
(b) if such action would, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, expose
the
Administrative Agent to Environmental Liabilities or (c) if the Administrative
Agent shall not first be indemnified to its satisfaction against any and all
liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or
continuing to take any such action. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender
shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent
as a
result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder
or
under any other Loan Document in accordance with the instructions of Requisite
Lenders, Requisite Term A Lenders, Requisite Term B Lenders, Requisite Term
C
Lenders, Supermajority Term A Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders,
as
applicable.
11.3 Administrative
Agent’s Reliance, Etc.
None of
the
Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective
directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken
or
omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement
or
the other Loan Documents, except for damages caused by its or their own gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (a) may treat the payee of any Note as
the
holder thereof until the Administrative Agent receives written notice of the
assignment or transfer thereof signed by such payee and in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (b) may consult with legal counsel,
independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not
be
liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts;
(c) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be
responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations
made
in or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (d) shall
not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance
of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the other
Loan
Documents on the part of any Credit Party or to inspect the Collateral
(including the Books and Records to the extent not prohibited by a
confidentiality agreement in favor of a third party) of any Credit Party; (e)
shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement
or
the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant
hereto or thereto; and (f) shall incur no liability under or in respect of
this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents by acting upon any notice, consent,
certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopy, telegram,
cable or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper
party or parties.
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11.4 GE
Capital and Affiliates.
With
respect to its Commitments hereunder, GE Capital shall have the same rights
and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any other Lender
and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and
the term “Lender”
or
“Lenders”
shall,
unless otherwise expressly indicated, include GE Capital in its individual
capacity. GE Capital and its Affiliates may lend money to, invest in, and
generally engage in any kind of business with, any Credit Party, any of their
Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of any
Credit Party or any such Affiliate, all as if GE Capital were not the
Administrative Agent and without any duty to account therefor to Lenders. GE
Capital and its Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from any
Credit Party for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without
having to account for the same to Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges the
potential conflict of interest between GE Capital as a Lender holding
disproportionate interests in the Loans (including the L/C Cash Collateral)
and
GE Capital as the Administrative Agent.
11.5 Lender
Credit Decision.
Each
Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on the Financial Statements
referred to in Section
3.4(a)
and such
other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
credit and financial analysis of the Credit Parties and its own decision to
enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other
Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate
at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking
action under this Agreement. Each Lender acknowledges the potential conflict
of
interest of each other Lender as a result of Lenders holding disproportionate
interests in the Loans (including the L/C Cash Collateral), and expressly
consents to, and waives any claim based upon, such conflict of
interest.
11.6 Indemnification.
Lenders
agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by
Credit Parties and without limiting the Obligations of Credit Parties
hereunder), ratably according to their respective Pro Rata Shares, from and
against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the
Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted to be taken by the
Administrative Agent in connection therewith; provided,
that no
Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse
the
Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any
out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the
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 and each other Loan Document,
to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses
by Credit Parties.
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11.7 Successor
Agents.
The
Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving not less than thirty
(30)
days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and Borrower. Upon any such
resignation, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor
the Administrative Agent. If a successor Administrative Agent shall not have
been so appointed by the Requisite Lenders and shall not have accepted such
appointment within thirty (30) days after the resigning Administrative Agent’s
giving notice of resignation, then such resigning Administrative Agent on behalf
of the Lenders may appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be
a
Lender, if such Lender is willing to accept such appointment, or otherwise
shall
be a commercial bank or financial institution or a subsidiary of a commercial
bank or financial institution if such commercial bank or financial institution
is organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State
thereof and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $300,000,000. If
a
successor Administrative Agent has not been appointed pursuant to the foregoing,
within thirty (30) days after the date such notice of resignation was given
by
such resigning Administrative Agent, such resignation shall become effective
and
the Requisite Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the
Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Requisite Lenders
appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided above. Any successor
Administrative Agent appointed by Requisite Lenders hereunder shall be subject
to the approval of Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld
or
delayed; provided,
that
such approval shall not be required if a Default or an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such
successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all
the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning Administrative Agent.
Upon the earlier of (i) the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative
Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent or (ii) the effective date
of the resigning Administrative Agent’s resignation, such resigning
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, except that any indemnity rights
or
other rights in favor of such resigning Administrative Agent shall continue.
After any Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this
Article
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shall
inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while
it was acting as the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
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11.8 Setoff
and Sharing of Payments.
In
addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not
by
way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender is hereby authorized upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and subject to
Section
11.9(d),
at any
time or from time to time, without prior notice to any Credit Party or to any
Person other than the Administrative Agent (except as otherwise required by
the
Final Order), any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to offset and
to
appropriate and to apply any and all balances held by it at any of its offices
for the account of Borrower or any Guarantor (regardless of whether such
balances are then due to Borrower or any Guarantor) and any other properties
or
assets at any time held or owing by that Lender or that holder to or for the
credit or for the account of Borrower or any Guarantor against and on account
of
any of the Obligations that are not paid when due; provided,
that
the Lender exercising such offset rights shall give notice thereof to the
affected Credit Party, except as otherwise required by the Final Order, promptly
after exercising such rights. Any Lender exercising a right of setoff or
otherwise receiving any payment on account of the Obligations in excess of
its
Pro Rata Share thereof shall purchase for cash (and the other Lenders or holders
shall sell) such participations in each such other Lender’s or holder’s Pro Rata
Share of the Obligations as would be necessary to cause such Lender to share
the
amount so offset or otherwise received with each other Lender or holder in
accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, (other than offset rights
exercised by any Lender with respect to Sections
1.11, 1.13 or 1.14).
Each
Term A Lender’s obligation under this Section
11.8
shall be
in addition to and not in limitation of its obligations to purchase a
participation in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit
Obligations as provided in Annex
B.
Borrower and each Guarantor agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
that
(a) any Lender may exercise its right to offset with respect to amounts in
excess of its Pro Rata Share of the Obligations and may sell participations
in
such amounts so offset to other Lenders and holders and (b) any Lender so
purchasing a participation in the Loans made or other Obligations held by other
Lenders or holders may exercise all rights of offset, bankers’ lien,
counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully
as if
such Lender or holder were a direct holder of the Loans and the other
Obligations in the amount of such participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if all or any portion of the offset amount or payment otherwise received is
thereafter recovered from the Lender that has exercised the right of offset,
the
purchase of participations by that Lender shall be rescinded and the purchase
price restored without interest.
11.9 Payments;
Non-Funding Lenders; Information; Actions in Concert.
(a) Payments.
Not
less than once during each calendar month or more frequently at the
Administrative Agent’s election (each, a “Settlement
Date”),
the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender by telephone, or telecopy of
the
amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of principal, interest and Fees paid for
the benefit of Lenders with respect to each applicable Loan. Provided that
each
Lender has funded all payments and Loans required to be made by it and purchased
all participations required to be purchased by it under this Agreement and
the
other Loan Documents as of such Settlement Date, the Administrative Agent shall
pay to each Lender such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of principal, interest and Fees
paid by Borrower since the previous Settlement Date for the benefit of such
Lender on the Loans held by it. To the extent that any Lender (a “Non-Funding
Lender”)
has
failed to fund all such payments and Loans or failed to fund the purchase of
all
such participations, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to set off
the
funding short-fall against that Non-Funding Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all
payments received from Borrower. Such payments shall be made by wire transfer
to
such Lender’s account (as specified by such Lender in Annex
H or
the
applicable Assignment Agreement) not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on
the
next Business Day following each Settlement Date.
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(b) Return
of Payments.
(i) If
the
Administrative Agent pays an amount to a Lender under this Agreement in the
belief or expectation that a related payment has been or will be received by
the
Administrative Agent from Borrower and such related payment is not received
by
the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent will be entitled to
recover such amount from such Lender on demand without setoff, counterclaim
or
deduction of any kind.
(ii) If
the
Administrative Agent determines at any time that any amount received by the
Administrative Agent under this Agreement must be returned to Borrower or paid
to any other Person pursuant to any insolvency law or otherwise, then,
notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document, the Administrative Agent will not be required to distribute any
portion thereof to any Lender. In addition, each Lender will repay to the
Administrative Agent on demand any portion of such amount that the
Administrative Agent has distributed to such Lender, together with interest
at
such rate, if any, as the Administrative Agent is required to pay to Borrower
or
such other Person, without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any
kind.
(c) Dissemination
of Information.
The
Administrative Agent shall use reasonable efforts to provide Lenders with any
notice of Default or Event of Default received by the Administrative Agent
from,
or delivered by the Administrative Agent to, any Credit Party, with notice
of
any Event of Default of which the Administrative Agent has actually become
aware
and with notice of any action taken by the Administrative Agent following any
Event of Default; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall not be liable
to
any Lender for any failure to do so, except to the extent that such failure
is
attributable to the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Lenders acknowledge that Borrower is required to provide Financial
Statements and Collateral Reports to Lenders in accordance with Annexes
E
and
F
hereto
and agree that the Administrative Agent shall not have the duty to provide
the
same to Lenders.
(d) Actions
in Concert.
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, each Lender hereby
agrees with each other Lender that no Lender shall take any action to protect
or
enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement or the Notes (including
exercising any rights of setoff) without first obtaining the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders, it being the intent
of Lenders that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this
Agreement and the Notes shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with
the consent of the Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders.
12. SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS
12.1 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding on and shall inure
to
the benefit of each Credit Party, the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their
respective successors and assigns (including, in the case of any Credit Party,
a
debtor-in-possession on behalf of such Credit Party), except as otherwise
provided herein or therein. No Credit Party may assign, transfer, hypothecate
or
otherwise convey its rights, benefits, obligations or duties hereunder or under
any of the other Loan Documents without the prior express written consent of
the
Administrative Agent and Lenders. Any such purported assignment, transfer,
hypothecation or other conveyance by any Credit Party without the prior express
written consent of the Administrative Agent and Lenders shall be void. The
terms
and provisions of this Agreement are for the purpose of defining the relative
rights and obligations of each Credit Party, the Administrative Agent and
Lenders with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no Person
shall
be a third party beneficiary of any of the terms and provisions of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
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13. MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Complete
Agreement; Modification of Agreement.
The
Loan
Documents constitute the complete agreement between the parties with respect
to
the subject matter thereof and may not be modified, altered or amended except
as
set forth in Section
13.2.
Any
letter of interest, commitment letter, fee letter or confidentiality agreement,
if any, between any Credit Party and the Administrative Agent or any Lender
or
any of their respective Affiliates, predating this Agreement and relating to
a
financing of substantially similar form, purpose or effect shall be superseded
by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fee Letters and all
obligations of Borrower with respect to syndication contained in the GE Capital
Commitment Letter shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and
shall continue to be binding obligations of the parties.
13.2 Amendments
and Waivers.
(a) Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Requisite Lenders (or the
Administrative Agent with the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders),
on the one hand, and Borrower, on the other hand, may from time to time enter
into written amendments, supplements or modifications for the purpose of adding,
deleting or modifying any provision of any Loan Document or changing in any
manner the rights, remedies, obligations and duties of the parties thereto,
and
with the written consent of the Requisite Lenders, the Administrative Agent,
on
behalf of Lenders, may execute and deliver a written instrument waiving, on
such
terms and conditions as may be specified in such instrument, any of the
requirements applicable to the Credit Parties, as the case may be, party to
any
Loan Document, or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences;
provided,
that:
(i)
the
Requisite Term A Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the prior written
consent of the Requisite Term A Lenders), on the one hand, and Borrower, on
the
other hand, may amend, supplement or otherwise modify or waive any of the terms
and provisions (and related definitions) (A) related
solely to the borrowings (including any conditions to such borrowings) and
payment procedures with respect to the Term Loan A and (B) solely affecting
the
relative rights, remedies, obligations and priorities among Term A Lenders,
which does not adversely affect any Term B Lender or Term C Lender (in each
case, except to the extent any such amendment, supplement, modification or
waiver would result in an increase of the aggregate Term A Commitment or the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan A);
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(ii) the
Requisite Term B Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the prior written
consent of the Requisite Term B Lenders), on the one hand, and Borrower, on
the
other hand, may amend, supplement or otherwise modify or waive any of the terms
and provisions (and related definitions) (A) related solely to the borrowings
(including any conditions to such borrowings) and payment procedures with
respect to the Term Loan B and (B) solely affecting the relative rights,
remedies, obligations and priorities among Term B Lenders, which does not
adversely affect any Term A Lender or Term C Lender (in each case, except to
the
extent any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver would result
in an
increase of the aggregate Term B Commitment or the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Term Loan B);
(iii) the
Requisite Term C Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the prior written
consent of the Requisite Term C Lenders), on the one hand, and Borrower, on
the
other hand, may amend, supplement or otherwise modify or waive any of the terms
and provisions (and related definitions) (A) related solely to the borrowings
(including any conditions to such borrowings) and payment procedures with
respect to the Term Loan C and (B) solely affecting the relative rights,
remedies, obligations and priorities among Term C Lenders, which does not
adversely affect any Term A Lender or Term B Lender (in each case, except to
the
extent any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver would result
in an
increase of the aggregate Term C Commitment or the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Term Loan C);
(iv) no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent in addition to Lenders required above to take such action,
affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement
or
the other Loan Documents; and
(v) the
Administrative Agent may, with the consent of Borrower, amend, modify or
supplement any Loan Document to cure any ambiguity, typographical error, defect
or inconsistency;
provided,
further,
that no
amendment, supplement, modification or waiver shall be effective
to:
(vi) without
the
prior
written consent of each of the Requisite Term A Lenders, the Requisite Term
B
Lenders and the Requisite Term C Lenders, (A) amend, supplement, modify or
waive
any provision of paragraph
(c) (Aggregate
Cash on Hand)
of
Annex
G,
(B)
unless expressly permitted by this Agreement, release or permit any Credit
Party
to sell or otherwise dispose of assets in an aggregate amount in excess of
$75,000,000 or (C) increase the Commitment of any Lender or extend any scheduled
final maturity of any Loan; or
(vii)
without
the prior written consent of each of the Supermajority Term A Lenders, the
Requisite Term B Lenders and the Requisite Term C Lenders, amend, supplement,
modify or waive any of the terms and provisions (and related definitions)
related to the Term A Borrowing Base (including advance rates and eligibility
criteria) if more credit would be available to Borrower thereafter; provided,
that
Borrower's consent will not be required with respect to any modifications made
in accordance with Section
1.6;
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provided,
further,
that no
such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver shall be effective to,
without the prior written consent, in addition to Lenders required above to
take
such action, of each Lender directly affected thereby:
(viii) (A)
modify the Commitment of such Lender or subject such Lender to any additional
obligation, (B) extend any scheduled final maturity of any Loan owing to such
Lender, (C) waive or reduce, or postpone or cancel any scheduled date fixed
for
the payment of (it being understood that any mandatory prepayment required
under
Section
1.2(b)
does not
constitute any scheduled date fixed for payments), principal of or interest
on
any such Loan or any fees owing to such Lender, (D) reduce, or release Borrower
from its obligations to repay, any other Obligation owed to such Lender or
(E)
consent to the assignment or transfer by Borrower of any of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement;
(ix) amend,
modify or waive any provision of Section
1.2, 1.3
or
11.8;
(x) subordinate
any of the Obligations or Liens securing the Obligations, except as permitted
by
this Agreement and the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement; or
(xi) (A)
amend, modify or waive this Section
13.2
or any
other provision specifying the Administrative Agent, Lenders or group of Lenders
required for any amendment, modification or waiver thereof or (B) change the
respective percentages specified in the definition of “Requisite
Lenders,”
“Requisite
Term A Lenders,”
“Requisite
Term B Lenders,”
“Requisite
Term C Lenders,”
or
“Supermajority
Term A Lenders”;
or
provided,
further,
that no
such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver shall be effective to,
without the prior written consent of all Lenders:
(xii) (A)
release any Guarantor from the obligations provided for in the Collateral
Documents, except as otherwise permitted herein or in the other Loan Documents,
or (B) release or permit any Credit Party to sell or otherwise dispose of all
or
substantially all of the Collateral provided for in the Collateral Documents;
provided,
however,
that no
waiver, amendment, supplement or modification shall be required for the
Administrative Agent to take additional Collateral pursuant to any Loan
Document.
(b) Any
waiver, amendment, supplement or modification pursuant to this Section
13.2
shall
apply equally to each of Lenders and shall be binding upon Lenders and all
future holders of any of the Loans, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Obligations
and all other Obligations.
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(c) To
the
extent (a) the consent or vote of any Lender in its capacity as a Term A Lender,
a Term B Lender or a Term C Lender, as applicable, is required, but not obtained
(any such Lender whose consent is not obtained as described in this Section
13.2(c)
being
referred to as a “Non-Consenting
Lender”)
in
connection with any proposed amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or
exercise of remedies (a “Proposed
Change”)
and
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have consented to such Proposed Change,
at
the request of Borrower and with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not
to
be unreasonably withheld), any Person reasonably acceptable to such
Administrative Agent (which Person may be the Lender acting as such
Administrative Agent and shall have consented to such Proposed Change) shall
have the right (but not the obligation) to purchase from such Non-Consenting
Lender, and such Non-Consenting Lender shall, upon the request of such
Administrative Agent, sell and assign to such Person all of the applicable
Commitments and Loans of such Non-Consenting Lender for an amount equal to
the
principal balance of all applicable Loans held by such Non-Consenting Lender
and
all accrued and unpaid interest and fees with respect thereto through the date
of such sale and purchase (the “Purchase
Amount”);
provided,
however,
that
such sale and purchase (and the corresponding assignment) shall not be effective
until (A) such Administrative Agent shall have received from such Person an
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to such Administrative Agent
whereby such Person shall agree to be bound by the terms hereof and (B) such
Non-Consenting Lender shall have received the Purchase Amount from such Person.
Each Lender agrees that, if it becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, it shall execute
and deliver to the Administrative Agent the Note or Notes evidencing such
Commitments or Loans and an Assignment Agreement to evidence such sale and
assignment; provided,
however,
that
the failure of any Non-Consenting Lender to deliver such Note or Notes or
execute an Assignment Agreement shall not render such sale and purchase (and
the
corresponding assignment) invalid.
(d) Upon
the
Termination Date, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to Borrower termination
statements, mortgage releases, reconveyances and other documents necessary
or
appropriate to evidence the termination of the Liens securing payment of the
Obligations.
13.3 Fees
and Expenses.
Borrower
shall reimburse (i) the Administrative Agent for all fees, costs and
expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of all of its counsel,
advisors, consultants and auditors) and (ii) the Administrative Agent (and,
with respect to clauses
(b),
(c)
and
(d)
below,
all Lenders) for all fees, costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees,
costs and expenses of counsel or other advisors (including environmental and
management consultants and appraisers) incurred in connection with the
negotiation, preparation and filing and/or recordation of the Loan Documents
and
incurred in connection with:
(a) any
amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, or termination
of, any of the Loan Documents or advice in connection with the syndication
and
administration of the Loans made pursuant hereto or its rights hereunder or
thereunder;
(b) any
litigation, contest, dispute, suit, proceeding or action (whether instituted
by
the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Credit Party or any other Person
and
whether as a party, witness or otherwise) in any way relating to the Collateral,
any of the Loan Documents or any other agreement to be executed or delivered
in
connection herewith or therewith, including any litigation, contest, dispute,
suit, case, proceeding or action, and any appeal or review thereof, in
connection with a case commenced by or against any or all of the Credit Parties
or any other Person that may be obligated to the Administrative Agent by virtue
of the Loan Documents, including any such litigation, contest, dispute, suit,
proceeding or action arising in connection with any work-out or restructuring
of
the Loans during the pendency of one or more Events of Default; provided,
that in
the case of reimbursement of counsel for Lenders other than the Administrative
Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one counsel for all such Lenders;
provided,
further,
that no
Person shall be entitled to reimbursement under this clause
(b)
in
respect of any litigation, contest, dispute, suit, proceeding or action to
the
extent any of the foregoing results from such Person’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct;
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(c) any
attempt to enforce any remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
against any or all of the Credit Parties or any other Person that may be
obligated to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by virtue of any of the
Loan
Documents, including any such attempt to enforce any such remedies in the course
of any work-out or restructuring of the Loans during the pendency of one or
more
Events of Default; provided,
that in
the case of reimbursement of counsel for Lenders other than the Administrative
Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one counsel for all such
Lenders;
(d) any
workout or restructuring of the Loans during the pendency of one or more Events
of Default; and
(e) efforts
to (i) monitor the Loans or any of the other Obligations, (ii) evaluate, observe
or assess any of the Credit Parties or their respective affairs, and (iii)
verify, protect, evaluate, assess, appraise, collect, sell, liquidate or
otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral, in each case pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents;
including,
as to each of clauses
(a)
through
(e)
above,
all reasonable attorneys’ and other professional and service providers’ fees
arising from such services and other advice, assistance or other representation,
including those in connection with any appellate proceedings, and all expenses,
costs, charges and other fees incurred by such counsel and others in connection
with or relating to any of the events or actions described in this Section
13.3,
all of
which shall be payable, on demand, by Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such expenses, costs, charges
and fees may include: fees, costs and expenses of accountants, environmental
advisors, appraisers, investment bankers, management and other consultants
and
paralegals; court costs and expenses; photocopying and duplication expenses;
court reporter fees, costs and expenses; long distance telephone charges; air
express charges; telegram or telecopy charges; secretarial overtime charges;
charges for any E-System; and expenses for travel, lodging and food paid or
incurred in connection with the performance of such legal or other advisory
services.
13.4 No
Waiver.
The
Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s failure, at any time or times, to require
strict performance by the Credit Parties of any provision of this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of the
Administrative Agent or such Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance
and
performance herewith or therewith. Any suspension or waiver of an Event of
Default shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Event of Default whether
the same is prior or subsequent thereto and whether the same or of a different
type. Subject to the provisions of Section
13.2,
none of
the undertakings, agreements, warranties, covenants and representations of
any
Credit Party contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
and
no Default or Event of Default by any Credit Party shall be deemed to have
been
suspended or waived by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, unless such
waiver or suspension is by an instrument in writing signed by an officer of
or
other authorized employee of the Administrative Agent and the applicable
required Lenders and directed to Borrower specifying such suspension or
waiver.
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13.5 Remedies.
The
Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ rights and remedies under this Agreement
shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any other rights and remedies that
the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may have under any other agreement, including
the other Loan Documents, by operation of law or otherwise. Recourse to the
Collateral shall not be required.
13.6 Severability.
Wherever
possible, each provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall
be
interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law,
but if any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be
prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of
this
Agreement or such other Loan Document.
13.7 Conflict
of Terms.
Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by
specific reference to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, if any
provision contained in this Agreement conflicts with any provision in any of
the
other Loan Documents, the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern
and
control.
13.8 Confidentiality.
The
Administrative Agent and Lender agree to use commercially reasonable efforts
(equivalent to the efforts the Administrative Agent or Lender applies to
maintain the confidentiality of its own confidential information) to maintain
as
confidential all confidential information provided to them by the Credit Parties
and designated as confidential for a period of two (2) years following receipt
thereof, except that the Administrative Agent and Lender may disclose such
information (a) to Persons employed or engaged by the Administrative Agent
or
Lender; (b) to any bona fide assignee or participant or potential assignee
or
participant that has agreed to comply with the covenant contained in this
Section
13.8
(and any
such bona fide assignee or participant or potential assignee or participant
may
disclose such information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described
in
clause
(a)
above);
(c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or reasonably
believed by the Administrative Agent or Lender to be compelled by any court
decree, subpoena or legal or administrative order or process; (d) as, on the
advice of the Administrative Agent’s or Lender’s counsel, is required by law;
(e) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under the Loan
Documents or in connection with any Litigation to which the Administrative
Agent
or Lender is a party related to the Loan Documents or the Loans or other
Obligations thereunder; (f) that ceases to be confidential through no fault
of
the Administrative Agent or Lender; (g)
to its
affiliates and its and their directors, officers, employees, advisors,
representatives or agents, and (h)
to
ratings agencies.
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13.9 GOVERNING
LAW.
EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, IN ALL RESPECTS,
INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO
CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN THAT STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA. EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE
STATE
OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN XXX XXXX XXXXXX, XXXX XX XXX
XXXX,
XXX XXXX SHALL HAVE NON-EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN THE CREDIT
PARTIES, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR
ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED,
THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, LENDERS AND THE CREDIT PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE
OF
NEW YORK COUNTY AND; PROVIDED,
FURTHER
THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY
OTHER JURISDICTION TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE
OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. EACH CREDIT PARTY EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN
ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT,
AND EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY
OBJECTION THAT SUCH CREDIT PARTY MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL
JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS
AND HEREBY CONSENTS, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COURT. EACH CREDIT
PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE
SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND
AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE
BY
REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO SUCH CREDIT PARTY AT THE ADDRESS
SET
FORTH IN ANNEX
I OF
THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF SUCH CREDIT PARTY’S ACTUAL RECEIPT
THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE UNITED STATES MAILS, PROPER
POSTAGE PREPAID.
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13.10 Notices.
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided herein, whenever it is provided herein that any notice,
demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall
or
may be given to or served upon any of the parties by any other parties, or
whenever any of the parties desires to give or serve upon any other parties
any
communication with respect to this Agreement, each such notice, demand, request,
consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered (a) upon the
earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the
United States Mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
with
proper postage prepaid, (b) upon transmission, when sent by telecopy or other
similar facsimile transmission (with such telecopy or facsimile promptly
confirmed by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United States Mail
as
otherwise provided in this Section
13.10);
(c)
one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with
all charges prepaid or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger,
all
of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address
or facsimile number indicated in Annex
I
or to
such other address (or facsimile number) as may be substituted by notice given
as herein provided. The giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived
in
writing by the party entitled to receive such notice. Failure or delay in
delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration
or other communication to any Person (other than Borrower or the Administrative
Agent) designated in Annex
I
to
receive copies shall in no way adversely affect the effectiveness of such
notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other
communication.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of Section
13.10(a),
each of
the Administrative Agent, Borrower, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and each of
their Related Persons is authorized (but not required) to transmit, post or
otherwise make or communicate, in its sole discretion, Electronic Transmissions
in connection with any Loan Document and the transactions contemplated therein;
provided, that notices to any Credit Party shall not be made by any posting
to
an Internet or extranet based site or other equivalent service but may be made
by e-mail or E-fax, if available, so long as such notices are also sent in
accordance with Section 13.10(a). Each Credit Party and each Secured Party
hereby acknowledges and agrees that the use of Electronic Transmissions is
not
necessarily secure and that there are risks associated with such use, including
risks of interception, disclosure and abuse and each indicates it assumes and
accepts such risks by hereby authorizing the transmission of Electronic
Transmissions.
(c) Subject
to the provisions of Section
13.10(a),
(i)(A)
no posting to any E-System shall be denied legal effect merely because it is
made electronically, (B) each E Signature on any such posting shall be deemed
sufficient to satisfy any requirement for a “signature”
and
(C)
each such posting shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy any requirement for
a
“writing”,
in
each case including pursuant to any Loan Document, any applicable provision
of
any Uniform Commercial Code, the federal Uniform Electronic Transactions Act,
the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and any
substantive or procedural Requirement of Law governing such subject matter,
(ii)
each such posting that is not readily capable of bearing either a signature
or a
reproduction of a signature may be signed, and shall be deemed signed, by
attaching to, or logically associating with such posting, an E-Signature, upon
which each Secured Party and Credit Party may rely and assume the authenticity
thereof, (iii) each such posting containing a signature, a reproduction of
a
signature or an E-Signature shall, for all intents and purposes, have the same
effect and weight as a signed paper original and (iv) each party hereto or
beneficiary hereto agrees not to contest the validity or enforceability of
any
posting on any E-System or E-Signature on any such posting under the provisions
of any applicable Requirement of Law requiring certain documents to be in
writing or signed; provided, however, that nothing herein shall limit such
party’s or beneficiary’s right to contest whether any posting to any E-System or
E-Signature has been altered after transmission.
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(d) All
uses
of an E-System shall be governed by and subject to, in addition to this
Section
13.10,
separate terms and conditions posted or referenced in such E-System and related
contractual obligations executed by Secured Parties and Delta Companies in
connection with the use of such E-System.
(e) ALL
E-SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED “AS
IS”
AND
“AS
AVAILABLE”.
NONE
OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS RELATED PERSONS WARRANTS THE ACCURACY,
ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY E-SYSTEMS OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION AND
DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS THEREIN. NO WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND
IS MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS RELATED PERSONS IN CONNECTION
WITH ANY E SYSTEMS OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF
THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS. The Credit
Parties agree (and Borrower shall cause each other Credit Party to agree) that
the Administrative Agent has no responsibility for maintaining or providing
any
equipment, software, services or any testing required in connection with any
Electronic Transmission or otherwise required for any E-System.
13.11 Section
Titles.
The
Section titles and Table of Contents contained in this Agreement are and shall
be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not
a
part of the agreement between the parties hereto.
13.12 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which
shall collectively and separately constitute one agreement.
13.13 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
BECAUSE
DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH COMPLEX FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST
QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT PERSON AND THE
PARTIES WISH APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS TO APPLY (RATHER THAN ARBITRATION
RULES), THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING
SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS
OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT
TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE,
WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AMONG THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
LENDERS AND ANY CREDIT PARTY ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR
INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED
THERETO.
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13.14 Press
Releases and Related Matters.
Each
Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that neither it nor its Affiliates
will in the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using
the
name of the Administrative Agent or any Arranger or its affiliates or referring
to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents without at least two (2) Business
Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent or such Arranger, as the case may
be, and without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such
Arranger, as the case may be, unless (and only to the extent that) such Credit
Party or Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event, such
Credit Party or Affiliate will consult, to the extent permitted by law, with
the
Administrative Agent or such Arranger, as the case may be, before issuing such
press release or other public disclosure. Each Credit Party consents to the
publication by the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or Lender of advertising
material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement
using Borrower’s name, product photographs, logo or trademark. The
Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender shall provide a draft of any
advertising material to each Credit Party for review and comment at least two
(2) Business Days prior to the publication thereof. Each of the Administrative
Agent and the Arrangers reserves the right to provide to industry trade
organizations information necessary and customary for inclusion in league table
measurements.
13.15 [Reserved].
13.16
Advice
of Counsel.
Each
of
the parties represents to each other party hereto that it has discussed this
Agreement and, specifically, the provisions of Sections
13.9
and
13.13,
with
its counsel.
13.17
No
Strict Construction.
The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of
this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties
hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring
any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first
written above.
DELTA AIR LINES, INC., as Borrower | ||
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION, as
Administrative Agent and Lender
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory |
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Agreement
The
following Persons are signatories to this Agreement in their capacity as Credit
Parties and not as Borrower.
ASA
HOLDINGS, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: President |
COMAIR
HOLDINGS, LLC
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Treasurer |
COMAIR,
INC.
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
COMAIR
SERVICES, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Treasurer |
CROWN
ROOMS, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Assistant Treasurer |
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Agreement
DAL
AIRCRAFT TRADING, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: Treasurer |
DAL
GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Assistant Treasurer |
DAL
MOSCOW, INC.
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Treasurer |
DELTA
AIRELITE BUSINESS JETS, INC.
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Assistant Treasurer |
DELTA
BENEFITS MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Treasurer |
DELTA
CONNECTION ACADEMY, INC.
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Treasurer |
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DELTA
CORPORATE IDENTITY, INC.
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Assistant Treasurer |
DELTA
LOYALTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES,
LLC
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By: | /s/ J. Xxxxx XxXxxxx | |
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Name: J. Xxxxx XxXxxxx | ||
Title: Vice President |
DELTA
TECHNOLOGY, LLC
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Assistant Secretary |
DELTA
VENTURES III, LLC
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Vice President – Tax |
EPSILON
TRADING, INC.
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: Treasurer and Controller |
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KAPPA
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
SONG,
LLC
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Title: Assistant Treasurer |
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Agreement
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CREDIT
AGREEMENT
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized
terms used in the Loan Documents shall have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere
in the Loan Documents) the following respective meanings and all references
to
Sections, Exhibits, Schedules or Annexes in the following definitions shall
refer to Sections, Exhibits, Schedules or Annexes of or to the
Agreement:
“Account
Debtor”
means
any Person who may become obligated to any Credit Party under, with respect
to,
or on account of, an Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangibles (including
a
payment intangible).
“Accounting
Changes”
has
the
meaning ascribed thereto in Annex
G.
“Accounts”
means
all “accounts,”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party, including (a) all accounts receivable, other receivables, book debts
and
other forms of obligations (other than forms of obligations evidenced by Chattel
Paper or Instruments), (including any such obligations that may be characterized
as an account or contract right under the Code), (b) all of each Credit Party’s
rights in, to and under all purchase orders or receipts for goods or services,
(c) all of each Credit Party’s rights to any goods represented by any of the
foregoing (including unpaid sellers’ rights of rescission, replevin, reclamation
and stoppage in transit and rights to returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods),
(d) all healthcare insurance receivables, and (e) all collateral security of
any
kind, now or hereafter in existence, given by any Account Debtor or other Person
with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Additional
Aircraft”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Aircraft Mortgage.
“Additional
Engine”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Aircraft Mortgage.
“Administrative
Agent”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Affected
Lender”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.14(e).
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that, directly or indirectly, owns
or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary,
20% or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power in the election of
directors of such Person, (b) each Person that controls, is controlled by or
is
under common control with such Person, and (c) each of such Person’s joint
venturers and partners who are Affiliates under clause (a) hereof. For the
purposes of this definition, “control”
of
a
Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided,
that
the term “Affiliate,”
when
used with reference to a Credit Party, shall specifically exclude the
Administrative Agent and each Lender.
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“Aggregate
Cash On Hand”
means
the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Delta Companies that may be
classified, in accordance with GAAP, as “unrestricted”
on
the
consolidated balance sheets of Borrower.
“Agreement”
means
this Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“Air
Carrier”
means
each of Borrower and Comair, Inc.
“Aircraft”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Aircraft Mortgage.
“Aircraft
Mortgage”
means
the Aircraft Mortgage and Security Agreement in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto
entered into by and among the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties and each Credit Party that is a signatory thereto, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Airport
Authority”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“Allocated
Amount”
means,
with respect to any asset, the amount allocated to such asset in the most recent
Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrower to the Administrative Agent
in
accordance with Annex
F.
“Amended
and Restated Arrangement Fee Letter”
means
the Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated March 15, 2006, between GE Capital
and Borrower.
“Amex”
means
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. and each of its
affiliates party to the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility Documents.
“Appendices”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to the Agreement.
“Applicable
Term A Index Margin”
means
the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition
to the Index Rate applicable to the Term Loan A, as determined by reference
to
Section
1.5(a).
“Applicable
Term A LIBOR Margin”
means
the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition
to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Term Loan A, as determined by reference
to
Section
1.5(a).
“Applicable
Term B Index Margin”
means
the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition
to the Index Rate applicable to the Term Loan B, as determined by reference
to
Section
1.5(a).
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“Applicable
Term B LIBOR Margin”
means
the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition
to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Term Loan B, as determined by reference
to
Section
1.5(a).
“Applicable
Term C Index Margin”
means
the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition
to the Index Rate applicable to the Term Loan C, as determined by reference
to
Section
1.5(a).
“Applicable
Term C LIBOR Margin”
means
the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition
to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Term Loan C, as determined by reference
to
Section
1.5(a).
“Appraisers”
shall
mean Simat, Helliesen & Xxxxxxx, Inc., Sage Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxxx (with respect to the Owned Real Estate appraised on or before the
Closing Date), or such other appraisers acceptable to the Administrative
Agent.
“Approved
Fund”
means,
with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural Person) that (a)
is
or will be engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in
commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of
its
business and (b) is advised or managed by (i) such Lender, (ii) any Affiliate
of
such Lender or (iii) any Person (other than an individual) or any Affiliate
of
any Person (other than an individual) that administers or manages such
Lender.
“ARB
Indebtedness”
means,
with respect to any Delta Company, without duplication, all Indebtedness or
obligations of such Delta Company created or arising with respect to any limited
recourse revenue bonds issued for the purpose of financing or refinancing
improvements to, or the construction or acquisition of, airport and other
related facilities and equipment, the use or construction of which qualifies
and
renders such bonds exempt from certain federal or state taxes.
“Arrangers”
shall
mean, collectively, (a) with respect to Term Loan A and Term Loan B, GE Capital
Markets, Inc. and (b) with respect to Term Loan C, GE Capital Markets, Inc.
and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc.
“Asset
Sale”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
6.8.
“Assignment
Agreement”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
11.1(a).
“Aviation
Authority”
means
any nation or government or national or governmental authority of any nation,
state, province or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency,
department, regulator, airport authority, air navigation authority or other
entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government in respect of the regulation of
commercial aviation or the registration, airworthiness or operation of civil
aircraft and having jurisdiction over the Credit Parties including, without
limitation, the FAA or DOT.
“Avoidance
Actions”
shall
mean the Credit Parties’ claims and causes of action arising under Section
502(d), 544, 545, 547, 548 or 550 of the Bankruptcy Code or any other avoidance
action under the Bankruptcy Code; provided,
that
“Avoidance
Actions”
shall
not include any Proceeds of such property.
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“Bankruptcy
Code”
means
the provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et
seq.
“Bankruptcy
Court”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble or shall mean any other court having
competent jurisdiction over the Cases.
“Blocked
Account”
means
any account of any Credit Party that is subject to a Blocked Account Agreement
or a Control Letter pursuant to Annex
C.
“Blocked
Account Agreement”
means
a
control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, among any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of
Secured Parties and the applicable bank or financial institution. Any Blocked
Account Agreement substantially in the form of any Blocked Account Agreement
in
effect on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
“Books
and Records”
means
books and records of the Credit Parties, including financial, corporate,
operations and sales books, records, books of account, sales and purchase
records, lists of suppliers and customers, formulae, business reports, plans
and
projections and all other documents, logs, surveys, plans, files, records,
assessments, correspondence, and other data and information, financial or
otherwise, and all aircraft manuals, log books and other documents and records,
including all data and information stored on computer-related or other
electronic media.
“Borrower”
has
the
meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Borrowing
Base Certificate”
means
a
certificate to be executed and delivered from time to time by Borrower in the
form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit
4.1(b).
“Business
Day”
means
any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks are required
or
permitted to be closed in the State of New York and in reference to LIBOR Loans
shall mean any such day that is also a LIBOR Business Day.
“Capital
Expenditures”
means,
with respect to any Person, all expenditures (by the expenditure of cash or
the
incurrence of Indebtedness) by such Person during any measuring period, net
of
cash amounts received by Borrower and its Subsidiaries from other Persons during
such period in reimbursement of Capital Expenditures made by Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and excluding interest capitalized during construction, for any
fixed assets or improvements or for replacements, substitutions or additions
thereto, that have a useful life of more than one year and that are required
to
be capitalized under GAAP (including equipment which in the ordinary course
of
business is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in or exchange of existing
equipment owned by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent of the
gross amount of such purchase price less the book value of the equipment being
traded in or exchanged at such time), but excluding expenditures made in
connection with the replacement or restoration of assets to the extent
reimbursed or financed from (x) insurance proceeds paid on account of the loss
of or the damage to the assets being replaced or restored, or (y) awards of
compensation arising from the taking by condemnation or eminent domain of such
assets being replaced.
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“Capital
Lease”
means,
with respect to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal
or
mixed) by such Person as lessee that, in accordance with GAAP, would be required
to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of
such
Person.
“Capital
Lease Obligation”
means,
with respect to any Capital Lease of any Person, the amount of the obligation
of
the lessee thereunder that, in accordance with GAAP, would appear on a balance
sheet of such lessee in respect of such Capital Lease.
“Carve-Out”
means
claims of the following parties for the following amounts: (i) the unpaid fees
of the U.S. Trustee or the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§
1930(a) and (ii) after
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
the
aggregate allowed unpaid fees and expenses payable under sections 330 and 331
of
the Bankruptcy Code to professional persons retained pursuant to an order of
the
Bankruptcy Court by any Credit Party or any Committee not to exceed
$35,000,000
(plus
all
unpaid professional fees and disbursements accrued
or incurred prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and reflected on
the
most recent Borrowing Base Certificate and reserved against the Term A Borrowing
Base, or otherwise reported in writing to the Administrative Agent, to the
extent allowed by the Bankruptcy Court at any time)
in the
aggregate; provided,
that
the Carve-Out shall not include, apply to or be available for any fees or
expenses incurred by any party, including any Credit Party or any Committee,
in
connection with the initiation or prosecution of any claims, causes of action,
adversary proceedings or other litigation against the Administrative Agent,
the
Lenders or the L/C Issuers, including challenging the amount, validity,
perfection, priority or enforceability of or asserting any defense, counterclaim
or offset to, the Obligations or the security interests and Liens of the Secured
Parties in respect thereof; provided,
further,
that
(a) as long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Credit Parties shall be permitted to pay compensation and reimbursement of
expenses allowed and payable under sections 330 and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code,
as the same may be due and payable, and the same shall not reduce the Carve-Out
and (b) in the event the Carve-Out is reduced by any amount during an Event
of
Default, upon the effectiveness of any cure or waiver of such Event of Default
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Carve-Out shall be increased by
such amount.
“Cases”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Cash
Collateral Account”
means
a
cash collateral account in the name of Borrower and subject
to a Blocked Account Agreement,
into
which the Net Cash Proceeds of the Collateral, including Collateral included
in
the Term A Borrowing Base and, at the election of Borrower, cash or Cash
Equivalents are deposited pursuant to the Agreement, the Collateral Documents
and any other Loan Document.
“Cash
Equivalents”
means
Permitted Investments and such other cash and cash equivalents acceptable to
the
Administrative Agent.
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“Cash
Management Systems”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.7.
“CERCLA”
means
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.).
“Certificated
Air Carrier”
shall
mean an “air
carrier”
within
the meaning of Section 40102 of Title 49, holding a certificate of public
convenience and necessity under Section 41102 of Title 49 and an air carrier
certificate under Section 44705 of Title 49 and Subpart C of 14 C.F.R. Part
119
of the Federal Aviation Regulations authorizing its operations to/from/within
the United States under 14 C.F.R. Part 121 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations.
“Change
of Control”
means
any of the following: (a) any person or group of persons (within the meaning
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) shall have acquired beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 40% or more of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital Stock of Borrower having the right
to
vote for the election of directors of Borrower under ordinary circumstances
other than any employee benefit plan of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
or
any Person organized, appointed or established by borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries for, or pursuant to, the terms of any such employee benefit plan;
or (b) during any period of twelve consecutive calendar months, individuals
who
at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of Borrower
(together with any new directors whose election by the board of directors of
Borrower or whose nomination for election by the Stockholders of Borrower was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office
who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election
or
nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason other
than death or disability to constitute a majority of the directors then in
office.
“Charges”
means
all federal, state, county, city, municipal, local, foreign or other
governmental taxes (including taxes owed to the PBGC at the time due and
payable), levies, assessments, charges, liens, claims or encumbrances (including
interest and penalties relating thereto) upon or relating to (a) the Collateral,
(b) the Obligations, (c) the employees, payroll, income or gross receipts of
any
Credit Party, (d) any Credit Party’s ownership or use of any properties or
other assets, or (e) any other aspect of any Credit Party’s
business.
“Chattel
Paper”
means
any “chattel
paper,”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, including electronic chattel paper, now owned
or
hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located.
“Citibank
Cash Collateral Account”
means
the Cash Collateral Account as defined in the Security Agreement dated as of
September 1, 2004 between Borrower and Citibank, N.A. and the cash, cash
equivalents and other investment property and financial assets credited thereto,
and all proceeds thereof, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.
“Claim”
has
the
meaning ascribed
to such term in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Closing
Date”
means
September 16, 2005.
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“Closing
Checklist”
means
the schedule, including all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, listing
certain documents and information to be delivered in connection with the
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated
thereunder, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex
D.
“Code”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be enacted
and
in effect in the State of New York; provided,
that to
the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan
Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions
of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9
shall govern; provided,
further,
that in
the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the
attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to,
Administrative Agent’s or Lender’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the
Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than
the State of New York, the term “Code”
shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other
jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such
attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions
related to such provisions.
“Collateral”
means
all property and interests in property and proceeds thereof now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Credit Party in or upon which a Lien is granted under
this Agreement or any Collateral Documents.
“Collateral
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Mortgage, the Aircraft Mortgage, the SGR Security Agreement,
the Spare Parts Mortgage and all similar agreements entered into guaranteeing
payment of, or granting a Lien upon property as security for payment of, the
Obligations.
“Collateral
Reports”
means
the reports with respect to the Collateral referred to in Annex
F.
“Collection
Account”
means
that certain account of the Administrative Agent, account number 000-000-00
in
the name of the Administrative Agent at DeutscheBank Trust Company Americas
in
New York, New York ABA No. 021 001 033, Account Name: GECC/CAF Depository,
Reference: CFN5803/Term Loan, or such other account as may be specified in
writing by the Administrative Agent as the “Collection
Account.”
“Commitments”
means
(a)
as to
any Lender, the aggregate of such Lender’s Term A Commitment, Term B Commitment
and Term C Commitment as set forth on Annex
J
to the
Agreement or in the most recent Assignment Agreement executed by such Lender
and
(b)
as to
all Lenders, the aggregate of all Lenders’ Term A Commitments, Term B
Commitments and Term C Commitments, as to each of clauses
(a)
and
(b),
as such
Commitments may be reduced, amortized or adjusted from time to time in
accordance with the Agreement.
“Committee”
means
the official statutory committee of unsecured creditors approved in the Cases
pursuant to section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Compliance
Certificate”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
(b)
of
Annex
E.
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“Concentration
Account”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
(c)
of
Annex
C.
“Contracts”
means
all “contracts,”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party, in any event, including all contracts, undertakings, or agreements (other
than rights evidenced by Chattel Paper, Documents or Instruments) in or under
which any Credit Party may now or hereafter have any right, title or interest,
including any agreement relating to the terms of payment or the terms of
performance of any Account.
“Control
Letter”
means
a
letter agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, between Administrative Agent and (i) the issuer of uncertificated
securities with respect to uncertificated securities in the name of any Credit
Party, (ii) a securities intermediary with respect to securities, whether
certificated or uncertificated, securities entitlements and other financial
assets held in a securities account in the name of any Credit Party, (iii)
a
futures commission merchant or clearinghouse, as applicable, with respect to
commodity accounts and commodity contracts held by any Credit Party, whereby,
among other things, the issuer, securities intermediary or futures commission
merchant limits any security interest in the applicable financial assets in
a
manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, acknowledges the
Lien of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties on such
financial assets, and agrees to follow the instructions or entitlement orders
of
the Administrative Agent without further consent by the affected Credit Party.
Any Control Letter substantially in the form of any Control Letter in effect
on
the Closing Date shall be deemed to be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Copyright
License”
means
any and all rights now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party under
any
written agreement granting any right to use any Copyright or Copyright
registration.
“Copyright
Security Agreements”
means
the Copyright Security Agreements made in favor of Administrative Agent for
the
benefit of the Secured Parties, by each applicable Credit Party substantially
in
the form of Exhibit
C
hereto.
“Copyrights”
means
all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Credit
Party: (a) all copyrights and General Intangibles of like nature (whether
registered or unregistered), all registrations and recordings thereof, and
all
applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings
and applications in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office
or agency of the United States, any state or territory thereof, or any other
country or any political subdivision thereof, and (b) all reissues, extensions
or renewals thereof.
“Credit
Card”
means
any agreement or plan relating to a credit card, debit card, charge card or
other similar system, including but not limited to the American Express Card,
Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa Card, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Discover
Card.
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“Credit
Card Receivables”
means
any right to payment in Dollars (including, but not limited to, rights to
payment for goods, services, insurance, fees, taxes, prepayment penalties and
finance charges) from (i) any issuer of a Credit Card arising from goods or
services provided or to be provided by a Credit Party or (ii) to the extent
that
the right to such payment described in clause (i) has been transferred in whole
or part to U.S. Bank, National Association (“USB”)
or any
other settlement and/or processing system, or, alternatively, to the extent
USB
or any other settlement and/or processing system has received any collections
with respect to such right of payment, any right to payment from USB or any
other settlement and/or processing system arising from the transfer to or by
USB
or any other settlement and/or processing system of such claims against an
issuer of a Credit Card.
“Credit
Parties”
means
Borrower and each of the Guarantors.
“Default”
means
any event that, with the passage of time or notice or both, would, unless cured
or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Default
Rate”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.5(d).
“Delta
Company”
means
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries.
“Deposit
Accounts”
means
all “deposit
accounts”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, now or hereafter held in the name of any Credit
Party.
“Designated
Spare Parts Locations” means
the
locations set out in Disclosure
Schedule 3.26
and such
other locations as are permitted by the Spare Parts Mortgage.
“Desk-top
Aircraft Appraisal Methodology”
means,
in determining an opinion as to the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Aircraft or Eligible Engines, including but not limited to, taking at least
the
following actions: (i) reviewing the most recent Collateral Report; (ii)
reviewing the Appraiser’s internal value database for values applicable to such
Aircraft or Engines; and (iii) checking other sources, such as manufacturers,
other airlines and U.S. government procurement data, for orderly liquidation
prices of such Aircraft or Engines.
“Desk-top
Ground Service Equipment Appraisal Methodology”
means,
in determining an opinion as to the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Ground Service Equipment, including but not limited to, taking at least the
following actions: (i) reviewing the most recent Collateral Report; (ii)
reviewing the Appraiser’s internal value database for values applicable to such
Ground Service Equipment; and (iii) checking other sources, such as
manufacturers, other airlines and U.S. government procurement data, for orderly
liquidation prices of such Ground Service Equipment.
“Desk-top
Spare Parts Appraisal Methodology”
means,
in determining an opinion as to the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Spare Parts, including but not limited to, taking at least the following
actions: (i) reviewing the most recent Collateral Report; (ii) reviewing the
Appraiser’s internal value database for values applicable to Spare Parts; (iii)
developing a representative sampling of a reasonable number of the different
Spare Parts for which a market check will be conducted; (iv) checking other
sources, such as manufacturers, other airlines, U.S. government procurement
data
and airline parts pooling price lists, for orderly liquidation prices of the
sample parts referred to in clause (iii); (v) conducting a limited review of
the
inventory reporting system applicable to the Spare Parts, including checking
information reported in such system against information determined through
physical inspection; and (vi) reviewing a sampling of the Spare Parts’
serviceability tags, books and records (including tear-down
reports).
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“Desk-top
Tooling Appraisal Methodology”
means,
in determining an opinion as to the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Tooling, including but not limited to, taking at least the following actions:
(i) reviewing the most recent Collateral Report; (ii) reviewing the Appraiser’s
internal value database for values applicable to such Tooling; and (iii)
checking other sources, such as manufacturers, other airlines and U.S.
government procurement data, for orderly liquidation prices of such Tooling.
“DFW
Assets”
means
assets located at the Dallas/Fort Worth hub facilities which are disposed of
in
connection with the closing of such hub facilities as disclosed in Borrower’s
public disclosures on or prior to the Closing Date.
“DIP
Fee Letter”
means
the Fee Letter, dated September 14, 2005, among GE Capital, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Senior Funding, Inc. and Borrower.
“DLMS”
means
Delta Loyalty Management Services, Inc.
“Documents”
means
any “documents,”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party, wherever located.
“Dollars”
or
“$”
means
lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Domestic
Subsidiary”
means
a
Subsidiary of Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within
the
United States of America.
“DOT”
shall
mean the United States Department of Transportation or any analogous successor
agency.
“E-Fax”
means
any system used to receive or transmit faxes electronically.
“E-Signature”
means
the process of attaching to or logically associating with an Electronic
Transmission an electronic symbol, encryption, digital signature or process
(including the name or an abbreviation of the name of the party transmitting
the
Electronic Transmission) with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such
Electronic Transmission.
“E-System”
means
any electronic system, including Intralinks® and any other Internet or
extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted
by the Administrative Agent, any of its Related Persons or any other Person,
providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security
system.
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“EBITDAR”
means,
with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, without duplication, an amount
equal to (a) consolidated net income of such Person for such period, determined
in accordance with GAAP, minus
(b) the
sum of (i) income tax credits, (ii) interest income, (iii) gain from
extraordinary items for such period, (iv) any aggregate net gain during such
period arising from the sale, exchange or other disposition of capital assets
by
such Person (including any fixed assets, whether tangible or intangible, all
inventory sold in conjunction with the disposition of fixed assets and all
securities) (a “Capital
Asset Sale”),
and
(v) any other non-cash gains that have been added in determining consolidated
net income, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of
consolidated net income of such Person for such period in accordance with GAAP,
but without duplication, plus
(c) the
sum of (i) any provision for income taxes, (ii) Interest Expense, (iii) loss
from extraordinary items for such period, (iv) depreciation and amortization
for
such period, (v) amortized debt discount for such period, (vi) the amount of
any
deduction to consolidated net income as the result of any grant to any employee
of such Person of any Stock, (vii) depreciation, amortization and aircraft
rent
expense for such period, in each case to the extent included in the calculation
of consolidated net income of such Person for such period in accordance with
GAAP, (viii) any aggregate net loss during such period arising from a Capital
Asset Sale, (ix) all other non-cash charges for such period, (x) costs and
expenses, including fees, incurred directly in connection with the consummation
of the transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents to the extent included
in the calculation of consolidated net income and (xi) expenses incurred with
respect to the Chapter 11 reorganization as set forth on the Parent’s
consolidated statement of income for such period, including (A) professional
and
other fees, (B) key employee retention program payments, (C) financing fees,
(D)
severance costs and (E) any litigation expenses incurred during or in connection
with the Cases. For purposes of this definition, the following items shall
be
excluded in determining consolidated net income of a Person: (1) the income
(or
deficit) of any other Person accrued prior to the date it became a Subsidiary
of, or was merged or consolidated into, such Person or any of such Person’s
Subsidiaries; (2) the income (or deficit) of any other Person (other than a
Subsidiary) in which such Person has an ownership interest, except to the extent
any such income has actually been received by such Person in the form of cash
dividends or distributions; (3) any restoration to income of any contingency
reserve, except to the extent that provision for such reserve was made out
of
income accrued during such period; (4) any write-up of any asset; (5) any net
gain from the collection of the proceeds of life insurance policies; (6) any
net
gain arising from the acquisition of any securities, or the extinguishment,
under GAAP, of any Indebtedness, of such Person; (7) in the case of a successor
to such Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of its assets,
any
earnings of such successor prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer
of
assets; and (8) any deferred credit representing the excess of equity in any
Subsidiary of such Person at the date of acquisition of such Subsidiary over
the
cost to such Person of the investment in such Subsidiary.
“Effective
Date”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.2.
“Electronic
Transmission”
means
each notice, request, instruction, demand, report, authorization, agreement,
document, file, information and any other communication transmitted, posted
or
otherwise made or communicated by e-mail, E-Fax, Internet or extranet-based
site
or any other equivalent electronic service, whether owned, operated or hosted
by
the Administrative Agent, any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any
other
Person.
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“Eligible
Accounts”
means
all of the Accounts owned by the Credit Parties and reflected in the most recent
Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrower to the Administrative Agent
shall be “Eligible
Accounts”
for
purposes of this Agreement, except, without duplication, any Account of the
Credit Parties:
(a) that
does
not arise from the air transportation of passengers, freight and cargo or the
sale of goods or performance of services by the Credit Parties in the ordinary
course of its business;
(b) (i)
upon
which any Credit Party’s right to receive payment is not absolute or is
contingent upon the fulfillment of any condition whatsoever or (ii) as to which
any Credit Party is not able to bring suit or otherwise enforce its remedies
against the Account Debtor through judicial process, or (iii) if the Account
represents a progress billing consisting of an invoice for goods sold or used
or
services rendered pursuant to a contract under which the Account Debtor’s
obligation to pay that invoice is subject to any Credit Party’s completion of
further performance under such contract or is subject to the equitable lien
of a
surety bond issuer; provided,
that
clauses (i) and (iii) above shall not apply to receivables in respect of the
transportation of passengers in the ordinary course of business;
(c) to
the
extent that any defense, counterclaim, setoff or dispute is asserted as to
such
Account;
(d) that
is
not a true and correct statement of bona fide indebtedness incurred in the
amount of the Account for goods and services sold to or services rendered,
or to
be rendered with respect to receivables in respect of the transportation of
passengers, and goods accepted by the applicable Account Debtor;
(e) Eligible
Unbilled Accounts;
(f)
that
is
owed by any director, officer, other employee or Affiliate of any Credit
Party;
(g) that
is
the obligation of an Account Debtor that is the United States government or
a
political subdivision thereof, or any state, county or municipality or
department, agency or instrumentality thereof unless the Credit Party, if
necessary or desirable, has complied with respect to such obligation with the
Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, or any applicable state, county or
municipal law restricting the assignment thereof with respect to such obligation
and such assignment has been accepted and acknowledged by the appropriate
governmental officers;
(h) that
is
the obligation of an Account Debtor located in (x) with respect to Credit Card
Receivables, Korea or Brazil and (y) with respect to all other receivables,
a
foreign country other than Canada unless payment thereof is assured by a letter
of credit assigned and delivered to the Administrative Agent, satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent as to form, amount and issuer;
(i)
with
respect to receivables in respect of the transportation of passengers, to the
extent any Credit Party owed the applicable Account Debtor for services sold
or
rendered by such Account Debtor to such Credit Party but only to the extent
of
the potential offset, including, without limitation under code share
arrangements, interline agreements or other agreements between airlines in
which
tickets may be purchased on one airline and honored by another
airline;
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(j)
that
is
in default and such default is reasonably likely to result in such Account
Debtor’s failure to make payment with respect to such Account; provided,
that,
without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, an Account shall be deemed in default
upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(i)
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the
Account is not paid within ninety (90) days following its original
invoice
date;
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(ii)
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the
Account Debtor obligated upon such Account suspends business, makes
a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors or fails to pay its
debts
generally as they come due; or
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a
petition is filed by or against any Account Debtor obligated upon
such
Account under any bankruptcy law or any other federal, state or foreign
(including any provincial) receivership, insolvency relief or other
law or
laws for the relief of debtors;
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(k) that
is
the obligation of an Account Debtor if fifty percent (50%) or more of the Dollar
amount of all Accounts owing by that Account Debtor are ineligible under the
other criteria set forth in clause
(j)
above;
(l) as
to
which the Lien of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties is not a first priority perfected Lien;
(m) as
to
which any of the representations or warranties in the Loan Documents with
respect to such specific Account are untrue;
(n) to
the
extent such Account is evidenced by a judgment, Instrument or Chattel
Paper;
(o) to
the extent such
Account exceeds any credit limit established by the Administrative Agent, in
its
reasonable credit judgment;
(p) except
with respect to Credit Card Receivables, to the extent that such Account,
together with all other Accounts owing by such Account Debtor and its Affiliates
as of any date of determination exceed 10% of all Eligible
Accounts;
(q) that
is
payable in any currency other than Dollars;
(r) that
arises from interline activity including services and xxxxxxxx performed between
airlines (but excluding the transportation of passengers) and the payment of
which is handled through third party domestic or foreign clearing houses;
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(s) that
arises from the sale of Delta Skymiles through DLMS to Amex;
(t) that
are
Ineligible Refundable Ticket Accounts or Eligible Refundable Ticket Accounts;
or
(u) of
any
Credit Party which Credit Party has not been subject to a field
examination.
“Eligible
Aircraft”
means
all of the Aircraft, except any Ineligible Term A Borrowing Base Collateral,
owned by the Credit Parties; provided,
that
(i) a valid and enforceable first priority Lien on such Aircraft (subject only
to Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens approved by the Administrative Agent)
shall have been granted by the applicable Credit Party in favor of
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the
Aircraft Mortgage and (ii) the Liens described in clause
(i)
above
shall be in full force and effect in favor of Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties at such time.
“Eligible
Engines”
means
all of the Engines, except any Ineligible Term A Borrowing Base Collateral,
owned by the Credit Parties; provided,
that
(i) a valid and enforceable first priority Lien on such Engine (subject only
to
Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens approved by the Administrative Agent)
shall have been granted by the applicable Credit Party in favor of
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the
Aircraft Mortgage and (ii) the Liens described in clause
(i)
above
shall be in full force and effect in favor of Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties at such time.
“Eligible
Flight Simulators”
means
all of the Flight Simulators, except any Ineligible Term A Borrowing Base
Collateral, owned by the Credit Parties; provided
that
(i) a valid and enforceable first priority Lien on such Flight Simulators
(subject only to Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens approved by the
Administrative Agent) shall have been granted by the applicable Credit Parties
in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant
to the Loan Documents and (ii) the Liens described in clause
(i)
above
shall be in full force and effect in favor of Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties at such time.
“Eligible
Ground Service Equipment”
means
all Ground Service Equipment owned by Credit Parties and reflected in the most
recent Term A Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrower to the
Administrative Agent, except any Ineligible Term A Borrowing Base
Collateral.
“Eligible
Real Estate”
means
any parcel of Owned Real Estate, except any Ineligible Term A Borrowing Base
Collateral, in the United States owned in fee simple by the Credit Parties
as to
which each of the following conditions has been satisfied at such
time:
(a) a
valid
and enforceable first priority Lien on such parcel of Real Estate (subject
only
to Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens approved by the Administrative Agent)
shall have been granted by Borrower in favor of Administrative
Agent
for
the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to a Mortgage;
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(b) except
as
otherwise permitted by the Administrative Agent and, where applicable, the
relevant title insurance company shall have received in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, all Mortgage Supporting Documents
in
respect of such parcel;
(c) the
Administrative Agent shall have received a FIRREA appraisal with respect to
such
parcel of Real Estate in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and performed by an appraiser that is satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent;
(d) no
casualty
shall have occurred affecting the use, operation or value of such parcel of
Real
Estate if such casualty has not been restored or repaired by the mortgagor
under
the Mortgage encumbering such parcel of Real Estate;
(e) no
condemnation or taking by eminent domain shall have occurred nor shall any
notice of any pending or threatened condemnation or other proceeding against
such parcel of Real Estate have been delivered to the owner or lessee of such
parcel of Real Estate that would materially affect the use, operation or value
of such parcel of Real Estate;
(f) the
mortgagor under the relevant Mortgage encumbering such parcel of Real Estate
shall comply in all material respects with the terms of such Mortgage;
(g) each
written
lease, license or other use or occupancy agreement, other than the lease between
Borrower and Worldspan L.P. and the lease between Borrower and Verizon
Airfone Inc. f/k/a GTE Airfone Incorporated (both of which leases are
disclosed
on Part
3 of
Disclosure
Schedule
3.6),
now or
hereafter affecting all or any portion of such parcel of Real Estate shall,
by
its express terms, be subject and subordinate to the relevant Mortgage;
and
(h) each
lease, license, or other use or occupancy agreement between a Credit Party,
as
landlord, and its Affiliate, as tenant, now or hereafter affecting all or any
portion of such parcel of Real Estate shall be subject and subordinate to the
relevant Mortgage or shall be terminable (without fee) on 60 days’ prior written
notice by the owner of such Real Estate.
“Eligible
Refundable Ticket Accounts”
means
Eligible Accounts arising from the sale of refundable tickets that are to be
used within 30 days from the date of issuance of such ticket.
“Eligible
Spare Parts”
means
all of the Pledged Spare Parts owned by Credit Parties and reflected in the
most
recent Term A Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrower to the
Administrative Agent, except for any Ineligible Term A Borrowing Base
Collateral.
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“Eligible
Tooling”
means
all of the Tooling owned by Credit Parties and reflected in the most recent
Term
A Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrower to the Administrative Agent,
except any Ineligible Term A Borrowing Base Collateral.
“Eligible
Unbilled Accounts”
means
Eligible Accounts with respect to which an invoice, reasonably acceptable to
the
Administrative Agent in form and substance, (it being understood that the form
of invoice customarily used by the applicable Credit Party on the Closing Date
shall be deemed to be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) has not been
sent to the applicable Account Debtor.
“Engines”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Aircraft Mortgage.
“Environmental
Laws”
means
all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, statutes, ordinances,
codes, rules, standards and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, and any
applicable judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any
applicable judicial or administrative order, consent decree, order or judgment,
imposing liability or standards of conduct for or relating to the regulation
and
protection of human health, safety, the environment and natural resources
(including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, wetlands, land surface
or
subsurface strata, wildlife, aquatic species and vegetation). Environmental
Laws
include CERCLA; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of
1994
(49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et
seq.);
the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. §§ 136
et
seq.);
the
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et
seq.);
the
Toxic Substance Control Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et
seq.);
the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et
seq.);
the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et
seq.);
the
Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et
seq.);
and
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 300(f) et
seq.),
and
any and all regulations promulgated thereunder, and all analogous state, local
and foreign counterparts or equivalents and any transfer of ownership
notification or approval statutes.
“Environmental
Liabilities”
means,
with respect to any Person, all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities,
response, remedial and removal costs, investigation and feasibility study costs,
capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, losses, damages, punitive
damages, property damages, natural resource damages, consequential damages,
treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements
and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants), fines, penalties, sanctions
and interest incurred as a result of or related to any claim, suit, action,
investigation, proceeding or demand by any Person, whether based in contract,
tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute
or common law, arising under or related to any Environmental Laws, Environmental
Permits, or in connection with any Release or threatened Release or presence
of
a Hazardous Material whether on, at, in, under, from or about or in the vicinity
of any real or personal property.
“Environmental
Permits”
means
all permits, licenses, authorizations, certificates, approvals or registrations
required by any Governmental Authority under any Environmental
Laws.
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“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Credit Party, any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with such Credit Party, are treated as a single
employer within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the
IRC.
“ERISA
Event”
means,
with respect to any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate, (a) any “reportable
event”
described in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Title IV Plan (other than
a
“reportable
event”
to
which the 30-day notice is waived under PBGC Regulation Section 4043); (b)
the
withdrawal of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate from a Title IV Plan subject
to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial
employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (c) the complete or partial
withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer
Plan; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Title IV Plan or
the
treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA;
(e)
the institution of proceedings to terminate a Title IV Plan or Multiemployer
Plan by the PBGC; (f) the failure by any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate to
make
when due required contributions to a Multiemployer Plan or Title IV Plan unless
such failure is cured within thirty (30) days; (g) any other event or condition
that would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042
of
ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer,
any
Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or for the imposition of liability under
Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; (h) the termination of a Multiemployer Plan
under Section 4041A of ERISA or the reorganization or insolvency of a
Multiemployer Plan under Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA; or (i) the loss of
a Qualified Plan’s qualification or tax exempt status; or (j) the termination of
a Plan described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“Escrow
Accounts”
shall
mean (1) accounts of Borrower or any Subsidiary, solely to the extent any such
accounts hold funds set aside by Borrower or any Subsidiary to manage the
collection and payment of amounts collected, withheld or incurred by Borrower
or
such Subsidiary for the benefit of third parties relating to: (a) federal income
tax withholding and backup withholding tax, employment taxes, transportation
excise taxes and security related charges; (b) any and all state and local
income tax withholding, employment taxes and related charges and fees and
similar taxes, charges and fees, including, but not limited to, state and local
payroll withholding taxes, unemployment and supplemental unemployment taxes,
disability taxes, xxxxxxx’x or workers’ compensation charges and related charges
and fees; (c) state and local taxes imposed on overall gross receipts, sales
and
use taxes, fuel excise taxes and hotel occupancy taxes; (d) passenger facility
fees and charges collected on behalf of and owed to various administrators,
institutions, authorities, agencies and entities; and (e) other similar federal,
state or local taxes, charges and fees (including without limitation any amount
required to be withheld or collected under applicable law); in each case, held
in escrow accounts, trust funds or other segregated accounts in an aggregate
amount for all of such escrow accounts, trust funds and other segregated
accounts not in excess of $300,000,000, plus
accrued
interest; provided,
that
such amount may be increased upon an increase in any of the foregoing taxes,
fees and charges for which Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s officers and directors
may have personal liability if not paid; or (2) accounts,
capitalized interest accounts, debt service reserve accounts and other similar
accounts or funds established in connection with the ARB
Indebtedness.
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“ESOP”
means
a
Pension Plan that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 4975(e)(7)
of the IRC.
“Event
of Default”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
8.1.
“Excess
Aggregate Cash On Hand”
means,
as of any date, the amount by which the actual Aggregate Cash On Hand as of
such
date exceeds the minimum Aggregate Cash On Hand required to be maintained on
such date by Section
(c)
of
Annex
G.
“Excluded
Accounts”
shall
mean (i) the Escrow Accounts, (ii) Restricted Accounts; and (iii) accounts
located outside the United States; provided,
that
the aggregate amount held in all such accounts under this clause
(iii)
at any
time does not exceed $100,000,000.
“Excluded
Collateral”
means,
collectively, (i) Excluded Accounts (other than the Credit Parties’ rights to
receive any excess funds remaining in the Escrow Accounts following the payment
in full of the taxes, fees and charges payable from such Escrow Accounts and
other than the Credit Parties’ rights to receive any excess funds remaining in
the Restricted Accounts), (ii) Excluded Equity, (iii) JV Interests, (iv)
Excluded Equipment, (v) Section 1110 Assets, (vi) Avoidance Actions, (vii)
any asset subject to the restrictions on Liens set forth in Section
5.12(b),
(viii)
any asset excluded as Collateral in the SGR Security Agreement (other than
any
Proceeds thereof that any Credit Party is entitled to receive) and, to the
extent the Administrative Agent has otherwise consented in writing, in any
other
Collateral Documents.
“Excluded
Equipment”
means
Equipment financed, in whole or in part, by ARB Indebtedness or otherwise to
the
extent the granting of a security interest in such Equipment would constitute
a
breach or violation of a valid and effective restriction in favor of a third
party or give rise to any indemnification obligations or any right to terminate
or commence the exercise of remedies under such restrictions, in each case,
to
the extent not subject to the automatic stay; provided,
that
“Excluded
Equipment”
shall
not include Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of Excluded Equipment
(unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute Excluded
Equipment), but only to the extent, and for so long as, such restriction is
not
terminated or rendered unenforceable or otherwise deemed ineffective by the
Code
or any other applicable law.
“Excluded
Equity”
means,
collectively, (i) equity interests in the Excluded Issuers and in any public
company and (ii) any Voting Stock in excess of 65% of the total outstanding
Voting Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary of any Credit Party. For purposes of
this
definition, “Voting
Stock”
means,
as to any issuer, the issued and outstanding shares of each class of capital
stock or other membership interests of such issuer entitled to vote (within
the
meaning of Treasury Regulations § 1.956-2(c)(2)).
“Excluded
Issuer”
means
(i) Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Pan American World Airways, Inc., GMBH, (ii)
Guardant, Inc., (iii) Delta Air Technology, Ltd., (iv) Aero Assurance Ltd.
and
(v) New Sky, Ltd.
“Excluded
Obligations”
means
contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations.
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“Excluded
Properties”
means
the three real properties set forth on Part 1 of Disclosure
Schedule 3.6,
the
sale of which is permitted in accordance with the Agreement.
“Excluded
Subsidiaries”
means
(i) Aero Assurance, Ltd. and its subsidiaries and (ii) Guardant, Inc.
“Existing
Credit Agreement”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the recitals hereto.
“Existing
Letters of Credit”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in paragraph
(b)(iii)
of
Annex
B.
“Existing
Secured Indebtedness”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
6.3(a)(v)
hereof.
“FAA”
means
the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America, and any
successor Governmental Authority.
“FAA
Slots”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“Fair
Labor Standards Act”
means
the Fair Labor Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, 00 X.X.X. §000 et seq.
“Fair
Market Value”
means
(a) with respect to any asset or group of assets (other than a marketable
Security) at any date, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale
of
such asset at such date assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing
purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a
reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of
such asset, as reasonably determined by the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer
or, if such asset shall have been the subject of an appraisal within the last
twelve months by an independent third party appraiser, the basic assumptions
underlying which have not materially changed since its date, the value set
forth
in such appraisal and (b) with respect to any marketable Security at any
date, the closing sale price of such Security on the Business Day next preceding
such date, as appearing in any published list of any national securities
exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market or, if there is no such closing sale price
of such Security, the final price for the purchase of such Security at face
value quoted on such Business Day by a financial institution of recognized
standing regularly dealing in Securities of such type and selected by the
Administrative Agent.
“Federal
Funds Rate”
means,
for any day, a floating rate equal to the weighted average of the rates on
overnight federal funds transactions among members of the Federal Reserve
System, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, which
determination shall be final, binding and conclusive (absent manifest
error).
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“Federal
Reserve Board”
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
“Fee
Letters”
means,
collectively, the Amended and Restated Arrangement Fee Letter and the DIP Fee
Letter.
“Fees”
means
any and all fees payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant
to
the Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
“Final
Order”
means
an order, approving or authorizing this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
and the incurrence by the Credit Parties hereunder of post-petition secured
and
super-priority Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount of not less than
$1,900,000,000 in accordance with this Agreement, issued by the Bankruptcy
Court
in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers
and the Requisite Lenders.
“Financial
Covenants”
means
the financial covenants set forth in Annex
G.
“Financial
Statements”
means
the consolidated and consolidating income statements, statements of cash flows
and balance sheets of Borrower delivered in accordance with Section
3.4
and
Annex
E.
“First
Day Orders”
means
all orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court in respect of motions filed on the
Petition Date or within five Business Days thereafter.
“Fiscal
Month”
means
any of the monthly accounting periods of Borrower.
“Fiscal
Quarter”
means
any of the quarterly accounting periods of Borrower, ending on March 31, June
30, September 30 and December 31 of each year.
“Fiscal
Year”
means
any of the annual accounting periods of Borrower ending on December 31 of each
year.
“Fixtures”
means
all “fixtures”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party.
“Flight
Simulators”
means
the flight simulators and flight training devices of Borrower or any
Subsidiary.
“Foreign
Aviation Authority”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“Foreign
Subsidiary”
means
any Subsidiary which is a “controlled
foreign corporation”
within
the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
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“Foreign
Slots”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America,
consistently applied, as such term is further defined in Annex
G
to the
Agreement.
“Gates”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“GECAS
Facilities”
means,
collectively, (i) the Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2003, among
Borrower, GE Capital (or its subsidiary, affiliate, associated company, owner,
trustee or permitted assignee) and the lenders signatory thereto, as
the
same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to
time, and each of the Operative Documents referred to therein, as the same
may
be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time;
(ii)
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Spare Parts), dated as of July 7,
2004, among Borrower, GE Capital (or its subsidiary, affiliate, associated
company, owner, trustee or permitted assignee) and U.S. Bank, as
the
same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to
time,
and
each of the Operative Documents referred to therein, as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; (iii) the
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (Engines), dated as of July 7, 2004, among
GE Capital (or its subsidiary, affiliate, associated company, owner, trustee
or
permitted assignee), Borrower and U.S. Bank, as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and each of
the
Operative Documents referred to therein, as the same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; (iv) the Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement (Aircraft), dated as of July 7, 2004, among Borrower,
GE
Capital (or its subsidiary, affiliate, associated company, owner, trustee or
permitted assignee) and U.S. Bank, as the same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and each of the Operative
Documents referred to therein, as the same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; (v) the Amended and
Restated Payment and Indemnity Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2004, between
Borrower and the Beneficiaries identified therein, as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and each of
the
Operative Documents referred to therein, as the same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; (vi) the CRJ Put
Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2004, between GE Capital (or its subsidiary,
affiliate, associated company, owner, trustee or permitted assignee) and
Borrower and the twelve leases and related agreements to which Borrower is
a
party, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from
time to time; (vii) the CRJ Put Agreement II, to be entered into by Aviation
Financial Services Inc. and Borrower pursuant to the Letter of Intent, and
the
leases and related agreements to be entered into by Borrower pursuant to the
CRJ
Put Agreement II, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time; and (viii) the Second Restructuring Agreement to
be
entered into by GE Capital (or its subsidiary, affiliate, associated company,
owner, trustee or permitted assignee), Borrower and U.S. Bank in connection
with
the Letter of Intent, as the same may be amended or otherwise modified from
time
to time.
“GE
Capital”
means
General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
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“GE
Capital Commitment Letter”
means
the Commitment Letter, dated September 10, 2005, between GE Capital and
Borrower.
“General
Intangibles”
means
“general
intangibles,”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party, including all right, title and interest that such Credit Party may now
or
hereafter have in or under any Contract, all payment intangibles, customer
lists, Licenses, Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and all applications therefor
and reissues, extensions or renewals thereof, rights in Intellectual Property,
interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other business associations,
licenses, permits, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary or confidential
information, inventions (whether or not patented or patentable), technical
information, procedures, designs, knowledge, know-how, Software, data bases,
data, skill, expertise, experience, processes, models, drawings, materials
and
records, goodwill (including the goodwill associated with any Trademark or
Trademark License), all rights and claims in or under insurance policies
(including insurance for fire, damage, loss and casualty, whether covering
personal property, real property, tangible rights or intangible rights, all
liability, life, key man and business interruption insurance, and all unearned
premiums), uncertificated securities, choses in action, rights to receive tax
refunds and other payments, rights to receive dividends, distributions, cash,
Instruments and other property in respect of or in exchange for pledged Stock
and Investment Property, rights of indemnification, all Books and Records,
correspondence, credit files, invoices and other papers, including without
limitation all tapes, cards, computer runs and other papers and documents in
the
possession or under the control of such Credit Party or any computer bureau
or
service company from time to time acting for such Credit Party.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof,
and
any agency, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government,
including but not limited to, any Aviation Authority.
“Granting
Lender”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
11.1(e).
“Ground
Service Equipment”
means
ground service equipment, de-icers, ground support equipment, aircraft cleaning
devices, materials handling equipment and other similar equipment used to
service equipment.
“Guaranteed
Indebtedness”
means,
as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing, providing comfort
or otherwise supporting any Indebtedness (“primary
obligation”)
of any
other Person (the “primary
obligor”)
in any
manner, including any obligation or arrangement of such Person to
(a) purchase or repurchase any such primary obligation, (b) advance or
supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation
or
(ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor
or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet
condition of the primary obligor, (c) purchase property, securities or
services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary
obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary
obligation, (d) protect the beneficiary of such arrangement from loss (other
than product warranties given in the ordinary course of business) or
(e) indemnify the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect
thereof. The amount of any Guaranteed Indebtedness at any time shall be deemed
to be an amount equal to the lesser at such time of (x) the stated or
determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such
Guaranteed Indebtedness is incurred and (y) the maximum amount for which such
Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such
Guaranteed Indebtedness, or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum
reasonably anticipated liability (assuming full performance) in respect
thereof.
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“Guarantors”
means each
Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower, other than the Excluded Subsidiaries, and
each
other Person, if any, that executes a guaranty or other similar agreement in
favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
“Hazardous
Material”
means
any substance, material or waste that is regulated by, or forms the basis of
liability now or hereafter under, any Environmental Laws, including any material
or substance that is (a) defined as a “solid
waste,”
“hazardous
waste,”
“hazardous
material,”
“hazardous
substance,”
“extremely
hazardous waste,”
“restricted
hazardous waste,”
“pollutant,”
“contaminant,”
“hazardous
constituent,”
“special
waste,”
“toxic
substance”
or
other similar term or phrase under any Environmental Laws, or (b) petroleum
or
any fraction or by-product thereof, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s),
or any radioactive substance.
“IATA”
means
International Air Transport Association.
“Indebtedness”
means,
with respect to any Person, without duplication (a) all indebtedness of such
Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property payment
for which is deferred six (6) months or more, but excluding obligations to
trade
creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue
by
more than six (6) months unless being contested in good faith, (b) all
reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’
acceptances and surety bonds, whether or not matured, (c) all obligations
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (d) all
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even
though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement
in
the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property),
(e)
all Capital Lease Obligations and the present value (discounted at the Index
Rate as in effect on the Closing Date) of future rental payments under all
synthetic leases, (f) all obligations of such Person under commodity purchase
or
option agreements or other commodity price hedging arrangements, in each case
whether contingent or matured, (g) all obligations of such Person under any
foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap
or
collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to alter
the
risks of that Person arising from fluctuations in currency values or interest
rates, in each case whether contingent or matured, (h) all Indebtedness referred
to above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or
in
property or other assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by
such
Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment
of such Indebtedness, and (i) the Obligations, but excluding any claims arising
upon the rejection of unexpired leases and other executory
contracts.
“Indemnified
Liabilities”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.11(a).
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“Indemnified
Person”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.11(a).
“Index
Rate”
means,
for any day, a floating rate equal to the higher of (i) the rate publicly quoted
from time to time by The Wall Street Journal
as the
“prime
rate”
(or,
if
The Wall Street
Journal
ceases
quoting a prime rate, the highest per annum rate of interest published by the
Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve statistical release H.15 (519)
entitled “Selected
Interest Rates”
as
the
Bank prime loan rate or its equivalent), and (ii) the Federal Funds Rate
plus
50 basis
points per annum. Each change in any interest rate provided for in the Agreement
based upon the Index Rate shall take effect at the time of such change in the
Index Rate.
“Index
Rate Loan”
means
a
Loan or portion thereof bearing interest by reference to the Index
Rate.
“Ineligible
Refundable Ticket Accounts”
means
Accounts arising from the sale of refundable tickets that are to be used later
than 30 days from the date of issuance of such ticket.
“Ineligible
Term A Borrowing Base Collateral”
means
any Aircraft, Engines, Tooling, Flight Simulators, Ground Service Equipment
and
Spare Parts that:
(a) is
not
subject to a valid and enforceable first priority Lien on such Collateral
(subject only to Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens approved by the
Administrative Agent) granted by the applicable Credit Party in favor of
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to a
Collateral Document;
(b) is
not
located on premises (i) leased by Credit Party or (ii) owned by Credit Party
and
subject to a valid and enforceable first priority Mortgage in favor of
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to a
Collateral Document;
(c) is
placed
on consignment, is in transit or out for repair, except for Collateral (other
than Spare Parts) in transit between domestic locations of Credit Parties as
to
which Liens of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties
have
been perfected at origin and destination;
(d) is
covered by a negotiable document of title, unless such document has been
delivered to the Administrative Agent with all necessary endorsements,
(e) is
not of
a type used in the ordinary course of Credit Parties’ business;
(f)
as
to
which any of the representations or warranties pertaining to Collateral set
forth in the Loan Documents are untrue;
(g) consists
of
Hazardous Materials or goods that can be transported or sold only with licenses
that are not readily available;
(h) is
not
covered by casualty insurance required to be maintained under the Collateral
Documents;
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(i)
is
subject to any patent or trademark license requiring the payment of royalties
or
fees or requiring the consent of the licensor for a sale thereof by the
Administrative Agent;
(j)
constitutes
Technology Equipment;
(k) has
not
been appraised in accordance with Section
5.20
of the
Agreement; or
(l)
with
respect
to any Aircraft
or Engine, as to which Borrower fails to cure a Maintenance Default during
the
Maintenance Cure Period.
“Instruments”
means
all “instruments,”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party, wherever located, and, in any event, including all promissory notes
and
other evidences of indebtedness, other than instruments that constitute, or
are
a part of a group of writings that constitute, Chattel Paper.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
any and all Licenses, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, and the goodwill
associated with such Trademarks, and Technology.
“Intercompany
Notes”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
6.3(a)(vii).
“Interest
Expense”
means,
with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, interest expense (whether
cash
or non-cash) of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant
period ended on such date.
“Interest
Payment Date”
means
(a) as to any Index Rate Loan, the first Business Day of each month to occur
while such Loan is outstanding, and (b) as to any LIBOR Loan, the last day
of
the applicable LIBOR Period; provided,
that in
the case of any LIBOR Period greater than three months in duration, interest
shall be payable at three month intervals and on the last day of such LIBOR
Period; and provided,
further
that, in
addition to the foregoing, each of (x) the date upon which all of the
Commitments have been terminated and the Loans have been paid in full and (y)
the Maturity Date shall be deemed to be an “Interest
Payment Date”
with
respect to any interest that has then accrued under the Agreement.
“Inventory”
means
any “inventory,”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party, wherever located, and in any event including inventory, merchandise,
goods and other personal property that are held by or on behalf of any Credit
Party for sale or lease or are furnished or are to be furnished under a contract
of service, or that constitute raw materials, work in process, finished goods,
returned goods, supplies or materials of any kind, nature or description used
or
consumed or to be used or consumed in such Credit Party’s business or in the
processing, production, packaging, promotion, delivery or shipping of the same,
including all supplies and embedded Software.
“Investment
Property”
means
all “investment
property”
as
such
term is defined in the Code now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party,
wherever located, including (i) all securities, whether certificated or
uncertificated, including stocks, bonds, interests in limited liability
companies, partnership interests, treasuries, certificates of deposit, and
mutual fund shares; (ii) all securities entitlements of any Credit Party,
including the rights of such Credit Party to any securities account and the
financial assets held by a securities intermediary in such securities account
and any free credit balance or other money owing by any securities intermediary
with respect to that account; (iii) all securities accounts of any Credit Party;
(iv) all commodity contracts of any Credit Party; and (v) all commodity accounts
held by any Credit Party.
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“Investments”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
6.2.
“IRC”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“IRS”
means
the Internal Revenue Service.
“JV
Interests”
means
any joint venture interest held by any Credit Party to the extent such Credit
Party is restricted from assigning or pledging such interest pursuant to legally
binding arrangements between the joint venture parties; provided,
that
“JV
Interests”
shall
not include any Proceeds of such property.
“L/C
Cash Collateral”
means
the cash and Cash Equivalents deposited from time to time by the Borrower in
the
L/C Cash Collateral Account.
“L/C
Cash Collateral Account”
means
a
cash collateral account maintained at a bank or financial institution acceptable
to the Administrative Agent, subject to a Blocked Account Agreement,
into
which cash or Cash Equivalents are deposited pursuant to Section
1.1(a)(i).
“L/C
Issuer”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Annex
B.
“L/C
Reimbursement Amount”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Annex
B.
“L/C
Subfacility”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.1(a)(iv).
“Letter
of Credit”
means
each documentary or standby letters of credit issued under the Loan Documents
for the account of Borrower or any of the Credit Parties by any L/C
Issuer.
“Letter
of Credit Obligations”
means
the sum, without duplication, of (i) the amount available for drawing under
all
outstanding Letters of Credit and (ii) the aggregate unpaid amount of all
outstanding reimbursement obligations in respect of previous drawings under
Letters of Credit.
“Letter
of Credit Rights”
means
“letter-of-credit
rights”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party, including rights to payment or performance under a letter of credit,
whether or not such Credit Party, as beneficiary, has demanded or is entitled
to
demand payment or performance.
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“Letter
of Intent”
means
the Letter of Intent, dated as of December 14, 2005, between GE Capital and
Borrower, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Lenders”
means
GE Capital, the other Lenders named on the signature pages of the
Agreement and,
if
any such Lender shall decide to assign all or any portion of the Obligations
in
accordance with Section
11.1(a),
such
term shall include any assignee of such Lender.
“Liabilities”
means
all claims, actions, suits, judgments, damages, losses, liability, obligations,
responsibilities, fines, penalties, sanctions, costs, fees, taxes, commissions,
charges, disbursements and expenses, in each case of any kind or nature
(including interest accrued thereon or as a result thereto and fees, charges
and
disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and consultants), whether
joint or several, whether or not indirect, contingent, consequential, actual,
punitive, treble or otherwise.
“LIBOR
Business Day”
means
a
Business Day on which banks in the City of London are generally open for
interbank or foreign exchange transactions.
“LIBOR
Loan”
means
a
Loan or any portion thereof bearing interest by reference to the LIBOR
Rate.
“LIBOR
Period”
means,
with respect to any LIBOR Loan, each period commencing on a LIBOR Business
Day
selected by Borrower pursuant to the Agreement and ending one, two, three or
six
months thereafter, as selected by Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the
Administrative Agent as set forth in Section
1.5(e);
provided,
that
the foregoing provision relating to LIBOR Periods is subject to the
following:
(a) if
any
LIBOR Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a LIBOR Business Day,
such
LIBOR Period shall be extended to the next succeeding LIBOR Business Day unless
the result of such extension would be to carry such LIBOR Period into another
calendar month in which event such LIBOR Period shall end on the immediately
preceding LIBOR Business Day;
(b) any
LIBOR
Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Maturity Date shall end on or
prior to such date;
(c) any
LIBOR
Period that begins on the last LIBOR Business Day of a calendar month (or on
a
day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
at
the end of such LIBOR Period) shall end on the last LIBOR Business Day of a
calendar month; and
(e) Borrower
shall select LIBOR Periods so that there shall be no more than 5 separate LIBOR
Loans in existence at any one time.
“LIBOR
Rate”
means
for each LIBOR Period, a rate of interest determined by the Administrative
Agent
equal to the offered rate for deposits in United States Dollars for the
applicable LIBOR Period that appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m.
(London time), on the second full LIBOR Business Day next preceding the first
day of such LIBOR Period (unless such date is not a Business Day, in which
event
the next succeeding Business Day will be used). If such interest rates shall
cease to be available from Telerate News Service, the LIBOR Rate shall be
determined from such financial reporting service or other information as shall
be mutually acceptable to the Administrative Agent and Borrower.
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“License”
means
any Copyright License, Patent License, Trademark License or other similar
license of rights or interests now held or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security interest, easement or encumbrance,
or
preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement
of
any kind or nature whatsoever (including any capital lease or conditional sale
agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect
as any of the foregoing).
“Litigation”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
3.13.
“Loan”
means
any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
“Loan
Account”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.10.
“Loan
Documents”
means
the Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, the Fee Letters, Borrowing
Base Certificates and all other agreements, instruments, documents and
certificates executed and delivered to, or in favor of, the Administrative
Agent
or any Lender in connection with the Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents,
assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all other
written agreements whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf
of any Credit Party and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender
in
connection with the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Any
reference in the Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall
include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments,
restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to
the
Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all
times such reference becomes operative.
“Maintenance
Cure Period”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
8.1(d).
“Maintenance
Default”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
8.1(d).
“Margin
Stock”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
3.10.
“Master
Documentary Agreement”
means
the Master Agreement for Documentary Letters of Credit between Borrower, as
Applicant, and GE Capital, as L/C Issuer, to be executed prior to issuance
of
any Letter of Credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
“Master
Standby Agreement”
means
the Master Agreement for Standby Letters of Credit between Borrower, as
Applicant, and GE Capital, as L/C Issuer, to be executed prior to issuance
of
any Letter of Credit, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
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“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
a
material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, operations or financial
or
other condition or prospects of (x) Borrower or (y) the Credit Parties taken
as
a whole (other than the
commencement of the Cases and events
customarily leading up to and following the commencement of the
Cases
or
otherwise reflected in the operating budget dated September 9, 2005 provided
to
the Administrative Agent),
(ii)
the ability of Borrower or Guarantors to pay any of the Loans or any of the
other Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, (iii) the
Collateral, the Liens of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties on the Collateral, or the priority of such Liens, or (iv) the
Administrative Agent’s or Lender’s rights and remedies under the Agreement and
the other Loan Documents.
“Material
Location”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
5.8.
“Material
Real Estate Contracts”
means
(for purposes of the Agreement only) any lease, usufruct, use agreement,
license, permit or other occupancy or facility use agreement under which a
Credit Party is a tenant or counterparty, that has a remaining term of three
(3)
years or more as of the Closing Date and (i) subject to receipt of any necessary
consents, could be assigned to another user for a cash payment in excess
$10,000,000 with a novation of such Credit Party, or (ii) relates to major
facilities required for a Credit Party’s operations, the loss of the lease,
usufruct, use agreement, license, permit or other occupancy or facility use
agreement with respect thereto would materially and adversely affect a Credit
Party’s ability to conduct its business as now being conducted.
“Maturity
Date”
the
earliest of (a) Scheduled Maturity Date, (b) the effective date of a Plan of
Reorganization and (c) the date of termination of Lenders’ obligations to permit
existing Loans to remain outstanding pursuant to Section
8.2(b).
“Moody’s”
means
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage”
means
each of the mortgages, deeds to secured debt, deeds of trust or other real
estate security documents delivered by any Credit Party to the Administrative
Agent on behalf of itself and Lenders with respect to the Owned Real Estate,
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
D
hereto.
“Mortgage
Supporting Documents”
means,
with respect to a Mortgage for a parcel of Real Estate, each of the
following:
(a) (i) evidence
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that
the recording of counterparts of such Mortgage in the recording offices
specified in such Mortgage will create a valid, perfected and enforceable first
priority lien on property described therein in favor of Administrative Agent
for
the benefit of the Secured Parties (or in favor of such other trustee as may
be
required or desired under local law) subject only to (A) Permitted
Encumbrances and (B) such other Liens as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably approve and (ii) an opinion of counsel in each state in which
any such Mortgage is to be recorded in form and substance and from counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
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(b) if
requested by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, (i) a
mortgagee’s title policy (or policies) or marked-up unconditional binder (or
binders) for such insurance (or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent proving ownership thereof) (“Mortgagee’s
Title Insurance Policy”),
dated
a date satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and shall (A) be in an
amount equal to 110% of the appraised value (determined by reference to the
initial FIRREA appraisals) of such parcel of Real Estate, (B) be issued at
ordinary rates, (C) insure that the Lien granted pursuant to the Mortgage
insured thereby creates a valid first priority Lien on such parcel of Real
Estate free and clear of all defects and encumbrances, except for Permitted
Encumbrances and for such defects and encumbrances as may be approved by the
Administrative Agent, (D) name Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties as the insured thereunder, (E) be in the form of ALTA Loan
Policy - 1992 (or such local equivalent thereof as is reasonably satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent), (F) contain such endorsements and affirmative
coverage as the Administrative Agent may request to the extent available in
the
applicable jurisdictions (including but not limited to a comprehensive lender’s
endorsement, a zoning endorsement and a floating rate endorsement), (G) be
issued by Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, Chicago Title Insurance Company
or any other title company reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
(including any such title companies acting as co-insurers or reinsurers),
(H) delete the general survey exception, and (I) be otherwise in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
(ii) a copy of all documents referred to, or listed as exceptions to title,
in such title policy (or policies) in each case in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(c) as-built
surveys of such parcel of Real Estate certified to and received by (in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to each of them) Administrative Agent for the benefit
of
the Secured Parties and, if the Administrative Agent requires a Mortgage Title
Insurance Policy pursuant to clause
(a)
above,
the title insurance company issuing the Mortgagee’s Title Insurance Policy for
such Mortgage, dated a date reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and such title insurance company, by an independent professional licensed land
surveyor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such title
insurance company, which maps or plats and the surveys on which they are based
shall be made in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;
(d) evidence
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that
all premiums in respect of each Mortgagee’s Title Insurance Policy, all
recording fees and stamp, documentary, intangible or mortgage taxes, if any,
in
connection with the Mortgage have been paid;
(e) a
Phase I
environmental report with respect to such parcel of Real Estate, dated a date
not more than one year prior to November 30, 2004, showing no material condition
of environmental concern and otherwise in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
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(f) such
other agreements, documents and instruments in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as the Administrative Agent deems
necessary or appropriate to create, register or otherwise perfect, maintain,
evidence the existence, substance, form or validity of, or enforce a valid
and
enforceable first priority lien on such parcel of Real Estate in favor of
Administrative
Agent
for
the benefit of the Secured Parties (or in favor of such other trustee as may
be
required or desired under local law) subject only to Permitted
Encumbrances.
“Mortgagee’s
Title Insurance Policy”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Mortgage
Supporting Documents”.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
a
“multiemployer
plan”
as
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and to which any Credit Party or ERISA
Affiliate is making, is obligated to make or has made or been obligated to
make,
contributions on behalf of participants who are or were employed by any of
them.
“Net
Capital Expenditures”
means,
for any period, Capital Expenditures for such period plus
(without
duplication) (i) any increases in the aggregate amount of advances or deposits
made in connection with Capital Expenditures during such period, and (ii) the
amount by which the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to Section
6.3(a)(i)
(“Purchase
Money Debt”)
was
reduced in connection with any refinancing of interim Purchase Money Debt during
such period, minus
(without
duplication) (x) the aggregate principal amount of any Purchase Money Debt
incurred during such period, including without limitation in connection with
any
increase in Purchase Money Debt incurred in connection with any refinancing
of
interim Purchase Money Debt, and (y) any decreases in advances or deposits
made
in connection with Capital Expenditures during such period.
“Net
Cash Proceeds”
means
proceeds received by any Credit Party after the Closing Date in cash or Cash
Equivalents from:
(a) (i)
Asset Sales
permitted under Section
6.8(a)
in
excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, for any Fiscal Year
(other than (x) Asset Sales of Aircraft
and (y) any single Asset Sale resulting in gross proceeds not exceeding $5,000),
(ii) Asset Sales of any Collateral included in the Term A Borrowing Base
permitted under Section
6.8(c)(ii),
(iii)
any Excluded Sales permitted under Section
6.8(d)
and of
the type described in clause (ii)
or (iv)
of the
definition thereof, to the extent resulting in gross proceeds in excess of
$50,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, and (iv) any other Asset Sale
(other than (A) any Asset Sale permitted under Sections
6.8(c)(i),
(d)
(except,
for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent required by clause (iii) above),
(e),
(f),
(g),
(i),
(j),
(k),
(l),
(n)
(other
than sales of Section 1110 Assets or Non-1110 Aviation Assets) or (o)
or (B)
any single Asset Sale resulting in gross proceeds not exceeding $5,000), in
excess of $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, for any Fiscal Year
for
all such Asset Sales, in each case, net of (1) the reasonable cash costs of
sale, assignment or other disposition, (2) taxes paid or reasonably
estimated to be payable as a result thereof, (3) reserves provided, to the
extent required by GAAP, against any liabilities that are directly attributed
to
such Asset Sale (clauses
(1),
(2)
and
(3)
collectively referred to herein as the “Sale
Costs”)
and
(4) any amount required to be paid or prepaid on Indebtedness or other
obligations (other than the Obligations) secured by the assets subject to such
Asset Sale, or otherwise required to be repaid as a result of such Asset Sale;
provided,
that,
in the case of any Asset Sale of fuel that has been pre-ordered in the ordinary
course of business occurring substantially concurrently with the purchase of
such fuel subject to such Asset Sale, “Net
Cash Proceeds”
shall
be deemed net of the purchase price of such fuel; and
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(b) Property
Loss
Event, net of (1) the costs of collection (the “Collection
Costs”
and,
together with the Sale Costs, “Costs”),
(2)
the amounts required to be applied pursuant to the terms of any ARB Indebtedness
in respect of any asset subject thereto, (3) any amounts required to be applied
as described in Section
5.4(d)
and
(4) any amount required to be paid or prepaid on Indebtedness or other
obligations (other than the Obligations) secured by the assets subject to such
Property Loss Event, or otherwise required to be repaid as a result of such
Property Loss Event;
provided,
that,
if the aggregate Costs related to any Asset Sale or any Property Loss Event
exceeds $500,000, evidence of each such Costs shall be provided to the
Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
them.
“Net
Orderly Liquidation Value”
shall
mean with regard to any Eligible Aircraft, Eligible Engines, Eligible Spare
Parts, Eligible Ground Service Equipment, Eligible Flight Simulators or Eligible
Tooling, the net orderly liquidation value of such Eligible Aircraft, Eligible
Spare Parts, Eligible Ground Service Equipment, Eligible Flight Simulators
or
Eligible Tooling, as the case may be, as determined by reference to the most
recent appraisal of the applicable Credit Party.
“Non-Funding
Lender”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
11.9(a).
“Non-1110
Agreement”
shall
mean any agreement related to property that would have qualified as
“equipment,”
as
such
term is used in Section
1110(a)(3)
of the
Bankruptcy Code if it had been placed in service on or prior to October 22,
1994, including, without limitation, security agreements, mortgages, trusts,
leases, conditional sale agreements or other instruments applicable to such
property.
“Non-1110
Aviation Assets”
shall
mean (a) property that would have qualified as “equipment,”
as
such
term is used in Section
1110(a)(3)
of the
Bankruptcy Code if it had been placed in service on or prior to October 22,
1994
and all Non-1110 Agreements, to the extent that the Credit Parties are
prohibited from granting liens thereon or assignments thereof under the terms
of
any such agreements in effect at the commencement of the Cases (and to the
extent permitted by this Agreement, as such Non-1110 Agreement may be amended,
modified, refinanced or restructured), (b) any other asset with respect to
which
the granting of any lien would cause a default, directly or indirectly, of
any
such Non-1110 Agreements, (c) any deposits and reserves held or maintained
pursuant to such agreement or (d) property referred to in the previous
clauses that the Borrower or any of the Guarantors elects to return to the
party
providing financing therefor in exchange for a discharge of the related
indebtedness; provided,
that
Non-1110 Aviation Assets shall not include any Proceeds of such property (but
only to the extent that the Credit Parties are entitled to such
Proceeds).
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“Non-Stayed
Order”
means
an order of the Bankruptcy Court which is in full force and effect, as to which
no stay has been entered and which has not been reversed, modified, vacated
or
overturned.
“Note”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
1.1(a).
“Notice
of Actionable Default”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement.
“Notice
of Conversion/Continuation”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.5(e).
“Obligations”
means
all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations, for the performance
of
covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts (whether or not
such performance is then required or contingent, or such amounts are liquidated
or determinable) owing by any Credit Party to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts, of any kind or
nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, agreement,
letter of credit agreement or other instrument, arising under the Agreement
or
any of the other Loan Documents. This term includes all principal, interest
(including all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case or
proceeding by or against any Credit Party in bankruptcy, whether or not allowed
in such case or proceeding), Fees, expenses, attorneys’ fees and any other sum
chargeable to any Credit Party under the Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.
“Op
Specs”
means
Operating Specifications issued by the FAA under Part 121 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations authorizing an air carrier’s operations to/from/within the
United States.
“Original
Borrowing Base Assets”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.2(c)(i).
“Owned
Real Estate”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
3.6(b)
and
Section
5.12(a)(iv).
“Patent
License”
means
rights under any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party granting any right with respect to any invention on which a Patent is
in
existence.
“Patent
Security Agreements”
means
the Patent Security Agreements made in favor of Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties by each applicable Credit Party.
“Patents”
means
all of the following in which any Credit Party now holds or hereafter acquires
any interest: (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country,
all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters
patent of the United States or of any other country, including registrations,
recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
or
in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State or any other
country, and (b) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part or
extensions thereof.
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“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension
Plan”
means
a
Plan which is an “employee
pension benefit plan”
described in Section 3(2) of ERISA.
“Permits”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
3.24.
“Permitted
Encumbrances”
means
the following encumbrances: (a) Liens for taxes or assessments or other
governmental Charges not yet due and payable or which are being contested in
accordance with Section
5.2(b);
(b)
pledges or deposits of money securing statutory obligations under workmen’s
compensation, unemployment insurance, social security or public liability laws
or similar legislation (excluding Liens under ERISA); (c) pledges or deposits
of
money securing bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment
of
money) or leases (other than leases of aircraft) to which any Credit Party
is a
party as lessee made in the ordinary course of business; (d) workers’,
mechanics’ or similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business, so long
as such Liens are inchoate and unperfected and attach only to Tooling, Fixtures
and/or real estate or being contested in accordance with Section
5.2(b);
(e)
carriers’, warehousemen’s, suppliers’ or other similar possessory liens arising
in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens are inchoate and
unperfected and attach only to Inventory or being contested in accordance with
Section
5.2(b);
(f)
deposits securing, or in lieu of, surety, appeal or customs bonds in proceedings
to which any Credit Party is a party; (g) any attachment or judgment lien not
constituting an Event of Default under Section
8.1(i);
(h)
zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, or other restrictions on the use
of
any real estate or interests of any Credit Party in real estate or other minor
irregularities in title (including leasehold title) thereto, so long as the
same
do not materially impair the use or the value of any parcel of Owned Real
Estate; (i) presently existing or hereafter created Liens in favor of
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; (j) statutory
and
common law landlords’ liens under leases to which any Credit Party is a party
(subject to the requirements of Section
5.8);
(k)
(i) leases, subleases, licenses, permits and similar use rights, entered into
in
the ordinary course of business with respect to the Owned Real Estate,
that
are
by their express terms subject and subordinate to Administrative
Agent’s
Liens, for the benefit of Secured Parties, in the Owned Real Estate,
and do
not, in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the any parcel
of
Owned Real Estate and (ii) leases, subleases, licenses, permits and similar
use
rights, entered into in the ordinary course of business with respect to any
leased real estate,
to the
extent they are not prohibited by the Collateral Documents and would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect and would not materially and adversely affect the
Administrative
Agent’s
Liens, for the benefit of Secured Parties, in Collateral stored or located
at
such location;
(l)
with respect to Real Estate, other defects and encumbrances as may be approved
by the Administrative Agent, including, with respect to the Eligible Real
Estate, any matters shown as title exceptions in the Mortgagee’s Title Insurance
Policy, (m) liens imposed by applicable law on the assets of any Credit Party
located at an airport for the benefit of an Aviation Authority; (n) Liens
(including leases) permitted pursuant to the Aircraft Mortgage and (o) subject,
with respect to Blocked Accounts, to the Blocked Account Agreements, Liens
in
favor of depositary banks (including set-off rights) arising as a matter of
law.
“Permitted
Investments”
means
Investments made in accordance with the Investment Guidelines set forth on
Annex
K.
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“Permitted
Liens”
means
(i) Liens granted by the Credit Parties under the Collateral Documents and
(ii)
any other Liens permitted to be created or assumed or to exist pursuant to
Section
6.7
of this
Agreement.
“Permitted
Prepetition Payment”
means
a
payment (as adequate protection or otherwise) on account of any Claim against
any Credit Party arising or deemed to have arisen prior to the Petition Date,
which payments
are (i) authorized by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to First Day Orders or
other
Non-Stayed Orders reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in amounts
approved by the Bankruptcy Court and the Administrative Agent, (ii) made
pursuant to Section 1110 Agreements or Non-1110 Agreements, (iii) made in
connection with the assumption of executory contracts and unexpired leases
or
(iv) made in respect of accrued payroll and related expenses and employee
benefits as of the Petition Date.
“Permitted
Refinancing”
means,
with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal,
extension or replacement (collectively, a “refinancing”)
of any
Indebtedness of such Person; provided,
that
(a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not
exceed 100% (or, to the extent no payment of principal thereof (except upon
acceleration) is required on or prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date, 105%)
of
the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness
so
refinanced, except by an amount equal to the unpaid accrued interest and premium
thereon; (b) such refinancing has a final maturity date equal to or later than
the final maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced, (c) such refinancing
does not reduce the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being
refinanced, (d) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated in right
of
payment to the Obligations, such refinancing is subordinated in right of payment
to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to Lenders as those contained
in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being refinanced. Permitted
Refinancings shall include any refinancing financed with proceeds from or
exchanges into Stock issued by Borrower.
“Permitted
Reinvestment Collateral”
means,
with respect to any Collateral, (i) replacement assets useful in Borrower’s (or,
in the case of any asset owned by any Subsidiary, such Subsidiary’s) business
or, in the case of any Property Loss Event, repairs to the applicable
Collateral, (ii) in the case of any Property Loss Event with respect to any
Collateral included in the Term A Borrowing Base (other than Aircraft or
Engines), replacement assets consisting of like-kind assets and the Allocated
Amount for which exceeds the Allocated Amount for the Original Borrowing Base
Assets after replacement or repair, as the case may be, and (iii) in the case
of
Aircraft or Engines, Replacement Aircraft or Replacement Engines, as the case
may be; provided,
that,
in each case, any replacement asset shall be subject to a first priority Lien
of
Administrative Agent
for the
benefit of Secured Parties to the extent that the original asset was subject
to
a first priority Lien of Administrative Agent
for the
benefit of Secured Parties.
“Permitted
Secured Financing”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
6.3(a)(v)
hereof.
“Permitted
Subordinated Indebtedness”
means
any unsecured Indebtedness of any Delta Company that (a) is expressly
subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations on terms
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (b) will not mature prior
to
the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Scheduled Maturity Date, and
(c)
does not require payments of principal prior to the date which is ninety-one
(91) days after the Scheduled Maturity Date, except pursuant to
acceleration.
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“Person”
means
any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust,
unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability
company, institution, public benefit corporation, other entity or government
(whether federal, state, county, city, municipal, local, foreign, or otherwise,
including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department
thereof).
“Petition
Date”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Physical
Aircraft Appraisal Methodology”
means,
in determining an opinion as to the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Aircraft or Eligible Engines, including but not limited to, taking at least
the
following actions: (i) reviewing the most recent Collateral Report; (ii)
reviewing the Appraiser’s internal value database for values applicable to such
Aircraft or Engines; and (iii) checking other sources, such as manufacturers,
other airlines and U.S. government procurement data, for orderly liquidation
prices of such Aircraft or Engines.
“Physical
Ground Service Equipment Appraisal Methodology”
means,
in determining an opinion as to the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Ground Service Equipment, including but not limited to, taking at least the
following actions: (i) reviewing the most recent Collateral Report; (ii)
reviewing the Appraiser’s internal value database for values applicable to such
Ground Service Equipment; (iii) checking other sources, such as manufacturers,
other airlines and U.S. government procurement data, for orderly liquidation
prices of such Ground Service Equipment and (iv) physical inspection of such
Ground Service Equipment.
“Physical
Flight Simulator Appraisal Methodology”
means,
in determining an opinion as to the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Flight Simulators, including but not limited to, taking at least the following
actions: (i) reviewing the most recent Collateral Report; (ii) reviewing the
Appraiser’s internal value database for values applicable to such Flight
Simulators; (iii) checking other sources, such as manufacturers, other airlines
and U.S. government procurement data, for orderly liquidation prices of such
Flight Simulators and (iv) physical inspection of such Flight Simulators.
“Physical
Spare Parts Appraisal Methodology”
means,
in determining an opinion as to the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Spare Parts, including but not limited to, taking at least the following
actions: (i) reviewing the most recent Collateral Report; (ii) reviewing the
Appraiser’s internal value database for values applicable to Spare Parts; (iii)
developing a representative sampling of a reasonable number of the different
Spare Parts for which a market check will be conducted; (iv) checking other
sources, such as manufacturers, other airlines, U.S. government procurement
data
and airline parts pooling price lists, for orderly liquidation prices of the
sample parts referred to in clause
(iii);
(v)
visiting the Designated Spare Parts Locations selected by the Appraiser where
the Spare Parts are kept by any Credit Party; (vi) conducting a limited review
of the inventory reporting system applicable to the Spare Parts, including
checking information reported in such system against information determined
through physical inspection pursuant to the preceding clause
(v);
and
(vii) reviewing a sampling of the Spare Parts serviceability tags, books and
records (including tear-down reports). The physical sampling will be completed
at the necessary Designated Spare Parts Locations where in the aggregate up
to
80% (by measure of appraised NOLV) of the Pledged Spare Parts are kept by the
Credit Parties.
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“Physical
Tooling Appraisal Methodology”
means,
in determining an opinion as to the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Tooling, including but not limited to, taking at least the following actions:
(i) reviewing the most recent Collateral Report; (ii) reviewing the Appraiser’s
internal value database for values applicable to such Tooling; (iii) checking
other sources, such as manufacturers, other airlines and U.S. government
procurement data, for orderly liquidation prices of such Tooling and (iv)
physical inspection of such Tooling.
“Plan”
means,
at any time, a Pension Plan, ESOP, Multiemployer Plan, Qualified Plan, Title
IV
Plan or Retiree Welfare Plan that any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate maintains
or to which such Credit Party contributes or has an obligation to
contribute.
“Plan
of Reorganization”
means
a
plan of reorganization in the Cases under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
“Pledged
Collateral”
means
all of the following property now owned or at anytime acquired by a Credit
Party
or in which such Credit Party now has or at any time in the future may acquire
any right, title or interest:
(a) the
Pledged Shares
and the
certificates representing the Pledged Shares, and all dividends, distributions,
cash, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or
all
of the Pledged Shares; and
(b) such
portion, as determined by Administrative Agent as provided in Section
10.4(i)(v)
of this
Agreement, of any additional shares of stock of a Pledged Entity from time
to
time acquired by Credit Party in any manner (which shares shall be deemed to
be
part of the Pledged Shares), and the certificates representing such additional
shares, and all dividends, distributions, cash, instruments and other property
or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed
in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of such stock; and
(c) the
Pledged Indebtedness and the promissory notes or instruments evidencing the
Pledged Indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments and other
property
and assets from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed
in
respect of the Pledged Indebtedness; and
(d) all
additional Indebtedness arising after the Closing Date and owing to Credit
Party
and evidenced by promissory notes or other instruments,
together with such promissory notes and instruments, and all interest, cash,
instruments and other property and assets from time to time received, receivable
or otherwise distributed in respect of that Indebtedness.
“Pledged
Entity”
means
an issuer of Pledged Shares or Pledged Indebtedness.
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“Pledged
Indebtedness”
means
the Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes and instruments listed on Part
2
of Disclosure
Schedule 10.4
hereto.
“Pledged
Shares”
means
those shares listed on Part 1 of Disclosure
Schedule 10.4
hereto.
“Pledged
Spare Parts”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Spare Parts Mortgage.
“Post-Petition
Skymiles Facility”
means
the provisions related to the Advance Payments (as defined in the Post-Petition
Skymiles Facility Documents) in the Post-Petition Skymiles Facility
Documents.
“Post-Petition
Skymiles Facility Documents”
means
the “SkyMiles
Documents”
as
defined in the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement and includes the Skymiles
Collateral Documents.
“Power
of Attorney”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
10.8.
“Prepayment
Date”
means,
with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds from any Collateral, the earlier of (i)
the date occurring 180 days after the date on which such Net Cash Proceeds
were
deposited into the Cash Collateral Account (unless, prior to such date, the
applicable Credit Party has (A) acquired any Replacement Borrowing Base Asset,
(B) entered into an agreement for such acquisition or (C) commenced the
construction of the Replacement Borrowing Base Assets or the repair of the
Original Borrowing Base Assets) and (ii) the date that is five (5) Business
Days
after the date on which Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent
of
Borrower’s determination not to acquire replacement assets useful in any Credit
Party’s business (or, in the case of a Property Loss Event, not to effect
repairs).
“Primary
Gates”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“Primary
Routes”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“Primary
Slots”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“Proceeds”
means
“proceeds,”
as
such
term is defined in the Code, including (a) any and all proceeds of any
insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to any Credit Party from
time
to time with respect to any asset, (b) any and all payments (in any form
whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Credit Party from time to time in
connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or
forfeiture of all or any part of such property by any Governmental Authority
(or
any Person acting under color of governmental authority), (c) any claim of
any
Credit Party against third parties (i) for past, present or future infringement
of any Patent or Patent License, or (ii) for past, present or future
infringement or dilution of any Copyright, Copyright License, Trademark or
Trademark License, or for injury to the goodwill associated with any Trademark
or Trademark License, (d) any recoveries by any Credit Party against third
parties with respect to any litigation or dispute concerning such property
including claims arising out of the loss or nonconformity of, interference
with
the use of, defects in, or infringement of rights in, or damage to, such
property, (e) all amounts collected on, or distributed on account of, other
property, including dividends, interest, distributions and Instruments with
respect to Investment Property and pledged Stock, and (f) any and all other
amounts, rights to payment or other property acquired upon the sale, lease,
license, exchange or other disposition of such property and all rights arising
out of such property.
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“Projections”
means
Borrower’s forecasted consolidated (a) balance sheets, (b) profit and loss
statements and (c) cash flow statements consistent with the historical Financial
Statements of Borrower (other than adjustments related to the impact of the
Cases), together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of
underlying assumptions.
“Property
Loss Event”
means
(a) any loss of or damage to property of any Credit Party that results in
the receipt by such Person of proceeds of insurance in excess of $5,000,000,
individually or in the aggregate, (b) any taking of property of any Credit
Party that results in the receipt by such Person of a compensation payment
in
respect thereof that exceeds $5,000,000, individually or in the aggregate,
or
(c) an “Event
of Loss”
(as
such term is defined in the Aircraft Mortgage or the Spare Parts Mortgage).
“Proposed
Change”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
13.2(c).
“Pro
Rata Share”
means
with respect to all matters relating to any Lender (a) with respect to the
Term
Loan A, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Term A Commitment of that
Lender by (ii) the aggregate Term A Commitments of all Lenders, as such
percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to Section
11.1,
(b)
with respect to the Term Loan B, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the
Term B Commitment of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Term B Commitments of
all
Lenders as such percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant
to
Section
11.1,
(c)
with respect to the Term Loan C, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the
Term C Commitment of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Term C Commitments of
all
Lenders as such percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant
to
Section
11.1,
(d)
with respect to all Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate
Commitments of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders
and,
on and after the Maturity Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Loans held by that Lender by
(ii)
the outstanding principal balance of all Loans held by all Lenders, in each
case, as any such percentages may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant
to Section
11.1.
“Purchase
Amount”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
13.2(c).
“Qualified
Plan”
means
a
Pension Plan that is intended to be tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the
IRC.
“Real
Estate”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
3.6(b).
“Regulated
Subsidiary”
means
each of Comair Holdings, LLC and Crown Rooms, Inc.
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“Reinvestment
Deferred Amount”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.2(c)(ii).
“Reinvestment
Event”
means
the date on which the Net Cash Proceeds of (x) any Asset Sale of assets not
included in the Term A Borrowing Base or (y) any Property Loss Event, which
in
each case are deposited in the Cash Collateral Account.
“Reinvestment
Notice”
means
a
written notice executed by the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower stating
that
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that Borrower (directly
or indirectly through one of the Guarantors or the applicable Subsidiary)
intends and expects to use the Reinvestment Deferred Amount for Permitted
Reinvestment Collateral as specified therein.
“Reinvestment
Prepayment Date”
means,
with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds of any Reinvestment Event, (i) involving
any Collateral (other than in respect of Collateral subject to the Aircraft
Mortgage), the earliest of (a) the date occurring 180 days after such
Reinvestment Event, unless,
prior
to any such date, Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary has (x) entered into
an
agreement for the acquisition of Permitted Reinvestment Collateral or (y)
commenced the construction of Permitted Reinvestment Collateral or the repair
of
the original assets constituting Permitted Reinvestment Collateral, (b) the
date
that is five (5) Business Days after the date on which Borrower shall have
notified the Administrative Agent of Borrower’s determination not to acquire
Permitted Reinvestment Collateral with all or any portion of the relevant
Reinvestment Deferred Amount for such Net Cash Proceeds and (c) the occurrence
of any Event of Default, (ii) arising from a Property Loss Event involving
any
Aircraft or Engine, the Loss Payment Date (as defined in the Aircraft Mortgage),
or (iii) arising from a Property Loss Event involving any Engine (not involving
the related Airframe (as defined in the Aircraft Mortgage)), the date upon
which
such Engine is required to be replaced in accordance with Section
7.05(b)
of the
Aircraft Mortgage.
“Reinvestment
Release Request”
means
a
written notice executed by the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower stating
that
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that Borrower (directly
or indirectly through one of the Guarantors or the applicable Subsidiary)
requests the release of the Reinvestment Deferred Amount from the Cash
Collateral Account for Permitted Reinvestment Collateral as specified
therein.
“Related
Person”
means,
with respect to any Person, any Affiliates, officers, employees, agents,
directors or other Persons acting for or in concert with such
Person.
“Relationship
Bank”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
(b)
of
Annex
C.
“Release”
means
any release, threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring,
emitting, emptying, escape, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal,
dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Material in the indoor or outdoor
environment, including the movement of Hazardous Material through or in the
air,
soil, surface water, ground water or property.
“Replacement
Aircraft”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Aircraft Mortgage.
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“Replacement
Borrowing Base Assets”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.2(c)(i).
“Replacement
Engine”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Aircraft Mortgage.
“Replacement
Lender”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.14(e).
“Requirement
of Law”
means,
with respect to any Person, the common law and all federal, state, local and
foreign laws, treaties,
rules and regulations, orders, judgments, decrees and other legal
requirements or
determinations of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, applicable to or
binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or
any
of its property is subject.
“Requisite
Lenders”
means
Lenders having 51% or more of the aggregate outstanding amount of all
Loans.
“Requisite
Term A Lenders”
means
Lenders having 51% or more of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Term
Loan A.
“Requisite
Term B Lenders”
means
Lenders having 51% or more of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Term
Loan B.
“Requisite
Term C Lenders”
means
Lenders having 51% or more of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Term
Loan C.
“Reserves”
means
(a) reserves established by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its
reasonable credit judgment, against Eligible Tooling, Eligible Aircraft,
Eligible Engines, Eligible Real Estate, Eligible Spare Parts, Eligible Flight
Simulators and Eligible Ground Service Equipment, including, but not limited
to,
pursuant to Section 5.8,
and (b)
reserves established by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its
reasonable credit judgment against Eligible Accounts, Eligible Unbilled Accounts
and Eligible Refundable Ticket Accounts including, but not limited to, a reserve
in the amount of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) for maintenance of
Collateral and liquidation expenses and for the Carve-Out. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, Reserves established to ensure the payment of
accrued Interest Expenses or Indebtedness shall be deemed to be a reasonable
exercise of the Administrative Agent’s credit judgment.
“Restricted
Accounts”
means
(i) the Citibank Cash Collateral Account; (ii) the accounts identified as
Restricted Accounts on Disclosure
Schedule 3.19;
and
(iii) any deposit account holding cash and cash equivalents subject to Liens
permitted under Section
6.7(j)
(except
to the extent securing any obligations under the Post-Petition Skymiles
Facility), Section
6.7(k)
or
Section
6.7(l)
or
securing surety or appeal bonds permitted under Section
6.3(a)(xiv).
“Restricted
Payment”
means,
with respect to any Credit Party (a) the declaration or payment of any
dividend or the incurrence of any liability to make any other payment or
distribution of cash or other property or assets in respect of Stock; (b) any
payment on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance, sinking fund or
other retirement of such Credit Party’s Stock or any other payment or
distribution made in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly; (c) any
payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, fees or
other charges on or with respect to, and any redemption, purchase, retirement,
defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment and any claim for rescission with
respect to, any Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness or the Post-Petition
Skymiles Facility; and (d) any payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase
or
retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or
other rights to acquire Stock of such Credit Party now or hereafter
outstanding.
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“Retiree
Welfare Plan”
means,
at any time, a Plan which is an “employee
welfare benefit plan”
as
described in Section 3(1) of ERISA that provides for continuing coverage or
benefits for any participant or any beneficiary of a participant after such
participant’s termination of employment, other than continuation coverage
provided pursuant to Section 4980B of the IRC and at the sole expense of the
participant or the beneficiary of the participant.
“Routes”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“S&P”
means
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group.
“Scheduled
Maturity Date”
means
March 16, 2008.
“Sell”
means,
with respect to any property, to sell, convey, transfer, assign, license, lease
or otherwise dispose of, any interest therein or to permit any Person to acquire
any such interest, including, in each case, through a Sale and Leaseback
Transaction or through a sale, factoring at maturity, collection of or other
disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable.
Conjugated forms thereof and the noun “Sale”
have
correlative meanings.
“Section
1110 Agreement”
means
any agreement related to property that qualifies as “equipment,”
as
such
term is used in Section 1110(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without
limitation, security agreements, mortgages, trusts, leases, conditional sale
agreements or other instruments applicable to such property.
“Section
1110 Assets”
shall
mean (a) property that qualifies as “equipment,”
as
such
term is used in Section 1110(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code and all Section 1110
Agreements, to the extent that the Credit Parties are prohibited from granting
liens thereon or assignments thereof under the terms of any Section 1110
Agreement in effect at the commencement of the Cases (and, to the extent
permitted by this Agreement), as such Section 1110 Agreement may be amended,
modified, refinanced or restructured) under which the applicable secured party,
lessor or seller is entitled to the protections afforded under Section 1110
of
the Bankruptcy Code with respect to such property or agreements, (b) any other
asset with respect to which the granting of any lien would cause a default,
directly or indirectly, of any Section 1110 Agreement, (c) any deposits and
reserves held or maintained pursuant to such agreement or (d) property
referred to in the previous clauses that the Borrower or any of the Guarantors
elects to return to the party providing financing therefor in exchange for
a
discharge of the related indebtedness; provided,
that
Section 1110 Assets shall not include any Proceeds of such property (but only
to
the extent that the Credit Parties are entitled to such Proceeds).
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“Secured
Obligations”
means,
in the case of Borrower, the Obligations and, in the case of any other Credit
Party, the obligations of such Credit Party under the Guaranties and the other
Loan Documents to which it is a party.
“Secured
Parties”
means
the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer and any other holder
of
any Secured Obligation.
“Security”
means
any Stock, voting trust certificate, bond, debenture, note or other evidence
of
Indebtedness, whether secured, unsecured, convertible or subordinated, or any
certificate of interest, share or participation in, any temporary or interim
certificate for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to,
purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing, but shall not include any evidence
of
the Obligations.
“Settlement
Date”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
11.9(a).
“SGR
Cash Collateral Account”
means
a
cash collateral account maintained at a bank or financial institution acceptable
to the Administrative Agent, subject to a Blocked Account Agreement,
into
which cash or Cash Equivalents are deposited pursuant to Section
8.1(m).
“SGR
Security Agreement”
means
the Slot, Gate and Route Security and Pledge Agreement from Borrower in favor
of
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties substantially
in
the form of Exhibit
E
hereto,
as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Skymiles
Agent”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement.
“Skymiles
Collateral”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement.
“Skymiles
Collateral Documents” has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the Skymiles Intercreditor Agreement.
“Skymiles
Intercreditor Agreement”
means
the Intercreditor Agreement of
even
date herewith entered into by and among Amex and the Administrative Agent in
form and substance satisfactory to the Arrangers.
“Slots”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“Slot
Utilization”
means,
with respect to any Slot, (a) a Slot which is used for a take-off or landing
operation; (b) if, by regulation or other regulatory notice, the FAA considers
such Slot as “used”
for
purposes of the Slot Utilization Regulations, regardless whether or not such
Slot was, in fact, used (e.g.,
holidays, labor actions); (c) if, by waiver, the FAA considers such Slot as
“used”
for
purposes of the Slot Utilization Regulations; or (d) if the FAA otherwise waives
the utilization requirement of the Slot Utilization Regulations.
“Slot
Utilization Regulations”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
5.14(a).
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“Software”
shall
mean computer programs whether in source code or object code form, together
with
all related documentation.
“Spare
Parts”
means
all of the Spare Parts as defined in the Spare Parts Mortgage.
“Spare
Parts Mortgage”
means
the Spare Parts Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
F
entered
into by and among the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties and each Credit Party that is a signatory thereto, in each case, as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“SPC”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
11.1(e).
“SPV”
means
any special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in a writing by any
Lender to the Administrative Agent.
“Stock”
means
all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests,
membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of
or
in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity
whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any
other “equity
security”
(as
such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934).
“Stockholder”
means,
with respect to any Person, each holder of Stock of such Person.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, (a) any domestic corporation of which an aggregate
of more than 50% of the outstanding Stock having ordinary voting power to elect
a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of
whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation
shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or
beneficially by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or
with
respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote
of
more than 50% of such Stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of law or
otherwise, and (b) any domestic partnership or limited liability company in
which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person shall have
an
interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital
contribution) of more than 50% or of which any such Person is a general partner
or may exercise the powers of a general partner. Unless the context otherwise
requires, each reference to a Subsidiary shall be a reference to a Subsidiary
of
Borrower.
“Supermajority
Term A Lenders”
means
Lenders having (a) 66-2/3% or more of the Term A Commitments of all
Lenders, or (b) if the Term A Commitments have been terminated, 66-2/3% or
more
of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Term Loan A.
“Super-Priority
Claim”
shall
mean a claim against any Credit Party in any of the Cases which is an
administrative expense claim having priority over any or all administrative
expenses of the kind specified in sections 503(b) or 507(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code.
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“Supporting
Route Facilities”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in the SGR Security Agreement.
“Taxes”
means
taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, Charges or withholdings, and all liabilities
with respect thereto, excluding taxes imposed on or measured by the net income
of the Administrative Agent or a Lender by the jurisdictions under the laws
of
which the Administrative Agent and Lenders are organized or conduct business
or
any political subdivision thereof.
“Technology”
means,
collectively, all designs, formulas, algorithms, procedures, methods,
techniques, ideas, know-how, programs, subroutines, tools, inventions,
creations, improvements, works of authorship, Software, other similar materials,
and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses, other writings, and
any
other embodiment of the above, in any form whether or not specifically listed
herein, and all related technology, that are used in, incorporated in, embodied
in or displayed by any of the foregoing, or used or useful in the design,
development, reproduction, maintenance or modification of any of the
foregoing.
“Technology
Equipment”
means
technology assets including mainframe computers, servers, general computer
equipment, printers, monitors, hard drives, memory, storage devices and call
centers/ACD systems but excluding Flight Simulators, as more fully described
in
the appraisal with respect thereto prepared as of July 14, 2004 by American
Appraisal Associates.
“Term
A
Borrowing Base”
means,
as of any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, from time to time,
an amount equal to the sum at such time of:
(a)
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up
to 80% of
the book value of the Credit Parties’ Eligible Accounts as of the date set
forth in the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate;
plus
|
(b)
|
up
to 50% of the book value of the Credit Parties’ Eligible Unbilled Accounts
as of the date set forth in the most recently delivered Borrowing
Base
Certificate; plus
|
(c)
|
the
lesser of 50% of the book value of the Credit Parties’ Eligible Refundable
Ticket Accounts as of the date set forth in the most recently delivered
Borrowing Base Certificate and $30,000,000; plus
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(d)
|
the
lesser of 50% of the Fair Market Value of Eligible Real Estate and
$100,000,000, plus
|
(e)
|
the
lesser of 50% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Aircraft
(other than the Aircraft described in clause
(f)
below) and $250,000,000, plus
|
(f)
|
the
lesser of 30% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Aircraft
consisting of Comair CRJ-100ERs aircraft and $13,500,000; plus
|
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(g)
|
the
lesser of 40% of the half life Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Engines consisting of the Comair CF34-3A1 engines and CF34-3B1 engines
and
$13,500,000; plus
|
(h)
|
the
lesser of 65% of the half life Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Engines consisting of the Comair CF34-8C1 engines and $5,100,000;
plus
|
(i)
|
the
lesser of 50% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Flight
Simulators and $25,000,000, plus
|
(j)
|
the
lesser of 25% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Spare
Parts
and $7,000,000, plus
|
(k)
|
the
lesser of 25% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Ground
Service Equipment and $25,000,000, plus
|
(l)
|
the
lesser of 25% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Tooling
(excluding Technology Equipment) and $25,000,000, plus
|
(m)
|
the
aggregate amount held in the Cash Collateral Account and the XX Xxxx
Collateral Account minus
100% of the aggregate face amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit,
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in
each
case, less
any
Reserves established by the Administrative Agent at such time and provided,
that
the availability from the sum of clauses
(a),
(b)
and
(c)
above
shall not exceed $400,000,000 at any time.
“Term
A
Commitment”
means
(a) as to any Lender with a Term A Commitment, the commitment of such Lender
to
make its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan A as set forth on Annex
J
to the
Agreement or in the most recent Assignment Agreement executed by such Lender,
and (b) as to all Lenders with a Term A Commitment, the aggregate commitment
of
all Lenders to make the Term Loan A, which aggregate commitment shall be Six
Hundred Million Dollars ($600,000,000) on the Effective Date. After advancing
the Term Loan A, each reference to a Lender’s Term A Commitment shall refer to
that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Term Loan A.
“Term
A
Lenders”
means,
as of the date of determination, those Lenders having Term A
Commitments.
“Term
A
Termination Date”
means
the date on which (a) the Term Loan A has been repaid in full, (b) all other
monetary Obligations (other than Excluded Obligations) arising under the Term
Loan A pursuant to the Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been
completely discharged, and (c) the Term A Commitment shall have expired or
irrevocably been terminated under the Agreement.
“Term
B
Commitment”
means
(a) as to any Lender with a Term B Commitment, the commitment of such Lender
to
make its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan B as set forth on Annex
J
to the
Agreement or in the most recent Assignment Agreement executed by such Lender,
and (b) as to all Lenders with a Term B Commitment, the aggregate commitment
of
all Lenders to make the Term Loan B, which aggregate commitment shall be Seven
Hundred Million Dollars ($700,000,000) on the Effective Date. After advancing
the aggregate amount of the Term B Commitment, each reference to a Lender’s Term
B Commitment shall refer to that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Term
Loan B.
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“Term
B
Lenders”
means,
as of the date of determination, those Lenders having Term B
Commitments.
“Term
B
Termination Date”
means
the date on which (a) the Term Loan B has been repaid in full, (b) all other
monetary Obligations (other than Excluded Obligations) arising under the Term
Loan B pursuant to the Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been
completely discharged, and (c) the Term B Commitment shall have expired or
irrevocably been terminated under the Agreement.
“Term
C
Commitment”
means
(a) as to any Lender with a Term C Commitment, the commitment of such Lender
to
make its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan C as set forth on Annex
J
to the
Agreement or in the most recent Assignment Agreement executed by such Lender,
and (b) as to all Lenders with a Term C Commitment, the aggregate commitment
of
all Lenders to make the Term Loan C, which aggregate commitment shall be Six
Hundred Million Dollars ($600,000,000) on the Effective Date. After advancing
the aggregate amount of the Term C Commitment, each reference to a Lender’s Term
C Commitment shall refer to that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Term
Loan C.
“Term
C
Lenders”
means,
as of the date of determination, those Lenders having Term C
Commitments.
“Term
C
Termination Date”
means
the date on which (a) the Term Loan C has been repaid in full, (b) all other
monetary Obligations (other than Excluded Obligations) arising under the Term
Loan C pursuant to the Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been
completely discharged, and (c) the Term C Commitment shall have expired or
irrevocably been terminated under the Agreement.
“Term
Loan”
means
the collective reference to the Term Loan A, the Term Loan B and the Term Loan
C.
“Term
Loan A”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
1.1(a).
“Term
Loan B”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
1.1(b).
“Term
Loan C”
has
the
meaning assigned to it in Section
1.1(c).
“Term
Loan Commitment”
means
each of the Term A Commitments, the Term B Commitments and the Term C
Commitments.
“Termination
Date”
means
the date on which (a) the Loans have been repaid in full, (b) all
other monetary Obligations (other than Letter of Credit Obligations and Excluded
Obligations) pursuant to the Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been
completely discharged, (c) all Letter of Credit Obligations have been cash
collateralized (after repayment in full of any amounts of the Term Loan A that
may theretofore have been used as L/C Cash Collateral), cancelled or backed
by
standby letters of credit in accordance with this Agreement (including
Annex
B),
and
(d) Borrower shall not have any further right to borrow any monies under
the Agreement.
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“Title
49”
means
Title 49 of the United States Code, which, among other things, recodified and
replaced the Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto or any subsequent legislation that amends, supplements, or
supersedes such provisions.
“Title
IV Plan”
means
a
Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is covered by Title IV
of
ERISA, and that any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes
to or
has an obligation to contribute to on behalf of participants who are or were
employed by any of them.
“Tooling”
means
tooling inventory, including but not limited to dies, molds, tooling, casting
patterns, gauges, jigs, racks and stands for engines, cowls, radome and wheels,
aircraft jacks, test benches, test equipment, lathes, welders, grinders,
presses, punches and hoists and other similar items (whether or not completed
or
fixed or handheld).
“Trademark
Security Agreements”
means
the Trademark Security Agreements made in favor of Administrative Agent
for the
benefit of the Secured Parties by each applicable Credit Party substantially
in
the form of Exhibit
G.
“Trademark
License”
means
rights under any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit
Party granting any right to use any Trademark.
“Trademarks”
means
all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Credit
Party: (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, business names, trade
styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, prints
and
labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and
general intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered), all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection
therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the
United States, any state or territory thereof, or any other country or any
political subdivision thereof; (b) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof;
and (c) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the
foregoing.
“Two-Month
FAA Reporting Period”
means
the period for which air carriers provide slot utilization reports to the FAA
pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 93.227(i).
“Unfunded
Pension Liability”
means,
at any time, the aggregate amount, if any, of the sum of (a) the amount by
which
the present value of all accrued benefits under each Title IV Plan exceeds
the
fair market value of all assets of such Title IV Plan allocable to such benefits
in accordance with Title IV of ERISA, all determined as of the most recent
valuation date for each such Title IV Plan using the actuarial assumptions
for
funding purposes in effect under such Title IV Plan, and (b) for a period of
five (5) years following a transaction which might reasonably be expected to
be
covered by Section 4069 of ERISA, the liabilities (whether or not accrued)
that
could be avoided by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate as a result of
such
transaction.
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“Uniform
Commercial Code jurisdiction”
means
any jurisdiction that has adopted all or substantially all of Article 9 as
contained in the 2000 Official Text of the Uniform Commercial Code, as
recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
and the American Law Institute, together with any subsequent amendments or
modifications to the Official Text.
“U.S.
Bank”
means
U.S. Bank Trust National Association as trustee under certain of the GECAS
Facilities.
“Vehicles”
means
all vehicles covered by a certificate of title law of any state.
Rules
of
construction with respect to accounting terms used in the Agreement or the
other
Loan Documents shall be as set forth in Annex
G.
All
other undefined terms contained in any of the Loan Documents shall, unless
the
context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the Code to
the
extent the same are used or defined therein; in the event that any term is
defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the
definition contained in Article or Division 9 shall control. Unless otherwise
specified, references in the Agreement or any of the Appendices to a Section,
subsection or clause refer to such Section, subsection or clause as contained
in
the Agreement. The words “herein,”
“hereof”
and
“hereunder”
and
other words of similar import refer to the Agreement as a whole, including
all
Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules, as the same may from time to time be amended,
restated, modified or supplemented, and not to any particular section,
subsection or clause contained in the Agreement or any such Annex, Exhibit
or
Schedule.
Wherever
from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular
or plural shall include the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in
the
masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine
and
neuter genders. The words “including”,
“includes”
and
“include”
shall
be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”;
the
word “or”
is
not
exclusive; references to Persons include their respective successors and assigns
(to the extent and only to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents) or,
in
the case of governmental Persons, Persons succeeding to the relevant functions
of such Persons; and all references to statutes and related regulations shall
include any amendments of the same and any successor statutes and regulations.
Whenever any provision in any Loan Document refers to the knowledge (or an
analogous phrase) of any Credit Party, such words are intended to signify that
such Credit Party has actual knowledge or awareness of a particular fact or
circumstance or that such Credit Party, if it had exercised reasonable
diligence, would have known or been aware of such fact or
circumstance.
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to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
B-1
ANNEX
C (Section
5.19)
to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
C-1
ANNEX
D (Section
2.2(c))
to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
D-1
to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
E-1
to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
F-1
to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
Borrower
shall not breach or fail to comply with any of the following financial
covenants, each of which shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied:
(a) Maximum
Net Capital Expenditures.
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall not make Net Capital
Expenditures during the any Fiscal Quarter that exceed in the aggregate the
amounts set forth opposite each such Fiscal Quarter below:
Fiscal
Quarter
|
Net
Capital Expenditures
|
||
(in
millions)
|
|||
October
- December
|
2005 |
145
|
|
January
- March
|
2006 |
131
|
|
April
- June
|
2006 |
138
|
|
July
- September
|
2006 |
108
|
|
October
- December
|
2006 |
121
|
|
January
- March
|
2007 |
152
|
|
April
- June
|
2007 |
132
|
|
July
- September
|
2007 |
108
|
|
October
- December
|
2007 |
106
|
|
January
- March
|
2008 |
106
|
;
provided,
however,
that
the amount of Net Capital Expenditures referenced above will be increased in
any
period by the positive amount (if any), equal to the difference obtained by
taking the Net Capital Expenditures limits specified above for all prior periods
minus
the
actual amount of any Net Capital Expenditures expended during all such prior
periods (the “Carry
Over Amount”).
(b) Minimum
EBITDAR.
At the
end of each Fiscal Month set forth below, the amount equal to the sum of (i)
EBITDAR for the 12-month period then ended of Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on a
consolidated basis plus
(ii) the
lesser of (A) 100% of the Excess Aggregate Cash On Hand as of such date and
(B)
$250,000,000 shall not be less than the amount set forth below opposite such
Fiscal Month (the “Required
EBITDAR”).
G-1
Fiscal
Month
|
EBITDAR
|
||
(in
millions)
|
|||
October
|
2005 |
571
|
|
November
|
2005 |
628
|
|
December
|
2005 |
644
|
|
January
|
2006 |
672
|
|
February
|
2006 |
681
|
|
March
|
2006 |
704
|
|
April
|
2006 |
745
|
|
May
|
2006 |
779
|
|
June
|
2006 |
830
|
|
July
|
2006 |
907
|
|
August
|
2006 |
1,015
|
|
September
|
2006 |
1,104
|
|
October
|
2006 |
1,210
|
|
November
|
2006 |
1,290
|
|
December
|
2006 |
1,372
|
|
January
|
2007 |
1,560
|
|
February
|
2007 |
1,625
|
|
March
|
2007 |
1,691
|
|
April
|
2007 |
1,731
|
|
May
|
2007 |
1,769
|
|
June
|
2007 |
1,806
|
|
July
|
2007 |
1,843
|
|
August
|
2007 |
1,875
|
|
September
|
2007 |
1,903
|
|
October
|
2007 |
1,935
|
|
November
|
2007 |
1,963
|
|
December
|
2007 |
1,988
|
|
January
|
2008 |
2,000
|
|
February
|
2008 |
2,000
|
|
March
|
2008 |
2,000
|
(c) Aggregate
Cash On Hand.
The
Delta Companies shall maintain Aggregate Cash On Hand of at least:
(i) at
all times
from the Closing Date through May 31, 2006, $750,000,000;
(ii) at
all times from
June 1, 2006 through November 30, 2006, $1,000,000,000;
(iii) at
all
times from December 1, 2006 through February 28, 2007, $750,000,000;
and
(iv) at
all
times thereafter until the Termination Date, $1,000,000,000.
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If
on any
date of determination of Aggregate Cash On Hand, any Delta Company has
contractually agreed (i) to post cash collateral for the benefit of any third
party or (ii) that payments otherwise owing to it by a third party shall be
subject to a holdback, in each case in an amount exceeding $125,000,000, such
amount shall not be included in any calculation of Aggregate Cash On Hand on
such date of determination to the extent such obligation to post cash collateral
or such holdback will become effective within ninety (90) days of such date
of
determination; provided,
that in
no event shall any determination of Aggregate Cash On Hand exclude the amount
of
cash collateral or any holdback to be provided (x) in connection with any
aircraft or equipment financing or lease or (y) pursuant to any other agreement
with GE Capital or any of its affiliates until, in each case, actually so
provided.
Unless
otherwise specifically provided herein, any accounting term used in the
Agreement shall have the meaning customarily given such term in accordance
with
GAAP, and all financial computations hereunder shall be computed in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied. That certain items or computations are
explicitly modified by the phrase “in
accordance with GAAP”
shall
in no way be construed to limit the foregoing. If any “Accounting
Changes”
(as
defined below) occur and such changes result in a change in the calculation
of
the financial covenants, standards or terms used in the Agreement or any other
Loan Document, then Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders agree to enter
into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of the Agreement so as
to
equitably reflect such Accounting Changes with the desired result that the
criteria for evaluating Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ financial condition
shall be the same after such Accounting Changes as if such Accounting Changes
had not been made; provided,
however, that the agreement of Requisite Lenders to any required amendments
of
such provisions shall be sufficient to bind all Lenders. “Accounting
Changes”
means
(i) changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule,
regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or successor thereto
or any agency with similar functions), (ii) changes in accounting principles
concurred in by Borrower’s certified public accountants; (iii) purchase
accounting adjustments under A.P.B. 16 or 17 and EITF 88-16, and the application
of the accounting principles set forth in FASB 109, including the establishment
of reserves pursuant thereto and any subsequent reversal (in whole or in part)
of such reserves; and (iv) the reversal of any reserves established as a
result of purchase accounting adjustments. All such adjustments resulting from
expenditures made subsequent to the Closing Date (including capitalization
of
costs and expenses or payment of pre-Closing Date liabilities) shall be treated
as expenses in the period the expenditures are made and deducted as part of
the
calculation of EBITDAR in such period. If Administrative Agent, Borrower and
Requisite Lenders agree upon the required amendments, then after appropriate
amendments have been executed and the underlying Accounting Change with respect
thereto has been implemented, any reference to GAAP contained in the Agreement
or in any other Loan Document shall, only to the extent of such Accounting
Change, refer to GAAP, consistently applied after giving effect to the
implementation of such Accounting Change. If Administrative Agent, Borrower
and
Requisite Lenders cannot agree upon the required amendments within thirty (30)
days following the date of implementation of any Accounting Change, then all
Financial Statements delivered and all calculations of financial covenants
and
other standards and terms in accordance with the Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall be prepared, delivered and made without regard to the underlying
Accounting Change. For purposes of Section
8.1,
a
breach of a Financial Covenant contained in this Annex
G
shall be
deemed to have occurred as of any date of determination by Administrative Agent
or as of the last day of any specified measurement period, regardless of when
the Financial Statements reflecting such breach are delivered to Administrative
Agent.
G-3
to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
H-1
to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
I-1
to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
J-1
ANNEX
K (from Annex A - Permitted Investments definition)
to
CREDIT
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
K-1
ANNEX
L (from Annex B - Paragraph (b)(iii))
[Intentionally
Omitted]
K-2